Overview
- The chancellor will travel to Oslo on 5 December for a 17:15 audience with King Harald V, joined by Crown Prince Haakon, followed by talks with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and a 18:30 press conference.
- Discussions in Norway will focus on deeper cooperation in security, defense and space, along with continued support for Ukraine.
- Merz’s inaugural visit to Israel runs 6–7 December, with a 7 December meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on bilateral ties and efforts to stabilize the Gaza ceasefire.
- The Israel program includes a visit to Yad Vashem with a wreath-laying and an informal roundtable with civil-society representatives and intellectuals.
- A deputy government spokesman said a Netanyahu visit to Germany is not planned, noting that an International Criminal Court arrest warrant would complicate any such trip.