Talking to the press after today’s press conference with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Stoltenberg confirmed that the final parts of the deal on the disputed zone were struck only yesterday.
-I was not sure about the deal until yesterday, Stoltenberg said, adding however that he had been in good faith since before Christmas.
He also stressed that there has been a strong will for a deal on the Russian side, and that the deal is a good deal for both parts.
-This is one of the most important days ever in Norwegian-Russian relations, Stoltenberg proclaimed
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