Historical archive

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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.

Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.

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  • Foreign Minister Jan Petersen condemns suicide bombings in Beersheba

    31/08/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    “We are deeply grieved by the news of the suicide bombings in Beersheba, and strongly condemn such actions,” said Foreign Minister Jan Petersen in comments to the press on the two suicide bombings that took place in the southern Israeli city on

  • Representatives of political parties and civil society in Haiti hold meetings in Norway

    30/08/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The signing of a joint declaration of intent is a step on the way towards democracy. Now all the parties will have to follow up the declaration back in Haiti, said State Secretary, Deputy Foreign Minister Vidar Helgesen. (31.08)

  • Norway gives a further NOK 12 million to flood victims in Bangladesh

    27/08/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of International Development has responded to the UN’s appeal for assistance to flood victims in Bangladesh by allocating NOK 6.5 million to UN emergency relief efforts and NOK 5.5 million to projects run by Médicins sans Frontières and

  • Gry Tina Tinde appointed Special Adviser to UNHCR on Gender Issues

    26/08/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The position is intended to strengthen UNHCR’s engagement in gender issues, both in relation to refugees and within the organisation. (31.08)

  • State Secretary of Defence in the Slovak Ministry of Defence visits Norway

    25/08/2004 News story Ministry of Defence

    (24.08.04) State Secretary Martin Fedor from the Slovak Ministry of Defence and Robert Kalinak, Chairman of the Slovak Defence and Security Committee, are visiting Norway during the period 23-25 August 2004.

  • Greater emphasis on peacebuilding in development policy

    25/08/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Minister of International Development Hilde F. Johnson has launched a strategic framework for what development policy can do to promote peace, in Oslo 25 august. If Norway is to fight poverty effectively, the Norwegian authorities must also

  • Norway supports NATO contribution to Iraq

    23/08/2004 News story Ministry of Defence

    (20 August 2004) Norway will contribute to the realisation of the decision taken at the NATO Summit in June to offer assistance with the training of Iraq’s security forces. NATO is now planning on the basis that the Joint Warfare Centre (JWC) in

  • Norway contributes NOK 10 million to African Union efforts in Darfur

    17/08/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The situation in Darfur is still critical. It is vital that the UN Security Council keeps up the pressure on the parties, particularly the government in Khartoum, to halt the violence, ensure the effective protection of the civilian population

  • Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse met with Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik in Athens 14 August 2004

    14/08/2004 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    Pressemelding Nr.: 127/2004 Dato: 14 August 2004 Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse met with Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik in Athens 14 August 2004 They had a constructive discussion covering issues such as the political

  • Norway supports Right to Play

    14/08/2004 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    Press release No.: 126/2004 Date: 14 August 2004 Norway supports Right to Play Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne today took part in a conference held in Athens by the organisation Right to Play. The Prime Minister, who spoke on harnessing the

  • Change of political advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture

    13/08/2004 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    Press release No.: 125/2004 Date: 12 August 2004 Change of political advisor in the Ministry of Agriculture The Office of the Prime Minister has from 16 August 2004 appointed Ms. Maren Hersleth Holsen (28), landscape architect, Oslo, as political

  • NOK 10 million to flood victims in South Asia

    09/08/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway has allocated emergency relief to the three most seriously affected countries: Bangladesh, India and Nepal. The money has been channelled through the Norwegian Red Cross, Norwegian Church Aid and the World Food Programme, and is being

  • Political parties and civil society in Haiti meet in Norway in August

    23/07/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is facilitating a new meeting 23-30 August in the process of national dialogue on peaceful development and democratic governance in Haiti, and the meeting will be attended by key representatives of the Haitian political parties and civil

  • Foreign Minister Jan Petersen to have talks with the Dutch EU Presidency in The Hague on 19 July

    16/07/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The meeting with the Dutch foreign minister Bernard R. Bot is part of the regular political consultations between the Norwegian Government and the EU Presidency. (19.07)

  • Council of Europe decides Third Summit for May 2005

    09/07/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Member countries of the Council of Europe today agreed to hold a Summit of Heads of State and Government on 16 and 17 May 2005 in Warsaw, at the invitation of the Polish government (09.07)

  • The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy sells shares in Statoil ASA

    07/07/2004 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy yesterday placed 100 million shares in Statoil ASA through an off-exchange underwritten block sale after the close of the Oslo Stock Exchange. (07.07.04)

  • Norwegian Government to give further humanitarian assistance in connection with the Darfur crisis

    02/07/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Minister of Foreign Affairs announced today that Norway will give an additional NOK 11 million in humanitarian assistance to Darfur in western Sudan and to refugees from Darfur in Chad, to be channelled through the Norwegian Red Cross (05.07)

  • Norway’s Centennial Anniversary 1905-2005

    30/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Programme abroad & 100 th> anniversary of the Foreign Service (30.06)

  • International Criminal Court opens its first investigation

    30/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    In the light of the atrocities that have been committed in the DRC, I am very pleased that the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has decided that there are grounds for opening an investigation, said Foreign Minister Jan

  • Extension of the Grey Zone Agreement

    28/06/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The essence of this agreement is that in the area in question (known as the “grey zone”), both countries are to refrain from conducting inspections or from exercising any form of control over the other country’s fishing vessels (28.06)

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