“It was a huge pleasure to welcome President Zelenskyy to the Storting for the third time. I greatly appreciated being able to tell him that there is cross-party agreement in the current Storting – as there was in the last one – to sustain our strong support for Ukraine,” said President of the Storting Masud Gharahkhani.

Two meetings in the Storting

Mr Zelenskyy’s agenda included a personal meeting with Mr Gharahkhani in his office followed by a meeting with the Storting’s nine parliamentary leaders, chaired by the Storting’s President.

“In recent months, under President Zelenskyy’s impressive leadership, Ukraine has shown that this war is far from lost, despite numerous bleak predictions to the contrary. Yet it’s also crucial for the future of Europe that we stand united in our support. We will continue to follow the situation in Ukraine closely regardless of everything else that is happening in the world, not least in the Middle East. This is about our shared democratic values and our common European future,”  said President of the Storting Masud Gharahkhani.

Cooperation on the agenda

Collaboration in defence technology was one of the items raised in the meetings.

“Ukraine is now at the forefront of defence technology, with drones being a shining example. We have much to learn from our Ukrainian partners on preparedness and defence. It’s important that the Norwegian defence industry has close ties with Ukraine now,” Mr Gharahkhani continued.

The visit was the result of President Zelenskyy’s own wishes. Mr Zelenskyy also came to the Storting in December 2023 and March 2025.

See more photos from the visit here: the Storting's media archive. All photos may be freely used on accreditation.