In the meeting, Governor Dmitriyenko confirmed to General Secretary of the Norwegian Barents Secretariat Rune Rafaelsen that international cooperation in the Barents Region remains a priority for the Murmansk administration, Barents.no reports. The meeting was the first since Mr. Dmitriyenko took over the governor’s seat in Murmansk in April this year. Over the last month, the new governor has met with the general consuls of Norway and Finland, and participated in the meeting between Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Murmansk Oblast is a key participant in the Barents Euro-Arctic Cooperation. It is also heavily economically dependent of international trade. The Norwegian Barents Secretariat is a Norwegian government-funded organisation established in 1993 to stimulate cross-border projects and cooperation between Norwegians and Russians.
