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Report No. 26 to the Storting (2006-2007) - The Government’s Environmental Policy and the State of the Environment in Norway

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‘Getting sufficient humanitarian aid into Gaza is urgent. In addition, we must prevent the conflict between Israel and Hamas from escalating further and having serious regional consequences. If there is to be a lasting peace, we must think beyond

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‘Norway commends the government and the guerrilla group EMC-FARC in Colombia for starting peace negotiations,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide.

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