Visa-free border crossing ceremony
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Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre arriving at the Norwegian Barents Secretariat's office ahead of the ceremony. -
Jonas Gahr Støre at the Norwegian Barents Secretariat's office in Kirkenes. -
Mayors of the two border municipalities - Irina Neverova from Pechenga and Cecilie Hansen from Sør-Varanger. -
Chief of Police in Eastern Finnmark Police District Ellen Katrine Hætta welcomes the new border agreement. -
Jonas Gahr Støre and Mayor of Pechenga Irina Neverova. -
Reprecentatives from the four towns that are included in the Russian border zone - Nikel, Zapolyarny, Pechenga and Korzunovo. -
Russia's Ambassador to Norway Vyacheslav Pavlovsky believes the agreement on visa-free travel for border residents is a step on the way to total visa freedom between Russia and Europe. -
Jonas Gahr Støre together with his Russian colleague Sergey Levrov initiated the agreement on visa-free travel.
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