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Like to underline how important it is that all national parliaments in the region contribute to fulfilling priorities on the CBSS agenda.
Like to underline how important it is that all national parliaments in the region contribute to fulfilling priorities on the CBSS agenda.
This will also strengthen and deepen the cooperation on CBSS issues between government and parliament in CBSS capitals.
This will also strengthen and deepen the cooperation on CBSS issues between government and parliament in CBSS capitals.
Seeking a global framework for dealing with the challenge of climate change is not a question of state or market: the optimum mix of regulation and market should be sought.
Seeking a global framework for dealing with the challenge of climate change is not a question of state or market: the optimum mix of regulation and market should be sought.
It is not a question of promoting renewable energy or energy efficiency or carbon capture and storage alone: we need a mix of all elements in our efforts.
It is not a question of promoting renewable energy or energy efficiency or carbon capture and storage alone: we need a mix of all elements in our efforts.
I appreciate that the Danish presidency has put energy high on the agenda and welcome the communiqué adopted by the Baltic Sea Region Energy Co-operation (BASREC) ministerial conference in Copenhagen in February this year, defining the framework of cooperation during the next three-year period.
I appreciate that the Danish presidency has put energy high on the agenda and welcome the communiqué adopted by the Baltic Sea Region Energy Co-operation (BASREC) ministerial conference in Copenhagen in February this year, defining the framework of cooperation during the next three-year period.
A strengthened cooperation under BASREC is a crucial contribution to meeting common challenges of energy and climate policy issues in the Baltic Sea region.
A strengthened cooperation under BASREC is a crucial contribution to meeting common challenges of energy and climate policy issues in the Baltic Sea region.
The regional energy co-operation is important to several energy issues on the political agenda.
The regional energy co-operation is important to several energy issues on the political agenda.
I also welcome the agreement to present a statement from BASREC at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December.
I also welcome the agreement to present a statement from BASREC at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December.
The statement emphasises energy efficiency and renewable energy in general, including measures that must be taken, such as the use of low-carbon, energy-efficient technologies and clean coal technology, especially Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).
The statement emphasises energy efficiency and renewable energy in general, including measures that must be taken, such as the use of low-carbon, energy-efficient technologies and clean coal technology, especially Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS).
I very much welcome this initiative.
I very much welcome this initiative.
Development and implementation of emission reduction technologies must be key elements in our climate strategy.
Development and implementation of emission reduction technologies must be key elements in our climate strategy.
Norway last week organised a high-level CCS conference in Bergen.
Norway last week organised a high-level CCS conference in Bergen.
Discussions showed that some CCS technologies are commercially available today.
Discussions showed that some CCS technologies are commercially available today.
Over the past few decades the annual average Arctic temperature has increased at almost twice the rate of the rest of the world.
Over the past few decades the annual average Arctic temperature has increased at almost twice the rate of the rest of the world.
A few weeks ago, foreign ministers of the Arctic Council met in Tromsø to discuss the dramatically escalating melting of ice worldwide.
A few weeks ago, foreign ministers of the Arctic Council met in Tromsø to discuss the dramatically escalating melting of ice worldwide.
The development is highly relevant not only for the Arctic region but also for the Baltic Sea Region, and indeed globally.
The development is highly relevant not only for the Arctic region but also for the Baltic Sea Region, and indeed globally.
Collaboration in the field of higher education in the European region is by and large driven by and through the Bologna Process.
Collaboration in the field of higher education in the European region is by and large driven by and through the Bologna Process.
The challenges and opportunities when it comes to higher education collaboration between the members of the Baltic Sea States are to a large degree dependent on the developments within the Bologna process.
The challenges and opportunities when it comes to higher education collaboration between the members of the Baltic Sea States are to a large degree dependent on the developments within the Bologna process.
Norwegian higher education policy promotes the internationalization of higher education with focus on strong institutional collaboration and increased mobility of staff and students.
Norwegian higher education policy promotes the internationalization of higher education with focus on strong institutional collaboration and increased mobility of staff and students.
The states of the Baltic Sea Region are all affected by trafficking in human beings.
The states of the Baltic Sea Region are all affected by trafficking in human beings.
Appreciate that the CBSS has established two task forces to deal with this challenge, one on fighting trafficking with a focus on adults, the other with a mandate including prevention of trafficking in children, protection of child victims and safeguarding their rights to care and assistance.
Appreciate that the CBSS has established two task forces to deal with this challenge, one on fighting trafficking with a focus on adults, the other with a mandate including prevention of trafficking in children, protection of child victims and safeguarding their rights to care and assistance.
I would like to commend Denmark for its active role during its presidency in combating trafficking in the Baltic Sea Region and for its engagement in and support of the two CBSS task forces on this issue.
I would like to commend Denmark for its active role during its presidency in combating trafficking in the Baltic Sea Region and for its engagement in and support of the two CBSS task forces on this issue.
Trafficking is a global issue requiring national, regional and international measures to implement the existing framework.
Trafficking is a global issue requiring national, regional and international measures to implement the existing framework.
To achieve and measure progress in this regard we need independent monitoring.
To achieve and measure progress in this regard we need independent monitoring.
For this purpose Norway has taken the initiative in the Conference of Parties to the UN Convention against Trans-national Organized Crime to establish an independent monitoring mechanism for the UN Protocol against Trafficking.
For this purpose Norway has taken the initiative in the Conference of Parties to the UN Convention against Trans-national Organized Crime to establish an independent monitoring mechanism for the UN Protocol against Trafficking.
We encourage the CBSS to engage in and support this initiative.
We encourage the CBSS to engage in and support this initiative.
In conclusion, I would like to greet welcome the Lithuanian presidency of the CBSS for the upcoming 12 months and confirm that Norway, according to the rotation agreement between us, will assume the CBSS presidency from the first of July 2010.
In conclusion, I would like to greet welcome the Lithuanian presidency of the CBSS for the upcoming 12 months and confirm that Norway, according to the rotation agreement between us, will assume the CBSS presidency from the first of July 2010.
Norway is thus prepared to host the next ordinary ministerial meeting in Norway in June 2011.
Norway is thus prepared to host the next ordinary ministerial meeting in Norway in June 2011.
Remarks at Council of the Baltic Sea States - 15th Ministerial Session
Innlegg på ministermøte i Østersjørådet
Remarks on the future security enironment at The YATA Summit 2012
Remarks on the future security enironment at The YATA Summit 2012
Debate on "The Alliance of the Future: What Challenges, What Relevance"
Debate on "The Alliance of the Future: What Challenges, What Relevance"
Panel: Audronius Azubalis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Lithuania Urmas Paet, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Estonia Alexandr Vondra, Minister of Defense, Czech Republic Espen Barth Eide, Defense Minister, Kingdom of…
Panel: Audronius Azubalis, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Lithuania Urmas Paet, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Estonia Alexandr Vondra, Minister of Defense, Czech Republic Espen Barth Eide, Defense Minister, Kingdom of…
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Panelists:
See video podcast of the debate here.
See video podcast of the debate here.
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/22731852
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/22731852
We need to ensure that the oceans of the world are managed responsibly.
- We need partnerships, and we need goals.
Dear Friends of Our Ocean.
Dear Friends of Our Ocean.
Thank you, Secretary Kerry, for hosting this historic conference and for your extraordinary leadership and friendship.
Thank you, Secretary Kerry, for hosting this historic conference and for your extraordinary leadership and friendship.
As a nation of seafarers and fishermen, Norwegians have lived off the ocean and in close contact with the ocean throughout history.
As a nation of seafarers and fishermen, Norwegians have lived off the ocean and in close contact with the ocean throughout history.
We have reaped its benefits and weathered its storms.
We have reaped its benefits and weathered its storms.
This is true in many other parts of the world as well.
This is true in many other parts of the world as well.
3 billion people get almost 20 % of their intake of animal protein from the oceans.
3 billion people get almost 20 % of their intake of animal protein from the oceans.
Healthy oceans are key to a healthy future.
Healthy oceans are key to a healthy future.
The oceans are facing many challenges.
The oceans are facing many challenges.
A third of the world’s fish stocks are overfished or depleted.
A third of the world’s fish stocks are overfished or depleted.
Marine litter kills a million seabirds every year.
Marine litter kills a million seabirds every year.
And ocean acidification is putting entire marine ecosystems at risk.
And ocean acidification is putting entire marine ecosystems at risk.
We need clean and productive oceans to safeguard our existence.
We need clean and productive oceans to safeguard our existence.
The better we take care of the ocean, the better the ocean can help us meet our needs.
The better we take care of the ocean, the better the ocean can help us meet our needs.
First a few words about sustainable fisheries.
First a few words about sustainable fisheries.
As mentioned by Secretary Kerry, the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures was recently passed by the US Senate.
As mentioned by Secretary Kerry, the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures was recently passed by the US Senate.
Now others must follow.
Now others must follow.
This is potentially one of the most effective measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
This is potentially one of the most effective measures against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
Only 10 countries have ratified it.
Only 10 countries have ratified it.
All fishing nations must now follow suit.
All fishing nations must now follow suit.
Joint action works.
Joint action works.
Norway and Russia have proved this in the management of our shared fish stocks.
Norway and Russia have proved this in the management of our shared fish stocks.
The Barents and Norwegian Seas are now home to the world’s largest cod stock.
The Barents and Norwegian Seas are now home to the world’s largest cod stock.
I am pleased to announce that Norway will allocate more than 150 million dollars to promote sustainable fisheries development and management abroad, including the building of a third research vessel to train fisheries experts and managers from around the world.
I am pleased to announce that Norway will allocate more than 150 million dollars to promote sustainable fisheries development and management abroad, including the building of a third research vessel to train fisheries experts and managers from around the world.
Another challenge highlighted by this conference is marine litter.
Another challenge highlighted by this conference is marine litter.
95 % of Norwegian seabirds have plastic in their stomachs.
95 % of Norwegian seabirds have plastic in their stomachs.
And it takes 450 years for nature to dissolve a plastic bottle thrown into the sea.
And it takes 450 years for nature to dissolve a plastic bottle thrown into the sea.
Marine litter is a global problem that calls for a global solution.
Marine litter is a global problem that calls for a global solution.
I hope the very first meeting in the United Nations Environment Assembly – taking place already next week – can provide a new drive for our common efforts to protect the environment.
I hope the very first meeting in the United Nations Environment Assembly – taking place already next week – can provide a new drive for our common efforts to protect the environment.
Norway will do its part by allocating up to 1 million dollars for a study on measures to combat marine plastic waste and microplastics.
Norway will do its part by allocating up to 1 million dollars for a study on measures to combat marine plastic waste and microplastics.
Finally, there is the global-scale problem of ocean acidification.
Finally, there is the global-scale problem of ocean acidification.
The only way to fight this is through a reduction in the global level of CO2 emissions.
The only way to fight this is through a reduction in the global level of CO2 emissions.
It is vital that the climate summit in Paris next year is successful.
It is vital that the climate summit in Paris next year is successful.
Norway is committed to the process and to achieving an ambitious outcome as we work towards the two-degree target and a low carbon society.
Norway is committed to the process and to achieving an ambitious outcome as we work towards the two-degree target and a low carbon society.
It is time to stop rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
It is time to stop rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.
We have to change course.
We have to change course.
Recognising that actions speak louder than words, Norway has increased our budget for climate change mitigation significantly over the past years.
Recognising that actions speak louder than words, Norway has increased our budget for climate change mitigation significantly over the past years.
Next year Norway will allocate more than one billion dollars to climate change mitigation and adaptation assistance in developing countries, including what will be a substantial contribution to the Green Climate Fund.
Next year Norway will allocate more than one billion dollars to climate change mitigation and adaptation assistance in developing countries, including what will be a substantial contribution to the Green Climate Fund.
We are also pleased to be hosting the Fund’s first resource mobilisation meeting in Oslo on 30 June.
We are also pleased to be hosting the Fund’s first resource mobilisation meeting in Oslo on 30 June.
We need partnerships, and we need goals.
We need partnerships, and we need goals.
The new sustainable development goals must take into account the state of the oceans, ecosystems and biological diversity.
The new sustainable development goals must take into account the state of the oceans, ecosystems and biological diversity.
We depend on the ecosystems of the world for our survival.
We depend on the ecosystems of the world for our survival.
We need to ensure that the oceans of the world are managed responsibly.
We need to ensure that the oceans of the world are managed responsibly.
This conference is an important step in that direction.
This conference is an important step in that direction.
Washington DC, 16-17 June 2014
Washington D.C., 16.-17. juni 2014
Mr President, parliamentarians, ladies and gentlemen,
Mr President, parliamentarians, ladies and gentlemen,
Thank you for inviting me to address the European Parliament.
Thank you for inviting me to address the European Parliament.
It is not a regular task for a Norwegian Foreign Minister – a fact that I regret as an individual but respect as a minister!
It is not a regular task for a Norwegian Foreign Minister – a fact that I regret as an individual but respect as a minister!
However, Norway and the European Union cooperate closely on a whole range of issues – including the Middle East.
However, Norway and the European Union cooperate closely on a whole range of issues – including the Middle East.
I would like to commend the EU for its will to engage, politically and financially.
I would like to commend the EU for its will to engage, politically and financially.
This engagement is indeed needed.
This engagement is indeed needed.
The Middle East borders Europe.
The Middle East borders Europe.
It is in our direct interest that the peace process succeeds.
It is in our direct interest that the peace process succeeds.
It is an honour for me to work so closely with Commissioner Benita Ferrero Waldner, and I applaud the European Parliament for supporting the active EU engagement.
It is an honour for me to work so closely with Commissioner Benita Ferrero Waldner, and I applaud the European Parliament for supporting the active EU engagement.
For decades Norway has been engaged with parties in the Middle East in their complex search for peace.
For decades Norway has been engaged with parties in the Middle East in their complex search for peace.
Today our focus is on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Today our focus is on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
But let us not forget: no single issue can be separated from the broader regional perspective – and broader regional security arrangements.
But let us not forget: no single issue can be separated from the broader regional perspective – and broader regional security arrangements.
Today such arrangements are merely a vision.
Today such arrangements are merely a vision.
But the EU is in itself the story of a vision that materialised against historical odds.
But the EU is in itself the story of a vision that materialised against historical odds.
Thus, Europe and the EU should have valuable experience and lessons to share from its own dramatic road from conflict to peace and development.
Thus, Europe and the EU should have valuable experience and lessons to share from its own dramatic road from conflict to peace and development.
The EP Working Group on the Middle East is well informed about the situation on the ground, and Quartet representative Tony Blair has given us a unique insight into the realities.
The EP Working Group on the Middle East is well informed about the situation on the ground, and Quartet representative Tony Blair has given us a unique insight into the realities.
No matter how we define it, what is needed is political will and courage to move beyond complexity.
No matter how we define it, what is needed is political will and courage to move beyond complexity.
Let me – from a Norwegian perspective – take this opportunity to make six observations:
Let me – from a Norwegian perspective – take this opportunity to make six observations:
First: we need to keep mobilising support for the process initiated at Annapolis.
First: we need to keep mobilising support for the process initiated at Annapolis.
I admit that the results so far have been limited.
I admit that the results so far have been limited.
The growing impatience is legitimate.
The growing impatience is legitimate.
People on the ground do not see much change for the better.
People on the ground do not see much change for the better.
But there is real value in maintaining an established process of dialogue and negotiations.
But there is real value in maintaining an established process of dialogue and negotiations.
We need to urge the parties to keep the existing channels open.
We need to urge the parties to keep the existing channels open.
This process itself – with active US involvement – is an accomplishment and constitutes a step towards a negotiated final status settlement.
This process itself – with active US involvement – is an accomplishment and constitutes a step towards a negotiated final status settlement.
Second – and a sobering addition to my first point: we need to keep the parties accountable.
Second – and a sobering addition to my first point: we need to keep the parties accountable.
At Annapolis President Bush stated that the US would be the judge of the progress made.
At Annapolis President Bush stated that the US would be the judge of the progress made.
Let us then be the jury.
Let us then be the jury.
It is intolerable for Israel to live with the rocket threat from Gaza.
It is intolerable for Israel to live with the rocket threat from Gaza.
And Israel has the right to defend itself.
And Israel has the right to defend itself.
But we must call on Israel to do so without excessive use of violence, which leads to a new spiral of increasing violence.
But we must call on Israel to do so without excessive use of violence, which leads to a new spiral of increasing violence.
At the same time – as the negotiators negotiate – the average Palestinian and Israeli need to see that the peace process is resulting in steps towards peace.
At the same time – as the negotiators negotiate – the average Palestinian and Israeli need to see that the peace process is resulting in steps towards peace.
This means that the Palestinians should not have to witness new settlements on occupied territory.
This means that the Palestinians should not have to witness new settlements on occupied territory.
This means that the Palestinians should feel a gradual easing of the many restrictions on movement and access that apply in the West Bank.
This means that the Palestinians should feel a gradual easing of the many restrictions on movement and access that apply in the West Bank.
This is necessary to enable the Palestinians to develop their economy and bring progress to their people.
This is necessary to enable the Palestinians to develop their economy and bring progress to their people.
I know that the Israeli authorities say that easing the restrictions would jeopardise Israel’s security.
I know that the Israeli authorities say that easing the restrictions would jeopardise Israel’s security.
We all know that providing security is critical for any elected government.
We all know that providing security is critical for any elected government.
But a cautious step by step easing of these restrictions is necessary – hand in hand with a gradual strengthening of the Palestinian’s capacity to impose law and order in the West Bank.
But a cautious step by step easing of these restrictions is necessary – hand in hand with a gradual strengthening of the Palestinian’s capacity to impose law and order in the West Bank.
Furthermore, the Palestinian Authority (PA) needs to move forward on reform.
Furthermore, the Palestinian Authority (PA) needs to move forward on reform.
Prime Minister Fayyad’s concerted efforts are resulting in tangible progress.
Prime Minister Fayyad’s concerted efforts are resulting in tangible progress.
He is a partner that the peace process can hardly afford to loose.
He is a partner that the peace process can hardly afford to loose.
But he and the PA need active follow-up from all of us.
But he and the PA need active follow-up from all of us.
I would like to commend the role of the EU and Quartet representative Tony Blair.
I would like to commend the role of the EU and Quartet representative Tony Blair.