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- ↑ "Frp-topp går fra Stortinget til UD" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten . Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ↑ "Vest-Balkan-seksjonen" (in Norwegian). Ministry of Foreign Affairs's website. 7 September 2006. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
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