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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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The Government will allocate NOK 30.6 billion to defence in 2006. This means that the high level of the defence budget recommended by the Bondevik II administration will be maintained. Modernisation of the Armed Forces will continue and more
Norway is to send 3 to 4 F-16 aircraft to Afghanistan for a period of three months in spring 2006.
(26 August 2005) Read the press release from the Nordic-Baltic Defense Ministers meeting in Kongsvinger.
(19 July 2005) In Afghanistan, Norway will take over the role of lead nation for ISAF’s provincial reconstruction Team (PRT) in Meymaneh in September 2005. See also The Balkans, Iraq, Sudan, Etiopia/Eritrea, Middle East, Mediterranean and NATO
(17 June 2005) This strategic concept states, in the field of security and defence policies the political basis for the operational activities of the Norwegian Armed Forces. In doing so, it serves the role as strategic level political guidance.
(8 June 2005) US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Norwegian Minister of Defense Kristin Krohn Devold today met for a bilateral meeting in Stavanger, Norway. An important point on the agenda was the continued close cooperation on the
(Brussels 23 May 2005) The Defence Ministers from Norway, Sweden, Finland and Estonia have today signed an agreement on the establishment of a so-called Battle Group to be placed at the disposal of the EU. “Norwegian participation in this force
(10.05.05) (Meeting of Nordic Defence Ministers, Joensuu, Finland, 10 May 2005) Norway, Sweden and Finland have reached agreement to collaborate in the establishment of a so-called “battlegroup” to be placed at the disposal of the EU. The three
(3 March 2005) Defence Minister Kristin Krohn Devold declares that Norway is ready to agree to administrative arrangements between the European Defence Agency and the Ministry of Defence of The Kingdom of Norway, establishing a basis for
(10 January 2005) Defence Minister Kristin Krohn Devold's annual speech at Oslo Military Society. The Norwegian armed forces: Requirements and results, the human factor, the future, modernisation, priorities, transformation.
(7January 2005) Since 27 December 2004, Norway’s armed forces have provided considerable support for civil authorities in the aftermath of the tsunami catastrophe in Southeast Asia. More than 50 service personnel are now in Southeast Asia