81.   The Norwegian government favours an arms boycott against the Rangoon authorities and international economic sanctions, Egeland said.

82.   The Norwegian government has stressed its wish for oil and gas cooperation in the Barents Sea, but agreement on a dividing line must be reached first.

83.   The Norwegian government on Friday appointed the former United Nations mediator in ex-Yugoslavia, Thorvald Stoltenberg, as ambassador to Denmark.

84.   The police promised to pass their demands on to the Norwegian government and even offered to arrange a press conference for the hijackers so they could present their demands.

85.   The Sea Shepherd campaign caused the Norwegian government to toughen a law aimed at dissuading ecologists from interfering in whaling.

86.   The Tiger rebels and the Sri Lankan government have been observing a truce since Christmas and both sides have invited the Norwegian government to facilitate peace talks.

87.   Johnsen has called on the Norwegian government to initiate talks on a Nordic economic cooperation that might help the push for a Swedish withdrawal.

88.   Norwegian government regulators said Tuesday they would support a bid by the Norwegian industrial group Aker Maritime to take control of British-Norwegian rival Kvaerner.

89.   Norwegian foreign ministry spokesman Geir Pedersen said Roed Larsen was not going there on behalf of the Norwegian government.

90.   Opponents also include many women and young people, fearful they may lose generous social benefits granted by the Norwegian government.