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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
Content that has been moved to the archive will not be updated and the information is therefore exclusively of an historical nature.
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Defence Minister Anne-Grete Strøm-Erichsen leaves Kabul with fresh impressions from her 11th visit to Afghanistan. She has been very much looking forward to seeing the development since her last visit three years ago.
The Government will conduct another pilot of Internet voting for the parliamentary election of 2013, due to positive experiences from the pilot in 2011. - We still need to know more before we can conclude on whether or not this should be a future
In connection to the shooting in Connecticut, Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg tonight gave a short comment: My thoughts are with the families who have lost their loved ones in the horrible shooting in Connecticut.
The Government wishes to ratify the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention against Torture. “This will strengthen efforts to prevent torture,” commented Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
“Growing activity in the High North, both on land and at sea, has led to a need for enhanced search and rescue measures at the local level. Strengthening search and rescue is therefore a central part of the Government’s High North strategy, and we
In Norway’s view the statement made on Israel’s existence by the leader [KRDO1] [aeo2] of Hamas, Khaled Meshal, is unacceptable.
“Norway strongly condemns the launch by North Korea of a long-range rocket on Wednesday,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.
“Health workers and humanitarian aid workers in Syria have become military targets. Norway and the National Coalition have agreed to work together to increase respect for international humanitarian law,” said State Secretary Torgeir Larsen.
Edvard Munch is one of the few Norwegian artists to have won international renown. - Text for the Munch 150 website.
“The Syrian winter is harsh and cold, and the hard-hit population is in desperate need of assistance to meet basic needs such as shelter. We have therefore disbursed NOK 35 million to Syrian refugees and internally displaced people,” Minister of
“The whole world is following developments in Syria with deep dismay. Lakhdar Brahimi is working on behalf of the UN and the Arab League to find a political solution to the conflict. His task is as important as it is difficult, and we are providing
Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today met President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso and President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz.
Corruption fighters at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the World Bank are now set to work together. State Secretary Arvinn Gadgil and Integrity Vice President at the World Bank Leonard McCarthy have signed an agreement on cooperation
Check against delivery Welcome to this informal lunch – and congratulations to all of you! I think we are all deeply moved by today’s ceremony in Oslo Town Hall. I welcome the Nobel Committee’s decision to award this year’s Peace Prize to the EU.
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All photos: Bjørn Studeal. All photos can be used free of charge. Click on photo to download print version. Click to download print version Click to download print version Click to download print version
All photos: Bjørn Studeal. All photos can be used free of charge. Click on photo to download print version. Click to download print version Click to download print version Click to download print version