Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre arriving at the Norwegian Barents Secretariat's office ahead of the ceremony.
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Jonas Gahr Støre at the Norwegian Barents Secretariat's office in Kirkenes.
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Mayors of the two border municipalities - Irina Neverova from Pechenga and Cecilie Hansen from Sør-Varanger.
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Chief of Police in Eastern Finnmark Police District Ellen Katrine Hætta welcomes the new border agreement.
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Jonas Gahr Støre and Mayor of Pechenga Irina Neverova.
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Reprecentatives from the four towns that are included in the Russian border zone - Nikel, Zapolyarny, Pechenga and Korzunovo.
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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.
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Jonas Gahr Støre together with his Russian colleague Sergey Levrov initiated the agreement on visa-free travel.