{"id":2159426,"date":"2026-09-23T10:46:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2159426"},"modified":"2026-09-23T10:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T07:46:23","slug":"norwegian-diplomat-behind-oslo-accords-to-apologise-for-epstein-ties-in-documentary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2159426","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian diplomat behind Oslo Accords to apologise for Epstein ties in documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/47\/22\/1200x675_cmsv2_b7d47766-d027-5019-afdb-58b752b42c1c-9924722.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2928056-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2928056\" data-cid=\"9925190\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2928056-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/49\/09\/189x106_cmsv2_40ac2e97-a60f-5304-9b4f-dc00e1190b72-9924909.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Maricarmen, who is 87-years-old. 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<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Norwegian diplomat behind Oslo Accords to apologise for Epstein ties in documentary<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" 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loading=\"lazy\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"c-article-summary\">\n        The Epstein affair has implicated several other prominent Norwegian personalities, including Queen Mette-Marit and former prime minister Thorbj\u00f8rn Jagland.<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content js-article-content\">\n<p>A prominent former Norwegian diplomat, one of the architects of the Oslo Accords, will apologise for his dealings with late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a documentary to be broadcast on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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Juul for &#8220;aggravated corruption&#8221; and Rod-Larsen for &#8220;complicity in aggravated corruption.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They are both known for having played key roles in the secret Israeli-Palestinian negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords of the early 1990s.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, police are investigating a loan given by Epstein, his involvement in the couple&#8217;s purchase of a flat in Oslo at below market price, a trip to the American financier&#8217;s island in 2011, and the payment of home help services for Rod-Larsen.<\/p>\n<p>The couple deny having committed any offence.<\/p>\n<p>Epstein had also in his will left $10 million (\u20ac8.7 million) to their two children. One of them took his own life in April aged 25.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/92\/47\/22\/808x539_cmsv2_0afeb63f-2ed0-5501-9fb1-dcc6e0a51185-9924722.jpg\" alt=\"The Norwegian Ambassador to Britain Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rod-Larsen during the annual Norwegian Christmas tree lighting ceremony in London, 6 December, 2018\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">The Norwegian Ambassador to Britain Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rod-Larsen during the annual Norwegian Christmas tree lighting ceremony in London, 6 December, 2018<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;I deeply regret today the relationship I had with Epstein,&#8221; Rod-Larsen told public broadcaster NRK in a documentary premiering on Wednesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I should have cut all ties with him earlier,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>Documents released at the end of January by the US Department of Justice revealed sustained, long-lasting contacts with Epstein up until 2019, the year he died while in jail awaiting trial for sex trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, Epstein had already been convicted of recruiting a minor for prostitution.<\/p>\n<p>Now in poor health after two strokes, Rod-Larsen justified his dealings with Epstein by the intermediary and donor roles he played. At the time, between 2005-2020, Rod-Larsen was heading the International Peace Institute (IPI) think tank in New York.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\" id=\"abe-article-related-1\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Norway\u2019s Foreign Minister warns Netanyahu\u2019s government driving Israel into a &#8216;very dangerous place&#8217;<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Zelenskyy&#8217;s plane &#8216;almost hit&#8217; by drone en route to Oslo, Norway PM says<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Epstein affair has implicated several other prominent Norwegian personalities, including Queen Mette-Marit and former prime minister Thorbj\u00f8rn Jagland, who later chaired the committee that selects Nobel Peace Prize winners.<\/p>\n<p>Norway&#8217;s parliament has launched a 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Juul for &#8220;aggravated corruption&#8221; and Rod-Larsen for &#8220;complicity in aggravated corruption.&#8221;They are both known for having played key roles in the secret Israeli-Palestinian negotiations that led to the Oslo Accords of the early 1990s.In particular, police are investigating a loan given by Epstein, his involvement in the couple&#8217;s purchase of a flat in Oslo at below market price, a trip to the American financier&#8217;s island in 2011, and the payment of home help services for Rod-Larsen.The couple deny having committed any offence.Epstein had also in his will left $10 million (\u20ac8.7 million) to their two children. One of them took his own life in April aged 25.&#8221;I deeply regret today the relationship I had with Epstein,&#8221; Rod-Larsen told public broadcaster NRK in a documentary premiering on Wednesday evening.&#8221;I should have cut all ties with him earlier,&#8221; he said.Documents released at the end of January by the US Department of Justice revealed sustained, long-lasting contacts with Epstein up until 2019, the year he died while in jail awaiting trial for sex trafficking.In 2008, Epstein had already been convicted of recruiting a minor for prostitution.Now in poor health after two strokes, Rod-Larsen justified his dealings with Epstein by the intermediary and donor roles he played. 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