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20/04/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Special Envoy to the
peace process in Sri Lanka, Mr. Jon Hanssen-Bauer, is still in Sri
Lanka to continue the dialogue with the Government of Sri Lanka and
the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in regard to a meeting
in
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18/04/2006
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 48-06 Date: 2006.18.04 Mahmoud Abbas to visit Norway Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Norway on 26 April, at the invitation of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. Mr. Abbas will have political talks with i.a. the Prime
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15/04/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Only the parties, the Government
of Sri Lanka and the LTTE, can stabilise the security situation and
secure the talks in Geneva, says Norwegian Minister of
International Development Mr Erik Solheim". (15.04.06)
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11/04/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The media report heavy loss of life
in a new Claymore mine attack 11 April. This is the third such
attack in the last three days in which people have been killed or
seriously injured. (12.04.06)
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10/04/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
City Auditor of the city of Oslo
Frits Arne Eriksen has been appointed as Director of the Office of
Internal Oversight Services of the International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA), which is a UN agency. (12.04.06)
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10/04/2006
Press release
Ministry of Children and Equality
A new instructional guide has been published for social service professionals who work with young people at risk for selling or trading sexual activity. This guide is the only resource of its kind in the world. While previous publications have
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05/04/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Minister will have talks with
President Rajapakse, and they are going to discuss the assurances
given in Geneva by the parties, the Government of Sri Lanka and the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, on the implementation of the
Ceasefire
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03/04/2006
News story
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The Executive Director of UN Habitat, Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, had
last week talks with representatives of the Norwegian Government on
an official visit to Norway.
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03/04/2006
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Press release No.: 40/06E Date: 03.04.2006 Contact: Sissel Edvardsen, 22 24 61 09 Norm prices for Norwegian crude oil 4th quarter 2005 The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set normprices for Norwegian crude oil lifted in the 4th quarter of 2005. The
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31/03/2006
Press release
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
"The transitional arrangements have worked as intended thus far. They help to ensure ordered conditions
for workers, and do not prevent access to needed workers from the new Member States,” said Labour and Social Inclusion Minister Bjarne Håkon
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31/03/2006
News story
Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion
The report first describes the
development in Norway and other European countries. In relation to
Norway, it describes access to labour, the provision of services,
the conditions for the unemployed and social security arrangements.
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31/03/2006
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
The Government will establish a new
and more coordinated system for monitoring the marine ecosystems in
the north. This initiative is a part of the Integrated Management
Plan for the Barents Sea and the sea areas off Lofoten, which calls
for
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31/03/2006
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Today the Government of Norway
released its integrated management plan for the Barents Sea and the
ocean areas off the Lofoten Islands.
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31/03/2006
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
In the Integrated Management Plan
for the Barents Sea, the Government has decided that it will set up
a forum for cooperation on risks to the environment in relation to
acute pollution in this maritime domain. The government thereby
wishes to
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31/03/2006
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
The government will improve the
monitoring of ecosystems and foreign matter in the marine
environment. In the Integrated Management Plan for the Barents Sea,
the government proposes setting up an advisory group to coordinate
the monitoring of
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31/03/2006
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
17 companies will receive
offers to participate in 13 new production licenses. The companies
will be offered participation in a total of 33 blocks or parts of
blocks. (31.03.06)
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30/03/2006
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens
Stoltenberg will 5-6 April head the first meeing of the UN
high-level panel to propose measures to enhance UN work in the
poorest countries. The panel meeting will take place in New York.
The Prime Minister and some
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29/03/2006
Press release
Ministry of the Environment
Minister of Environment Helen
Bjørnøy congratulates the Argentinean environment and human rights
advocate Romina Picolotti with the Sophie Prize 2006. The Sophie
Foundation announced the award om 29 March, in recognition of her
efforts to link
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28/03/2006
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
International Development Minister
Erik Solheim is to meet Mr Anton Balasingham, chief negotiator of
the Tamil Tigers (LTTE), in London on 29 March for talks on the Sri
Lanka peace process.
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28/03/2006
Press release
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
A new comprehensive risk assessment
of the health effects of eating fish and seafood concludes that it
is safe and healthy to eat fish four times a week or more. The
general advice about a balanced diet also applies to fish; one
should vary