Student festival on global health

The loud banging from a drum flares up the silence in the sleeping streets of Ankara. The city is dark and almost empty, with only the drummer wandering between the locked-up houses. It is 4 a.m. and time to get up for a meal, before the sun rises and marks the beginning of a new fasting day.

The Norwegian diplomats Laila Førsund and Eirik Nestås Mathisen have reached the top of Turkey’s highest mountain and largest volcano, the impressive Mount Agri. The snow-covered peak offers a challenge even for experienced Nordic mountaineers.

An increasing number of Norwegians choose Turkey as their holiday destination. – A result of Turkish hospitality, climate and richness in cultural heritage, according to the Norwegian Ambassador.

On the occasion of EFTA’s 50th anniversary, the Norwegian and the Swiss ambassador recently hosted a working luncheon. The topic for discussion was: “Europeans outside the EU: How have the EFTA - countries managed?”