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31/03/2014
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I am pleased that China has today confirmed that it would like to participate in the negotiations on an international Trade in Services Agreement,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
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31/03/2014
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Nearly 150 different events to celebrate the bicentenary of the Norwegian Constitution will be held by our missions abroad in 2014.
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31/03/2014
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On Friday 28 March, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a draft resolution introduced by Norway, and extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders for a period of three years.
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28/03/2014
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
“I would like to congratulate Jens Stoltenberg on his appointment as Secretary General of NATO. In Jens Stoltenberg, NATO has found a strong, unifying Secretary General. Today, Jens Stoltenberg has been given an important task that carries a great
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28/03/2014
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to expand the list of persons targeted by restrictive measures for actions that undermine or threaten the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine. A further twelve persons have been
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28/03/2014
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
On Thursday, the Philippine Government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front signed a peace agreement that brings an end to the conflict on the second largest island in the Philippines, Mindanao. Tens of thousands of people have been killed and
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27/03/2014
Speech/statement
Barne- og likestillingsdepartementet
Dubrovnik, Kroatia
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26/03/2014
News story
Ministry of Education and Research
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2014 to Yakov G. Sinai (78) of Princeton University, USA, and the Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, "for his fundamental
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25/03/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“It is completely unacceptable that more than 500 people have been condemned to death in a summary trial. The court’s judgment is shocking, and the conduct of the trial gives cause for concern about the fundamental standards of the Egyptian legal
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25/03/2014
Press release
Ministry of Defence
Norway has decided to suspend all scheduled bilateral military activities with Russia until the end of May 2014.
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25/03/2014
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"Let me be quite clear about what we are now witnessing: for the first time since the Second World War, a European state has forcibly annexed part of a neighbouring country", said Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Børge Brende, in his address to the
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende
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25/03/2014
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"I hope this meeting will be able to explore how best to maintain the advances that have already been made and to continue to make progress both now and after 2015", said State Secretary Hans Brattskar in his address to the UNAids meeting.
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25/03/2014
Speech/statement
Ministry of Local Government and Modernisation
Indigenous peoples are not only impacted, they have valuable contributions in our common effort to meet the challenges caused by a changing climate, said Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Jan Tore Sanner in his opening statement.
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Former Minister of Local Government and Modernisation Jan Tore Sanner
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25/03/2014
Press release
The Office of the Prime Minister
At a meeting with Ukraine’s Acting Foreign Minister Andrii Deshchytsia during the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, Prime Minister Erna Solberg was able to offer Ukraine a long-term programme of safety cooperation with Sweden and Norway at the
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24/03/2014
News story
Ministry of Climate and Environment
Norway has created the political space needed to improve forest governance. This is one of the conclusions in a new evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI).
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24/03/2014
Speech/statement
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Executive Director Michel Sidibé Excellencies, Mr. Chairman/Madame Chair, Ladies and Gentlemen, Norway is an active partner in the global HIV response, - standing by the commitment made in the UN to secure Universal Access to HIV prevention,
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21/03/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Government has today adopted restrictive measures against individuals responsible for actions that undermine or threaten the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
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21/03/2014
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Signing by Director Tore Nepstad, Institute of Marine Research (Havforskningsinstituttet) and Director Alvaro Platero, Astilleros Gondan S.A. Shipbuilders Welcome to The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a very warm greeting from Foreign Minister,
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21/03/2014
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Political Director Wegger Chr. Strømmen was today appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He will take up his new post this summer.
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20/03/2014
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"The fight against air pollution and short lived climate pollutants in developing countries is a priority area for Norway. We want to see more attention given to this issue internationally, including by the world’s health authorities, State