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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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‘It is very good news that the Colombian Government and the guerrilla group ELN have now set a date for starting formal negotiations. It will not be possible to reach a comprehensive peace settlement in Colombia unless the ELN are also on board,’
The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research (NIKU) invites to a conference dedicated to combat the looting of Syria’s cultural heritage. The conference will be held in Sofia on 16
‘Several hundred thousand Afghans who have been refugees in Pakistan are now returning home. This has created a vast need for humanitarian aid. Norway is therefore increasing its humanitarian support to Afghanistan by NOK 64 million,’ Foreign
‘It was with great sorrow that I received news of the death of former President Shimon Peres. We have lost a great statesman and a courageous politician who never relinquished his vision of peace in the Middle East. Mr Peres maintained his
Keynote speakers will be Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy and Tord Lien, Norwegian Minister for Petroleum and Energy.
Norway's ratification of the 1996 Hague Convention will strengthen co-operation with other states in cross-border parental disputes and child welfare cases. The Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs is designated as Central
'The recommendations concerning reform of UN peacekeeping operations that were submitted to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today give us a unique opportunity to strengthen UN peacekeeping. The world needs a UN that has the capacity to prevent and
‘The renewed fighting in Ukraine gives cause for grave concern,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
The Ministry of Finance has today decided that DNB ASA, Nordea Bank Norge ASA and Kommunalbanken AS shall still be designated as systemically important in Norway, in accordance with advice from the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (
Secretary of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, mr. Jan-Erik Støstad, held the speech "Building the bridge safely" at the oil conference ONS 2006 in Stavanger. Mr. Støstad also presented a new HSE award, The PSA Award, to
The Lebanese authorities have requested the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to survey the environmental damage caused by the hostilities in Lebanon. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allocated NOK 5 million (about USD 760 000) for
- Norway is not increasing its military contribution to ISAF with special forces at the present time. Norway will however increase project-related assistance to Afghanistan, and seek to ensure that some of the funds are used to achieve rapid,
Denmark, Iceland, Faroe Islands and Norway signed an Agreement in New York 20 September on the delimitation of the continental shelf in the Norwegian Sea. (21.09.06)
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to inform that Major General Lars Johan Sølvberg has been appointed as Acting Head of Mission for Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM). (21.08.06)
(04.11.03) Since January 2002 Norway has been involved in two operations in Afghanistan and the surrounding areas.