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11/03/2013
Parliament answers
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Minster of Foreign Affairs' reply to written question about payments to Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.
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09/03/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I congratulate the Kenyan people on a peaceful election,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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07/03/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“It is absolutely unacceptable that Syrian rebels have taken UN peacekeepers hostage on the Golan Heights. They must be released immediately,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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05/03/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- It just remains for me to say thank you again yet again, and I wish you a safe journey home. We will hopefully meet again. The conference is adjourned, said Minister of Foreign Affairs, Espen Barth Eide, when he concluded the cenonfrence.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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05/03/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"It is unlikely that any state or international body could address the immediate humanitarian emergency caused by a nuclear weapon detonation in an adequate manner and provide sufficient assistance to those affected", said Minister of Foreign
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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05/03/2013
News story
Ministry of Agriculture and Food
This year it is five years since the first boxes of seeds from food crops were carried into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Today, more than 770,000 different seed samples are deposited in the vault for long-term storage.
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04/03/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"While a full-scale nuclear exchange seems less likely, I believe that the risk that one or a few nuclear weapons would intentionally be used is higher today than it was a few decades ago. (…) This conference takes a different starting point. It
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide
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04/03/2013
Sound and image
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons took place in Oslo 4-5. March 2013. Here you can find video recordings from the conference - day 2.
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04/03/2013
News story
Ministry of Health and Care Services
Minister of Health and Care Services Jonas Gahr Støre wants to allow smoking of heroin in drug consumption rooms. This is not a legalisation or decriminalisation of heroin smoking. The proposal will require an amendment of the Drug Injection Rooms
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01/03/2013
News story
Ministry of Defence
Recommendation from the Norwegian Ministry of Defence on 1 March 2013 and approved by the Council of State on the same date. (Stoltenberg's Second Government). This is an English summary of the White Paper.
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01/03/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway condemns the increasingly brutal attacks against the Syrian population and the recent use of Scud missiles, and I urge the Security Council to respond decisively,” said Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide.
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28/02/2013
News story
Ministry of Petroleum and Energy
“This is good news for Norway. These increased resources represent a vast asset for the Norwegian society. I am particularly pleased for Northern Norway, which has clearly confirmed its position as Norway’s next oil region,” says Minister of
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28/02/2013
News story
Ministry of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs
On Tuesday INTERPOL organized an international enforcement conference related to fisheries crime. At the conference INTERPOL launched its international collaboration effort Project SCALE. The project is intended to raise awareness of fisheries crime
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28/02/2013
Sound and image
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons took place in Oslo 4-5. March 2013. Here you can find video recordings from the conference - day 1.
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26/02/2013
Speech/statement
Office of the Prime Minister
Check against delivery. Mr President, Welcome to Norway. We are honoured that Norway is first stop on your first official visit to Europe. This sends a clear signal: Your Government wants to develop strong and extensive cooperation between our
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Former Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg
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26/02/2013
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Norway is establishing an embassy in Yangon in Myanmar. This was announced by Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg when he met the President of Myanmar, Thein Sein, in Oslo on Tuesday. The President is in Norway on an official visit.
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26/02/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Defence
Vemork - 26. february 2013, State Secretary for Defence, Eirik Øwre Thorshaug (Norwegian Labour party)
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Former State Secretary Eirik Øwre Thorshaug
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25/02/2013
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“This agreement on peace, security and cooperation in the Democratic Republic of Congo offers hope to a population that has endured great suffering,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
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25/02/2013
News story
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway will host an international conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons in Oslo 4-5 March 2013. The conference provides an arena for a fact-based discussion of the humanitarian and developmental consequences associated with a
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25/02/2013
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"Obviously we feel we have a special relationship to EITI with our early and strong support, our own implementation of the initiative, and not least the secretariat being located here", said Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll
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Former Minister of International Development Heikki Eidsvoll Holmås