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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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Mr Solheim will emphasise that the fight against HIV/AIDS can only be won if national leaders are open and unprejudiced in issues relating to sexuality and sexual orientation, violence against women and HIV infection among injection drug users.
The first stop for the Ibsen exhibition is the German city Dresden. (31.05.06)
The Norwegian Government is going to build a global vault for seeds on Svalbard. Seeds from the entire world will be put into frozen storage in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault so that crop diversity can be conserved for the future.
The Co-Chairs, who met in Tokyo, appealed to both parties in Sri Lanka to pull back from the current crisis. (30.05.06)
The Co-Chairs, who met in Tokyo Tuesday, call on both parties to take immediate steps to reverse the deteriorating situation and put the country back on the road to peace.
The Norwegian Government is going to build a global vault for seeds on Svalbard. Seeds from the entire world will be put into frozen storage in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault so that crop diversity can be conserved for the future.
- We consider the EU anti-dumping measures against Norwegian salmon to be in conflict with WTO rules and have requested an independent assessment by a WTO panel. I hope this will lead to the termination of the anti-dumping measures and to the
We most strongly urge the State Peace and Development Council to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi and the more one thousand political prisoners in Myanmar, said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. (30.05.06)
Minister of International Development Erik Solheim has decided to provide up to NOK 20 million to the relief efforts following the earthquake. The support will be channelled through the UN system, the Red Cross and NGOs. (29.05.06)
I am pleased that Iraq’s national assembly has approved a new government of national unity. The Iraqi people deserve a broad and inclusive government that can tackle all of the difficult challenges the country currently faces, said Minister of
Minister of International Development Erik Solheim and Special Envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer will among other things have talks with the Government of Sri Lanka and the Tamil Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). (26.05.06)
Prime Minister Stoltenberg sends his condolences to the WHO staff and to Dr Nordström, acting Director-General, on the death of Director-General Dr. Lee Jong-wook.
With the death of Lee Jong-wook, the world has lost a champion of health, development and poverty eradication, said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. (22.05.06)
European countries are worried about steadily sinking fertility rates. Norway is among the most fertile European countries, with a fertility rate of 1.84 children per woman.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs have summoned representatives from a number of embassies to refute the erroneous allegations some countries have made against Norway for its management of the Northeast Atlantic minke whale stocks. (18.05.06)
The Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs has decided to introduce an export quota for fish and fish products starting 1 June 2006. This export quota will limit the quantity of marine fish or fish products from recreational fishing that can
Defence Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen is today in Brussels to meet the so-called EU troika in connection with the EU meeting of Defence Ministers.
Major General Per Arne Five has been appointed Deputy Military Adviser in the Department for Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) at the UN headquarters in New York.
The Palestinian Minister for Refugee issues, Mr. Atef Ibrahim Adwan, met representatives of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Oslo on 13 May.
The estimates are based on data from the oil companies and evaluations made by the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate and the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. (12.05.06)