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25/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway is deeply concerned about reports from Iran that the execution of Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, who has been sentenced to death, may be imminent. We appeal to the Iranian authorities to stop the execution, and we will repeat this in no uncertain
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25/02/2012
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Danish Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal presented the Nordic-Baltic statement at the Friends of the Syrian People conference in Tunis on Friday 24 February. Norway was represented by State Secretary Torgeir Larsen.
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24/02/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
His Excellency Sheikh. Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabr Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the state of Qatar, will visit Norway 27 and 28 February 2012.
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24/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is contributing NOK 22 million to organisations that are providing emergency relief to Syria and assisting Syrian refugees. “I am deeply concerned that the Syrian authorities are not allowing aid organisations necessary access to provide
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24/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “I deeply deplore the recent authorisation by the Israeli authorities of housing units in the West Bank. The building of settlements on occupied land is illegal and a violation of international
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23/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is to donate NOK 11 million to a new fund for Somalia. The international Stability Fund will improve the lives of Somalis by supporting local efforts to promote reconciliation.
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20/02/2012
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is deeply concerned about the news that the death sentence imposed on Canadian-Iranian web designer Saeed Malekpour may be carried out in the near future. If this is the case, we urge the Iranian authorities to stop
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20/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Hans Olav Karde, CEO of Sparebank 1 Nord-Norge, has been appointed as the new chair of the Government’s High North committee. “I would like to welcome Mr Karde as chair of the committee, and I look forward to continued close and fruitful cooperation
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20/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Labour
The Norwegian Technical Calculation Committee for Wage Settlements presents the preliminary report on the basis for wage settlements in 2012.
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17/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government has decided to cancel around NOK 20 million of Côte d’Ivoire’s debt to Norway. This debt cancellation is in line with an agreement reached in the Paris Club - an informal group of creditor countries - on 15 November last year.
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15/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Disappointment and grave concern following the inconclusive outcome of the Coastal State consultations on mackerel in Reykjavik from 15 to 16 February 2012.
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15/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
A new Norwegian-led research project is to identify the economic benefits of investing in women’s health.
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09/02/2012
News story
Ministry of Transport and Communications
The Ministry of Transport and Communications met with the EU on the establishment of joint functional airspace block.
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08/02/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has announced that the Norwegian Government intends to start additional seismic surveys further north in the previously disputed area of the Barents Sea. Seismic surveys will start this summer and will continue into
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07/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
"We have now introduced a new system for closing and opening fishing grounds in the North Sea and the Skagerrak in order to protect small fish and juveniles, and to reduce the problem of discard of fish," says the minister for fisheries and coastal
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06/02/2012
News story
Ministry of the Environment
As part of the Norwegian chairmanship of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2012, the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment will arrange a Conference on Green Economic Growth in Oslo on Thursday March 1st.
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04/02/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“The Government is deeply concerned about the situation in Syria. It is both dangerous and unacceptable, and is looking more and more like a civil war. This is underscored by the latest, unconfirmed reports of new attacks in Homs,” said Foreign
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03/02/2012
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today, on the 3rd of February 2012, the King in a session of the Council of State formally awarded 60 production licenses in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2011.
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03/02/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Erlend Fuglum (33), adviser, Oslo, state secretary to Minister of Local Government and Regional Development Liv Signe Navarsete. Fuglum succeeds Ms. Guro Størvold, who has been
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03/02/2012
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Minister of Petroleum and Energy Ole Borten Moe held a speech for a group of wind energy investors yesterday.