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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 United States is our key partner in defence materiel cooperation. We want to target our efforts to enhance this excellent cooperation in the years to come, Minister of Defence Grete Faremo announced on 8 December at the opening of the
- Our industrial strategy is effective. In recent years Norwegian companies have succeeded in a number of foreign markets. This is primarily a result of the excellent technology and marketing efforts of the companies, said Defence Minister Grete
“In order to maintain an effective operational defence we have to work closely together with our European neighbours,” says defence minister Grete Faremo.
Thursday, 28th October 2010. Key Note Address Mr Roger Ingebrigtsen State Secretary, Norwegian Ministry of Defence.
Speech for the Atlantic Council, Washington DC, 28 October 2010 by Grete Faremo, Minister of Defence, Norway.
- At the NATO Ministerial Council meeting earlier this month I called for including 1325 in NATO’s concept of operation. We obviously have a job to do, to make the military men take this seriously, said Minister of Defence, Grete Faremo.
- This is Norway’s experience - and our conviction. Norway and the Nordic countries would not be as prosperous, nor as stable as we are today, without the full participation of women, said Minister of Defence Grete Faremo at the United Nations
The Government proposes continuing investment in the Armed Forces in 2011 - with a defence budget of NOK 39,249 million. Increased activity, new materiel and security in the High North will be given priority.
- The financial crisis [...] will affect the assumptions on which NATO’s new Strategic Concept is being based, says Minister of Defence Grete Faremo.
Speech by defence minister Grete Faremo at the Heads of Station meeting held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday 24 August 2010.
- In a broader perspective, the focus of our work must always be on the consequences felt on the ground, says Minister of Defence Grete Faremo.
Minister of Defence Grete Faremo: - At about 20-25 % of the total defence budget, we have one of the highest materiel investment rates in NATO.
On 7 September 2010 the Norwegian Ministry of Defence entered into an agreement with the Polish Ministry of Defence concerning increased cooperation on defence equipment.
“This is a big and important day for Norway as a coastal nation. We have much to defend, and with HNoMS Storm and the Skjold Class we are better equipped than ever before,” says State Secretary Roger Ingebrigtsen who was attending the naming
Defence Minister Grete Faremo was visited yesterday by her Danish colleague, Defence Minister Gitte Lillelund Bech. Subjects discussed included developments and cooperation in Afghanistan and the aftercare of returning veterans.
Madrid, 7 September 2010: Signing address by the Norwegian Minister of Defence, Grete Faremo.
On Friday the 16th of July at 2 p.m., the State Secretary for the Norwegian Ministry of Defence, Roger Ingebrigtsen, pushed the button to destroy Norway’s last batch of cluster munitions.
State Secretary (Labour Party).
Today, we are honouring freedom, said MOD State Secretary Espen Barth Eide during his speech at the 70th Anniversary of the Allied Victory in the Battles of Narvik.
16 Ministers of Defence with armed forces in the North of Afghanistan met in Berlin on May 11, 2010 to discuss the transfer of security to Afghan Security Forces. Emphasis was put on the international community's continued engagement in Afghanistan.