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06/11/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"Norway is ready to assume its share of the common international responsibility, and will focus particularly on energy, health, education and gender equality, as key building blocks for the post-2015 framework", said state secratry Hans Brattskar in
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02/11/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"I know you work under extremely difficult circumstances, and that the promises of what became known as “The Arab Spring” have not been fulfilled. I admire your courage and efforts", said State Secretary Hans Brattskar in his opening address when
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01/11/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"I believe we can eradicate extreme poverty by 2030, and make sure that all children in Africa have the same basic opportunities as children in Norway. It is possible if we implement the right policies, if we are proactive, and if we work in line
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende
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29/10/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Statement by Mr Børge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway, Chair of Barents Euro-Arctic Council Ladies and gentlemen, thank you, Jens (Johan Hjort), for your kind words of welcome. And thank you all for valuable discussions last night. The
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende
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28/10/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Børge Brendes speech at the University of Tromsø on 28 October 2013.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende
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15/10/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Health and Care Services
On behalf of the Norwegian Minister of Health and Care Services, Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, I warmly welcome the initiative to Reduce Short Lived Climate Pollutants. There is an obvious health gain linked to putting Short Lived Climate Pollutants higher
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Former State Secretary Nina A. Tangnaes Grönvold
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03/10/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"In order for migration to be a positive component in our international development efforts, we will seek and strengthen our work to include migrant groups and make better use of their contextual knowledge and skills. We believe that this approach
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Former Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås
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30/09/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"In light of all the refugees in Syria itself and in the neighbouring countries, we must all do better, and now we should try to do so inspired by the new momentum created last week in New York", said Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Eide in his
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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27/09/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- I strongly support the idea of the Secretary-General to reconfigure this group into a partnership with Myanmar as a central member. This would be more aligned with the positive developments in Myanmar over the last years, said Minister of Foreign
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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26/09/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Hate speech constitutes a double threat: a threat to human dignity and individual security; and a threat to society as a whole. Hate speech discourages people from taking part in the public debate. It fuels intolerance. And in the most extreme
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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26/09/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"At the heart of this partnership, and the Somali Compact, lie the New Deal principles of Somali ownership. We expect both the Federal Government and its international partners to stand by the pledges given in Brussels, and we expect transparency,
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Former Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås
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25/09/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- (The) emergence of regional institutions as a feature of global governance is in fact good news for the United Nations. We need a UN that can be a catalyst that supports and encourages regional developments, and reinforces our common global and
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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25/09/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"The alternative to progress is not Status Quo, but the beginning of the end of the vision of the two state solution. But contrary to our fears, we are today meeting in an atmosphere of hope. I am encouraged by the decision of the parties to return
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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25/09/2013
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
UN General Assembly 2013.
By
Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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23/09/2013
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
UN General Assembly 2013.
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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23/09/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
State Secretary Hugo Bjørnstads speach - FHLs Second International Marine Ingredience Conference, Holmenkollen Park Hotell, Oslo 23. september 2013
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18/09/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- We are honoured and pleased to welcome you to this demonstration of selected Norwegian innovations for the UN and international humanitarian organisations, in collaboration with Innovation Norway, said Ambassador Steffen Kongstad in his opening
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Ambassador Steffen Kongstad
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17/09/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Defence
Opening speech by Minister of Defense Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen at the 2013 Army Summit, Akershus Fortress, Oslo, September 17th.
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Former Minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
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20/08/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen's Opening Presentation at the Innovation Norway Seminar.
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Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen
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13/08/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
Opening Address, Aqua Nor 2013, 13 August (Summary in English)
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Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Lisbeth Berg-Hansen