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 You will also find outdated current affairs from the sitting government. In addition the archive contains documents where the content is no longer valid, such as expired circulars.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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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is pleased to inform that Major General Lars Johan Sølvberg has been appointed as Acting Head of Mission for Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM). (21.08.06)
The gradual withdrawal of 39 monitors from Sweden, Finland and Denmark has begun. Norwegian and Icelandic monitors will remain in Sri Lanka, and their number will gradually be increased to 30 when the ground situation permits and demands such an
Following the regime change in Iraq in 2003, an extensive investigation of the oil-for-food programme, including of the allegations of illegal surcharges, was launched. The investigation report does not contain any criticism of Norway’s
The Government’s involvement and political efforts in the Middle East will be continued, and development assistance will be increased considerably in 2007. (09.10.06)
- Norway intends to play an active and clear role in international efforts to promote peace and human rights and provide humanitarian assistance. International organisations like the UN, and regional and national initiatives must be strengthened
Denmark, Iceland, Faroe Islands and Norway signed an Agreement in New York 20 September on the delimitation of the continental shelf in the Norwegian Sea. (21.09.06)
The Lebanese authorities have requested the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to survey the environmental damage caused by the hostilities in Lebanon. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has allocated NOK 5 million (about USD 760 000) for
- Norway condemns the nuclear test carried out by North Korea. We must at all costs avoid other countries taking this as a precedent to also undertake nuclear tests, says Minister of Foreign Affairs Støre. (10.10.06)
- I am very pleased that the Norwegian Nobel Committee has paid this tribute to Professor Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank. They have provided concrete and down-to-earth help that has enabled millions of people to rise out of poverty, said
In September 2004, a Norwegian national was killed in Northern Iraq. She was on a visit with her husband and their three daughters. The husband had attained Norwegian citizenship that year. He is also an Iraqi national. He was imprisoned,
- Norway is not increasing its military contribution to ISAF with special forces at the present time. Norway will however increase project-related assistance to Afghanistan, and seek to ensure that some of the funds are used to achieve rapid,
Established by the Ministry of Education and Research 1 March 2006 - Carries into effect at 1 August 2006.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Iranian Chargé d’Affaires in Norway today and expressed concern about the human rights situation in Iran. “The Iranian authorities do not respect fundamental human rights. Norway protests against these
The annual Human Rights Dialogue between Vietnam and Norway took place in Oslo on 14-15 May. Freedom of expression, human rights defenders, the role of civil society, women and gender equality, and capital punishment were among the topics that were
The Norwegian government has adopted a series of new obligatory IT standards for the state sector. Now it will be easier for users to get access to information material offered by the government - whether it be graphics, videos, sound or picture
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre condemned Thursday’s suicide bomb attack in Beledweyne in central Somalia, where Somalia’s Security Minister Omar Hashi Aden was among the 20 casualties.
At the Council of Europe Conference of Ministers of Justice in Tromsø, twelve member states signed the Convention on Access to Official Documents, the first binding international legal instrument laying down a general right of access to official
The Office of the Prime Minister has from 22 June apponted Ms. Hildegunn Gjengedal (40), executive director, Brussels, as acting political advisor to Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars peder Brekk, during Ms. Ane H. Kismul’s leave of absence.
Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre is visiting Baghdad on Monday 29 June. He will have meetings with Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hosiyar Zebari, Minister for Human Rights Wijdan Michel Salim and representatives of NGOs and the UN. “I have hoped to be