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27/08/2019
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Director Silja Skjelnes gave the Norwegian speech at the Fifth Conference of the States Parties of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) in Geneva.
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27/08/2019
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance has received assessments from Norges Bank on the composition of the equity benchmark for the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG). The Ministry’s assessments will be presented in the report on the Government Pension Fund in
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25/08/2019
Press release
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
The European Free Trade Association (Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein) concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement with Mercosur (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay) late on Friday, the 23rd of August.
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16/08/2019
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
The Brazilian government has dissolved by decree the Amazon Fund Guidance Committee (COFA) and Amazon Fund Technical Committee (CTFA). Thus, given the current circumstance, Norway has no legal and technical basis for providing the annual
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15/08/2019
News story
Ministry of Defence
The UK and Norway reinforced their commitment to joint anti-submarine operations in the North Atlantic at RAF Lossiemouth today.
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15/08/2019
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
'Worried about situation in Hongkong. Violence and escalation must be avoided. Crucial to safeguard human rights and rule of law in Hongkong under the framework of “one country, two systems”', says Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide.
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Administrative staff
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
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13/08/2019
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Indonesia is making the logging moratorium in primary forest and carbon-rich peatlands permanent. The ban covers 66 million hectares, which is larger than the combined area of Germany and Italy. The ban is signed by President Joko Widodo and was
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13/08/2019
Plans/strategy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The work programme for 2019 follows up the Government’s strategy for cooperation with the EU in the period 2018-2021. The strategy describes the Government’s main priorities for cooperation with the EU and sets out its vision for Europe.
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Political staff
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries
Political Adviser for the Minister of Trade and Industry Torbjørn Røe Isaksen from 26 Jun to 15 October 2019.
Appointed: 26/06/2019
Left: 15/11/2019
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08/08/2019
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Ms. Naomi Ichihara Røkkum as political adviser to Minister of Climate and Environment Ola Elvestuen, in political adviser Ms. Marit Kristine Vea’s leave of absence from 9 August to 9 September 2019.
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07/08/2019
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘The conflict over Georgia’s occupied regions must not be forgotten. Eleven years on, Russian troops remain on Georgian soil and the conflict is still unresolved. Once again we call on Russia to comply with the August 2008 ceasefire agreement and
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06/08/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
‘Norway congratulates the parties on having reached a peace agreement for Sudan, and thanks the AU and Ethiopia for their important contributions to the negotiations. This is a good start to an important process and a historic opportunity for Sudan
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Political staff
Ministry of Justice and Public Security
State Secretary for the Minister of Public Security.
Appointed: 05/08/2019
Left: 24/01/2020
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02/08/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
We announce that the representatives of the main political actors in Venezuela are continuing the negotiations that were initiated in Oslo within the framework of a negotiation table that works in a continuous and efficient manner.
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29/07/2019
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The members of the troika (the United States, United Kingdom and Norway) have made a new statement on the South Sudan peace process:
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25/07/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mona Juul, Norway’s Ambassador to the UN, was today elected President of the UN Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) for a one-year period.
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19/07/2019
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
-The Ebola outbreak in DR Congo is serious. We are therefore sending equipment and a team of experts to the country, said Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide.
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18/07/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The representatives of the main political actors in Venezuela are continuing the negotiations that were initiated in Oslo within the framework of a negotiation table that works in a continuous and efficient manner.
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18/07/2019
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is increasing its support to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to NOK 360 million. A new three-year agreement will be signed when Minister of International Development Dag-Inge Ulstein meets with the head of UNEP, Inger Andersen