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Norway is ready to commence bilateral discussions with Israel with a view to concluding a Memorandum of Understanding on research and development cooperation.
Norway is ready to commence bilateral discussions with Israel with a view to concluding a Memorandum of Understanding on research and development cooperation.
Initially, these discussions will explore which fields of cooperation our two countries could benefit most from.
Initially, these discussions will explore which fields of cooperation our two countries could benefit most from.
Let me conclude by urging you all to use this opportunity to discuss and explore possible projects of mutual interest.
Let me conclude by urging you all to use this opportunity to discuss and explore possible projects of mutual interest.
I also encourage you to make use of the many representatives present from the various ministries, our embassy and consul in Tel Aviv, Innovation Norway and the Norwegian Research council.
I also encourage you to make use of the many representatives present from the various ministries, our embassy and consul in Tel Aviv, Innovation Norway and the Norwegian Research council.
They can help you make useful contacts here today.
They can help you make useful contacts here today.
I wish you all an interesting and fruitful seminar.
I wish you all an interesting and fruitful seminar.
Address at Norwegian-Israeli business and research seminar
Innlegg på norsk-israelsk nærings- og forskningsseminar
Istanbul, 1 June 2012
Istanbul, 1. juni 2012
First I would like to join the previous speakers in thanking the Government of Turkey for hosting this important conference here in the wonderful and historic city of Istanbul.
First I would like to join the previous speakers in thanking the Government of Turkey for hosting this important conference here in the wonderful and historic city of Istanbul.
Furthermore I would like to express Norway's great appreciation of Prime Minister Erdogan's genuine commitment to Somalia.
Furthermore I would like to express Norway's great appreciation of Prime Minister Erdogan's genuine commitment to Somalia.
He is an inspiration to the rest of the international community.
He is an inspiration to the rest of the international community.
I would also like to thank UNPOS and the UN Special Representative Ambassador Mahiga, as well as all the others who have helped prepare and organize the conference.
I would also like to thank UNPOS and the UN Special Representative Ambassador Mahiga, as well as all the others who have helped prepare and organize the conference.
2011 was a difficult year for the people of Somalia.
2011 was a difficult year for the people of Somalia.
But through joint humanitarian efforts and substantial progress in the security sector, we were able to alleviate the suffering during the famine.
But through joint humanitarian efforts and substantial progress in the security sector, we were able to alleviate the suffering during the famine.
But military engagement and massive humanitarian efforts are not sufficient answers to the challenges facing Somalia.
But military engagement and massive humanitarian efforts are not sufficient answers to the challenges facing Somalia.
At the heart of the matter is politics.
At the heart of the matter is politics.
Without a sustainable political solution, Somalia risks perpetuating the destructive circle in which it has been trapped for more than two decades.
Without a sustainable political solution, Somalia risks perpetuating the destructive circle in which it has been trapped for more than two decades.
What Somalia needs now – to quote Abraham Lincoln – is “a Government of, by and for the people”; A government that can set aside tribal and personal differences and interests, and work for the common good of the nation, and for the future of all the Somali people.
What Somalia needs now – to quote Abraham Lincoln – is “a Government of, by and for the people”; A government that can set aside tribal and personal differences and interests, and work for the common good of the nation, and for the future of all the Somali people.
A government of, by and for the people implies that only the Somalis themselves can make the hard choices, strike the difficult compromises and make the painful sacrifices necessary to ensure a Somali state that is inclusive, transparent and just.
A government of, by and for the people implies that only the Somalis themselves can make the hard choices, strike the difficult compromises and make the painful sacrifices necessary to ensure a Somali state that is inclusive, transparent and just.
A state that all Somalis can trust and believe in.
A state that all Somalis can trust and believe in.
To achieve this is not easy.
To achieve this is not easy.
It takes both courage and vision.
It takes both courage and vision.
If such a project can be achieved I believe we shall be able to look confidently towards Somalia’s future.
If such a project can be achieved I believe we shall be able to look confidently towards Somalia’s future.
I am also convinced that the international community will respond to such an opportunity with political support, development assistance and investments to rebuild the country.
I am also convinced that the international community will respond to such an opportunity with political support, development assistance and investments to rebuild the country.
Arriving here this morning, the briefings I have received on yesterday’s meetings and the general atmosphere are very encouraging.
Arriving here this morning, the briefings I have received on yesterday’s meetings and the general atmosphere are very encouraging.
We are gathered here to make a collective effort to ensure that the extended Somali transition period may be brought to a smooth and peaceful end.
We are gathered here to make a collective effort to ensure that the extended Somali transition period may be brought to a smooth and peaceful end.
The conference theme: “Preparing Somalia’s Future: Goals for 2015” is therefore very timely.
The conference theme: “Preparing Somalia’s Future: Goals for 2015” is therefore very timely.
Over the last 10 months we have witnessed important and positive developments in Somalia.
Over the last 10 months we have witnessed important and positive developments in Somalia.
Security has significantly improved, both in Mogadishu and in other areas.
Security has significantly improved, both in Mogadishu and in other areas.
This is first and foremost thanks to AMISOM and the troop contributing countries, but also because the TFG forces are now better trained and equipped.
This is first and foremost thanks to AMISOM and the troop contributing countries, but also because the TFG forces are now better trained and equipped.
This has created space for real political development with the Road Map and the Garowe Principles: I would especially like to commend the Signatories for their commitment to advance this process.
This has created space for real political development with the Road Map and the Garowe Principles: I would especially like to commend the Signatories for their commitment to advance this process.
The meetings in Garowe and Galkayo, and the latest in Addis Abeba - have been crucial for the implementation of the Road Map towards ending the transition period in Somalia.
The meetings in Garowe and Galkayo, and the latest in Addis Abeba - have been crucial for the implementation of the Road Map towards ending the transition period in Somalia.
The humanitarian situation has improved, but is still difficult - especially for the internally displaced - and needs our attention.
The humanitarian situation has improved, but is still difficult - especially for the internally displaced - and needs our attention.
First and foremost, it is crucial that we avoid further displacement.
First and foremost, it is crucial that we avoid further displacement.
Furthermore: All parties must act in accordance with international humanitarian law.
Furthermore: All parties must act in accordance with international humanitarian law.
In particular, all returns must be voluntary.
In particular, all returns must be voluntary.
We are also pleased to see more focus on development and recovery as the situation improves.
We are also pleased to see more focus on development and recovery as the situation improves.
We shall also consider more closely how we may respond to the various proposals that were discussed at the partnership forums here yesterday.
We shall also consider more closely how we may respond to the various proposals that were discussed at the partnership forums here yesterday.
Finally we should not forget that Somalia has a tremendous untapped resource for its development in the large Diaspora groups around the world.
Finally we should not forget that Somalia has a tremendous untapped resource for its development in the large Diaspora groups around the world.
These are people who have knowledge, entrepreneurship, resources and commitment to their country of origin.
These are people who have knowledge, entrepreneurship, resources and commitment to their country of origin.
We should all try to encourage and facilitate a more systematic tapping of this rich resource.
We should all try to encourage and facilitate a more systematic tapping of this rich resource.
Second Istanbul Conference on Somalia: Preparing Somalia’s Furuture Goals for 2015
Somaliakonferanse i Istanbul
On 30 July Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Espen Barth Eide expressed his condolences to Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Ms Emma Bonino after the bus accident in Avellino.
Utenriksminister Espen Barth Eide sendte tirsdag 30. juli sine kondolanser til Italias utenriksminister etter bussulykken i Avellino.
Your Exellency,
Your Exellency,
On behalf of the Norwegian government, I would like to express my sincere condolences after the terrible bus accident in the province of Avellino 28 July.
On behalf of the Norwegian government, I would like to express my sincere condolences after the terrible bus accident in the province of Avellino 28 July.
We share the sorrow of the Italian people and our thoughts and deepest sympathy goes to the families of the victims and all those affected by the tragic disaster.
We share the sorrow of the Italian people and our thoughts and deepest sympathy goes to the families of the victims and all those affected by the tragic disaster.
Yours sincerely, Espen Barth Eide
Yours sincerely, Espen Barth Eide
Condolences to Italy's Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Ms Emma Bonino
Kondolanse til Italia ved utenriksminister Emma Bonino
Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF) – 10 Years.
Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research (ITF) – 10 Years.
Anniversary Publication.
Anniversary Publication.
Norway's contribution to the publication according to the 10 years anniversary for "Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research" (ITF), where Norway's chairmanship started 17 March 2009.
Det norske bidraget til en publikasjon i anledning 10-årsmarkeringen av "Task Force for International Cooperation on Holocaust Education, Remembrance and Research" (ITF), hvor Norge tok over formannskapet 17. mars 2009.
Chapter: Norway Before the Second World War, Norway’s Jewish population numbered 2,100 people of a total population of three million.
Chapter: Norway Before the Second World War, Norway’s Jewish population numbered 2,100 people of a total population of three million.
In all, 771 Norwegian Jews were deported to extermination and concentration camps.
In all, 771 Norwegian Jews were deported to extermination and concentration camps.
Only 34 returned.
Only 34 returned.
Today, about 1500 people of Jewish origin live in Norway.
Today, about 1500 people of Jewish origin live in Norway.
The mentalities and stereotypes that led to the Holocaust have not gone away.
The mentalities and stereotypes that led to the Holocaust have not gone away.
They re-emerge in new forms and in new places.
They re-emerge in new forms and in new places.
We all have an obligation to fight anti-Semitism, racism and all ideologies that exclude groups of people and spread hatred.
We all have an obligation to fight anti-Semitism, racism and all ideologies that exclude groups of people and spread hatred.
In the ITF we have an important tool for helping ourselves and others by reaching out to people’s minds, both individually and collectively, through cooperation with schools, museums, memorials and research institutions (*).
In the ITF we have an important tool for helping ourselves and others by reaching out to people’s minds, both individually and collectively, through cooperation with schools, museums, memorials and research institutions (*).
Jonas Gahr Støre, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (*) The Norwegian ITF chairmanship starts on 17 March 2009.
Jonas Gahr Støre, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (*) The Norwegian ITF chairmanship starts on 17 March 2009.
Norway and the Jewish community Under the Norwegian Constitution of 1814 Jews were not allowed to enter the Kingdom of Norway.
Norway and the Jewish community Under the Norwegian Constitution of 1814 Jews were not allowed to enter the Kingdom of Norway.
The Norwegian Parliament repealed this paragraph in 1851.
The Norwegian Parliament repealed this paragraph in 1851.
Between 1852 and 1880 Jews arrived in Norway in small numbers, mainly from Denmark and northern Germany.
Between 1852 and 1880 Jews arrived in Norway in small numbers, mainly from Denmark and northern Germany.
Between 1880 and 1920 approximately 1200 Jews came to Norway from Eastern Europe.
Between 1880 and 1920 approximately 1200 Jews came to Norway from Eastern Europe.
In 1892, the first Jewish community, The Mosaic Religious Community, was founded in Christiania (now Oslo).
In 1892, the first Jewish community, The Mosaic Religious Community, was founded in Christiania (now Oslo).
In 1905 the Mosaic Congregation in Trondheim was established.
In 1905 the Mosaic Congregation in Trondheim was established.
In 1941-42 the Jewish population of Norway numbered about 1000 households and approximately 2100 individuals.
In 1941-42 the Jewish population of Norway numbered about 1000 households and approximately 2100 individuals.
In all, 771 Norwegian Jews were deported to extermination and concentration camps during WWII.
In all, 771 Norwegian Jews were deported to extermination and concentration camps during WWII.
In 1997, The Jewish Museum in Trondheim was officially opened.
In 1997, The Jewish Museum in Trondheim was officially opened.
In 1999, Norway was the first country to finalise a restitution process and compensate Jews for their losses and suffering during the Nazi occupation.
In 1999, Norway was the first country to finalise a restitution process and compensate Jews for their losses and suffering during the Nazi occupation.
The compensation is based on moral considerations and an acceptance of responsibility of errors of the past.
The compensation is based on moral considerations and an acceptance of responsibility of errors of the past.
In September 2008, The Jewish Museum in Oslo was officially opened by HRH Crown Prince Haakon.
In September 2008, The Jewish Museum in Oslo was officially opened by HRH Crown Prince Haakon.
In 2008 Norway was celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland’s birth.
In 2008 Norway was celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland’s birth.
His position as Norway’s national poet is due as much to his ardent political and social commitment as to his writing.
His position as Norway’s national poet is due as much to his ardent political and social commitment as to his writing.
He argued strongly that Jews should be admitted to Norway.
He argued strongly that Jews should be admitted to Norway.
His words and commitment paved the way for the general legalisation of Jewish immigration to Norway in 1851.
His words and commitment paved the way for the general legalisation of Jewish immigration to Norway in 1851.
Education In the last 30 years, Holocaust awareness in Norway has increased both in the educational sector and in society in general.
Education In the last 30 years, Holocaust awareness in Norway has increased both in the educational sector and in society in general.
It has also become more and more common for schools to take part in study trips to former extermination and concentration camps in Germany and Poland, such as Sachsenshausen, Ravensbrück and Auschwitz.
It has also become more and more common for schools to take part in study trips to former extermination and concentration camps in Germany and Poland, such as Sachsenshausen, Ravensbrück and Auschwitz.
Several thousand Norwegian school children have participated in study trips to former camps.
Several thousand Norwegian school children have participated in study trips to former camps.
A new national curriculum was introduced in Norwegian schools in 2006.
A new national curriculum was introduced in Norwegian schools in 2006.
It has less specific targets than its predecessor, but there are targets for a number of subjects at all levels of the school system where Holocaust studies can appropriately be included as part of the teaching.
It has less specific targets than its predecessor, but there are targets for a number of subjects at all levels of the school system where Holocaust studies can appropriately be included as part of the teaching.
Municipalities and counties are responsible for adapting teaching to local and individual needs by making decisions on content, work methods and teaching materials.
Municipalities and counties are responsible for adapting teaching to local and individual needs by making decisions on content, work methods and teaching materials.
All schools are invited to commemorate the International Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January.
All schools are invited to commemorate the International Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January.
On this occasion, the Minister of Education awards a special annual prize to a school that has distinguished itself in working against racism and discrimination.
On this occasion, the Minister of Education awards a special annual prize to a school that has distinguished itself in working against racism and discrimination.
This prize is called the Benjamin Prize, after a 15-year-old Norwegian boy who was the victim of a racially motivated murder.
This prize is called the Benjamin Prize, after a 15-year-old Norwegian boy who was the victim of a racially motivated murder.
Benjamin Hermansen was killed by young neo-Nazis in 2001.
Benjamin Hermansen was killed by young neo-Nazis in 2001.
In cooperation with the Directorate for Education and Training the Holocaust Centre is building up comprehensive web-based information on the Holocaust and other genocides for use by schools.
In cooperation with the Directorate for Education and Training the Holocaust Centre is building up comprehensive web-based information on the Holocaust and other genocides for use by schools.
The Centre also organizes teacher training courses.
The Centre also organizes teacher training courses.
The completion of the permanent exhibition on the Holocaust at the Centre has given Norwegian schools a new learning centre for issues concerning the Holocaust, other genocides, racism, anti-Semitism and conditions of minorities.
The completion of the permanent exhibition on the Holocaust at the Centre has given Norwegian schools a new learning centre for issues concerning the Holocaust, other genocides, racism, anti-Semitism and conditions of minorities.
In 2007, 6600 students visited the Centre.
In 2007, 6600 students visited the Centre.
The full-day programme for schools visiting the Centre includes lectures giving basic information about the Holocaust in Norway, group work and presentations followed by discussion.
The full-day programme for schools visiting the Centre includes lectures giving basic information about the Holocaust in Norway, group work and presentations followed by discussion.
The main focus of the programme is nationalism, racism and anti-Semitism in Norway in the 1930s and 1940s.
The main focus of the programme is nationalism, racism and anti-Semitism in Norway in the 1930s and 1940s.
Remembrance Monuments commemorating the Norwegian Jews were inaugurated in the Jewish cemeteries in Trondheim and Oslo in 1947 and 1948.
Remembrance Monuments commemorating the Norwegian Jews were inaugurated in the Jewish cemeteries in Trondheim and Oslo in 1947 and 1948.
The Cissi Klein Monument in Trondheim was unveiled in 1997 in remembrance of a 13-year-old Jewish girl who was murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau in March 1943.
The Cissi Klein Monument in Trondheim was unveiled in 1997 in remembrance of a 13-year-old Jewish girl who was murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau in March 1943.
In November 2000 a memorial was unveiled in Oslo commemorating the nearly 800 Jews who were deported by the Nazis from Oslo to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
In November 2000 a memorial was unveiled in Oslo commemorating the nearly 800 Jews who were deported by the Nazis from Oslo to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
The sculpture by the British artist Antony Gormley has been placed near the harbour from which the ships set sail in November 1942 and February 1943.
The sculpture by the British artist Antony Gormley has been placed near the harbour from which the ships set sail in November 1942 and February 1943.
It consists of eight empty chairs.
It consists of eight empty chairs.
There are also Holocaust monuments in the towns of Tromsø and Kristiansund.
There are also Holocaust monuments in the towns of Tromsø and Kristiansund.
Norway has commemorated the International Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January since 2002, resulting in a wide variety of activities at schools, museums and at memorial sites.
Norway has commemorated the International Holocaust Memorial Day on 27th January since 2002, resulting in a wide variety of activities at schools, museums and at memorial sites.
In Oslo the annual commemoration takes place at the quayside in Oslo from where the Norwegian Jews were brutally forced into the ships for deportation to Auschwitz and extermination.
In Oslo the annual commemoration takes place at the quayside in Oslo from where the Norwegian Jews were brutally forced into the ships for deportation to Auschwitz and extermination.
Members of the Norwegian Government attend and speak at the ceremonies.
Members of the Norwegian Government attend and speak at the ceremonies.
27th January is also commemorated at the Falstad Memorial and Human Rights Centre, in Trondheim, Kristiansand and in other towns.
27th January is also commemorated at the Falstad Memorial and Human Rights Centre, in Trondheim, Kristiansand and in other towns.
The 70th anniversary of the November Pogrom on 9th – 10th November 2008 was commemorated in several Norwegian towns and cities.
The 70th anniversary of the November Pogrom on 9th – 10th November 2008 was commemorated in several Norwegian towns and cities.
In Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Drammen people took part in torchlight processions.
In Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Drammen people took part in torchlight processions.
In Oslo, a member of the Norwegian government and other politicians attended the ceremony and spoke to the crowd.
In Oslo, a member of the Norwegian government and other politicians attended the ceremony and spoke to the crowd.
The Centre for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities was established in 2001 and was officially opened at its new location at Villa Grande in Oslo in August 2006.
The Centre for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities was established in 2001 and was officially opened at its new location at Villa Grande in Oslo in August 2006.
The Falstad Memorial and Human Rights Centre was officially opened in October 2006 on the grounds of the former SS-Strafgefangenenlager Falstad.
The Falstad Memorial and Human Rights Centre was officially opened in October 2006 on the grounds of the former SS-Strafgefangenenlager Falstad.