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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.
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The Global Campaign for the Health Millennium Development Goals
"Norway is extremely concerned about the use of violence against peaceful demonstrators in Burma," says Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, and also says the regime immediately have to initiate a dialogue with those who won the elections in 1990 and
The Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) chaired by Norway met at UN Headquarters today. - I am pleased that the meeting confirmed commitment by the international community to supporting the Palestinian Authority to build strong and viable institutions
Norway’s Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg today opened ”Little Norway Memorial Building” in Muskoka, Canada. “This is to commemorate the Norwegian airmen and women who trained here during the Second World War, and it is a proof and appreciation of
"It is imperative that we reach a comprehensive post-Kyoto agreement. The new agreement must be firmly anchored in the UN, and it must include all major emitting countries and all major sectors", Prime Minister Stoltenberg said in his statement at
The Minister of Foreign Affairs regularly presents key foreign policy issues in lectures, addresses to the Storting and opening speeches at conferences. Many of these speeches contain new political signals or new information, and highlight key
Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg told the UN High-Level Event on Climate Change, in New York today, that new efforts will be needed to secure increased cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. He underlined that rich countries have an obligation
Good transport and telecommunication services are necessary for trade and economic development,” said Minister of Transport and Communications Liv Signe Navarsete.
The Tariff Board has on 21 November 2006 adopted a regulation on general application of wage agreements at construction sites in Norway.
Today EU and Norway will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on monitoring, control and surveillance of fisheries. The text sets out a framework for mutual control and enforcement between EU Member States and Norway which will not only
Press release No.: 155/06 Date: 01.12.2006 - In just one year, the High North has become a new dimension of Norway’s foreign policy, said Norway’s Foreign Minister - During the course of this year, the High North has been firmly placed on the map of
The Ministry of Finance presents today a proposition to the Storting (Parliament) concerning authorisations for central government borrowing in 2007.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications has not received bids in the auction of the vacant license to build and operate a 3G-network in Norway. The deadline to submit bids expired at 10 AM local time. Even though four companies in August
Implementing measures to stop illegal fishing in the Barents Sea was the main topic at the 35 th> session of the Joint Norwegian-Russian Fisheries Commission. - The Fisheries Commission has decided to give priority to this work this year as
Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Mr Odd Roger Enoksen, and Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas of India, H.E. Murli Deora, have signed the minutes of the 3rd. meeting of the Joint Working Group on Hydrocarbons.
In a proposition submitted last Friday, the Government requested the consent of Stortinget (The Norwegian Parliament) to ratify the recently adopted UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity.(22.06.2006)
Norway will contribute NOK 30 million for the first three-year phase of a programme to protect and replant mangrove forests. The initiative, which is being launched by former US President Bill Clinton, is intended to reduce the vulnerability of
- Norway is prepared to take a leading role in order to speed up the efforts to achieve an international ban on cluster munitions. Now we must pursue our efforts along another track. We have noted that UN agencies, Norwegian and international
- Yet again it is civilians who are being killed and made to suffer due to military operations. I am extremely disappointed that the parties are not honouring the promises they made in Geneva a week and a half ago to refrain from launching any
The way forward after the agreement between the Government and the Maoists presents many challenges. The Norwegian Government promises to continue its support for peaceful and democratic development in Nepal in close dialogue with the Nepalese