Russian Ambassador: “Things should Work as Usual for People in the North” The Norwegian Foreign Minister and the Russian Ambassador agree on one thing; the good cooperation and cross-border dialogue between Norway and Russia should continue despite the tense security policy situation.
Solberg and Søreide to Putin’s Grand Arctic Conference Both Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide have agreed to attend Russia’s big Arctic conference in St. Petersburg in april.
Editorial: On the Verge of Cooperation I sit on the back bench in a conference hall in Kirkenes and wonder when the rest of the country will discover what goes on in the High North. Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide and Russian Ambassador to Norway, Teimuraz O. Ramishvili, have just wondered the same from their place on the podium.
Newsletter: About moose meat, paid journalism and dialogue The conference season continues, this week with Arctic Frontiers in Tromsø. The first thing to meet the participants when arriving at the reception of Hotel Edge was Gunnhild Stordalen’s book, the wife of hotel owner Petter Stordalen.
- Russia is a Responsible Actor in the Arctic Both the Russian Ambassador and the Norwegian Defense Minister state that Russia is a responsible actor in the High North. The lack of involvement from the USA is far more troublesome.
