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16/05/2007
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Syria is obliged to respect the right to freedom of expression and freedom of association, and to respect basic principles of the rule of law such as the right to a fair trial, says State Secretary Raymond Johansen.
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15/05/2007
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Iran has now accepted Norway’s claim for compensation for the damage caused during the attack on the Norwegian Embassy in Tehran on 7 February 2006.
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15/05/2007
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
“We are now launching a common plan for the fight against child mortality. This is a cooperation between the private sector and political leaders. The aim is to ensure efficiency in every step of the work to save childrens lives,” said Prime
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15/05/2007
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Growth in the Norwegian economy has been strong for the past three years, with Mainland-GDP expanding by around 4½ per cent annually. The strong growth is expected to continue in 2007. Employment has increased substantially and the unemployment rate
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15/05/2007
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy annually prepares estimates for the future activity level on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). The estimates are based on data from the operators and evaluations made by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate
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11/05/2007
Press release
Ministry of Health and Care Services
- Social inequalities in health are a public health concern and an expression of unacceptable systematic injustices, says Sylvia Brustad, Norwegian Minister of Health and Social Affairs. The Ministry of Health and Care Services has in Report No. 20
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09/05/2007
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
Norway has been selected by the United Nations to host World Environment Day. The topic this year is “ Melting ice- a hot topic?” The Ministry of Environment has picked Tromsø to be the host city for a number of profiled events during three days,
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08/05/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Today’s restoration of devolution in Northern Ireland is a historic development and an important step towards peace in Northern Ireland, says Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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04/05/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway and the Netherlands are the two countries that provide the best development assistance for education, according to a report published by the world-wide lobbying network Global Campaign for Education.
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02/05/2007
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
Norway has been selected by the United Nations to host World Environment Day, 5 June. This year's theme is literally a hot topic: the impacts of global warming on earth's ice and snow covered regions. Environment Minister Helen Bjørnøy has
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29/04/2007
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
1 May 2007 will stand as a milestone in combating illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the North-East Atlantic. That is the day the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) introduces the new port-state control regime.
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27/04/2007
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today received the US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice. Stoltenberg underlined his appreciation of the strong and long-standing ties of friendship between Norway and the US, bilaterally and in NATO. The UN, the
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27/04/2007
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
The Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) has given its consent for Norwegian participation in the EU-programme ”PROGRESS”.
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26/04/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Icelandic Foreign Minister Valgerður Sverrisdóttir signed a Memorandum of Understanding on closer security policy cooperation between Iceland and Norway on Thursday.
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26/04/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will meet Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, at 11:00 on Friday 27 April. The topics they will discuss include the Government’s High North Strategy, a possible cooperation zone in the north, as well as energy
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26/04/2007
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs invite to a seminar in Forum for fred og forsoning Thursday 3 May 2007 13.00 to 15.00. The seminar takes place at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 7. juni-plassen/Victoria Terrasse.
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25/04/2007
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
At an open meeting at UN Headquarters in New York on 23 April Ambassador Mona Juul warmly welcomed the General Assembly’s adoption last December of a resolution taking the first step towards a legally binding Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).
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25/04/2007
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre will have a meeting with Icelandic Foreign Minister Valgerður Sverrisdóttir on Thursday 26 April at 13:00 to sign a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of security and defence between Norway and
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20/04/2007
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
- Based on hearings in the Norwegian Parliament where several players have presented new proposals on how the submarine could be raised, more time is needed in order to consider the alternatives for raising the submarine wreck, says Helga Pedersen,
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20/04/2007
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Today the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate launches "Facts 2007 - The Norwegian petroleum sector". The publication provides a general overview of all relevant information regarding the Norwegian continental