For a week, activists from Nature and Youth and Norwegian Samirs Riksforbund Nourat have blocked the entrance to the Ministry of Oil and Energy and several other ministries in Oslo. On Thursday, they will open the blockade for the first time, to let in Sámi Parliament President Silje Karine Moutka. She will meet Oil and Energy Minister Terje Aasland to discuss the Fosen case on Thursday afternoon. – Dear young people, you have been brave. You show a clear commitment, and fight for basic rights in Norway and in Sápmi, Muotka said when she arrived at the meeting. She further said that they have achieved a great deal in getting the matter on the national agenda. – I will now try to take care of all our interests, and work on what has been the goal all along – that the violation of human rights ceases and the damage is repaired, she says, before she thanks the young people and goes on to the meeting. The Fosen protesters have blocked the entrance to the Ministry of Oil and Energy for a week. Photo: Ksenia Novikova / news Today are the first consultations between the Sami Parliament and the Ministry of Oil and Energy after the Fosen judgment was handed down. In the past there have been consultations with reindeer owners. The Sami Parliament was an observer there. In consultations, the goal is to reach an agreement. Agriculture and Food Minister Sandra Borch also attends the meeting with representatives from the Sami Parliament. This is done because the Minister of Agriculture has responsibility for reindeer husbandry. – Cautious optimist Muotka has said earlier that she is cautiously optimistic before Thursday’s meeting. – I go to all meetings with hope and faith in getting ahead. But it is a demanding matter. We have a lot to work on, and I think the whole country has become aware of that this week, she told news earlier on Thursday. Oil and Energy Minister Terje Aasland and Agriculture and Food Minister Sandra Borch meet Sámi Parliament President Silje Karine Muotka at the Oil and Energy Ministry. Photo: Rodrigo Freitas / NTB All the Fosen Sami are in agreement that they want the Ministry of Oil and Energy to hand over the processing of the Fosen case to the Ministry of Agriculture. Sandra Borch together with reindeer herder Leif Arne Jåma at Fosen on a previous occasion. Photo: Ingrid Lindgaard Stranden / news The reason is that they believe the OED has two hats. OED must defend the concession they gave, but must also act neutrally and objectively between the developers and the reindeer herders. – Incredibly moved Twelve demonstrators were arrested today for not complying with orders from the police to remove themselves from the entrance to the Ministry of Finance. Earlier in the day, the same protesters had forced the police’s blockades on the site, contrary to instructions from the police. The twelve demonstrators have been reported for not complying with orders from the police, the police write in a press release. Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen cries when her sister, Ayla Iselin Hætta Isaksen, is carried away by the police. Sami Parliament President Silje Karine Muotka said earlier on Thursday that it is strong to see all the protesters on Thursday. – I am incredibly moved by the young people. It has made a strong impression. I think they feel they have to do something. It is expressed in this way. Violating indigenous people’s rights The Supreme Court has ruled that the wind turbines at Fosen violate the Sami’s indigenous rights. It was in October 2021 that it delivered its verdict. Oil and Energy Minister Terje Aasland (Ap) has said that the state is determined to resolve the conflict, but that it may still take a year before a proposal for measures is available. He believes the wind turbines are valid now. Law professor Øyvind Ravna believes Minister Aasland is out in the open legally. – Minister Aasland is wrong, he says to news. The Fosen campaigners refuse to meet Aasland – they only want to talk to the prime minister. Get an introduction to the Fosen case here.
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