- We are in a process of negotiation which should not be called a regulation of a dispute, Mr. Lavrov said today in a speech on the key notes in Russian foreign politics in the previous year.
- We are in a process on delimitation of the Barents Sea, and this process is advancing, he said, according to news agency PRIME-TASS.
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- Parts of the delimitation are already agreed upon, signed and approved by the governments, Mr. Lavrov said. - This has laid down important principles that will be used when regulation the rest of the delineation.
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The Russian Foreign Minister would not name a date for when the process will be ready, but underlined that both the Russian and Norwegian sides are pleased with how the process is advancing.
