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As Finance Minister – and now two-time Prime Minister – Mr Fayyad may have worked wonders in terms of ensuring fiscal discipline.
As Finance Minister – and now two-time Prime Minister – Mr Fayyad may have worked wonders in terms of ensuring fiscal discipline.
But he cannot be expected to work magic without the basic financial means to run a government.
But he cannot be expected to work magic without the basic financial means to run a government.
Western and Arab donors alike must urgently honour their commitments from Paris in December 2007 and Sharm al-Sheikh in February 2009.
Western and Arab donors alike must urgently honour their commitments from Paris in December 2007 and Sharm al-Sheikh in February 2009.
Moreover, consistent with repeated AHLC messages, Israel must urgently and radically ease restrictions on commercial flows to and from all parts of the Palestinian Territory - in a sustained fashion.
Moreover, consistent with repeated AHLC messages, Israel must urgently and radically ease restrictions on commercial flows to and from all parts of the Palestinian Territory - in a sustained fashion.
My second point is this: the international donor community’s support to the Palestinian Territory is in essence political, not humanitarian.
My second point is this: the international donor community’s support to the Palestinian Territory is in essence political, not humanitarian.
Our aim is to help to facilitate the creation of a two-state solution where Israeli occupation is replaced by a free and sovereign Palestinian state, living side by side with Israel in peace and security.
Our aim is to help to facilitate the creation of a two-state solution where Israeli occupation is replaced by a free and sovereign Palestinian state, living side by side with Israel in peace and security.
Without this clearly defined political horizon, donor commitment at the current level can hardly be sustained.
Without this clearly defined political horizon, donor commitment at the current level can hardly be sustained.
Again, I believe that continued lack of a political horizon can help explain why a growing number of donors are becoming lukewarm.
Again, I believe that continued lack of a political horizon can help explain why a growing number of donors are becoming lukewarm.
My third point: the PA’s financial crisis and developments on the ground represent a direct threat to the ongoing efforts – spearheaded by the Obama administration – to create a context in which final status negotiations can be resumed.
My third point: the PA’s financial crisis and developments on the ground represent a direct threat to the ongoing efforts – spearheaded by the Obama administration – to create a context in which final status negotiations can be resumed.
A political negotiation process can hardly succeed in isolation from developments on the ground.
A political negotiation process can hardly succeed in isolation from developments on the ground.
Dealing with these questions in detail is not AHLC business.
Dealing with these questions in detail is not AHLC business.
But as I have stressed, the political and the economic processes are linked, they are twin processes, the one cannot work without the other.
But as I have stressed, the political and the economic processes are linked, they are twin processes, the one cannot work without the other.
For the AHLC to contribute to creating a context in which the two-state vision can be turned into reality, we must act on our shared view that economic progress in the Palestinian Territory is an essential part of bringing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to an end.
For the AHLC to contribute to creating a context in which the two-state vision can be turned into reality, we must act on our shared view that economic progress in the Palestinian Territory is an essential part of bringing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to an end.
This means focusing on donor discipline, effective coordination and concrete follow-up of obligations undertaken by Israel and the PA – such as the Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA).
This means focusing on donor discipline, effective coordination and concrete follow-up of obligations undertaken by Israel and the PA – such as the Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA).
Recent Israeli steps to facilitate movement internally on the West Bank and to give Palestinian businessmen access to Israel and the outside world should be welcomed.
Recent Israeli steps to facilitate movement internally on the West Bank and to give Palestinian businessmen access to Israel and the outside world should be welcomed.
These measures should be sustained over time and further expanded.
These measures should be sustained over time and further expanded.
We now have an additional tool at our disposal for following up, and keeping a necessary eye on implementation and progress on the ground.
We now have an additional tool at our disposal for following up, and keeping a necessary eye on implementation and progress on the ground.
The reactivation of the Joint Liaison Committee has strengthened the three-party cooperation at local level in a constructive and practical way.
The reactivation of the Joint Liaison Committee has strengthened the three-party cooperation at local level in a constructive and practical way.
The JLC will be used actively also in the preparations for our next AHLC meeting in the autumn.
The JLC will be used actively also in the preparations for our next AHLC meeting in the autumn.
Furthermore, in New York last September, the AHLC expressed deep concern over the lack of progress in fulfilling the Road Map obligations, with many donors voicing concerns regarding settlement expansion.
Furthermore, in New York last September, the AHLC expressed deep concern over the lack of progress in fulfilling the Road Map obligations, with many donors voicing concerns regarding settlement expansion.
Ever since, the same causes for concern have multiplied.
Ever since, the same causes for concern have multiplied.
And so the unison message from the international community is unmistakable: it is time for these settlements to stop.
And so the unison message from the international community is unmistakable: it is time for these settlements to stop.
My fourth and final point concerns Gaza.
My fourth and final point concerns Gaza.
We cannot leave Gaza to its own devices.
We cannot leave Gaza to its own devices.
UN Security resolution 1860 tasked the AHLC with addressing the long-term recovery after the devastation of the war.
UN Security resolution 1860 tasked the AHLC with addressing the long-term recovery after the devastation of the war.
Now, nearly five months after the dual ceasefire declarations, the Gaza question needs to be fully addressed.
Now, nearly five months after the dual ceasefire declarations, the Gaza question needs to be fully addressed.
Full opening of the crossings is critical for humanitarian response, socio-economic recovery, and reconstruction.
Full opening of the crossings is critical for humanitarian response, socio-economic recovery, and reconstruction.
If we fail to take appropriate action to ease the virtual strangle-hold on the people of Gaza, the only local growth sectors will be tunnel trafficking and militant radicalism.
If we fail to take appropriate action to ease the virtual strangle-hold on the people of Gaza, the only local growth sectors will be tunnel trafficking and militant radicalism.
The loss will be ours for all to share, in terms of Palestinian authority, Israeli security, and regional stability.
The loss will be ours for all to share, in terms of Palestinian authority, Israeli security, and regional stability.
We should welcome the reinforced Fayyad government, without losing sight of the need for Palestinian reconciliation, national unity, and elections.
We should welcome the reinforced Fayyad government, without losing sight of the need for Palestinian reconciliation, national unity, and elections.
The PA, responsible for assisting all Palestinians throughout the Palestinian territory, should be empowered, also by the donors, to engage effectively in Gaza.
The PA, responsible for assisting all Palestinians throughout the Palestinian territory, should be empowered, also by the donors, to engage effectively in Gaza.
Sooner rather than later, the West Bank and Gaza must be reunified as indivisible parts of one territory, under one authority.
Sooner rather than later, the West Bank and Gaza must be reunified as indivisible parts of one territory, under one authority.
If not, the reconstruction and economic revival of Gaza may remain an uphill battle.
If not, the reconstruction and economic revival of Gaza may remain an uphill battle.
In the final analysis, this, too, is a matter of creating a political context in which a two-state solution can be realised.
In the final analysis, this, too, is a matter of creating a political context in which a two-state solution can be realised.
Because absent a modicum of Palestinian political and territorial unity, it will be exceedingly difficult to negotiate, let alone implement, a final-status agreement that stands a chance of ending the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
Because absent a modicum of Palestinian political and territorial unity, it will be exceedingly difficult to negotiate, let alone implement, a final-status agreement that stands a chance of ending the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
Opening address at the AHLC meeting in Oslo
Åpningsinnlegg på giverlandsmøtet for palestinerne i Oslo
The Government decided today to tighten its restrictive measures against Russia.
Regjeringen har i dag vedtatt å skjerpe de restriktive tiltakene mot Russland.
This brings Norwegian legislation in line with the measures introduced by the EU on 12 September.
Det norske regelverket er dermed på linje med de tiltakene som EU innførte 12. september.
‘Russia’s actions in Ukraine remain a matter of serious concern.
- Russlands opptreden i Ukraina gir fortsatt grunn til dyp bekymring.
Opening Address, Transatlantic Science Week 2012, Houston, Tx.
Opening Address, Transatlantic Science Week 2012, Houston, Tx.
The Transatlantic Science Week is a key venue in the academic relations between Norway and our important partners in North America – the U.S. and Canada.
The Transatlantic Science Week is a key venue in the academic relations between Norway and our important partners in North America – the U.S. and Canada.
Minister of Education and Research Kristin Halvorsen
Minister of Education and Research Kristin Halvorsen
Dear friends of the Transatlantic Science Week,
Dear friends of the Transatlantic Science Week,
It is an honor to welcome you to this year’s conference.
It is an honor to welcome you to this year’s conference.
The Science Week event attracts a large number of stakeholders, covering researchers, institution leaders, administrators, politicians and bureaucrats, and I believe we have reached a new record of participation this year.
The Science Week event attracts a large number of stakeholders, covering researchers, institution leaders, administrators, politicians and bureaucrats, and I believe we have reached a new record of participation this year.
Our goal is to highlight areas of mutual interest, in order to promote and inspire cooperation in research, innovation and higher education.
Our goal is to highlight areas of mutual interest, in order to promote and inspire cooperation in research, innovation and higher education.
This year our science circus takes place in Houston, and the setting is reflected in the program, with its focus on energy and health.
This year our science circus takes place in Houston, and the setting is reflected in the program, with its focus on energy and health.
The excellent Norwegian Consulate General here in Houston has developed an impressive program, in cooperation with the American co-hosts and key actors in Norway.
The excellent Norwegian Consulate General here in Houston has developed an impressive program, in cooperation with the American co-hosts and key actors in Norway.
I would like to use this opportunity to thank the Consulate, as well as Rice University and MD Anderson Cancer Center for facilitating and organizing the conference.
I would like to use this opportunity to thank the Consulate, as well as Rice University and MD Anderson Cancer Center for facilitating and organizing the conference.
We highly appreciate your efforts and your hospitality.
We highly appreciate your efforts and your hospitality.
Research plays a key role in our efforts to understand and solve the global challenges we are meeting at present – and which we will meet in the future.
Research plays a key role in our efforts to understand and solve the global challenges we are meeting at present – and which we will meet in the future.
Thus, the thematic approach of this conference, with its focus on energy and health, is highly relevant.
Thus, the thematic approach of this conference, with its focus on energy and health, is highly relevant.
Innovation and higher education secure the link between new knowledge developed by the research communities, and the practical use of this knowledge, for instance in politics or in new technologies.
Innovation and higher education secure the link between new knowledge developed by the research communities, and the practical use of this knowledge, for instance in politics or in new technologies.
And we secure the further understanding and development by involving the next generation of researchers and innovators – our students.
And we secure the further understanding and development by involving the next generation of researchers and innovators – our students.
I see research, innovation and higher education as interdependent, and they all work together in this year’s Science Week program.
I see research, innovation and higher education as interdependent, and they all work together in this year’s Science Week program.
I am especially pleased that we have a student program this year.
I am especially pleased that we have a student program this year.
This is a new and highly appreciated element, which emphasizes the role of the student and the importance of recruiting research talents for the future.
This is a new and highly appreciated element, which emphasizes the role of the student and the importance of recruiting research talents for the future.
Collaboration is a key word and key process in how we deal with the grand challenges: New knowledge, new understanding and new technology are developed by sharing and comparing results – and maybe also competing in reaching the results first – often in an international context.
Collaboration is a key word and key process in how we deal with the grand challenges: New knowledge, new understanding and new technology are developed by sharing and comparing results – and maybe also competing in reaching the results first – often in an international context.
Let me say a few words about this year’s thematic areas.
Let me say a few words about this year’s thematic areas.
Norway’s contribution to the global knowledge production is just below one per cent.
Norway’s contribution to the global knowledge production is just below one per cent.
Still, in the field of energy Norway is a significant contributor.
Still, in the field of energy Norway is a significant contributor.
For quite a while Norway has been a large exporter of oil and gas.
For quite a while Norway has been a large exporter of oil and gas.
And as you know, oil is good for the economy but not for the climate.
And as you know, oil is good for the economy but not for the climate.
We have therefore set high political goals to reduce the negative footprints from our oil and gas activities.
We have therefore set high political goals to reduce the negative footprints from our oil and gas activities.
To meet these goals we need new environment friendly technological solutions, like CO2 capture and storage and cleaner offshore drilling systems.
To meet these goals we need new environment friendly technological solutions, like CO2 capture and storage and cleaner offshore drilling systems.
We also need to invest heavily in developing renewable energy solutions for the future.
We also need to invest heavily in developing renewable energy solutions for the future.
Our public universities and research institutes play an essential role in order to make this happen.
Our public universities and research institutes play an essential role in order to make this happen.
They are global leaders in many of these topics.
They are global leaders in many of these topics.
And the candidates they educate are also of top international quality.
And the candidates they educate are also of top international quality.
The combination of good research and top candidates is the fundament and the main reason why we see innovations and startups popping up.
The combination of good research and top candidates is the fundament and the main reason why we see innovations and startups popping up.
This must continue.
This must continue.
Close cooperation with both industry and higher education institutions in the energy hub of Houston is of central importance in order to realize our high political goals.
Close cooperation with both industry and higher education institutions in the energy hub of Houston is of central importance in order to realize our high political goals.
The second topic of this year’s Science Week, is health.
The second topic of this year’s Science Week, is health.
Our ability to manage the world’s health challenges will be of significant importance in the future.
Our ability to manage the world’s health challenges will be of significant importance in the future.
Health research and education on both preventing and treating illness and disease are key factors.
Health research and education on both preventing and treating illness and disease are key factors.
Science Week will have a special focus on cancer research.
Science Week will have a special focus on cancer research.
A recent report from OECD ranks Norway as the country with the highest overall cancer survival rates for some cancer types.
A recent report from OECD ranks Norway as the country with the highest overall cancer survival rates for some cancer types.
The reason for this is complex.
The reason for this is complex.
But our cancer researchers clearly play an important part in bringing the most effective therapies to our patients.
But our cancer researchers clearly play an important part in bringing the most effective therapies to our patients.
The hospitals and research institutions here in Houston are at the very forefront of global cancer research.
The hospitals and research institutions here in Houston are at the very forefront of global cancer research.
Most probably the next generation of cancer therapy will have origins from Texas.
Most probably the next generation of cancer therapy will have origins from Texas.
I hope that we can use this year’s Science Week to build even stronger ties in this field, for the benefit of all cancer patients.
I hope that we can use this year’s Science Week to build even stronger ties in this field, for the benefit of all cancer patients.
Finally, I hope that this conference will result both in stronger ties and new collaborations between Norway and the U.S. and Canada, not only in energy and health, but in all sectors where mutual interests are identified.
Finally, I hope that this conference will result both in stronger ties and new collaborations between Norway and the U.S. and Canada, not only in energy and health, but in all sectors where mutual interests are identified.
Developments in Iraq are very worrying, and the acute emergency needs must be met quickly.
Utviklingen i Irak er svært bekymringsfull, og det akutte nødhjelpsbehovet må møtes raskt.
“There is a great need for international involvement.
-Det er et stort behov for internasjonalt engasjement.
Norway is therefore making a significant contribution, and looking at ways to do even more,” says Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
Derfor yter Norge betydelige bidrag, og ser på hvordan vi kan gjøre enda mer, sier utenriksminister Børge Brende.
The UN has declared the situation in Iraq a Category 3 humanitarian disaster, on the scale of Syria, South Sudan and the Central African Republic.
FN har oppgradert situasjonen i Irak til en humanitær katastrofe av kategori 3, på linje med Syria, Sør-Sudan og Den sentralafrikanske republikk.
US authorities have enquired about possible contributions from a number of European countries and countries in the region.
Amerikanske myndigheter har forespurt en rekke europeiske land, samt land i regionen, om mulige bidrag.
“The UN Security Council has urged the international community to help the Iraqi government and the Iraqi people alleviate suffering.
-FNs Sikkerhetsråd har anmodet verdenssamfunnet om å bistå den irakiske regjeringen og det irakiske folk for å avhjelpe lidelsene.
Some 1.4 million people have fled their homes and 1.5 million people need emergency aid in areas ravaged by ISIL,” says Brende.
1,4 millioner mennesker er på flukt og 1,5 millioner mennesker trenger nødhjelp i områdene der ISIL herjer, sier Brende.
Several countries have pledged military and humanitarian contributions.
Flere land har gitt tilsagn om militære og humanitære bidrag.
“The situation in northern Iraq is constantly evolving, and the necessary transport capacity is still being organised.
-Situasjonen i Nord-Irak er stadig i utvikling, og organiseringen av nødvendig transportkapasitet er under utforming.
We want to be prepared to contribute.
Vi ønsker å være forberedt på å bidra.
We’re therefore making a C-130J transport aircraft available to deliver assistance on short notice if the need for military airlift capacity is confirmed,” says Minister of Defence Ine Eriksen Søreide.
Derfor stiller vi et C-130J transportfly til disposisjon for å frakte nødvendig nødhjelp på kort varsel, dersom behovet for militær løftekapasitet bekreftes, sier forsvarsminister Ine Eriksen Søreide.
The support capacities that are needed must be prepared in accordance with the mission’s character.
Hva som vil kreves av støttekapasiteter må klargjøres i henhold til oppdragets karakter.
Functions needing support may include logistics, command and control, maintenance, force protection or liaison functions,” said the defence minister.
Det kan for eksempel være behov for støtte til logistikk, kommando og kontroll, vedlikehold, styrkebeskyttelse eller liaisonfunksjoner, sier forsvarsministeren.
Not under discussion is a contribution of military forces, weapons or weapons transport.
Det er ikke en aktuell problemstilling å bidra med militære styrker, våpen eller transport av våpen.
Several legal issues must be resolved before Norway would initiate flights.
Flere juridiske forhold må avklares før Norge eventuelt iverksetter flyvninger.
Good morning and a warm welcome to all of you!
Good morning and a warm welcome to all of you!
You are all important resources and experts in your field, and I am very glad that you could find the time to be here with us today.
You are all important resources and experts in your field, and I am very glad that you could find the time to be here with us today.
Good parenting is a subject of great importance and priority to this government.
Good parenting is a subject of great importance and priority to this government.
My ambition and hope is that you will have fruitful discussions and dialogue today here at Lysebu.
My ambition and hope is that you will have fruitful discussions and dialogue today here at Lysebu.
I cannot be with you the whole day, but my State Secretary, Kai-Morten Terning, will follow your discussions with great interest.
I cannot be with you the whole day, but my State Secretary, Kai-Morten Terning, will follow your discussions with great interest.
I have invited you to this meeting for several reasons:
I have invited you to this meeting for several reasons: