Throne Chairs of Norway Throne Chairs of Norway The Throne Chairs of Norway (Norwegian Bokmål: singular "Norges tronstol", plural "-stoler"; Norwegian Nynorsk: singular "Noregs tronstol", plural "-stolar") are the physical representations of the Throne of the Kingdom of Norway. One stands in the building of the Parliament in Oslo, the political capital of Norway, where it is used in a political context. The other stands in Trondheim, the religious capital of Norway, where it was used in a religious context. A lesser known is the Throne Chair in the Council Chamber in the Royal Palace. In addition to the Throne Chairs, there are two
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Norway relations nations that Congo approached with a request for military aid, asking for help to build a navy. Norway declined the request, citing a shortage of the training expertise Congo was looking for. Norway gave the Congo NOK 40 million (US $15.7 million) in 2003. Vidar Helgesen, the Norwegian Secretary of State said: "In spite of some hopeful signs in the peace process and the establishment of a transitional government in the capital, Kinshasa, the humanitarian situation in the eastern part of the country is precarious." In 2004 all previous debt was forgiven. In 2007 the Secretary Generals of the five