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29/11/2006News storyMinistry of Culture and Church Affairs
The State-Church Committee was appointed by Royal Decree on 14 March 2003. The committee consisted of a wide range of representatives from all the political parties in the Norwegian parliament, church bodies, the Sami population, the Norwegian
The Minister of Culture and Church Affairs is responsible for cultural policy, film and the media, the voluntary sector, the Church of Norway, and the financial support of other religious and secular communities. Minister of Culture and Church
22/06/2006Press releaseMinistry of Culture and Church Affairs
In a proposition submitted last
Friday, the Government requested the consent of Stortinget (The
Norwegian Parliament) to ratify the recently adopted UNESCO
Convention on Cultural Diversity.(22.06.2006)