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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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  • Sri Lanka’s president asks Norway to resume its role in the peace process

    23/04/2004 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    Press release No.: 71/2004 Date: 23 April 2004 Sri Lanka’s president asks Norway to resume its role in the peace process Sri Lanka’s president, Chandrika Kumaratunga, phoned Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik yesterday evening to request that

  • Acting political advisor in Ministry of Social Affairs

    21/04/2004 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    Press release No.: 70/2004 Date: 21 April 2004 Acting political advisor in Ministry of Social Affairs The Office of the Prime Minister has from 21 April 2004 appointed Ms. Kristin Holm (29), political advisor, Oslo, as acting political advisor in

  • Norway expresses reservation on OECD decision on development assistance and climate measures

    21/04/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    In the further work on this issue in the OECD, Norway will advocate the establishment of a system where each donor country must document that its CDM investments in developing countries will not result in a diversion of ODA. (21.04.04)

  • Sellafield discharge issue solved

    21/04/2004 Press release Ministry of the Environment

    British authorities today gave permission for the introduction of a new cleansing method that will reduce the discharge of Technetium 99 from the Sellafield nuclear plant by over 90 per cent. The new method will be introduced with immediate

  • Sellafield discharge issue solved

    21/04/2004 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    British authorities today gave permission for the introduction of a new cleansing method that will reduce the discharge of Technetium 99 from the Sellafield nuclear plant by over 90 per cent. The new method will be introduced with immediate

  • Launching of the Global Development Finance Report 2004

    20/04/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Annual Global Development Finance Report for 2004 (GDF 2004) will be launched in Oslo on Tuesday 20 April. (20.04.04)

  • Foreign Minister Petersen strongly condemns the killing of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi

    19/04/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The fact that Israel carries out such extrajudicial killings is cause for grave concern. This will merely contribute to raising the level of violence in the Middle East, said Mr Petersen. (20.04.04)

  • Norway tops development assistance ranking list

    15/04/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    According to OECD figures Norway currently ranks first in the world in terms of the percentage of gross national income (GNI) to development assistance, 0,92 per cent of GNI in 2003. (16.04.04)

  • New political advisors

    13/04/2004 Press release The Office of the Prime Minister

    Press release No.: 63/2004 Date: 13 April 2004 New political advisors The Office of the Prime Minister has from 13 April 2004 appointed Mr. Bernt Jørgen Stray (27), junior barrister, Oslo, as political advisor in the Ministry of Trade and Industry,

  • Børge Brende calls for sustained action

    13/04/2004 News story Ministry of the Environment

    Norway's minister of the environment, Børge Brende, chair of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development since May 2003, is determined to make sure that commitments made at Johannesburg and at other meetings are not mere souvenirs. See OECD

  • Ceasefire in Darfur

    09/04/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Norway is very pleased about the agreement on a ceasefire in Darfur, western Sudan, which was signed in Chad on 8 April, said State Secretary Vidar Helgesen. (14.04.04)

  • Norm prices for Norwegian crude oil 4th quarter 2003

    05/04/2004 Press release Ministry of Petroleum and Energy

    The Petroleum Price Board (PPB) has set normprices for Norwegian crude oil. (05.04.04)

  • Foreign Minister Petersen welcomes Cyprus peace plan

    02/04/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    "The peace plan is a unique opportunity that I hope the Cypriots will seize", said the Foreign Minister. (05.04.04)

  • Norwegian support for new NATO countries

    02/04/2004 News story Ministry of Defence

    (02.04.04) Today NATO’s Headquarters in Brussels will mark the expansion of the Alliance with the accession this week of 7 new member countries. The Norwegian Armed Forces have played an active role in this process through a comprehensive

  • 450 MHz Auction

    01/04/2004 Press release Ministry of Transport and Communications

    The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Norwegian Post- and Telecommunications Authority (NPT) invites interested parties to participate in the auction of one technology neutral spectrum license in the 450 MHz band in Norway.(

  • Norwegian takes charge of the OSCE mission in Almaty, Kazakhstan

    01/04/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy has as OSCE Chairman-in-Office appointed Ivar Kristian Vikki as the new head of the OSCE mission in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (05.04.04)

  • Foreign Minister Jan Petersen visits the Norwegian forces in Iraq

    30/03/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    Photo: John Hultgren, Aftenposten.The Foreign Minister visited the Norwegian forces in Basra 30. March to gain an even better insight into the situation in the Norwegian area of responsibility and the conditions under which they are working. (

  • Sanitation target threatens global goals

    29/03/2004 News story Ministry of the Environment

    The global target of halving the proportion of people without access to basic sanitation by 2015 is currently out of reach for many countries, said Børge Brende, Chair of the 12th Session of the UN Commission for Sustainable Development (UNCSD),

  • The Government agrees on debt cancellation for Gambia

    26/03/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Government agreed today to cancel NOK 69 million of Gambia’s debt to Norway. (26.03.04)

  • The Government decides to grant partial debt relief to Côte d’Ivoire

    26/03/2004 Press release Ministry of Foreign Affairs

    The Government agreed today to cancel NOK 143 million of Côte d’Ivoire’s debt to Norway. (26.03.04)

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