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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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"I noted that the Conservative Party representative argued that there have not yet been any grounds for changing our policy. I hear what he is saying, but at the same time my impression is that the majority of this chamber would like us to be able
Check against delivery Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Ambassador Ståle Torstein Risa, Dear friends and all of you who are contributing to the good relations between Norway and Vietnam. It gives me great pleasure to be here for this celebration of
Check against delivery Mr Ambassador, Distinguished participants, Ladies and Gentlemen It is a great joy and privilege for me to be here today as the representative of the Norwegian Government to open this Symposium to mark 40 years of diplomatic
Norwegian expertise in areas such as disaster risk management, the rule of law and parliamentary oversight may be world class. But our advice and assistance can be so much richer when partnered with know-how based on experiences that are unique to a
How may the commitment towards a total ban on cluster munitions be reconciled with allowing the continued use of these weapons? In our view, it can’t. It would be a serious step back for international humanitarian law, write Jonas Gahr Støre,
Read the State Secretary Heidi Sørensen's speech. (pdf)
Read State Secretary Heidi Sørenesen's speech. (pdf)
Why did thousands of Norwegians leave their country 100 years ago when there were oil and gas under the seabed, opportunities for fish farming in the fjords, and promising marine bio prospecting activities? The answer is obvious today: They did not
- Women have to participate in determining Afghanistan’s future - in politics and all sectors of society - as in all other countries. Basic universal human rights, including the right to education, must be respected, Foreign Minister Støre said in
The terror attacks went beyond anything our small nation has experienced - or even imagined. [...] The terror attacks went beyond anything our small nation has experienced - or even imagined.
Address by Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister of Foreign Affairs at the film screening of Pray the Devil Back to Hell, by Abigail Disney (the story of Leymah Gbowee), by PRIO.
WTO’s 8th Ministerial Conference takes place in Geneva 15 to 17 December 2011. The Ministerial Conference is the WTO’s top level decision-making body and it meets at least once every two years.
A time of crisis is often a time for putting your house in order, making cuts and tightening the purse strings. But it is also a time for investment. And this is just what Norway is doing in Texas, the US equivalent of Western Norway, one of Norway’
It is a fact that the United States remains Norway’s most important ally and our second largest export market after the EU, and that we enjoy excellent bilateral relations. We will continue to deepen our relations and our cooperation - developing
The potential for finding substantial petroleum resources in the Barents Sea is still great. There are vast areas waiting to be explored. Increased oil and gas activities in the Arctic must also be weighed up against other industries and interests
New Year address to the Oslo Military Society given on 9 January 2012 by Defence Minister Espen Barth Eide.
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo Press Division Norway Daily No. 74/01 Date: 19 april 2001 Orderud murder trial (All newspapers) None of the accused in the Orderud murder trial pled guilty when proceedings opened yesterday. According to
The Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Oslo Press Division Norway Daily No. 77/01 Date: 24 April 2001 Too many at KFOR HQ (Aftenposten) Recent Nato calculations show that 70 per cent of the personnel serving at the KFOR headquarters in Kosovo could
Dear all enthusiasts of forests, wood and architecture, It is a great pleasure for me to be able to welcome you all to this seminar on forests, wood and architecture, based on Norwegian experiences. It is my view that Norwegian experiences and