Historical archive
Published under: Stoltenberg's 2nd Government
In the Historical archive you will find information from previous governments such as press releases, news and speeches from previous government periods. You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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This morning the UN launched an initial appeal to the international community for USD 130 million for the emergency relief efforts in South East Asia. Minister of International Development Hilde F. Johnson has therefore decided to allocate an
The Government have agreed to cancel NOK 69 million of the debt owed to Norway by the Republic of Ghana. The remaining debt, NOK 8 million, will be cancelled when the country has met its HIPC requirements. (25.06)
The fact that Israel carries out such extrajudicial killings is cause for grave concern. This will merely contribute to raising the level of violence in the Middle East, said Mr Petersen. (20.04.04)
Innovative approach by Governments ensures go-ahead of Boa and Playfair fields.(08.10.04)
-The funds for petroleum research are suggested increased by over 60 per cent in next year's budget (06.10.04)
At a ceremony on Saturday 5 June in Nairobi, the two chief negotiators signed a declaration covering all the negotiated protocols relating to the peace process in Sudan, and committing the parties to ending the negotiations in the near future. (
The budget price for Norwegian crude oil for 2004 is NOK 250 per barrel. For 2005 the price assumption is NOK 230 per barrel. Compared to the Revised National Budget 2004 this is an upward adjustment of NOK 50 both for this and next year. (
The government has presented Report No. 41 to the Storting on export of defence materiel from Norway in 2003, export control and international non-proliferation co-operation the 28 th May. A white paper on this subject has been published every
We note with great concern that civilian aid workers are increasingly being targeted by elements seeking to destabilise the country, both from criminal groups and from groups with links to terrorist movements, says Foreign Minister Jan Petersen.
International Development Minister Hilde F. Johnson is taking part in the annual Africa Economic Summit, which is being held on 2-4 June. (03.06)
The Minister will be delivering Norway’s main statement and will also chair a high-level round table on trade and poverty. (15.06)
The Foreign Minister will attend former American President Ronald Reagan’s funeral. The funeral will take place in Washington, D.C., Friday, June 11. (11.06)
The Norwegian government has today designated 74 sites, covering a total area of about 977 square kilometres, for inclusion in the coastal protection plan for Nordland county. The coast of Nordland is rich in natural habitats of international
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy today offers 21 companies 28 production licenses in all in the North Sea, in Haltenbanken in the Norwegian Sea and in the Barents Sea around the Snøhvit field. (06.12.04)
Together with the Netherlands, the UK, Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Switzerland, Norway has drawn up a proposal for strengthening the UN’s work for development and human rights and making it more effective (23.06)
Norway's statement at the opening of the UN General Assembly, 72nd session, was delivered by the UN ambassador Tore Hattrem.
By Ambassador Tore Hattrem New York, 25 September
Minister of Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland's speech at the Holberg dinner 28.11.2007. Håkonshallen in Bergen.
By Former Minister of Research and Higher Education Tora Aasland
There is political consensus in Norway that domestic violence is not a private matter, and that public authorities are responsible for preventing and helping to avert this kind of violence.
State secretary Astri Aas-Hansens opening speech at the International Center for Prevention of Crime's 7th Annual Colloquium in Oslo on 8 November 2007.