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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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“Norway supports the Tunisian people in their aspirations for a democratic Tunisia in which political and social rights are safeguarded,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Hans Kristian Amundsen (51), editor-in-chief and managing director, Tromsø, as state secretary to Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen. Amundsen succeeds
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. HansKristian Amundsen (51), editor-in-chief and managing director, Tromsø, as state secretary to Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen. Amundsen succeeds
The Government decided on January 14 to impose more stringent sanctions and measures against Iran, taking UN Security Council resolution 1929 (2010) as its basis. “This brings Norwegian legislation in line with EU legislation, and will contribute to
Several tens of people have been killed and many injured in demonstrations and social unrest in Tunisia in recent weeks. State Secretary Espen Barth Eide commented: “Norway is concerned about the situation in Tunisia.”
Justisdepartementet ved NAWSARH prosjektet har behov for informasjon fra potensielle helikopteroperatører om deres muligheter og interesse for en eventuell redningshelikopteroperasjon på Svalbard samt muligheten de samme operatørene har til å kunne
“The referendum on independence for South Sudan is a historic watershed for Sudan. It is also of great importance to the region and to Africa as a whole,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg.
“The rulings against Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi and human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh show that the situation for human rights defenders in Iran has become much worse,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 24 January 2011 appointed Ms. Liv Tørres (49), senior adviser, Oslo, as political adviser to Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm. She will succeed Mr. Jon Reidar Øyan, who will leave the post on 1 February
Norway has reacted strongly to the terrorist attack on a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt, just after midnight on 1 January. “I condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
“I am very pleased to note that the US Senate has given its consent to ratification of the New START Treaty with Russia on reductions in the number of strategic nuclear arms. This is important for our collective security,” said Foreign Minister
“We are concerned about Nasrin Sotoudeh’s health. The Iranian authorities must ensure that she is given a fair trial and has humane conditions in prison,” said State Secretary Espen Barth Eide.
“We are very concerned about the way the situation in Côte d’Ivoire has evolved since the presidential election at the end of November. The parties must respect the election results, which showed that the incumbent president was defeated. At the
Professor Kirsten Sandberg was elected to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child today. “I congratulate Ms Sandberg. We are proud that such a prominent representative of Norwegian research in the field of child law has been elected to a body
“It is deeply regrettable that the presidential election in Belarus does not appear to have been free and democratic. I condemn the use of violence against demonstrators and the arrests of opposition leaders, journalists and civil society
“I strongly condemn this assault on innocent civilians,” said State Secretary Espen Barth Eide following the terrorist attack in the Iranian city of Chabahar on Wednesday.
The Norwegian Ministry of the Environment is submitting proposals to prohibit four hazardous substances in consumer products, to the EFTA Surveillance Authority. The substances are found in a number of products such as crayons, toys, paint,
In today’s session of the Council of State the King has appointed Mr. Morten Søberg (41), political adviser, Oslo, as state secretary to Minister of Finance Sigbjørn Johnsen. Søberg succeeds Mr. Ole Morten Geving who has been honourably discharged
The Foreign Minister has decided to upgrade the Palestinian representation to Norway. Since August this year several countries, including France, Spain, Greece and Portugal, have upgraded Palestinian representation.
At a High-Level Conference in New York 14 December 2010, Norway announced its contribution of NOK 325 million to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for 2011.