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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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 Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe member countries undertook today to adopt definite measures to combat domestic violence and break the silence surrounding it.
Ministry of Children and Equality Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion Contact: Ministry of Children and Equality, communications office: +47 97 77 36 34 Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion, media and communications: +47 22 24 51 04 The
- The Government gives priority to peace and to children. This is an unprecedented global effort to help children affected by war, and it has our full backing, said Minister of International Development Erik Solheim. (13.09.06)
All parties with which the OSCE met during their visit to Norway in June this year express strong confidence in the administrative conduct of the elections. The OSCE’s report from their visit has now been published. They wish to send a group of
State Secretary Anne Stenhammer is travelling to Singapore from 15 to 19 September to participate in the annual meeting of the World Bank and the meeting of the Development Committee. Norway have submitted a protest against the ban of many
Norway has now submitted documentation on the extent of the continental shelf off Bouvet Island and Dronning Maud Land to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, which is based in New York.
This prestigious prize has previously been awarded to active human rights campaigners such as Rebiya Kadeer, Aung San Suu Kui and Shirin Ebadi. - I am delighted at the committee’s decision to award this year’s prize to Thic Quang Do, Foreign
- The armed forces must step down to allow the return of the democratically elected government. I hope the situation will be resolved peacefully, and that the country returns to democratic order as soon as possible, said Mr Støre. (20.09.06)
Norway strongly condemns the eviction of Palestinian families from their homes in the Sheikh Jarrah district in East Jerusalem on 2 August.
The Sri Lanka-parties will meet in Geneva on 28-29 October for direct consultations in order to explore the opportunities for further peace talks. (26.10.06)
- The Norwegian Government would like to see a political solution to the conflict, so that the hard-hit civilian population in the region does not suffer any further, says State Secretary Raymond Johansen. (25.10.06)
On Tuesday, the Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre, talked again to the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Fassi Fihri, and pointed out Norway’s duty to protect two Norwegian minors in fear of their lives. Mr
The Sri Lanka-parties will meet in Geneva on 28-29 October for direct consultations in order to explore the opportunities for further peace talks. (24.10.06)
“Today’s conviction of opposition politician and Nobel Peace Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi is unacceptable. This is a political judgment and an attempt on the part of the regime to prevent her from taking part in the forthcoming elections,” said
- Scotland and Norway have signed a Memorandum of Undersanding (MoU) on aquaculture today. - We can learn from each other, and develop our industries even further, says the Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs Helga Pedersen.
Norway is increasing its funding to Sudan in response to the UN’s new appeal by NOK 30 million. This money will be used to purchase emergency relief supplies. Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre commented, “Sudan is one of Norway’s highest
- Companies must dare to engage their critics to contribute to development, environmental protection and human rights, said the Minister of Environment and Development Erik Solheim in a panel debate October 2011.
The Ministry of Finance yesterday announced an extension of a special transitional rule for Eksportfinans ASA by one year. - The Ministry of Finance is working together with the Ministry of Trade and Industry to ensure a continued good export
The Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development has invited the OSCE to observe pilot electronic voting during the municipal and county council elections this autumn when voters in 10 municipalities will be given an opportunity to vote via
Norway is concerned about the tense situation that has arisen in Haiti following the announcement of the election results on 7 December.