On March 3, 2023, Ambassador Hou Yue paid a courtesy call to H.E. Anniken Huitfeldt, Foreign Minister of Norway.

Ambassador Hou said that in recent years, China-Norway relations have maintained healthy and stable development, and the two countries have achieved positive cooperation results in various fields. At present, the physical exchanges between the two sides are resuming at an accelerated speed, and China's high-level opening up will bring more opportunities to Norway. As the new ambassador to Norway, she is ready to work with the Norwegian side to further deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation and has full confidence on the prospect of China-Norway relations.

Foreign Minister Huitfeldt warmly welcomed Ambassador Hou to assume her post in Norway and said that the development of Norway-China relations have maintained good momentum. Norway attaches great importance to China's critical role in international affairs. The future exchanges at all levels and cooperation in various fields between the two sides enjoy broad prospects. The Norwegian side looks forward to working with China to further promote the bilateral relations.

The two sides also exchanged views on the Ukraine crisis and other international issues of mutual concern.