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I like being asked this question just as much as being asked why I spend time writing and reviewing books.
Det er et spørsmål jeg liker å få, på linje med spørsmålet om hvorfor jeg bruker tid til å skrive og anmelde bøker.
My reply is simple: becoming involved in cultural matters and other basic matters that give life a meaning is the very purpose of politics, or a result of politics.
Svaret er enkelt: Dette er jo selve formålet med politikk, eller et resultat av politikken, at vi kan oppta oss med kultur og annet grunnleggende som gir livet mening.
It has been said that the purpose of foreign policy is to render domestic politics possible.
Det sies at utenrikspolitikkens mål er å gjøre innenrikspolitikken mulig.
Stated more directly: ensuring the framework for culture and those values that give direction to life.
Eller sagt direkte: Å sikre rammer for kultur og verdier som gir livet retning.
Norway enjoys a sufficient level of security that allows festivals to be arranged and enjoyed, with all the importance this has for a functioning civil society.
Ja, Norge har trygghet nok til å arrangere og oppleve festivaler, med all den betydning det har for et levende sivilt samfunn.
For this we should be thankful.
Det skal vi være glade for.
When I have the opportunity to watch musicians at close quarters and hear how they cooperate, how the orchestra or band plays together, I start thinking about how dependent each performer is on the others they are playing with.
Når jeg på nært hold ser og hører hvordan musikere jobber sammen, hvordan et orkester eller et band spiller sammen, så tenker jeg på hvor avhengig hver utøver er av de andre de spiller med.
No other genre better portrays the art of playing together.
Ingen sjanger illustrerer samspillets kunst bedre.
This reminds us of the importance of a functioning relationship.
Det er en påminnelse om betydningen av at relasjonen fungerer.
Secondly, the music and culture presented in all festivals tells us to what extent some of the most important things in life cannot be measured.
For det andre: Musikken og kulturen i alle festivalene forteller om hvordan noe av det aller viktigste i livet ikke kan måles.
We can, of course, measure the size of the audience, the income and expenses; we can count the number of beats, the decibels, the hours spent practising, the number of string and wind players; or we can count the number of rating stars awarded by reviewers.
Vi kan selvsagt måle publikumstall, inntekter og utgifter, vi kan telle takter, desibel, øvingstimer, antall strykere og blåsere, eller telle antall øyne på terningene i anmeldelsene.
However, we cannot measure – and this is something we should be thankful for - the actual experience of hearing the music, the joy of playing and listening, the teamwork, the harmonies, respect for others’ variations, or the new nuances that arise.
Men vi kan ikke måle – og det skal vi være glade for – opplevelsen av musikk, gleden ved å spille og lytte, samspill, samklang, respekt for andres versjoner, de nye nyansene som dukker opp.
We can count the number of newspaper pages, the centimetres of column length, the number of hits on websites, and the number of followers on Twitter.
Vi kan telle avissider, spaltecentimeter, treff på websider eller disipler på twitter.
We can ascertain the number of CD’s sold or the audience sizes when Norwegian performers play overseas.
Vi kan fastslå CD-salg eller publikumstall når norske utøvere deltar i utlandet.
We can count the number of books translated from Norwegian into other languages – this has risen from 100 to 300 in just a few years.
Vi kan telle antall boktitler oversatt fra norsk til andre språk, ja, det har gått opp fra 100 til 300 på få år.
Perhaps we could find out the number of visitors staying overnight at Norwegian hotels.
Kanskje kan vi undersøke tallene for gjestedøgn på norske hoteller.
Opinion polls can even tell us something about their target groups’ knowledge of Norway.
Og meningsmålinger kan si oss noe om utenlandske målgruppers norgeskunnskaper.
But once again, how do you measure a musical experience?
Men, igjen: Hvordan måle en musikkopplevelse?
A good book?
En god bok?
A new building that takes your breath away?
Et nytt byggverk som tar pusten fra deg?
Greater insight into another culture?
Økt innsikt i en annen kultur?
Norwegian footprints left in the fields of international architecture, design, art, music, literature, theatre, and dance?
Norske «fotavtrykk» internasjonalt innenfor arkitektur, design, kunst, musikk, litteratur, teater, dans?
We like to call this cultural exchange.
Vi kaller det gjerne kulturutveksling.
This can also be expressed through the term ‘public diplomacy’, an area of activity that improves mutual understanding, establishes long-term contacts and strengthens connections over a broad field of activities.
Men det kan også fanges opp av uttrykket «public diplomacy»: virksomhet som bedrer gjensidig forståelse, knytter langsiktige kontakter og styrker forbindelsene over et bredt felt.
In foreign policy international cultural cooperation has precisely this function.
I utenrikspolitikken kan internasjonalt kultursamarbeid inneha akkurat denne funksjonen.
However, culture should lead its own life and does not require to act as a tool for something else.
Men: Kulturen skal leve sitt eget liv og trenger ikke å være et redskap for noe annet.
It does not gain legitimacy because it can be used for something else.
Det legitimeres ikke fordi det også er bra for noe annet.
I have in mind four dimensions:
Jeg har fire dimensjoner i tankene:
Firstly, being together.
For det første: Samvær.
Likewise a cross-border cultural arrangement provides an opportunity to get together sharing music or the theatre, not on one’s own but rather together with others, people from another culture.
På samme måte: Et kulturarrangementet på tvers av grenser sørger for samvær, rundt musikk eller teater, ikke alene, men sammen med andre, mennesker fra en annen kultur.
Secondly, a sense of belonging.
For det andre: Tilhørighet.
Norwegian cultural cooperation with countries overseas has indicated that we are an integral part of a larger geographical unit.
Norsk kultursamarbeid med utlandet viser at vi er en integrert del av en større geografi.
Our cultural expressions are a part of the Nordic, European – yes, even of world cultural heritage.
Våre kulturuttrykk er en del av det nordiske, europeiske – ja, av verdens kulturarv.
In addition, they demonstrate that we are a part of both the European and global cultural map.
De viser også at vi er en del av det europeiske og globale kulturkartet.
This points us in the direction of a third dimension: diversity and the importance of new impulses.
Det peker mot en tredje dimensjon: Mangfold og betydningen av nye impulser.
Many kinds of music – really art and culture as a whole – have been multicultural in nature and in motion at all times.
Mange musikkformer – ja, kunst og kultur i det hele – har vært multikulturell og i bevegelse til alle tider.
Jazz could never have come into existence and developed without a continuous mixing of people and music in different geographical listening posts.
Jazz kunne ikke ha blitt til eller utvikles uten en kontinuerlig miks av mennesker og musikk fra ulike geografiske lytteposter.
Bringing new external cultural impulses to a fairly homogenous country like Norway is a necessity of life just as it is for Norwegian cultural performers and creative powers to be able to frequently travel abroad.
For et ganske homogent land som Norge, er det en livsnødvendighet at nye kulturelle impulser bringes til oss, utenfra, og dessuten at norske kulturutøvere og skapende krefter får reise mye til utlandet.
As a result they get the chance to hear new things, learn, play together with overseas colleagues, and appear in front of new audiences.
For å høre nytt, lære, spille med utenlandske kolleger og opptre overfor et nytt publikum.
The one-sided cultivation of a so-called national culture, or whatever you wish to call it, is just a side-track.
Ensidig dyrking av en såkalt nasjonal kultur, hva nå det måtte være, er et blindspor.
Culture’s mediums of expression are universal, such as music, dance and the visual arts – a shared global language that crosses all linguistic borders.
Kulturens uttrykksmidler er universelle, som musikk, dans og visuell kunst: et felles globalt språk, på tvers av språkgrenser.
Everybody speaks music fluently in the world of musical geography.
I musikkgeografien snakkes musikk flytende av alle.
Finally, culture builds the bridges we badly need.
Og til sist: Kultur bygger broer som vi sårt trenger.
We allow ourselves to be fascinated by the dialogue we often witness between musicians, filmmakers, artists, and authors – and even by the very dialogue between performers and their audiences.
Vi lar oss fascinere av den dialog vi ofte finner mellom musikere, filmskapere, kunstnere, forfattere – ja, av selve dialogen mellom utøvere og publikum.
Many examples exist of cultural arenas being capable of establishing and maintaining contact when fixed attitudes – political, ethnic, religious or inter-generational - would otherwise create barriers.
Det er mange eksempler på at kulturelle arenaer kan etablere og opprettholde kontakt når fastlåste holdninger – politiske, etniske, religiøse eller mellom generasjoner – ellers skaper barrierer.
Culture is capable of taking up universal ideals, human rights, and it can reduce distances, rebuild trusts and highlight our common identity.
Kultur kan ta opp universelle idealer, menneskerettigheter og kultur kan redusere avstander, gjenoppbygge tillit, synliggjøre en felles identitet.
On the other hand Khalid Salimi, head of the Mela Festival, has stated that we have to stop saying that we are building bridges and rather realise that we are living on the same island.
På den annen side: Vi må slutte å si at vi bygger broer, men innse at vi bor på samme øy, har Khalid Salimi, lederen av Melafestivalen sagt.
Just as with music we need to find the keynote.
Som i musikken gjelder det å finne grunntonen.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has spent over 95 million Norwegian Crowns during this year alone on cultural purposes.
Bare i år bruker Utenriksdepartementet over 95 millioner kroner til kulturformål.
Photo: As an eight-year-old Ramzi Aburedwan (picture) threw the stone which triggered the Intifada in 1987.
Billedtekst: Fiolinisten: Ramzi Aburedwan kastet åtte år gammel steinen som utløste intifadaen i 1987.
Today he is the head of the music school in Ramallah, the first and only one of its kind on the West Bank.
I dag leder han musikkskolen i Ramallah, den første og eneste i sitt slag på Vestbredden.
The project was supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Prosjektet er støttet av UD.
“Foreign Affairs Keynotes”
Utenrikspolitisk grunntone
Media and Politics in the Middle East
Media and Politics in the Middle East
Meeting with Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera, Oslo 17 April 2012
Møte med Wadah Khanfar, Al Jazeera, Oslo 17. april 2012
The Minister based his address on the following points
The Minister based his address on the following points
First: Al Jazeera – a global media leader, a preferred channel for those who wish to keep up-to-date, especially on the Middle East and North Africa.
First: Al Jazeera – a global media leader, a preferred channel for those who wish to keep up-to-date, especially on the Middle East and North Africa.
An inspiration for policymakers.
An inspiration for policymakers.
Meeting of cultures.
Meeting of cultures.
Just a few reflexions:
Just a few reflexions:
What does it mean to “be global”, that “the society is global”?
What does it mean to “be global”, that “the society is global”?
We “live local(ly)”, don’t we?
We “live local(ly)”, don’t we?
And all politics is local – or?
And all politics is local – or?
Has the global society brought us closer together?
Has the global society brought us closer together?
Or farther away?
Or farther away?
Do we have stronger sense of “togetherness”, or a stronger sense of “at-the-same-time-ness”?
Do we have stronger sense of “togetherness”, or a stronger sense of “at-the-same-time-ness”?
Near or far away?
Near or far away?
Closer or more distance?
Closer or more distance?
Big global currents today: Global economy, global technology trends, the global media world.
Big global currents today: Global economy, global technology trends, the global media world.
Perhaps the gap between generations now are bigger than before, i.e. between me an my children, compared to me and my parents or my grandparents, when it comes to the media technology development?
Perhaps the gap between generations now are bigger than before, i.e. between me an my children, compared to me and my parents or my grandparents, when it comes to the media technology development?
This week a minister from Myanmar’s government is visiting Oslo, his first visit abroad.
This week a minister from Myanmar’s government is visiting Oslo, his first visit abroad.
Norway is engaged in peace and reconciliation projects in the country, supporting processes, based on our experience elsewhere.
Norway is engaged in peace and reconciliation projects in the country, supporting processes, based on our experience elsewhere.
Now, why this change in Myanmar?
Now, why this change in Myanmar?
The global economy, the pressure to open up their economy.
The global economy, the pressure to open up their economy.
A different story than the changes, the awakenings, in the Arab world, where these processes have been more “bottom-up”.
A different story than the changes, the awakenings, in the Arab world, where these processes have been more “bottom-up”.
New media and media technology open up for broader public participation and “bottom-up movements”, prerequisites for democracy.
New media and media technology open up for broader public participation and “bottom-up movements”, prerequisites for democracy.
This is new media’s greatest asset, in my view: Giving a voice to people who previously had no saying in the public sphere.
This is new media’s greatest asset, in my view: Giving a voice to people who previously had no saying in the public sphere.
Social networks provide unique opportunities to mobilize, share opinions, to participate and to illuminate injustice – and they are very difficult for authoritarian regimes to censor and control.
Social networks provide unique opportunities to mobilize, share opinions, to participate and to illuminate injustice – and they are very difficult for authoritarian regimes to censor and control.
We (the public) are given a broader coverage – based on new angles, new sources, new voices.
We (the public) are given a broader coverage – based on new angles, new sources, new voices.
New technology, particularly cheap mobile phones, are easily accessible across the world.
New technology, particularly cheap mobile phones, are easily accessible across the world.
(Example: A report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) shows Saudi Arabia has the largest number of mobile phone users worldwide, with 180 mobile phones for every 100 residents.
(Example: A report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) shows Saudi Arabia has the largest number of mobile phone users worldwide, with 180 mobile phones for every 100 residents.
But Saudi Arabia is not a democratic society ...).
But Saudi Arabia is not a democratic society ...).
People rise up against authoritarian, corrupt rulers.
People rise up against authoritarian, corrupt rulers.
They need means to do it: The media channels.
They need means to do it: The media channels.
The access to media – crucial factor.
The access to media – crucial factor.
The media brings us daily reports from Syria.
The media brings us daily reports from Syria.
However: The media can tear down powers and rulers, but can the media build power, solidity, solidarity?
However: The media can tear down powers and rulers, but can the media build power, solidity, solidarity?
All stories in the Middle East and North Africa are different – but one common thing: The regimes fall/will fall.
All stories in the Middle East and North Africa are different – but one common thing: The regimes fall/will fall.
And new regimes must build on trust, legitimacy, new institutions, contitutions, majority/minority, respect for universal human rights.
And new regimes must build on trust, legitimacy, new institutions, contitutions, majority/minority, respect for universal human rights.
With its transformation of perspective and critical voice, Al Jazeera has made remarkable contributions to global media diversity and critical journalism.
With its transformation of perspective and critical voice, Al Jazeera has made remarkable contributions to global media diversity and critical journalism.
(I do not believe there is such a thing as neutral coverage.
(I do not believe there is such a thing as neutral coverage.
A story always has a certain angle.
A story always has a certain angle.
History is always someone’s history).
History is always someone’s history).
Al Jazeera has a motto: “The opinion and the other opinion”.
Al Jazeera has a motto: “The opinion and the other opinion”.
It is important that we are open to all sides of a story.
It is important that we are open to all sides of a story.
Another dimension is the way social media plays a role in the creation of young people’s identities.
Another dimension is the way social media plays a role in the creation of young people’s identities.
Through the internet and social media young people everywhere can compare their own lives with others’ across the world.
Through the internet and social media young people everywhere can compare their own lives with others’ across the world.
They experience freedom and openness through the internet.
They experience freedom and openness through the internet.
In this way information technologies directly challenge authoritarian political order and regimes.
In this way information technologies directly challenge authoritarian political order and regimes.
See streaming from the meeting.
Se nett-tv fra møtet.
The celebration was the result of a two-year collaboration between the Norwegian Embassy in Berlin and the Schleswig-Holstein authorities.
Markeringen var resultat av to års samarbeid mellom ambassaden i Berlin og myndighetene i Schleswig-Holstein.
We can make up for that today,” he said.
Det får vi kompensere for i dag.
“In the spring of 1814, Norway was given a unique opportunity to write its own Constitution, a platform on which we have built our identity and our values for 200 years.
En plattform som vi gjennom 200 år har bygget vår identitet og våre verdier på.
The values enshrined in the Constitution create a solid foundation, not just for our own society, but also for our global engagement, for our efforts to promote peace, freedom of expression, freedom of assembly and human rights.
Ikke bare i vårt eget samfunn, men også i vårt globale internasjonale arbeid; for fred, ytringsfrihet, forsamlingsfrihet og menneskerettigheter.
It is as important to foster these values today as it was 200 years ago.
Verdier det er like viktig å jobbe for i dag som for 200 år siden.
And we work together through the UN and in other global arenas to promote these values.”
Og vi bidrar sammen til å videreutvikle dette gjennom FN og andre globale arenaer.
(Photo: Marius Helge Larsen)
(Foto: Marius Helge Larsen)
Abhorrence and outrage is the only reasonable response to his murder by the terrorist group Abu Sayyaf,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
Drapet, begått av terrorgruppen Abu Sayyaf, må møtes med avsky og fordømmelse, sier utenriksminister Børge Brende.
John Ridsdel was kidnapped together with Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad and two others on 21 September 2015, and they have been held on the island of Jolo in the southern Philippines.
John Ridsdel ble bortført sammen med nordmannen Kjartan Sekkingstad og to andre på øya Jolo i det sørlige Filippinene 21. september 2015.
‘Our thoughts and sympathy go to John Ridsel’s family and friends.
- Våre tanker og medfølelse går til John Ridsdels familie og venner.
Norway condemns killing of Canadian hostage in the Philippines
Brende fordømmer drap på canadisk gissel på Filippinene
‘I most strongly condemn the killing of Canadian citizen John Ridsdel in the Philippines.
- Jeg fordømmer på det sterkeste drapet på den canadiske statsborgeren John Ridsdel på Filippinene.
An Innovative and Sustainable Norway
Et nyskapende og bærekraftig Norge
It is crucial for the peace process that the Colombian people experience a rapid improvement in the situation,’ said Minister of Foreign Affairs Børge Brende.
Det er avgjørende for fredsprosessen at colombianerne raskt opplever en bedring av situasjonen, sier utenriksminister Børge Brende.
Today, the FARC-EP announced that they would start a one-month unilateral ceasefire on 20 July.
Farc-geriljaen kom i dag med erklæring om å innføre én måneds ensidig våpenhvile fra 20. juli.
The escalation of the conflict since April has resulted in more deaths on both sides, more internally displaced people, and more environmental damage.
Opptrappingen av konflikten siden april har ført til flere drepte på begge sider, flere mennesker på flukt og miljømessige ødeleggelser.
Read the statement here.
Les erklæringen her.
Norway and Cuba are facilitating negotiations between the Colombian Government and the FARC-EP.
Norge og Cuba tilrettelegger forhandlingene mellom den colombianske regjeringen og geriljaen Farc-EP.
Unilateral ceasefire important for de-escalating the conflict in Colombia
Ensidig våpenhvile viktig for nedtrapping av konflikten i Colombia
‘I am pleased that the conflict in Colombia is again being de-escalated.
- Det er gledelig at konflikten i Colombia igjen trappes ned.
General instructions have been drawn up for work in the General Assembly that examine the main issues on the agenda and set out Norway’s priorities in various areas.
I forbindelse med arbeidet i generalforsamlingen er det utarbeidet en generell instruks som tar for seg de viktigste spørsmålene på dagsorden og norske hovedprioriteringer innenfor de ulike arbeidsområdene.
From Norway, the Prime Minister, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of the Environment and International Development, the Minister of Health and Care Services, and a delegation from the Storting (Norwegian parliament) will attend.
Fra norsk side deltar både statsministeren, utenriksministeren, miljø- og utviklingsministeren, helse- og omsorgsministeren samt en delegasjon fra Stortinget.
Discussions in the General Assembly’s Main Committees will start at the beginning of October.
Arbeidet i generalforsamlingens ulike fagkomitéer begynner i oktober.
It provides valuable insight into Norway’s UN policy and outlines Norway’s positions on themes such as sustainable economic and social development, international peace and security, human rights and humanitarian issues, and UN reform and financing.
Instruksen gir et godt innblikk i norsk FN-politikk og legger hovedføringene for norske posisjoner innen tema som bærekraftig økonomisk og sosial utvikling, internasjonal fred og sikkerhet, menneskerettigheter og humanitære spørsmål samt FN-reform og finansiering.
General priorities The Government’s general priorities for Norway’s UN engagement are set out in the policy platform for the coalition Government for the period 2009–13 and various documents from the Storting, and further clarified by parliamentary debates and speeches by ministers and others.
Overordnede prioriteringer Regjeringens overordnete prioriteringer for Norges arbeid i FN framgår av Politisk plattform for flertallsregjeringen 2009- 2013 (Soria Moria II), stortingsdokumenter- og debatter samt politisk ledelses taler.
Where relevant, Norway will take part in bridge-building and alliances, both within and across regional groups.
Norge skal der det er relevant bidra til brobygging og allianser, også på tvers av regionale grupperinger.