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26/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Norwegian Embassy in Damascus has been closed until further notice because of the security situation.
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26/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Norway is assisting the two West African countries Sierra Leone and Guinea in negotiations on delimitation of the maritime boundary between them. This weekend, Sierra Leone and Guinea signed an agreement on submissions to the Commission on the
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26/03/2012
News story
Office of the Prime Minister
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today visited the demilitarised zone between South and North Korea.
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26/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development
The Cabinet meeting today set Monday, 9 September 2013 as the date for the 2013 parliamentary (Storting) election and the Sami parliament election.
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26/03/2012
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jonas Gahr Støre's briefing for the Ambassadors resident in Oslo from the Arctic Council Member States on 26 March 2012.
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Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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23/03/2012
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Membership of the United Nations has been a cornerstone of Norwegian foreign policy ever since the world organisation was founded in 1945.
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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Image archive
Ministry of the Environment
All photos: Berit Roald/Scanpix. All photos can be used free of charge. Click on photo to download print version. Fomer Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell. (Berit Roald/Scanpix) Fomer Minister of the Environment Bård Vegar Solhjell
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23/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Defence
On Friday the 23rd of March, 2012, the Norwegian Ministry of Defence released the new Long Term Plan for the Norwegian Defence Sector. The plan builds on the significant improvements made over the course of the previous years while ensuring that the
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23/03/2012
News story
Ministry of the Environment
Bård Vegar Solhjell was appointed as the new Minister of the Environment today. He takes over the keys to his new office at 14.15 and is officially in place as the Minister at 15:00.
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Ministers
Ministry of the Environment
The Minister of the Environment has a particular responsibility for carrying out the environmental policies of the Government.
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23/03/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Following today’s changes in the Government, the King has in today’s extraordinary session of the Council of State made changes among the state secretaries.
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23/03/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
In today’s session of the Council of State, the King has appointed Mr. Bård Vegar Solhjell, Member of Parliament, as Minister of the Environment, Mr. Heikki Holmås, Member of Parliament, as Minister of International Development, and Ms. Inga Marte
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23/03/2012
Press release
Office of the Prime Minister
Following today’s changes in the Government, the Office of the Prime Minister has made the following changes among the political advisers
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22/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“I condemn the coup against the legally elected Government of Mali and President Touré. The armed forces must return power to the legitimate authorities as soon as possible,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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22/03/2012
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre’s address at the European Policy Centre Policy Dialogue, 22 March 2012, Norway House in Brussels.
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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21/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ad Hoc Liason Committee (AHLC) for assistance to the Palestinians met today in Brussels, and confirmed the international community’s continued support for economic development and reforms in the Palestinian Territory. “We have a collective
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21/03/2012
Speech/statement
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
"..it is absolutely essential to uphold economic growth and support the efforts of the Palestinian Authority. It is important to underscore that fiscal sustainability can only be achieved through rapid and sustained private sector growth", Minister
By
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre
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21/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Romania and Norway have entered into their largest ever cooperation agreement. In the new round of funding of the EEA and Norway Grants, NOK 2.3 billion has been allocated to programmes and projects in Romania. Priority has been given to
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21/03/2012
News story
Ministry of Education and Research
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters has decided to award the Abel Prize for 2012 to Endre Szemerédi.
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19/03/2012
Press release
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
“Norway condemns the execution of Vladislav Kovalyov and Dmitry Konavalov in Belarus this weekend,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre.