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MSC: Why Jens Stoltenberg will take over later in Munich

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Published: February 5th, 2025,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Jens Stoltenberg is temporarily returning to Oslo as Finance Minister and will not be able to take over the leadership of the conference in Munich for a few months.

A few days before the start of the 61st Munich Security Conference (MSC) on Feb. 14, an important item on the event’s agenda has to be postponed – the official handover of the conference chairmanship from German diplomat Christoph Heusgen to former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. The Norwegian follows the call of his homeland and becomes Finance Minister, probably until the regular elections in the fall.

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