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Democracy as a Mission
08/01/2026 Speech/statement Ministry of FinanceLadies and Gentlemen, Excellencies, Dear Mr. President, Dear Frank-Walter, First of all: Congratulations! It is a great honor and a sincere pleasure to speak here today and to celebrate your 70th birthday. You and I, Frank-Walter, we are about the
By Minister of Finance Jens Stoltenberg Symposium on the occasion of the 70th birthday of Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
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Kunnskapsministerens hovedinnlegg under UNESCOs 43. generalforsamling
31/10/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of Education and ResearchKunnskapsminister Kari Nessa Nordtun holdt Norges hovedinnlegg under åpningen av UNESCOs 43. generalforsamling (General Policy Debate) i Samarkand, Usbekistan.
By Minister of Education Kari Nessa Nordtun Samarkand, Usbekistan
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Pre-launch of NANU - Sámi Arts International
14/10/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of Culture and EqualityLadies and Gentlemen. Distinguished guests. Dear artists, patrons and lovers of Sámi art and culture. Last night we were attendees to something truly extraordinary. Máret Ánna Saras stunning installation Goavve-Geabbil is both moving and poignant. I
By Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery The Swan, Bankside, London
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Speech at the opening of the Ultima Festival 2025
11/09/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of Culture and Equality*Sjekkes mot framføring Your Royal Highness, excellencies, dear Ultima, dear music-lovers! “Ultima is one of the standout contemporary music festivals in the world, a model for musical meetings across boundaries, and radical open-mindedness.” These
By Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery The opening concert of the Ultima Festival 2025, Oslo Domkirke
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State secretary Varteressian’s remarks on the new High North – Arctic policy
01/09/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsThe remarks was given for the diplomatic corps in Oslo.
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Remarks by Minister of International Development Aasmund Aukrust at the G20 Development Working Group Ministerial Meeting
25/07/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsDear colleagues, It is an honor to be here, and for Norway to be a guest country under South Africa’s G20 presidency. Let me join others in thanking you for the great reception dinner yesterday, and for the amazing setting for this meeting. The
By Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust G20 Development Working Group Ministerial Meeting in Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Minister of Finance Jens Stoltenberg's intervention at the G20 Global Economy session
17/07/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of FinanceAs presented (transcribed from audio recording) Thank you so much Mr Chair. Thank you for hosting all of us in this beautiful place. I always feel very much at home in South Africa. One of the reasons is that we built a very strong bond between
By Minister of Finance Jens Stoltenberg (Durban, South Africa)
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IGF – the most important meeting place for Internet Governance
27/06/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsMinister of International Development's closing statement at Internet Governance Forum.
By Minister of International Development Åsmund Grøver Aukrust Internet Governance Forum, Lillestrøm, Norway.
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Norwegian contribution to the UN Ocean Conference Plenary Meeting
10/06/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of Trade, Industry and FisheriesExcellencies, Government representatives, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen, In a world that seems erratic and uncertain, it is more important than ever to double down on what we know for sure. One of those things is the importance of the
By Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Policy Marianne Sivertsen Næss
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Statement by State Secretary Varteressian at the Council of Europe Ministerial Meeting, 14 May
15/05/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsStatement by State Secretary Maria Varteressian. Council of Europe Ministerial Meeting, Luxembourg 14 May.
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Europe – A Promise Worth Defending
15/05/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsSpeech held at the Europe Day celebration at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, 12 May.
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Statement by Norway to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s obligations in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
01/05/2025 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsOn 1 May 2025, Norway made the following statement in the advisory proceedings before the International Court of Justice regarding Israel’s obligation in relation to the presence and activities of the UN, other international organisations and third
By Director General Kristian Jervell , State Secretary Andreas Motzfeldt Kravik
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State Secretary Varteressian’s remarks at EEA conference in Lisbon
25/11/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsState Secretary Maria Varteressian’s remarks at the conference celebrating the 30th anniversary of the EEA Grants.
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Zero Emission Regional Aviation Conference 2024
17/10/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of TransportOpening speech by the Minister of Transport, Jon-Ivar Nygård, at the Zero Emission Regional Aviation Conference in Oslo 17. October 2024.
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State Secretary Varteressian’s remarks at a workshop of the Ocean Decade Alliance, in the margins of the 2024 Ocean Decade Conference in Barcelona
09/04/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsIn Barcelona, Maria Varteressian underlined Norway’s strong involvement in the UN Ocean Decade. She highlighted that a holistic, integrated approach to ocean management is needed in order to secure the coexistence of different uses of the ocean
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Financing change: Norway’s experience in sharing wealth
25/07/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of FinanceTaxing the riches of nature: sharing in the prosperity from national resources
By Minister of Finance Trygve Slagsvold Vedum At a business event 24 July in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, prior to G20 Finance Ministers meeting
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The importance of safeguarding education before and during conflict and crisis
22/07/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsState Secretary Maria Varteressian's opening remarks at the Breakfast seminar marking the 15th Anniversary of the European Wergeland Centre and the International Day of Education.
By State Secretary Maria Varteressian Council of Europe, Strasbourg, 24 January 2024
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State Secretary Maria Varteressian's speech for EU ambassadors about the EEA
22/07/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of Foreign AffairsSpeech Delivered to EU Ambassadors at the Belgian Residence, Celebrating Belgium’s EU Presidency.
By State Secretary Maria Varteressian 14 May 2024
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– Ambulatory surgery will have an increasingly more important role in the future
13/05/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of Health and Care ServicesDear president, Dear chairman, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to attend the 15th International Congress on Ambulatory Surgery and share some opening remarks with you. First, I would like to thank all the organizers for kindly
By Minister of Health and Care Services Jan Christian Vestre 15th International Congress on Ambulatory Surgery
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Opening speech at the Train Academy Day
07/06/2024 Speech/statement Ministry of TransportOn June 4, Jon-Ivar Nygård, Minister of Transport, gave the opening speech at the Train Academy Day, an event organized by Norske Tog AS.