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03/10/2003
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The key objective of the Barents
co-operation is to promote sustainable development in all senses of
the term, the Norwegian chairmanship programme of the Barents
Euro-Arctic Council announced today. (03.10.03)
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03/10/2003
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 132/2003 Date: 3 October 2003 Change of state secretary in Ministry of Children and Family Affairs In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Hans Olav Syversen (36), city councillor, Oslo, as state
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03/10/2003
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
Norwegian and UK Energy
Ministers, Einar Steensnæs and Stephen Timms today agreed on the
key principles for regulating a wide range of potential cross
boundary oil and gas projects, including pipelines. (02.10.03)
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02/10/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
For the next two years Foreign
Minister Jan Petersen will head the co-operation in the Barents
Euro-Arctic Council. The changeover is taking place at the foreign
ministers’ meeting in Umeå, in Sweden, on 2 and 3 October.
(02.10.03)
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01/10/2003
Press release
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
The authorities have received
applications from 16 oil companies for the Awards in Predefined
Areas (APA) 2003 on the Norwegian continental shelf. (01.10.03)
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30/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Foreign Minister emphasised
among other that the time has now come to focus on economic and
political reconstruction that will benefit the people of Iraq.
(01.10.03)
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29/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The government has decided to
repeal the Regulations of 10 April 1992 No. 213 relating to
sanctions against Libya. (29.09.03)
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26/09/2003
News story
Ministry of Defence
(26.09.03) The annual
Open Up seminar takes place in Prague, 30
th> and 31
st> September. Open Up is an initiative by the
Norwegian Ministry of Defence, and this year’s seminar is arranged
in cooperation with the Czech Ministry of Defence.
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25/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian tourists and
businesspeople will continue to be able to travel to the USA with
hand-written passports without a visa until 26 October 2004.
(25.09.03)
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25/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of International
Development Hilde F. Johnson congratulated the parties to the peace
negotiations for Sudan yesterday after they managed to agree on
security issues in connection with a peace agreement.
(25.09.03)
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25/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"I am convinced that the Optional
Protocol will help to prevent torture in all parts of the world,
and call upon other states to consider signing the Protocol as soon
as possible," says the Foreign Minister. (25.09.03)
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23/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
We are very pleased with the choice
and are looking forward to co-operating closely with him, said
Foreign Minister Jan Petersen. (23.09.03)
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23/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
This was stressed when the
ministers met in Dubai on 21 September in connection with the
annual meetings of the World Bank and the IMF. (23.09.03)
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17/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Press release No.: 156/03 Date: 17.09.2003 New honorary consulates opened and new appointments An honorary consulate general has been opened in Miami, Florida, USA. Mr Trond Jensen has been appointed honorary consul general and Mr Leif Erik Griffin
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17/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The Minister of Local Government
and Regional Development, Erna Solberg, has instructed the
Directorate of Immigration (UDI) and the Immigration Appeals Board
(UNE) to suspend the processing of applications from Somali asylum
seekers.
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16/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government decided on Thursday
11.09.03 to carry out a major reform of the administration of
Norwegian development policy. (16.09.03)
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12/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- President Arafat is the elected
leader of the Palestinians, and cannot be removed on the basis of a
decision made by the Israeli cabinet, says the Minister.
(15.09.03)
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12/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Anna Lindh’s death is a great loss,
not only for her family, colleagues and friends but also for Sweden
and the international community, says Foreign Minister Jan
Petersen. (12.09.03)
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10/09/2003
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
Press release No.: 124/2003 Date: 10 September 2003 Norway’s Prime Minister to head New York conference on roots of terrorism ”The terrorism attacks of 11 September 2001 shook the entire world. Now – two years after – I will gather heads of state
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10/09/2003
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of International
Development Hilde F. Johnson has decided to earmark an additional
NOK 25 million (approximately USD 3.4 million) to those affected by
the drought in the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia and Eritrea). The total
contribution to