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However, there is a need to emphasise the implementation of, and respect for, these norms.
However, there is a need to emphasise the implementation of, and respect for, these norms.
The continuing violations of international humanitarian law are of grave concern.
The continuing violations of international humanitarian law are of grave concern.
· Norway, together with other partners, has taken the initiative to facilitate an international dialogue – aiming at strengthening the implementation of international human rights law in today’s armed conflicts – and reclaim the protection of civilians.
· Norway, together with other partners, has taken the initiative to facilitate an international dialogue – aiming at strengthening the implementation of international human rights law in today’s armed conflicts – and reclaim the protection of civilians.
· In recent years, humanitarian issues have gained an increasingly important place in international politics.
· In recent years, humanitarian issues have gained an increasingly important place in international politics.
Humanitarian crises are more frequently addressed in the UN Security Council.
Humanitarian crises are more frequently addressed in the UN Security Council.
Serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law have led to stronger focus on protecting civilians and displaced persons, for example in Darfur, DR Congo and Afghanistan.
Serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law have led to stronger focus on protecting civilians and displaced persons, for example in Darfur, DR Congo and Afghanistan.
And the terrible human suffering caused by natural disasters is transmitted live through the media.
And the terrible human suffering caused by natural disasters is transmitted live through the media.
· Nevertheless, we still need to insist on the relevance and protection of the international humanitarian principles.
· Nevertheless, we still need to insist on the relevance and protection of the international humanitarian principles.
Humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence are the foundation of humanitarian action on the ground.
Humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence are the foundation of humanitarian action on the ground.
Humanitarian action is about helping people in need, regardless of political or other factors.
Humanitarian action is about helping people in need, regardless of political or other factors.
Humanitarian efforts are founded on respect for universal human rights.
Humanitarian efforts are founded on respect for universal human rights.
Everyone in need is entitled to the help and assistance they need.
Everyone in need is entitled to the help and assistance they need.
· In some respects, these principles have been challenged over the last years.
· In some respects, these principles have been challenged over the last years.
For example, the principle of humanitarian access to all civilians irrespective of circumstances has been contested by certain states and armed groups.
For example, the principle of humanitarian access to all civilians irrespective of circumstances has been contested by certain states and armed groups.
For humanitarian operations to be effective, they need to be accepted by all parties, and they need to be able to reach the people that are affected.
For humanitarian operations to be effective, they need to be accepted by all parties, and they need to be able to reach the people that are affected.
The role of neutral and impartial organisations, like the ICRC, is needed more than ever.
The role of neutral and impartial organisations, like the ICRC, is needed more than ever.
Insisting on the relevance of the humanitarian principles and supporting the mandate of humanitarian organisations creates an enabling environment for putting people first.
Insisting on the relevance of the humanitarian principles and supporting the mandate of humanitarian organisations creates an enabling environment for putting people first.
· I firmly believe that it is the situation in affected communities that must guide our multilateral responses.
· I firmly believe that it is the situation in affected communities that must guide our multilateral responses.
In that vein, the Norwegian Government has developed a strong and comprehensive approach to humanitarian disarmament, which entails the recognition that disarmament is a humanitarian and developmental imperative, not simply a security issue.
In that vein, the Norwegian Government has developed a strong and comprehensive approach to humanitarian disarmament, which entails the recognition that disarmament is a humanitarian and developmental imperative, not simply a security issue.
· Our engagement in the fields of landmines, cluster munitions, small arms and other related areas is motivated by the unacceptable harm to civilians caused by the use of these weapons.
· Our engagement in the fields of landmines, cluster munitions, small arms and other related areas is motivated by the unacceptable harm to civilians caused by the use of these weapons.
Disarmament is vital if we are to meet human rights obligations, ensure development and respond successfully to humanitarian disasters.
Disarmament is vital if we are to meet human rights obligations, ensure development and respond successfully to humanitarian disasters.
And armed violence caused by conventional weapons is an important part of this picture.
And armed violence caused by conventional weapons is an important part of this picture.
It is a global problem that cuts across all levels of development.
It is a global problem that cuts across all levels of development.
· Multilateral responses to armed violence include processes and initiatives where both our countries are active, such as the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence, the negotiations on an Arms Trade Treaty and the Oslo Commitments on Armed Violence.
· Multilateral responses to armed violence include processes and initiatives where both our countries are active, such as the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence, the negotiations on an Arms Trade Treaty and the Oslo Commitments on Armed Violence.
· As a global power in world affairs, Brazil is shouldering its responsibility and engaging in issues of global concern – including security, peacekeeping, and development and humanitarian policies and assistance.
· As a global power in world affairs, Brazil is shouldering its responsibility and engaging in issues of global concern – including security, peacekeeping, and development and humanitarian policies and assistance.
· Brazil, and the city of Rio in particular, has first-hand experience of addressing the issue of armed violence, and developing targeted and effective responses to the tough realities faced by many children and young people.
· Brazil, and the city of Rio in particular, has first-hand experience of addressing the issue of armed violence, and developing targeted and effective responses to the tough realities faced by many children and young people.
This is partly a result of a partnership between the Government and a vibrant civil society.
This is partly a result of a partnership between the Government and a vibrant civil society.
Although responses must be adapted to local circumstances in order to be effective, I believe there is a lot the world can learn from this partnership and the experience you have gained from addressing armed violence in your society.
Although responses must be adapted to local circumstances in order to be effective, I believe there is a lot the world can learn from this partnership and the experience you have gained from addressing armed violence in your society.
Our starting point must always be to put people first, particularly those who are directly affected: the survivors, the victims, those that have to endure armed violence in their everyday lives.
Our starting point must always be to put people first, particularly those who are directly affected: the survivors, the victims, those that have to endure armed violence in their everyday lives.
Global humanitarian challenges and armed violence
Global humanitarian challenges and armed violence
Armenia's Foreign Minister visited Norway
Armenias utenriksminister på besøk i Norge
The Ministers signed a bilateral Readmission Agreement.
Under besøket ble det undertegnet en bilateral tilbaketagelsesavtale.
Minister Nalbandian invited his Norwegian counterpart to pay an official visit to Armenia.
Utenriksminister Nalbandian inviterte sin norske kollega til å besøke Armenia.
“We value our relations with Norway and look forward to raising our cooperation to a new level,” said Minister Nalbandian.
- Vi verdsetter våre forbindelser med Norge og ser frem til å styrke samarbeidet, uttalte Nalbandian.
The Ministers also exchanged views on the Nagorno-Karabakh peace process.
Ministrene utvekslet også synspunkter på fredsprosessen for Nagorno-Karabakh.
The Ministers confirmed their commitment to the framework for further negotiations as reflected in the 2009 OSCE Athens Ministerial Statement.
Ministrene bekreftet sin støtte til de rammene for videre formhandlinger som er reflektert i erklæringen fra OSSEs utenriksministermøte i Athen i 2009.
Foreign Minister Nalbandian also held a lecture at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and paid a visit to the former home of renowned Norwegian polar explorer, diplomat and humanitarian, Fridtjof Nansen.
Utenriksminister Nalbandian holdt også et foredrag på Norsk utenrikspolitisk institutt (NUPI) og besøkte Nansens tidligere hjem (nå Fridtjof Nansens Institutt).
Concern over tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Urovekkende spenning mellom Armenia og Aserbajdsjan
“I have followed with increasing concern the growing tension between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the past few days,” said Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
- Jeg har med stigende uro fulgt de siste dagenes økende spenning mellom Armenia og Aserbajdsjan, sier utenriksminister Jonas Gahr Støre.
The recent upsurge in tension followed the extradition from Hungary to Azerbaijan on 31 August of Ramil Safarov, an Azerbaijani army officer convicted of murder, to continue serving his prison sentence in Azerbaijan.
Bakgrunnen for utviklingen er at en drapsdømt aserbajdsjansk offiser 31. august ble utlevert fra Ungarn til Aserbajdsjan for videre soning av sin fengselsstraff.
During a training course in Budapest in 2004, carried out under the auspices of NATO’s Partnership for Peace programme, Safarov killed an Armenian officer, a fellow course participant.
Den aserbajdsjanske offiseren drepte en armensk kursdeltaker under et kurs i regi av Natos Partnerskap for Fred (PfP) i Budapest i 2004.
On his return to Azerbaijan Safarov was pardoned and treated like a hero.
Aserbajdsjaneren ble ved hjemkomsten benådet og hyllet.
Armenia has reacted strongly to the pardon and the incident has served to intensify already existing tensions between Azerbaijan and Armenia.
Benådningen har utløst sterke reaksjoner blant annet fra armensk hold og skjerpet spenningen mellom Aserbajdsjan og Armenia.
The two countries have been involved in a conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region in Azerbaijan since 1988.
De to landene har siden 1988 vært i konflikt om regionen Nagorno-Karabakh i Aserbajdsjan.
Since the 1990s, international negotiations aimed at finding a peaceful settlement to the conflict have been carried out under the auspices of the Minsk Group under the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Internasjonale forhandlinger for å søke en løsning på konflikten har siden 1990-tallet pågått i regi av den såkalte Minsk-gruppen innen rammen av Organisasjonen for sikkerhet og samarbeid i Europa (OSSE).
The Group is co-chaired by the US, Russia and France.
Gruppen ledes av USA, Russland og Frankrike.
Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan were already high before these recent developments.
Spenningen mellom Armenia og Aserbajdsjan var allerede i utgangspunktet høy.
Any actions that exacerbate the situation and undermine efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in the region are regrettable.
Ethvert skritt som bidrar til å skjerpe frontene og vanskeliggjøre bestrebelsene for å fremme fred og forsoning i regionen, er uheldig.
This matter was also discussed at the meeting of the Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers in Vilnius yesterday,” said Mr Støre.
Dette var et tema som også opptok oss på møtet mellom de nordiske og baltiske utenriksministre i Vilnius i går, sier Støre.
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Yerevan State University, 9 November 2011
Jerevan State University, 9. november 2011
Nansen’s relevance today is reflected in two important dimensions of Norwegian foreign policy: the High North and what we call our policy of engagement, Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said in his speech at the University in Yerevan, Armenia.
Nansen’s relevance today is reflected in two important dimensions of Norwegian foreign policy: the High North and what we call our policy of engagement, sa utenriksminister Jonas Gahr Støre bl.a. i sin tale på Universitetet i Jerevan i Armenia.
Slide: Nansen, Norway and Armenia.
Slide: Nansen, Norway and Armenia.
Dear rector and deans, students and faculty,
Dear rector and deans, students and faculty,
It is a pleasure and honour for me to visit Armenia and Yerevan State University – for the first time.
It is a pleasure and honour for me to visit Armenia and Yerevan State University – for the first time.
Not only is this the most prestigious Armenian institution of higher learning.
Not only is this the most prestigious Armenian institution of higher learning.
It also has ties to Norway, through its cooperation with the University of Bergen (in environmental microbiology, I have been told).
It also has ties to Norway, through its cooperation with the University of Bergen (in environmental microbiology, I have been told).
When I look at you, I am reminded of the young Armenian faces in a photograph that I saw this summer: A snapshot taken in Yerevan shortly after the terrorist attacks in Norway on 22 July.
When I look at you, I am reminded of the young Armenian faces in a photograph that I saw this summer: A snapshot taken in Yerevan shortly after the terrorist attacks in Norway on 22 July.
The picture showed local people, many of them young, maybe students like you, gathered in a public square around an improvised collection of flowers, candles and Norwegian flags, assembled as a gesture of sympathy.
The picture showed local people, many of them young, maybe students like you, gathered in a public square around an improvised collection of flowers, candles and Norwegian flags, assembled as a gesture of sympathy.
This and countless similar manifestations of sympathy around the world were deeply appreciated in Norway.
This and countless similar manifestations of sympathy around the world were deeply appreciated in Norway.
When I saw this photograph, it struck me that this was beyond anything I would have expected to see in a country so far – geographically – from my own country.
When I saw this photograph, it struck me that this was beyond anything I would have expected to see in a country so far – geographically – from my own country.
It suggests that the world is “small”, that there is no place really “far away”, that both the global media and the social media bring you every dramatic event in a second, and also: that there is something more that binds our two countries together.
It suggests that the world is “small”, that there is no place really “far away”, that both the global media and the social media bring you every dramatic event in a second, and also: that there is something more that binds our two countries together.
And I think this “something” may be the man we are celebrating this year, both in Norway and in Armenia: Fridtjof Nansen, who was born 150 years ago.
And I think this “something” may be the man we are celebrating this year, both in Norway and in Armenia: Fridtjof Nansen, who was born 150 years ago.
I am very pleased indeed that we have with us today Nansen’s granddaughter, Marit Greve.
I am very pleased indeed that we have with us today Nansen’s granddaughter, Marit Greve.
We see Nansen’s footprint in many aspects of relations between our countries.
We see Nansen’s footprint in many aspects of relations between our countries.
One is at the official level, such as my participation in some of the Nansen anniversary events here in Armenia.
One is at the official level, such as my participation in some of the Nansen anniversary events here in Armenia.
But we also see it at the grassroots level, for example in the contact between a school in the Norwegian county of Vestfold and the Arek Nazan Waldorf School here in Yerevan.
But we also see it at the grassroots level, for example in the contact between a school in the Norwegian county of Vestfold and the Arek Nazan Waldorf School here in Yerevan.
I am sure it is no coincidence that one of the places in Norway that their students have visited is the Nansen Academy in Lillehammer.
I am sure it is no coincidence that one of the places in Norway that their students have visited is the Nansen Academy in Lillehammer.
I would like to take this opportunity to speak about Nansen’s significance in his own time – for both Armenia and Norway – and on his relevance today.
I would like to take this opportunity to speak about Nansen’s significance in his own time – for both Armenia and Norway – and on his relevance today.
His relevance is reflected in two important dimensions of Norwegian foreign policy – the High North (the Arctic region) and what we call our policy of engagement.
His relevance is reflected in two important dimensions of Norwegian foreign policy – the High North (the Arctic region) and what we call our policy of engagement.
In both cases, the lines running from 2011 back to Nansen’s life and work are easy to see.
In both cases, the lines running from 2011 back to Nansen’s life and work are easy to see.
There are many reasons why Nansen, born in 1861, became a national icon and international celebrity of his time.
There are many reasons why Nansen, born in 1861, became a national icon and international celebrity of his time.
He was a polar explorer – a scientist – a diplomat – and an international humanitarian – and much more.
He was a polar explorer – a scientist – a diplomat – and an international humanitarian – and much more.
In all of these capacities his accomplishments were tremendous.
In all of these capacities his accomplishments were tremendous.
And the acclaim he won was well deserved.
And the acclaim he won was well deserved.
Slide: 17 May parade, “Fram” expedition, Arctic Ocean, 1895.
Slide: 17 May parade, “Fram” expedition, Arctic Ocean, 1895.
Now, firstly, in Norway, it was probably his achievements as an Arctic explorer that attracted most attention and popular enthusiasm during his lifetime.
Now, firstly, in Norway, it was probably his achievements as an Arctic explorer that attracted most attention and popular enthusiasm during his lifetime.
This is not surprising, considering that Norway was a young nation then, and did not gain full independence (from Sweden) until 1905.
This is not surprising, considering that Norway was a young nation then, and did not gain full independence (from Sweden) until 1905.
The Norwegian people had a craving for national heroes, idols.
The Norwegian people had a craving for national heroes, idols.
What then could be better than spectacular Norwegian expeditions in the Arctic?
What then could be better than spectacular Norwegian expeditions in the Arctic?
Crossing Greenland on skis, leaving a polar vessel behind in the ice, not looking back, and penetrating farther north than any human being had ever been.
Crossing Greenland on skis, leaving a polar vessel behind in the ice, not looking back, and penetrating farther north than any human being had ever been.
No wonder Nansen – and his men – were celebrated as heroes.
No wonder Nansen – and his men – were celebrated as heroes.
But I should also mention Nansen’s merits as a scientist and university professor.
But I should also mention Nansen’s merits as a scientist and university professor.
He was active in several disciplines, ranging from oceanography to history and sociology.
He was active in several disciplines, ranging from oceanography to history and sociology.
He was truly multi-talented.
He was truly multi-talented.
And with regard to Nansen’s achievements as a diplomat, he played a key role as a diplomatic envoy, and later as an ambassador, at a critical time for Norway.
And with regard to Nansen’s achievements as a diplomat, he played a key role as a diplomatic envoy, and later as an ambassador, at a critical time for Norway.
These were the years around 1905 when our union with Sweden came to an end.
These were the years around 1905 when our union with Sweden came to an end.
Nansen’s international standing – his global network to use a modern term - gave him a unique platform for advocating Norway’s cause in Europe, which he did very effectively.
Nansen’s international standing – his global network to use a modern term - gave him a unique platform for advocating Norway’s cause in Europe, which he did very effectively.
Slide: Nansen at a summer camp for Armenian orphans, Gyumri, 1925.
Slide: Nansen at a summer camp for Armenian orphans, Gyumri, 1925.
Second.
Second.
As Armenians know – maybe better than anyone – Nansen’s greatest accomplishments internationally lay elsewhere.
As Armenians know – maybe better than anyone – Nansen’s greatest accomplishments internationally lay elsewhere.
In terms of the number of people who benefited directly – hundreds of thousands in several countries – it is fair to say that his most important work was as an international humanitarian, fundraiser, negotiator and the first High Commissioner for Refugees of the League of Nations.
In terms of the number of people who benefited directly – hundreds of thousands in several countries – it is fair to say that his most important work was as an international humanitarian, fundraiser, negotiator and the first High Commissioner for Refugees of the League of Nations.
There is no need for me to tell you about Nansen’s work among displaced Armenians, who were suffering severely after the tragic events of the First World War.
There is no need for me to tell you about Nansen’s work among displaced Armenians, who were suffering severely after the tragic events of the First World War.
His work seems to have made a lasting imprint in the collective memory of the Armenian people.
His work seems to have made a lasting imprint in the collective memory of the Armenian people.
I sense that Nansen still has a place in Armenian hearts – as we could see in the picture of Armenians gathered in front of flowers, candles and Norwegian flags in the square in Yerevan this summer.
I sense that Nansen still has a place in Armenian hearts – as we could see in the picture of Armenians gathered in front of flowers, candles and Norwegian flags in the square in Yerevan this summer.
Fridtjof Nansen’s life and work is a very special tie between our two countries.
Fridtjof Nansen’s life and work is a very special tie between our two countries.
Many Norwegians are not fully aware of this link.
Many Norwegians are not fully aware of this link.
The celebration of this year’s Nansen anniversary will help refresh our memory.
The celebration of this year’s Nansen anniversary will help refresh our memory.
But Nansen is much more than just a historical figure.
But Nansen is much more than just a historical figure.
He is, as I said, still relevant.
He is, as I said, still relevant.
You could say that he still serves as a source of inspiration for Norwegian foreign policy.
You could say that he still serves as a source of inspiration for Norwegian foreign policy.
Slide: Nansen portrait from Mr Støre’s office in Oslo.
Slide: Nansen portrait from Mr Støre’s office in Oslo.
Actually, I am reminded of this in a very direct manner every day.
Actually, I am reminded of this in a very direct manner every day.