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28/03/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
International Development Minister
Erik Solheim is to meet Mr Anton Balasingham, chief negotiator of
the Tamil Tigers (LTTE), in London on 29 March for talks on the Sri
Lanka peace process.
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01/12/2006
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Friday the Government presented its
High North Strategy.
The Prime
Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Local
Government and Regional Development and the Minister of Education
and Research took part in the presentation in
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06/03/2006
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
New Norwegian proposal on anti-dumping 06.03.06 Read the document (word format)
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23/02/2006
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
23.02.2006 The G8 focus on energy, 2006. Norwegian views. Energy security Stable supplies of energy are a prerequisite to continued global economic growth. To achieve this there is a need to further enhance and balance the producer/consumer dialogue
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27/02/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has as appointed Mr. Ketil Lindseth, political advisor, Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of Health and Care Services Bjarne Håkon Hanssen.
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04/03/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague has today issued an arrest warrant for Sudan’s President, Omer Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir, for atrocities against the population in Darfur. The arrest warrant is based on five counts of crime against
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21/09/2011
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“It is deeply regrettable that Iran, despite strong international reactions, today executed the juvenile offender Alireza Mollasoltani in a public ceremony,” commented Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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03/05/2011
Press release
Ministry of Trade and Industry
The Norwegian Maritime Directorate and the Norwegian Ship Registers are to be merged. The purpose of the merger is to establish a cohesive maritime administration that is well equipped to fulfil society’s requirements for safety, the environment and
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28/09/2011
News story
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
"Norway leads the way in the work of protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems against bottom fishing. 800,000 square kilometres of seabed, or 38 percent of the entire Norwegian waters are now protected through our new national regulations," says
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17/03/2006
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government has today requested
consultations with the European Communities pursuant to the WTO
rules and procedures governing the settlement of disputes. The
request for consultations is the first formal step under the WTO
dispute settlement
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13/05/2011
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
On Monday 16 May Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will meet with Bill Gates, Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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10/05/2011
News story
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Funding for marine research has almost tripled in the last ten years. Norway now commits almost NOK 3 billion annually to research within the marine sector.
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13/05/2011
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
In today’s session of the Council of State the Crown Prince Regent has appointed Ms. Kristine Gramstad (33), group leader, Stavanger, as state secretary to Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen.
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08/04/2011
Press release
Ministry of Finance
“The returns on the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) in 2010 were good. The overall results of the last years show that the large losses during the financial crisis has been more than compensated by the gains made in the subsequent market
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01/04/2011
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Minister of Finance, Mr. Sigbjørn Johnsen, today submitted a White Paper on the evaluation of the 2006 tax reform to the Parliament. The evaluation is the result of a comprehensive work involving external contributors representing organizations
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24/09/2008
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Tropical forested countries are stepping up the fight to combat climate change via a pioneering new initiative called the UN-REDD Programme. The Programme was unveiled by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Prime Minister of Norway Jens
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19/09/2008
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
“It is an extraordinary experience to be in the Brazilian rainforest and travel by boat along the Amazon River. If we are able to stop deforestation in Brazil, we can also manage to save Norwegian glaciers,” says Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
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24/09/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Never before have foreign investments in developing countries been so high. However, the current uncertainties in the world economy may affect future investments.
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19/09/2008
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will lead the meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee for Assistance to the Palestinians (AHLC), which Norway chairs, in New York on Monday 22 September. A press conference will be held after the meeting at 13:00.
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Political staff
Ministry of Defence
Former State Secretary (Labour Party)