Norway’s statement to the Human Rights Council in Geneva 20 march 2013.

I Norge er valgdagen for stortingsvalget og sametingsvalget 2013 mandag 9. september 2013. Mange kommuner holder også valg søndag 8. september. Velgere som ikke er i Norge på valgdagen den 9. september, kan forhåndsstemme i utlandet fra 1. juli til og med 30. august. Dette gjelder både for velgere som er bosatt i utlandet, og velgere som oppholder seg midlertidig i utlandet.

Honourable Minister Douglas Devenada, other Ministers and Members of Parliament, Excellencies, Colleagues, dear friends, Good evening everyone, and thank you for joining us in celebrating the Norwegian National Day. It is a great pleasure to see so many friends of Norway and the Norwegian Embassy here this evening.

Norway’s decision to terminate the agreement with FCE was done in accordance with the termination clauses in the agreement relating to non-fulfillment of the recipient’s obligations. We have just received a translation of the court order which we are now carefully studying. Norway’s position has always been that we do expect Sri Lanka to comply with well-established international rules on...

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