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26/11/2004
News story
Ministry of Defence
(18 November 2004) The Government
wishes to offer a contingent of up to 150 soldiers to participate
in a Swedish led rapid reaction force which is to be made available
to the EU from 2008. It is, however, a clear precondition for
Norway’s
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26/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The new press spokesperson has a
graduate degree (cand. polit.) in political science from the
University of Oslo, and she has worked the last two years as an
adviser at the Foreign Minister’s secretariat. (29.11)
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26/11/2004
News story
Ministry of Defence
(18 November 2004)
In response to a request
from NATO, Norway is offering four F-16 fighter aircraft as a
contribution to NATO’s policing of the airspace in the Baltic area.
Since the three Baltic countries became members of the Alliance in
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26/11/2004
News story
Ministry of Defence
(12 November 2004) The Norwegian
Ministry of Defence has today approved the Coast Guard’s plans for
the building of five new vessels for service with the Inshore Coast
Guard. These new vessels will replace the oldest of the Inshore
Coast Guard
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24/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jan Petersen is
attending the Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Iceland
on 24 November. The most important item on the agenda is a
discussion of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. (25.11)
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19/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Finance
Mandate for the government petroleum fund’s advisory council on ethics The Ministry of Finance presented ethical guidelines for the Government Petroleum Fund in the Revised National Budget for 2004. The Storting endorsed the guidelines in Budget
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19/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Finance
- The coming ageing of the
population requires comprehensive efforts to ensure growth and
welfare in Norway, says Minister of Finance, Mr. Per-Kristian Foss.
(19.11.04)
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19/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Petroleum Fund’s Advisory
Council on Ethics was established today by Royal Decree.
(19.11.2004)
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18/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of International
Development Hilde F. Johnson is attending the UN Security Council
meeting in Nairobi on 18-19 November. The meeting is being held to
discuss the situation in Sudan. The Minister has been specially
invited to present a
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16/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Over a five-year period, EUR 22.7
million will be made available for projects in Estonia. State
Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Traavik will sign the
agreement on behalf of the Norwegian government. (17.11)
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15/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Over a five-year period, EUR 34
million will be made available for projects in Latvia. State
Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Traavik will sign the
agreement on behalf of the Norwegian government at the seminar held
to launch the mechanism
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15/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- MINUGUA, the United Nations Verification
Mission in Guatemala, will conclude its operations in December. One
of the UN’s most successful peace-building missions has now come to
an end after 10 years, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan
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15/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Foreign Minister will among
other things have talks with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and
Foreign Minister Seyom Mesfin with a focus on the peace process
between Ethiopia and Eritrea and other regional issues. (16.11)
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11/11/2004
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 192/2004 Date: 11 November 2004 Norwegian Prime Minister offers condolences on Arafat In a phone conversation with Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qureia today, Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik offered his
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11/11/2004
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 191/2004 Date: 11 November 2004 ”Leading Palestinian symbol passes”, Norway’s PM says “For more than four decades Mr. Arafat has been the prime symbol of the Palestinian struggle for a separate state. He was also known as Abu
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11/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- I was greatly saddened by the
news of President Yasser Arafat’s death. Our thoughts and deepest
sympathy go today to the Palestinian people and to President
Arafat’s family and close friends, said Foreign Minister Jan
Petersen. (12.11)
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09/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Press release No.: 137/04 Date: 09.11.2004 Norway concludes its chairmanship of the Council of Europe on 10 November State Secretary Kim Traavik will on that occasion participate in the meeting of the Committee of Ministers in Strasbourg on 10
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05/11/2004
Press release
Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Finance presents
today a proposition to Stortinget (the Parliament) concerning
authorisations for central government borrowing in 2005.
(05.11.2004)
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03/11/2004
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Press Guidance (03.11)
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03/11/2004
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
The Environmental Impact of Agriculture and Energy Use - Genomics and Biomass / Bioenergy Co-hosted by: The Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture, The University of Minnesota, The Research Council of Norway, The Agricultural University of Norway (NLH),