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Russian, Norwegian border guards meet in Murmansk

Norwegian Coast Guard vessel KV Harstad

Joint rescue operations at sea and violations of the fishing regulations in the Barents Sea are two of the issues up for discussion when Norwegian and Russian border guard and coast guard officials meet in Murmansk this week to discuss further cooperation.

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The Norwegian Coast Guard vessel ”KV Harstad” arrived Murmansk yesterday with a delegation of high-ranking Norwegian Coast Guard and Border Guard representatives, led by Head of the Norwegian Armed Forces’ Operative Command Vice Admiral Håkon Brun-Hansen.

Commanding officers in the Norwegian Coast Guard will also meet with the civilian leadership of Murmansk – Mayor Aleksey Veller, Baltinfo.ru reports.