Stoltenberg is today touring the fjord near Norway’s border to Russian in the north. Entering Kirkenes from the sea, the Prime Minister will mark the occasion that the delimitation agreement on the maritime borders in the Barents Sea is entering force within the next 30 days.
Jens Stoltenberg will enter the Norwegian border town of Kirkenes from the sea after visiting one of the Coast Guard vessels that today participate in the joint Norwegian, Russian drill on search and rescue in the Varanger fjord. Photo: Thomas Nilsen
The exchange of the border treaty documents between the two countries Foreign Ministers, Jonas Gahr Støre and Sergey Lavrov took place in Oslo yesterday.
- This is not an agreement for a border that should divide. This is an agreement that build a bridge. A deal that makes the fundament for an even closer cooperation in the Barents Sea and Arctic Ocean, says Jens Stoltenberg.
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Stoltenberg will make a speech in Kirkenes Wednesday evening where he will highlight the importance of the historical maritime border agreement between Norway and Russia.
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