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Last updated: 05/02/2012 //
“I would like to express my deepest condolences to the Egyptian authorities and the people of Egypt for the tragic incident at the football stadium in Port Said yesterday evening. My thoughts go especially to those who have lost their loved ones,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Last updated: 29/01/2012 //
“I am very pleased and relieved that the Norwegian who was kidnapped in Yemen has been released and that he is unharmed,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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Last updated: 09/01/2012 //
On January 6 the foundation stone for a new Evangelical Lutheran church and retreat centre was laid down at the Baptism Site at Bethany–beyond-the-Jordan. Present at the occasion were i.a. Bishop Munib Younan of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Nayef Al Fayez and Ambassador Petter Ølberg.
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Last updated: 08/01/2012 //
“I strongly condemn today’s attacks in Baghdad, which appear to have killed more than 50 people. It is particularly worrying that these attacks are taking place at a time when the political situation in Iraq is so fragile,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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