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Prime Minister Støre´s address to the Storting on the situation in the Middle East

Mr President, like so many people in Norway and across the world, I am deeply shocked by the appalling terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel. I would like to convey my deepest sympathy - and that of the Government - to the victims. And to everyone who

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One day, the war between Israel and Hamas will be over

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Key Note at the Norad Conference 2024: ‘Democracy is not a state, it is a process’

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Now is not the time to tire

As Russia’s war of aggression continues we need to double down on our commitment to long-term political, financial, military and diplomatic support to Ukraine.

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Norway's engagement in the Middle East

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Prime Minister’s address to the Storting on Ukraine

Mr President, Two months after Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine, it is becoming clear what a watershed moment this war represents.

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Mr President, the war in Ukraine has sent shockwaves across the world and shaken us all.

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The Prime Minister´s address to the Storting about Ukraine

Mr President, we are approaching the one-year anniversary of Russia’s attack on Ukraine. A year of unrelenting war and war crimes, destruction and death on a scale that we have not seen on our continent since World War II.

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The Norwegian Government’s Action Plan for the Implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security

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Status Report 2003: Streamlining and Facilitation for Trade and Industry

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Gunnar Knudsen

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