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NATO ambassadors on High North study trip

NATO ambassadors at Norwegian Barents Secretariat

Six ambassadors of NATO-member countries are this week on a study trip in northern Norway. In Kirkenes the ambassadors were told about the good results of Norwegian - Russian cooperation projects.

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After the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Oslo, the Norwegian Ambassador to NATO, Kim Traavik, invited five of his fellow ambassadors on a study trip to Northern Norway. It was the German Ambassador Ulrich Brandenburg, the Rumanian Ambassador Sorin Ducaru, the British Ambassador Stewart Eldon, the Estonian Ambassador Jüri Luik and the Danish ambassador Per Poulsen-Hansen.

They started the study trip with a visit at the Norwegian Foreign Ministers Jonas Gahr Støre’s office. At the Parliamentary congress Mr. Støre emphasised the importance of NATO attention on the security issues of the High Norh. Mr. Støre believes that the biggest challenges in the north will be issues concerning climate, energy and security at sea.

Read more about the Ambassadors meeting at the Norwegian Barents Secretariat on barents.no