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06/12/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In his key note address about global health challenges and foreign policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Boston, Foreign Minister Støre said: ”My conviction is that we need to build a far greater awareness of the interconnectedness of health
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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01/12/2010
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Changes are taking place in the Arctic. We have a responsibility to make sure that the Arctic remains a peaceful region and to conduct our activities in a safe and environmentally sound way to ensure sustainable development in the region, State
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Former State Secretary Erik Lahnstein
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21/01/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Finance
Sustainability is a precondition for all the work of the Government. In Norway, the Ministry of Finance is responsible for sustainable development. This is to make sure that the principles of sustainability is built into all policy areas.
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Former State Secretary Roger Schjerva
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27/09/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norwegian State Secretary Espen Barth Eide presented Norway's statement during the General Debate of the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly. He touched on many of the challenges facing the world today, like poverty and inequality, but also
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Former State Secretary Espen Barth Eide
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03/10/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
We believe that the ten Nansen Principles, extending succinctly from the summary provided by the very able chairperson of the conference, represent an important contribution to responding better to climate change and displacement, the Ministers
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
, Former Minister of the Environment and International Development Erik Solheim
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09/11/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Dear seminar participants, and speakers, it is a great pleasure to welcome you all to Oslo and this seminar, the title of which is “Rules for Conduct and Ombudsman for the Groceries Market.” It is timely and topical in relation to the agenda in
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Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk (Cent)
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06/11/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The support the Rafto Prize gives is an investment in the rule of law and democracy, writes Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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30/11/2011
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Why did thousands of Norwegians leave their country 100 years ago when there were oil and gas under the seabed, opportunities for fish farming in the fjords, and promising marine bio prospecting activities? The answer is obvious today: They did not
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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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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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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19/03/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
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State Secretary Liv Monica Bargem Stubholt
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03/04/2009
Speech/statement
Ministry of Defence
Some might argue that NATO must choose between remaining an organisation for collective defence and becoming a crisis management organisation with global reach, but in my view this is more a question of achieving the right balance between the
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Former minister of Defence Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen
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06/10/2006
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre Magazinet’s rights and responsibilities Published in Aftenposten, 6 October 2006 Threatened by Islamists Vebjørn K. Selbekk, the editor of Magazinet, has stated in an article published in Aftenposten on 3
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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04/02/1998
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
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09/12/1998
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
Mr. President, Ministers, Your Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, When you visited Norway earlier this year, Mr. President, you spoke of your homeland and invited us to come and see for ourselves. This was a very welcome invitation which we have
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Former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik
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04/12/1998
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen! Leading experts on global food supply are worried about the future. In less than three decades, in the year 2025, the estimated world population will be eight billion people. We know the problems we have in
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Former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik
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16/09/1998
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
Your Majesty, Mr. President and Mrs. Kivrikoglu, Mr. Chairman and Mrs. Naumann, Honoured Guests, Prime Minister Clemenceau of France is supposed to have said that: ”war is a too serious matter to be left to the generals”. In this gathering of
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Former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik
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22/02/1999
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
Check against delivery Ladies and Gentlemen, When tonight we look up on the sky above Jerusalem, our eyes will receive the light from stars which ceased to exist many centuries ago. And like the stars, we humans also receive the light from people
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Former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik
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26/04/2004
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
Your Majesties, Mr. Secretary General, Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure and an honour to welcome you, Mr. Secretary General, to Norway. And it is a particular pleasure that Their Majesties The King and Queen are with
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Former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik
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22/04/1999
Speech/statement
The Office of the Prime Minister
Your Excellencies, The United Nations is much more than an organisation. The United Nations is a symbol of our aspirations, ideals, and hopes for a better future. It is therefore with great pleasure and pride that I salute you here today. As
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Former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik