VIDEO from thenewsmarket.com and Norway: Russia and Norway Sign Agreement on Local Border Traffic Regime

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In connection with the Second Ministerial Meeting of the Northern Dimension in Oslo on November 2, Norway and Russia signed an agreement on facilitation of travel for border residents in Norway and Russia. It is the first agreement Russia enters into under the Schengen framework. The agreement on a local border traffic regime will significantly simplify travel for border residents, and will thus facilitate increased contact between Norway and Russia. Residents in those parts of Norway and Russia that lie within 30 kilometres of the border, as well as in the entire territory of Korzunovo municipality, will be eligible to apply for a local border traffic permit. The holder will be permitted to stay for up to 15 days at a time in the border area of the other state without a visa. About 9 000 persons in Sor-Varanger municipality on the Norwegian side and 45 000 persons in Pechenga rayon on the Russian side will be covered by the agreement. Foreign Ministers Store and Lavrov have set ambitious goals for the further cooperation between Norway and Russia. A joint declaration on enhanced Norwegian-Russian cross-border cooperation was also signed during the meeting in Oslo. Video available includes soundbites from Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov as well as general views of the meeting.

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