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04/08/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Emma Kwesiga Lydersen has been appointed as Communications Adviser at Norway’s permanent mission to the UN in New York.
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03/08/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway strongly condemns the eviction of Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah district in East Jerusalem on 2 August.
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28/07/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On Tuesday, the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, talked again to the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Fassi Fihri, and pointed out Norway’s duty to protect two Norwegian minors in fear of their lives. Mr
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24/07/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Burmese authorities have today allowed one representative of the Norwegian Embassy in Bangkok to be present at the final hearing in the trial of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.
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23/07/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway has been criticised internationally in connection with the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the author Knut Hamsun. These comments accuse Norway for concealing facts about Hamsun’s Nazi sympathies in the programmes of the
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22/07/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway urges the parties in Sudan to respect the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague to redraw the boundaries of the important oil region Abyei. - It is also important that the court’s ruling is made known and explained to
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21/07/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The issues raised in the programme are of high priority for the Norwegian Government. However, there is very little new information in the programme, except for a document allegedly providing a solution to the issues. The programme deals with a
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19/07/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Observations by the Norwegian Government in respect of the programme “The Wanted” on NBC.
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17/07/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- We condemn these attacks, said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. He also sent a letter of condolence today to his Indonesian counterpart, Dr Hassan Wirajuda, to express his sympathy with the Indonesian people, the country’s authorities and the
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10/07/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The conflict in Western Sahara, which has been ongoing since the 1960s, has been one of the “forgotten conflicts”. Norway is now doubling its support to the Sahrawi population.
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09/07/2009
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is concerned about the situation in Xinjiang province in China. The Norwegian authorities have expressed their concern to the Chinese authorities, deploring the violence and heavy loss of life. Norway has also aligned itself with an EU
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07/07/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Iranian Chargé d’Affaires in Norway today and expressed concern about the human rights situation in Iran. “The Iranian authorities do not respect fundamental human rights. Norway protests against these
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07/07/2009
News story
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
It is important that the policy of sustainable marine resource management is based on certain key principles: sustainable harvesting, ecosystem approach, adequate regulations and an efficient control and enforcement scheme. These principles are
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06/07/2009
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
The Government has introduced new measures in the immigration policy that will ensure that the Norwegian practice in areas of importance differs as little as possible from other European countries. This is a continuation of the tightening measures
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02/07/2009
Press release
Ministry of Government Administration and Reform
The Norwegian government has adopted a series of new obligatory IT standards for the state sector. Now it will be easier for users to get access to information material offered by the government - whether it be graphics, videos, sound or picture
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01/07/2009
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
“Our political balance sheet shows that the three-party majority government has pursued a policy aimed at promoting work and welfare. We are spending big money on education and care services, rather than on tax cuts,” said Prime Minister Jens
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29/06/2009
Press release
Ministry of Children and Equality
Ministry of Children and Equality
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
Contact: Ministry of Children and Equality, communications office: +47 97 77 36 34
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, media and communications: +47 22 24 51 04
The
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29/06/2009
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is visiting Baghdad on Monday 29 June. He will have meetings with Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hosiyar Zebari, Minister for Human Rights Wijdan Michel Salim and representatives of NGOs and the UN. “I have hoped to be
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26/06/2009
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
-This is a historic day. Offshore wind energy may become the next adventure for the Norwegian industry and energy sector. Through the proposed act and the strategy for offshore renewable energy the Government establishes a framework and future
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26/06/2009
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
“Carbon capture and storage in China and other developing countries is necessary for reaching global climate targets”, is the message from Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development, Mr. Erik Solheim and Norwegian Minister