International reactions to the 2011 Norway attacks

Over 60 states, several supranational bodies, many individuals and other entities expressed their condolences

Condolences

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and moral support

Moral support

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in connection with the 2011 Norway attacks

2011 Norway attacks

The 2011 Norway attacks were two sequential terrorist attacks against the government, the civilian population and a summer camp in Norway on 22 July 2011....

. Notably Libya

Libya

Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....

mentioned the context of NATO attacks, of which Norway is a part; two Italian Lega Nord members of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

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and a Freedom Party of Austria

Freedom Party of Austria

The Freedom Party of Austria is a political party in Austria. Ideologically, the party is a direct descendant of the German national liberal camp, which dates back to the 1848 revolutions. The FPÖ itself was founded in 1956 as the successor to the short-lived Federation of Independents , which had...

MP also expressed some sort of support for the ideology of Anders Breivik, resulting in the suspension of one of the Italian MEPs from the party and the expulsion of the Austrian MP.

Supranational bodies

: A spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon is the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations, after succeeding Kofi Annan in 2007. Before going on to be Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he...

said in statement, "The Secretary-General was shocked to learn about the large explosion in central Oslo and the shooting that took place in Utøya

Utøya

Utøya is a small island in the Tyrifjorden lake in Hole municipality, in the county of Buskerud, Norway. The island is , situated off the shore, by the E16 road, driving distance north-west of Oslo city centre.-Overview:...

today. He condemns this violence and expresses his condolences to the Government of Norway and the families of the victims. The United Nations stands together with the people of Norway at this terrible moment.": The President of the European Council

President of the European Council

The President of the European Council is a principal representative of the European Union on the world stage, and the person presiding over and driving forward the work of the European Council...

, Herman Van Rompuy

Herman Van Rompuy

Herman Achille Van Rompuy is the first long-term and full-time President of the European Council...

, described the bomb that hit government buildings in Norway's capital as an act of:

The President of the European Parliament

President of the European Parliament

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, Jerzy Buzek

Jerzy Buzek

Jerzy Karol Buzek is a Polish engineer, academic lecturer and politician who was the ninth post-Cold War Prime Minister of Poland from 1997 to 2001...

said: : Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Anders Fogh Rasmussen is a Danish politician, and the 12th and current Secretary General of NATO. Rasmussen served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 27 November 2001 to 5 April 2009....

said that NATO "condemn in the strongest possible terms the heinous acts of violence in Norway. Our solidarity with Norway remains steadfast. NATO countries stand united in the battle against these acts of violence.": Queen Elizabeth II sent a letter to King Harald V of Norway

Harald V of Norway

Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...

describing how the thoughts of her and the Duke of Edinburgh

Duke of Edinburgh

The Duke of Edinburgh is a British royal title, named after the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, which has been conferred upon members of the British royal family only four times times since its creation in 1726...

were with the Norwegian people and saying "I am deeply saddened and shocked by the tragic loss of life of so many people on the island of Utoya and in Oslo. Prince Philip joins me in extending our heartfelt sympathy to Your Majesty and the people of Norway. Our prayers and thoughts are with everyone who have been affected by the dreadful atrocity."

Countries

: President

President of Afghanistan

Afghanistan has only been a republic between 1973 and 1992 and from 2001 onwards. Before 1973, it was a monarchy that was governed by a variety of kings, emirs or shahs...

Hamid Karzai

Hamid Karzai, GCMG is the 12th and current President of Afghanistan, taking office on 7 December 2004. He became a dominant political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001...

issued his "strongest condemnation" for the attack and also said that "it has been years that people of Afghanistan are suffering from terrorism and they understand the pain of Norwegian people better than anyone else.": Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman

Héctor Timerman

Héctor Marcos Timerman is an Argentine journalist, sociologist, political and human rights activist, diplomat, and current Argentine Minister of Foreign Relations.-Life and times:...

issued his "strongest condemnation" for the attack and also said that "the people and government of Argentina, victim of similar crimes in the past, express their solidarity to the people and government of Norway in reaction of this painful act and unjustifiable loss of human lives.": President

President of Armenia

President of Armenia is the title of the head of state of Armenia since its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.-Democratic Republic of Armenia :*Avetis Aharonyan *Avetik Sahakyan *Avetis Aharonyan -Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and Armenian...

Serzh Sargsyan expressed his condolences to the King of Norway Harald V and said that the "Armenian people share the grief of the friendly Norwegian people."

Foreign Minister

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Armenia)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the Armenian government ministry which oversees the foreign relations of Armenia. It has been in existence since shortly after the independence of Armenia in 1918.- External links :...

Eduard Nalbandyan

Eduard Nalbandyan is an Armenian diplomat. He is the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia since April 2008....

condemned the attacks and called on the international community to "conduct an uncompromising fight in order to unroot the scourge of violence from our life.": Prime Minister Julia Gillard

Julia Gillard

Julia Eileen Gillard is the 27th and current Prime Minister of Australia, in office since June 2010.Gillard was born in Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales and migrated with her family to Adelaide, Australia in 1966, attending Mitcham Demonstration School and Unley High School. In 1982 Gillard moved...

stated that "our sorrow and concern are with the people of Norway and in particular with the families of those who have lost loved ones and those who have been injured.": President

President of Austria

The President of Austria is the federal head of state of Austria. Though theoretically entrusted with great power by the constitution, in practice the President acts, for the most part, merely as a ceremonial figurehead...

Heinz Fischer

Heinz Fischer GColIH is the President of Austria. He took office on 8 July 2004 and was re-elected for a second and last term on 25 April 2010. Before he took office, Fischer was a member of the Social Democratic Party of Austria...

expressed his "horror about the criminal terror in Norway, which extinguished so many human lives." He added that his sympathies are with the victims and their relatives, and beyond that to the whole Norwegian nation to whom Austria feels a special connection

- The Freedom Party of Austria
  Freedom Party of Austria
  The Freedom Party of Austria is a political party in Austria. Ideologically, the party is a direct descendant of the German national liberal camp, which dates back to the 1848 revolutions. The FPÖ itself was founded in 1956 as the successor to the short-lived Federation of Independents , which had...
  
  's Werner Koenigshofer equated the massacre with the death of millions of fetuses through abortion. He was consequently expelled from the party.: President Ilham Aliyev
  Ilham Aliyev
  Ilham Heydar oglu Aliyev is the President of Azerbaijan since 2003. He also functions as the Chairman of the New Azerbaijan Party and the head of the National Olympic Committee...
  
  extended condolences to King Harald V, families and relatives of those killed and all the people of Norway. Aliyev wished recovery to the injured and wounded and strongly condemned all forms of terrorism.: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
  Sheikh Hasina
  Sheikh Hasina is a Bangladeshi politician and current Prime Minister of Bangladesh. She has been the President of the Awami League, a major political party, since 1981. She is the eldest of five children of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of Bangladesh and widow of a reputed nuclear...
  
  deplored the attacks and expressed "deep shock at the loss of lives in the attacks".: President
  President of Belarus
  The office of President of Belarus is the head of state of Belarus. The office was created in 1994 with the passing of the Constitution of Belarus by the Supreme Soviet. This replaced the office of Chairman of the Supreme Soviet as the head of state...
  
  Alexander Lukashenko
  Alexander Lukashenko
  Alexander Grigoryevich Lukashenko has been serving as the President of Belarus since 20 July 1994. Before his career as a politician, Lukashenko worked as director of a state-owned agricultural farm. Under Lukashenko's rule, Belarus has come to be viewed as a state whose conduct is out of line...
  
  said: "The tragedy in Norway, which has killed and injured large numbers of people responded to pain and sadness in the hearts of all Belarusians. Republic of Belarus resolutely condemns the violence, whose victims are innocent people, and shows solidarity with Norway against all forms and demonstrations of terrorism and extremism.": Prime Minister Yves Leterme
  Yves Leterme
  Yves Camille Désiré Leterme is a Flemish Belgian politician, a leader of the Christian Democratic and Flemish party , and the 48th Prime Minister of Belgium.Leterme was the Prime Minister of Belgium from March 2008 to December 2008...
  
  expressed his "condolences to the Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg, the victims of the deadly attacks and to the families of the victims." He strongly condemned the attacks and is "astonished that such a thing can happen to a country known as peace-loving and peace-seeking.": Chairman of the Council of Ministers
  Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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  Nikola Špirić
  Nikola Špiric
  Dr. Nikola Špirić born September 4, 1956 in Drvar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Serb politician and is the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina elected on 4 January 2007....
  
  expressed his condolences and solidarity to the Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and to the people of Norway.: President
  President of Brazil
  The president of Brazil is both the head of state and head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Brazilian Armed Forces...
  
  Dilma Rousseff
  Dilma Rousseff
  Dilma Vana Rousseff is the 36th and current President of Brazil. She is the first woman to hold the office. Prior to that, in 2005, she was also the first woman to become Chief of Staff of Brazil, appointed by then President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva....
  
  stated in a message to Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg that the news regarding the attacks have left her astonished, and she expressed her condolences and solidarity to the victims and their families in Norway on behalf of the Brazilian government and people.: Foreign Minister
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Bulgaria)
  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria is the ministry charged with overseeing the foreign relations of Bulgaria. It has been in existence since shortly after the Liberation of Bulgaria, with the first minister stepping into office on 17 July 1879...
  
  Nikolay Mladenov
  Nikolay Mladenov
  Nickolay Evtimov Mladenov is a Bulgarian politician who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov since 2010. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 2007 to 2009 and was Minister of Defense from 27 July 2009 to 27 January...
  
  called the bombing "an unacceptable act", and expressed his "deep condolences to the relatives of the victims", saying that "Bulgaria supports its Norwegian partners and friends in this difficult moment.": Prime Minister Stephen Harper
  Stephen Harper
  Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
  
  has said he was "shocked and intensely saddened to learn of the attacks in Oslo and Utøya." The Prime Minister also signed a book of condolences, at the Norwegian Embassy in Ottawa.

: In a communiqué released by the Foreign Affairs Ministry, the government of Chile lamented the events at Oslo, calling the attacks an "unacceptable expression of violence that Chile strongly condemns.": Premier Wen Jiabao

Wen Jiabao

Wen Jiabao is the sixth and current Premier and Party secretary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, serving as China's head of government and leading its cabinet. In his capacity as Premier, Wen is regarded as the leading figure behind China's economic policy...

condemned the attacks in Norway as terrorism, sending condolences to the Norwegian Prime Minister.

A statement from China's Foreign Ministry

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China

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says "China expresses condemnation of the terror attacks and condolences toward its victims.": The Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Colombia)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs also known as the Chancellery, is the national executive ministry of the Government of Colombia responsible for the foreign relations of Colombia through its diplomatic missions abroad by formulating foreign policy relevant to the matters of the State, it is...

issued a statement in which it "condemns in the strongest terms the attack today in Oslo, near the government seat of the Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg" Colombia also "wishes to convey its condolences to the families of the victims of this heinous act and the people and Government of Norway.": President Václav Klaus

Václav Klaus

Václav Klaus is the second President of the Czech Republic and a former Prime Minister .An economist, he is co-founder of the Civic Democratic Party, the Czech Republic's largest center-right political party. Klaus is a eurosceptic, but he reluctantly endorsed the Lisbon treaty as president of...

strongly condemned the attack and sent sincere condolences in the name of the Czech people to King Harald V, writing that "citizens of our country are at this moment with you." Prime Minister Petr Nečas

Petr Necas

Petr Nečas is the current Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and Leader of the Civic Democratic Party. He was sworn into office on 28 June 2010....

sent his sincere condolences on behalf of citizens of the Czech Republic to Prime Minister Stoltenberg.: Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen

Lars Løkke Rasmussen

Lars Løkke Rasmussen is a Danish politician who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from April 2009 to October 2011. He is the leader of the centre-right liberal party, Venstre....

proclaimed that "We stand with Norway on this day" and offered his compassion, sympathy and solidarity on behalf of the Danish people.: Dominican President Leonel Fernández

Leonel Fernández

Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna is a Dominican lawyer, academic, and the current President of the Dominican Republic since 2004. He held the same office from 1996 to 2000...

said that the Dominican people and its government are outraged by the attack in which innocent lives were lost.: The Ecuadorian government condemned these violent acts and affirmed the need for nations to continue working for world peace.: President

President of Estonia

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Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Toomas Hendrik Ilves is the fourth and current President of Estonia. He is a former diplomat and journalist, was the leader of the Social Democratic Party in the 1990s and later a member of the European Parliament...

expressed his grief, sadness and bewilderment about the attacks. He said: "As the evil never really wins over the good, monstrous and incomprehensible crimes will never close our open societies, but they deepen our commitment to democracy." Foreign Minister Urmas Paet

Urmas Paet

Urmas Paet is an Estonian politician who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia since 2005. He is a member of the Estonian Reform Party. As of September 2010, Paet has been the longest serving minister since the re-establishment of Estonian independence.-Biography:Paet was born in Tallinn...

expressed his condolences and said that the attacks deeply wound also Estonian society.: President

President of Finland

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Tarja Halonen

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expressed her condolences to the state of Norway.

Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja

Erkki Tuomioja

Erkki Sakari Tuomioja is the Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs. He is currently a member of the Finnish Parliament.Tuomioja is a member of the Social Democratic Party of Finland, although his political views are thought to be more to the left than the party line. He is also a member of ATTAC...

had also contacted and expressed his condolences to his Norwegian colleague Jonas Gahr Støre

Jonas Gahr Støre

Jonas Gahr Støre is the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, having been appointed to Jens Stoltenberg's second cabinet on 17 October 2005. He represents the Norwegian Labour Party.-Personal life:...

, saying he was gravely worried of the situation. He later stated that the explosion shakes all the Nordic countries and has an impact on the entire assessment of the security situation in the region. He added that if the attack proves to be terrorism related it proves that any real reason for terrorists to attack is not needed as Norway has traditionally tried to be constructive in international conflicts.: President Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days earlier....

has called the deadly bombing in Oslo an "odious and unacceptable act [of violence]. At this dramatic time, I wish to pass on the profound sympathy of the entire French people for the Norwegian people.": The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its "deep grief" following the attacks and condemned the violence against civilians. On July 27, the Georgian government confirmed that a Georgian citizen, 23-year-old girl, was among the dead in Utøya.

Chancellor

Chancellor of Germany

The Chancellor of Germany is, under the German 1949 constitution, the head of government of Germany...

Angela Merkel

Angela Dorothea Merkel is the current Chancellor of Germany . Merkel, elected to the Bundestag from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, has been the chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000, and chairwoman of the CDU-CSU parliamentary coalition from 2002 to 2005.From 2005 to 2009 she led a...

condemned the attacks by saying: "It's clear that we who believe in democracy and peaceful coexistence have to condemn in strong terms such terrorism, no matter how reasoned." She ensured the families of the victims and injured of her deep condolence and added: "The Norwegian Government and the Norwegian people shall know, that the federal government and the German people are with them.": Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Greece

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George Papandreou

Georgios A. Papandreou , commonly anglicised to George and shortened to Γιώργος in Greek, is a Greek politician who served as Prime Minister of Greece following his party's victory in the 2009 legislative election...

had a telephone conversation with his Norwegian counterpart immediately following the attacks in Oslo. He expressed his and the Greek people's solidarity to the government and people of Norway, while Stoltenberg thanked and briefed him on the situation.: The government of Guatemala issued a statement that read: "The people and Government of Guatemala presents its condolences and solidarity to the Government and kind people of Norway, while expressing its strongest condemnation against the perpetrators and instigators of this attack on innocent people of that country and reiterates its confidence in the prompt actions of the Norwegian government agencies to punish to the fullest extent of the law, the perpetrators of such cowardly terrorist act." Holy See

Holy See

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: Pope Benedict XVI said that: "Unfortunately, yet again comes news of death and violence. We all feel deep sorrow for the grave terrorist acts. I want to again repeat my grief-stricken appeal to all to abandon forever the way of hatred and to run away from the logic of evil.": Prime Minister Viktor Orbán

Viktor Orbán

Viktor Orbán is a Hungarian populist and conservative politician and current Prime Minister of Hungary...

and the Hungarian government expressed solidarity with Norway and extended condolences to the Norwegian people. Orbán also said Hungary condemns violence in all its forms regardless of its ideological background.: President

President of Iceland

The President of Iceland is Iceland's elected head of state. The president is elected to a four-year term by universal adult suffrage and has limited powers. The president is not the head of government; the Prime Minister of Iceland is the head of government. There have been five presidents since...

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is the fifth and current President of Iceland. He has served as President since 1996; he was unopposed in 2000, re-elected for a third term in 2004, and re-elected unopposed for a fourth term in 2008. He is the longest-serving left-wing president in the history of...

and Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Iceland

The Prime Minister of Iceland is Iceland's head of government. The prime minister is appointed formally by the President and exercises executive authority along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support....

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir , , is the Prime Minister of Iceland. Many years a politician, she was previously Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security from 1987–1994 and 2007–2009. She has been a member of the Althing for Reykjavík constituencies since 1978, winning re-election on eight...

expressed solidarity with Norway in a statement that read: "We feel and share the pain of the Norwegian people during these difficult and turbulent times and have offered all the help Iceland can conceivably give.": The spokesperson for the External Affairs Ministry Vishnu Parekh said that: "We (Indians) condemn it. We are shocked and outraged at the killings in Norway. We are pained at the loss of lives.": Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Akbar Salehi

Ali Akbar Salehi

Ali Akbar Salehi is an Iranian politician, diplomat and academic and the current Minister of Foreign Affairs since 13 December 2010. Previous to his appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs, he was Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran from 16 July 2009 to 13 December 2010...

sent Norwegian Foreign Affairs Minister Jonas Gahr Støre his condolences for the People of Norway and condemned the attacks.: President Mary McAleese

Mary McAleese

Mary Patricia McAleese served as the eighth President of Ireland from 1997 to 2011. She was the second female president and was first elected in 1997 succeeding Mary Robinson, making McAleese the world's first woman to succeed another as president. She was re-elected unopposed for a second term in...

and Tánaiste

Tánaiste

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Eamon Gilmore

Eamon Gilmore is an Irish Labour Party politician and the current Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. He has been the Leader of the Labour Party since September 2007, and a Teachta Dála for the Dún Laoghaire constituency since 1989, first with the Workers' Party of Ireland, and...

expressed solidarity with Norway and extended condolences to the Norwegian people.: President Shimon Peres

Shimon Peres

GCMG is the ninth President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as the eighth Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years...

offered his condolences.

Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu called the attack "shocking murder" and has sent the condolences "of the state, government and people of Israel to the Norwegian people, state and government."

Minister of Defense

Ministry of Defense (Israel)

The Ministry of Defence of the government of Israel, is the governmental department responsible for defending the State of Israel from internal and external military threats...

and Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Barak

Ehud Barak

Ehud Barak is an Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister from 1999 until 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011 and holds the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Binyamin Netanyahu's government....

also expressed Israeli condolences for the victims and solidarity to Norwegian people. He offered "all the help Israel can conceivably give.": President Giorgio Napolitano

Giorgio Napolitano

Giorgio Napolitano is an Italian politician who has been the 11th President of Italy since 2006. A long-time member of the Italian Communist Party and later the Democrats of the Left, he served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1992 to 1994 and as Minister of the Interior from 1996 to...

addressed his message to King Harald V saying: "Having heard with utmost dismay news of the serious attack in Oslo city centre, causing innocent victims, in this terrible moment Italy stands as a friend by the Norwegian people, victim of a coward and bloody terrorist attack, and joins Norwegian country in the repudiation of any form of violence and in the commitment towards peace and communication."

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...

sent a message to his Norwegian counterpart that read: "Dear Stoltenberg, on behalf of myself and of my government, I want to express our profound condolences. We are close to the Norwegian people in this difficult moment of our shared fight against every form of terrorism."

However, MEP Mario Borghezio

Mario Borghezio

Mario Borghezio is an Italian politician from the Northern League. He is a Member of the European Parliament, and sits with the eurosceptic Europe of Freedom and Democracy group. He is a member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairsand of the Committee on Petitions...

, a member of the ruling coalition's Lega Nord party, said that Anders Breivik's ideology is "perhaps great." He was then suspended but not sacked by his party, amidst an uproar in which he was forced to apologise to Norway. Party MEP Francesco Speroni

Francesco Speroni

Francesco Enrico Speroni is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the North-West Italy constituency, first elected in the 2004 European Parliament election...

echoed the sentiment.: Prime Minister Naoto Kan

Naoto Kan

is a Japanese politician, and former Prime Minister of Japan. In June 2010, then-Finance Minister Kan was elected as the leader of the Democratic Party of Japan and designated Prime Minister by the Diet to succeed Yukio Hatoyama. On 26 August 2011, Kan announced his resignation...

addressed a statement to his Norwegian counterpart saying: "I express my heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims of the attack. I also pray for the earliest possible recovery of those injured. Such violence which sacrifices the innocent is absolutely unforgivable, regardless of the reason. I wish to express solidarity with you, the government of [the] Kingdom of Norway, and the Norwegian people.": At a press conference in Tripoli, Libya

Libya

Moussa Ibrahim

Moussa Ibrahim is a Libyan political figure, serving as Libyan Minister of Information and the official spokesman for Muammar Gaddafi as of March 2011. He came to general international attention during the 2011 Libyan civil war.-Biography:...

, a spokesman for the Gaddafi government

Politics of Libya under Muammar Gaddafi

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, said that: "We never support any acts of terrorism whatsoever." He, however, added that "NATO is planting terrorism in the hearts of many. This is unfortunate and sad.": President Dalia Grybauskaitė

Dalia Grybauskaitė

Dalia Grybauskaitė is the current President of Lithuania, inaugurated on 12 July 2009. She had previously been Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, Finance Minister, and European Commissioner for Financial Programming and the Budget...

said: "On behalf of myself and Lithuania and its people, I express our heartfelt condolences to you, the victims’ relatives and all the Norwegian people in this difficult hour for your country. I wish the people of Norway strength and focus.": The Foreign Ministry expressed shock and sadness at the incidents and said that Malaysia sent its deepest condolences to the Norwegian government in its hour of bereavement.: President

President of Mexico

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Felipe Calderón Hinojosa offered his condolences to Stoltenberg via Twitter
Twitter
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.: Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Moldova

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offered his condolences to Stoltenberg saying that "in these difficult times people of Moldova are standing by the Norwegian people. The government of the Republic of Moldova strongly condemns these criminal acts against civil population and reiterates its strong commitment to contribute to international efforts of combating violence and crimes against humanity." : In a message to his Norwegian counterpart, King Mohammed VI condemned the attacks in Norway. He has also indicated that these "acts of violence and hostility does not alter the commitment of your people and your country to universal values of democracy, freedom, brotherhood, balance, peace [and] justice.": President Ram Baran Yadav

Ram Baran Yadav

Dr Ram Baran Yadav is the current President of Nepal. He was elected in July 2008 and is the country's first President. He previously served as Minister of Health and as General Secretary of the Nepali Congress party....

condemned the attacks and expressed his grief and support to the Norwegian people: "At this hour of grief, on behalf of the Government and the people of Nepal as well as on my own, I extend to Your Majesty our heartfelt condolences and deep sympathies. I also send our profound sympathies to the members of the bereaved families and the friendly people of Norway."

: Queen Beatrix

Beatrix of the Netherlands

Beatrix is the Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the Netherlands comprising the Netherlands, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, and Aruba. She is the first daughter of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. She studied law at Leiden University...

expressed her condolences to the families of the victims.

Prime Minister Mark Rutte

Mark Rutte

Mark Rutte is a Dutch politician who has been Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 14 October 2010, as well as Minister of General Affairs in the Rutte cabinet...

said the attack in Oslo demonstrates a "total lack of respect for human life." He wished his Norwegian counterpart Jens Stoltenberg and the Norwegian people "much strength".

MP Geert Wilders

Geert Wilders

Geert Wilders is a Dutch right-wing politician and leader of the Party for Freedom , the third-largest political party in the Netherlands. He is the Parliamentary group leader of his party in the Dutch House of Representatives...

posted a message on Twitter that read: "Terrible attack in Oslo, so many innocent victims of a violent, sick mind. The PVV

Party for Freedom

The Party for Freedom is a Dutch right-wing political party. Founded in 2005 as the successor to Geert Wilders' one-man party in the House of Representatives, it won nine seats in the 2006 general election, making it the fifth largest party in parliament, and third largest opposition party. It...

mourns together with the families of the victims and the Norwegian people.": Prime Minister John Key

John Key

John Phillip Key is the 38th Prime Minister of New Zealand, in office since 2008. He has led the New Zealand National Party since 2006....

said in a "remarks to the press" briefing with President Barack Obama at the White House

White House

The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical...

that he echoed President Obama's statement that extended "condolences to the people of Norway."

Bill English

Simon William "Bill" English is the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance and Minister of Infrastructure of New Zealand.English entered parliament in 1990 as a National party MP representing the Wallace electorate...

, acting Prime Minister during Key's international travels, condemned the twin attacks by saying: "I'm shocked and saddened at the news of the bombing and shootings, New Zealand joins with other countries in condemning these attacks on innocent people. Our thoughts and condolences are with the people of Norway at this time.": President

President of Pakistan

The President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a...

Asif Ali Zardari

Asif Ali Zardari is the 11th and current President of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman of the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party . He is also the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who served two nonconsecutive terms as Prime Minister....

expressed his grief and shock over the loss of lives, following the attack, and conveyed his condolences to the people and government of Norway. He also said that Pakistan, "which has suffered the most in the fight against terrorism and militancy, will continue to fight this menace with full resolve.": President Ricardo Martinelli

Ricardo Martinelli

Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal is a Panamanian politician and businessman who was elected the 49th President of Panama in 2009. He is a Panamanian of Italian descent from his father's side.- Early life :...

issued a statement that the government of Panama "condemns all acts of violence that endanger the safety of the civilian population, considering them an aggression to human rights and the peaceful coexistence of peoples, which is particularly true for the Kingdom of Norway, country that has traditionally supported and promoted world peace. [The government manifests its] solidarity with the Norwegian government and people for the loss of human lives, the wounded" and extended its condolences to the families of the victims.: Secretary of Foreign Affairs

Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)

The Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs is the executive department of the Philippine government tasked to contribute to the enhancement of national security and the protection of the territorial integrity and national sovereignty, to participate in the national endeavor of sustaining...

Albert del Rosario

Albert Ferreros del Rosario is the current Secretary of Foreign Affairs for The Philippines. On February 24, 2011, President Benigno Aquino III swore in del Rosario as his Secretary of Foreign Affairs replacing Alberto Romulo.-Background:...

stated that "the Philippines deplores the tragic twin attacks in Norway and extends his condolences to the Norwegian government and people.": Prime Minister Donald Tusk

Donald Tusk

Donald Franciszek Tusk is a Polish politician who has been Prime Minister of Poland since 2007. He was a co-founder and is chairman of the Civic Platform party....

sent his condolences to his Norwegian counterpart. President of Poland, Bronisław Maria Komorowski, condemned attacks and sent condolences in the name of the Polish people to King Harald V

Harald V of Norway

Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991...

.: President Aníbal Cavaco Silva

Aníbal Cavaco Silva

Aníbal António Cavaco Silva, GCC , is the President of Portugal. He won the Portuguese presidential election on 22 January 2006 and was re-elected on 23 January 2011, for a second five-year term. Cavaco Silva was sworn in on 9 March 2006....

sent his condolences to King Harald V and to the victims of the attacks. Additionally, Pedro Passos Coelho

Pedro Passos Coelho

Pedro Manuel Mamede Passos Coelho , is Prime Minister of Portugal. Passos Coelho started very early in politics, becoming the national leader of the youth branch of the Social Democratic Party...

, the Prime Minister of Portugal

Prime Minister of Portugal

Prime Minister is the current title of the chief of the Portuguese Government. As chief executive, the Prime Minister coordinates the action of ministers, representing the Government from the other organs of state, accountable to Parliament and keeps the President informed...

, sent his condolences to his Norwegian counterpart

Prime Minister of Norway

The Prime Minister of Norway is the political leader of Norway and the Head of His Majesty's Government. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Stortinget , to their political party, and ultimately the...

, Jens Stoltenberg

Jens Stoltenberg

is a Norwegian politician, leader of the Norwegian Labour Party and the current Prime Minister of Norway. Having assumed office on 17 October 2005, Stoltenberg previously served as Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001....

.: Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani

Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani

style="float:right;"| Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber bin Muhammad Al Thani is a Qatari politician and the current Prime Minister of Qatar, a position he has held since 3 April 2007, and Foreign Minister, which he has been since 11 January 1992.-Life and education:Sheikh Hamad was born in Doha,...

denounced the attacks and expressed deep sympathy with the people of Norway and the families of the victims.: The Foreign Affairs Ministry expressed the government's firm condemnation of the attacks and sent messages of condolences and support to the victims families and the wounded. It also expressed Romania's solidarity with Norway and affirmed that Norway is a primary promoter of peace in the world.

- Former King Michael of Romania sent his condolences to King Harald and expressed his grief and solidarity with the Norwegian people.: President Dmitry Medvedev
  Dmitry Medvedev
  Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev is the third President of the Russian Federation.Born to a family of academics, Medvedev graduated from the Law Department of Leningrad State University in 1987. He defended his dissertation in 1990 and worked as a docent at his alma mater, now renamed to Saint...
  
  has sent telegrams to Norway's King Harald V and Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg expressing condolences over the attacks. "Those who organised and carried out these merciless and senseless crime, I am sure, will be held accountable and will be punished": Captains Regent of San Marino Maria Luisa Berti
  Maria Luisa Berti
  Maria Luisa Berti is a Sammarinese politician who was a Captain Regent for the April to October 2011 political term. The post was shared with Filippo Tamagnini.-External links:...
  
  and Filippo Tamagnini
  Filippo Tamagnini
  Filippo Tamagnini is a Sammarinese politician who was a Captain Regent for the April to October 2011 political term. The post was shared with Maria Luisa Berti.-External links:...
  
  sent a message of condolence to King Harald V that read: "With unanimous spirit of grieving, condemning the massacres which harshly struck Utoya and Oslo, the most representative city of peace and civilization, we wish to express to His Majesty and to the entire Norwegian people our profound closeness and that of Sammarinese people in this sad and difficult moment. With respect and friendship, Maria Luisa Berti and Filippo Tamagnini." : President Boris Tadić
  Boris Tadic
  Boris Tadić is the President of Serbia and leader of the Democratic Party. He was elected to a five-year term on 27 June 2004, and was sworn into office on 11 July. He was re-elected for a de facto second five-year term on 3 February 2008 and was sworn in on 15 February...
  
  strongly condemned attack and offer to Norway any help that Serbia
  Serbia
  Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
  
  can provide.: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)
  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for conducting and managing diplomatic relations between Singapore and other countries. It is headed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the office currently held by K...
  
  issued a statement that read it "strongly condemns the attacks and conveys its deepest condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Norway.": President Ivan Gašparovič
  Ivan Gašparovic
  Ivan Gašparovič is a Slovak politician and law professor who has been the President of Slovakia since 15 June 2004. He is also the first Slovak president to be re-elected.-Biography:...
  
  sent sincere condolences in the name of the Slovak people to King Harald V. Prime Minister Iveta Radičová
  Iveta Radicová
  Iveta Radičová is the Prime Minister of Slovakia and a member of the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union – Democratic Party. She was sworn into office on 8 July 2010 as the head of a four-party center-right coalition government following the 2010 Slovak parliamentary election, until the fall of...
  
  and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikuláš Dzurinda
  Mikuláš Dzurinda
  Mikuláš Dzurinda is a Slovak politician who was Prime Minister of Slovakia from 30 October 1998 to 4 July 2006. He was a founder and leader of the Slovak Democratic Coalition and the Slovak Democratic and Christian Union...
  
  also sent their condolences to their respective counterparts.: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Slovenia)
  The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Government of Slovenia is the chief foreign affairs ministry in Slovenia, located in the capital Ljubljana. This ministry operates 57 diplomatic offices across the world including embassies, consulates, and permanent missions...
  
  issued a statement saying it "is shocked by the loss of young lives in Norway, and shocked by the vehemence and extent of the terrorist attacks. Slovenia strongly condemns all acts of violence and any form of terrorism, and that it is the responsibility of all European policies to combat the phenomenon of extremism, which can run amok in such a tragic form, as experienced by Norway.": President
  President of South Africa
  The President of the Republic of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under South Africa's Constitution. From 1961 to 1994, the head of state was called the State President....
  
  Jacob Zuma
  Jacob Zuma
  Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma is the President of South Africa, elected by parliament following his party's victory in the 2009 general election....
  
  expressed his condolences to the people of Norway stating that: "Our hearts and prayers are with you and most especially those who have lost loved ones during these callous attacks.": King Juan Carlos
  Juan Carlos I of Spain
  Juan Carlos I |Italy]]) is the reigning King of Spain.On 22 November 1975, two days after the death of General Francisco Franco, Juan Carlos was designated king according to the law of succession promulgated by Franco. Spain had no monarch for 38 years in 1969 when Franco named Juan Carlos as the...
  
  expressed too his condolences and solidarity to the victims and their families.
- Prime Minister
  Prime Minister of Spain
  The President of the Government of Spain , sometimes known in English as the Prime Minister of Spain, is the head of Government of Spain. The current office is established under the Constitution of 1978...
  
  José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
  José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
  José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party . He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he will not stand for re-election in 2012...
  
  expressed his grief and "deep shock" over the attacks and conveyed his condolences to the people and government of Norway, according to television channel RTVE
  RTVE
  The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española, S.A. or Corporación Radiotelevisión Española is the state-owned public corporation that assumed the indirect management of the Spanish public radio and television service from Ente Público Radiotelevisión Española in 2007...
  
  . He expressed his solidarity and that of the people of Spain, "who often have lived [through] similar situations.": King Carl XVI Gustaf issued a statement expressing his and Queen Silvia
  Queen Silvia of Sweden
  |align=right|Queen Silvia of Sweden is the Queen consort of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. Styled Her Majesty The Queen, Silvia is the mother of the heir apparent to the throne, Crown Princess Victoria.-Childhood:Queen Silvia was born in Heidelberg, Germany, on 23 December 1943...
  
  's "dismay and disgust" over the attacks. He had also personally conveyed his sympathy to King Harald.
- Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt
  Fredrik Reinfeldt
  John Fredrik Reinfeldt is the Prime Minister of Sweden, leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party and former President of the European Council...
  
  said that "My deepest condolences for the Norwegian people in this tragedy that happened in Oslo and at the Norwegian Social Democrats' youth camp. My thoughts are with the families of victims and the injured.

Minister for Foreign Affairs

Minister for Foreign Affairs (Sweden)

The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the foreign minister of Sweden and the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.The office was instituted in 1809 as a result of the constitutional Instrument of Government promulgated in the same year. Until 1876 the office was called Prime Minister for Foreign...

Carl Bildt

, Honorary KCMG is a Swedish politician, diplomat and nobleman. Formerly Prime Minister of Sweden from 1991 to 1994 and leader of the liberal conservative Moderate Party from 1986 to 1999, Bildt has served as Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs since 6 October 2006...

said that: "I immediately had contact with my Norwegian colleague Jonas Gahr Støre to express our deep sympathy to all those affected and to provide any assistance such as may be required." Bildt later posted on Twitter that "terrorism has struck. Police confirms bomb in Oslo. We are all Norwegians.": President and head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

Federal Department of Foreign Affairs

The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs is a department of the federal administration of Switzerland. It is charged with maintaining the foreign relations of Switzerland and serves as Switzerland's ministry of foreign affairs...

Micheline Calmy-Rey

Micheline Anne-Marie Calmy-Rey is the President of the Confederation in Switzerland, head of government. She is also Switzerland's foreign minister as head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs. She has been a member of the Swiss Federal Council since 2003, and was President of the...

said that she was "deeply shocked by the tragic events" that took place in Norway and condemned the attacks. In the name of the Federal Council

Federal Council

-Governmental bodies:* Federal Council of Australasia, a forerunner to the current Commonwealth of Australia* Federal Council of Austria, the upper house of the Austrian federal parliament...

. She also expressed her sincere condolences to the families and friends of the victims.: Former Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Thailand

The Prime Minister of Thailand is the head of government of Thailand. The Prime Minister is also the chairman of the Cabinet of Thailand. The post has existed since the Revolution of 1932, when the country became a constitutional monarchy....

Abhisit Vejjajiva

Abhisit Vejjajiva , , ; born Mark Abhisit Vejjajiva; 3 August 1964 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a Thai politician who was the 27th Prime Minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011 and is the current leader of the Democrat Party...

said that: "The Royal Thai government expresses its profound sympathies and condolences to the victims and the bereaved families, as well as to the Government and people of Norway.": At an unrelated conference on the day of the incident, Prime Minister

Prime Minister of Turkey

The Prime Minister of the Turkey is the head of government in Turkish politics. The prime minister is the leader of a political coalition in the Turkish parliament and the leader of the cabinet....

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been Prime Minister of Turkey since 2003 and is chairman of the ruling Justice and Development Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Erdoğan served as Mayor of Istanbul from 1994 to 1998. He graduated in 1981 from Marmara...

said "No one knows where terror may go from now on" and offered condolences to the government and people of Norway. The next day, in an official letter addressed to Jens Stoltenberg, Erdoğan further expressed the condolences of the Turkish people and government and strongly condemned the attacks.: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow said that: "Turkmenistan, the strongest condemnation of all acts of terrorism and extremism, and fully supports the efforts of the international community in combating this threat and to eradicate it.": President Viktor Yanukovych

Viktor Yanukovych

Viktor Fedorovych Yanukovych is a Ukrainian politician who has been the President of Ukraine since February 2010.Yanukovych served as the Governor of Donetsk Oblast from 1997 to 2002...

offered condolences to the Norwegian king in an official statement, asking the monarch "on behalf of the Ukrainian people and himself personally to pass on his condolences to the families and close ones of those slain.": Emirati Foreign Affairs Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan condemned the attacks stating that: "The UAE condemns in the strongest possible terms these terrible, appalling crimes and expresses its full solidarity and standing with the Government of Norway in confronting these criminal acts.": Foreign Secretary William Hague

William Hague

William Jefferson Hague is the British Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State. He served as Leader of the Conservative Party from June 1997 to September 2001...

said that the UK stood "shoulder to shoulder" with Norway following the attack. He also added that: "I send my deepest condolences to all those who have lost relatives or been injured."

- Kingdom of Scotland: First Minister Alex Salmond
  Alex Salmond
  Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond MSP is a Scottish politician and current First Minister of Scotland. He became Scotland's fourth First Minister in May 2007. He is the Leader of the Scottish National Party , having served as Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon...
  
  expressed his condolences, saying that "Scotland and Norway enjoy very strong bonds of friendship stretching back over many years. Our thoughts and sympathies are today with the Norwegian people, particularly the families of all those affected.": President Barack Obama
  Barack Obama
  Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
  
  said that: "Our hearts go out to the people of Norway" and offered American assistance in the investigation of the attacks. He also added that "It's a reminder that the entire community has a stake in preventing this kind of terror from occurring" and adding that the events in Oslo are a reminder that the world has a role in stopping acts of terrorism.

Both Obama and Vice President Joe Biden

Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States, serving under President Barack Obama...

visited the Norwegian embassy together on 26 July to offer their written condolences and signing the protocol placed at the embassy. Their message read: "To the people of Norway: We are all heartbroken by the tragic loss of so many people, particularly youth with the fullness of life ahead of them" and "No words can ease the sorrow but please know the thoughts and prayers of all Americans are with the people of Norway and we will stand beside you every step of the way.": The Foreign Ministry condemned the attacks and "expressed its deep concern and solidarity with the people and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway.": President

President of Uzbekistan

President of the Republic of Uzbekistan is the Head of State and executive authority in the Republic of Uzbekistan. The office of President was established in 1991 replacing the position of First secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan that has existed since 1925 while the country was known...

Islam Karimov sent his condolences to the King of Norway.: President Hugo Chávez

Hugo Chávez

Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías is the 56th and current President of Venezuela, having held that position since 1999. He was formerly the leader of the Fifth Republic Movement political party from its foundation in 1997 until 2007, when he became the leader of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...

offered his condolences in a official statement that read: "[he] extends his message of solidarity and hope to all the relatives and friends of the victims, to the Norwegian people and their authorities in this painful moment."

Other entities

: A statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs read that: "[it] organised an event in which all Kosovan citizens were invited to a memorial to honour the 93 (sic
Sic
Sic—generally inside square brackets, [sic], and occasionally parentheses, —when added just after a quote or reprinted text, indicates the passage appears exactly as in the original source...

) dead and lit candles in their remembrance.": President

President of Northern Cyprus

The President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is the head of state of the TRNC. Rauf Denktaş was the first and founder president of TRNC, and retired in 2005. His position was taken over by Mehmet Ali Talat, followed by the current president, Derviş Eroğlu.In the Turkish Republic of...

Derviş Eroğlu

Dervis Eroglu

Dr. Derviş Eroğlu is the President of the unrecognized Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. He was Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus from 1985 to 1994 and from 1996 to 2004, and leader of the National Unity Party. His party won the general elections in 2009 and Eroğlu...

sent a letter to King Harald V saying: "We are shocked and indignant because of the massacre. Whatever the source or purpose, I strongly condemn these heinous attacks." He also offered his condolences to the "bereaved people and government of Norway", as well as calling for unity to fight such "crime[s] against humanity."

Other international bodies

FIFA
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association , commonly known by the acronym FIFA , is the international governing body of :association football, futsal and beach football. Its headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland, and its president is Sepp Blatter, who is in his fourth...

: FIFA president Joseph S. Blatter wrote to the President of the Norwegian Football Association in the wake of the attacks, in which he expressed his condolences upon hearing of the attacks: "On behalf of the worldwide football family, I extend my condolences and deepest sympathy to the people of Norway and its football family at this harrowing time."
YMCA
YMCA
The Young Men's Christian Association is a worldwide organization of more than 45 million members from 125 national federations affiliated through the World Alliance of YMCAs...

: Secretary General Johan Vilhelm Eltvik expressed the condolences and support on behalf of YMCA President Ken Colloton and the Executive Committee of the World Alliance of YMCAs.

Media

The Norwegian media reported great local anger against the United States-based Fox News and its American commentator Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck

Glenn Edward Lee Beck is an American conservative radio host, vlogger, author, entrepreneur, political commentator and former television host. He hosts the Glenn Beck Program, a nationally syndicated talk-radio show that airs throughout the United States on Premiere Radio Networks...

for their coverage of the attacks. Beck's comparison of the AUF

Workers' Youth League (Norway)

The Workers' Youth League is Norways biggest political youth organization, and is affiliated with the Norwegian Labour Party.AUF took its current form in April 1927, following the merger of Left Communist Youth League and Socialist Youth League of Norway corresponding with the merger of its...

to the Hitler Youth created particular anger, leading Frank Aarebrot

Frank Aarebrot

Frank Henrik Aarebrot is a Norwegian political scientist from Bergen. He is professor of comparative politics at the University of Bergen and professor II of democracy development at the Örebro University. He regularly lectures at Institut des Sciences Politiques and at the Humboldt University...

, a Norwegian professor, to call Beck a "fascist" and a "swine."

English singer Morrissey

Morrissey

Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...

drew heavy criticism after making comments comparing the attacks in Norway to meat production

Livestock

Livestock refers to one or more domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to produce commodities such as food, fiber and labor. The term "livestock" as used in this article does not include poultry or farmed fish; however the inclusion of these, especially poultry, within the meaning...

. Morrissey remained unapologetic, later releasing a statement explaining his stance that horror from the death of people "surely naturally" follows horror for the murder of animals, "innocent beings", and that "You cannot ignore animal suffering simply because animals 'are not us'."

Others

The Nordic countries

Nordic countries

The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...

of Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden flew flags at half-mast on Sunday 24 July. On 25 July, the Nordic Countries joined Norway in a minute of silence.

Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden

Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden

Central Organisation of the Workers of Sweden is an anarcho-syndicalist trade union federation in Sweden. Unlike other Swedish unions, SAC organizes people from all occupations, including the unemployed, students, and the retired...

sent condolences to the Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway

Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway

The Social Democratic Labour Party of Norway was a Norwegian political party in the 1920s. Following the Labour Party's entry into the Comintern in 1919, its right wing left the party to form the Social Democratic Labour Party in 1921...

and the Workers' Youth League

Workers' Youth League (Norway)

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