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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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'It is encouraging that the President of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, yesterday signed the peace agreement with the opposition in South Sudan. Let us hope that this will bring an end to the tragic conflict, which has lasted for 20 months. I expect all
The UN member states today agreed on a new, universal set of sustainable development goals for the next 15 years. The Sustainable Development Goals will replace the UN Millennium Development Goals at the beginning of next year, and they will combine
Norway will provide USD 400 000 to support the implementation of elections in Haiti in the coming months. ‘Norway wishes to support continued democratic development in the country, and we welcome the efforts of the Haitian authorities to hold these
Leaders from all over the world will meet in Oslo on 6-7 July to garner support for a joint effort to promote education in countries affected by conflict, crisis and poverty. Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende
On 26 April, Norway signed a readmission agreement with Turkey. Under the agreement, Turkish citizens, third-country nationals and stateless persons who have a valid visa or a residence permit in Turkey may be returned to Turkey.
On Thursday evening, Ketil Solvik-Olsen, Minister of Transport and Communications, and Anthony Foxx, US Secretary of Transportation, signed a memorandum of cooperation on exchange of knowledge, technology and experience in the area of transport.
“I am very disappointed that the parties in South Sudan have still not been able to establish the Transitional Government of National Unity. Unless rebel leader RiekMachar returns to Juba and establishes the transitional government, the peace
In order to gain more knowledge of how child welfare cases are handled, the Norwegian Board of Health Supervision has now been given the task of reviewing a large number of urgent child welfare cases and cases involving children being taken into
“Without a political process to resolve the conflict, strengthening Palestine’s economic sustainability is the most efficient way of defending the two-state solution,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende. But this cannot substitute the
The government is seeking renewal of the subjects taught in schools to enable pupils to achieve more in-depth learning and better understanding. Greater focus will also be placed on the schools’ broad education and qualification mission within the
Based on economic, industrial and military assessments, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence has concluded that the French company Direction des Constructions Navales Services (DCNS) and the German company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) are the
Prime Minister Erna Solberg will visit Singapore and South Korea from 12 to 16 April. Meetings with representatives of both Norwegian and Asian companies are on the programme for her visit. Restructuring and innovation will be key themes.
The following statement was issued jointly by the Governments of the United States of America, the United Kingdom and Norway.
The Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services proposes that people who want to change their legal gender, are no longer required to undergo medical treatment.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg urge world leaders to make tackling tropical deforestation a top priority in the lead-up to COP21 in Paris.
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Tore Vamraak as state secretary to Minister of Finance, Siv Jensen. At the same time, Mr. Jon Gunnar Pedersen has been honourably discharged from the same office. Mr. Torkild
The Office of the Prime Minister has appointed Mr. Hans Christian Hansson (33) as political adviser to Prime Minister Erna Solberg. He succeeds Mr. Rolf Erik Tveten, who has resigned from the post.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is hosting an international conference in Oslo from 28 to 29 May entitled ‘Protecting Education from Attack’. Foreign Minister Børge Brende will open the conference, and states represented at the conference will be
‘I am disappointed about the way the presidential election in Kazakhstan at the weekend was carried out. The preliminary report from the OSCE observers indicates serious shortcomings and irregularities. This increases our concern about the
Minister of International Development Erik Solheim succeeded this week in getting the Sri Lankan authorities and the Tamil Tigers (LTTE) to agree to meet for talks on the implementation of the cease-fire. (26.01.06)