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 “I am pleased that the UN Sanctions Committee has agreed to Norway’s request to release the USD 370 million belonging to the Central Bank of Libya that is currently in Norwegian bank accounts,” Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre commented. “This is an important means of helping the country’s new authorities in a difficult [...] “Norway condemns the Syrian regime’s military campaign against its own people. The increase in violence indicates that President Assad’s legitimacy has been further weakened,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. The lack of access for journalists and other independent observers is still making it difficult to get an accurate picture of the situation in Syria. [...]  Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Støre said, “We condemn the Syrian authorities’ repeated attacks on civilians. I am shocked at the army crackdown in several Syrian towns and cities on Sunday. The killing of civilians who are asking for reform is indefensible.” According to reports, more than 100 people have been killed [...]  Norway has signed the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the most important global environmental agreement since the turn of the millennium. “I am very pleased that the international community has succeeded in reaching agreement on this protocol. It regulates important environmental issues of global concern,” said Minister of Foreign [...] “I am very pleased that Russia has now ratified the new START Treaty on strategic nuclear arms reduction,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. The Russian Parliament approved the new treaty today. It has already been approved for ratification in the US. The treaty is the most important disarmament agreement to be [...] “The rulings against Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi and human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh show that the situation for human rights defenders in Iran has become much worse,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre. Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh has been sentenced to 11 years’ imprisonment for acting against national security, and has also [...]  At a High-Level Conference in New York on Monday, Norway announced its contribution of NOK 325 million (USD 53 million) to the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for 2011. “We are pleased that Norway is in a position to be able to make a significant contribution to helping those [...] The Foreign Ministers in the Northern Dimension have agreed to cooperate more closely on transport and logistics, and culture. Norway will focus in particular on maritime transport. “The Northern Dimension, with its concrete projects and results in the areas of environment and health, has proven to be very valuable. We have great expectations of [...] The peace talks between Israel and the PLO have entered a critical phase now that Israel has decided not to extend its partial moratorium on the construction of settlements in the West Bank. “I urge Israel and the Palestinians to do their utmost to make it possible to continue the negotiations,” [...] Norway is increasing its support for flood victims in Pakistan to NOK 100 million. The flood disaster in Pakistan is an enormous humanitarian crisis. It has affected 14 million people, six million of whom are in need of emergency food assistance. So far, 288.000 homes have been washed away. Norwegian Minister of Foreign [...] |
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