Xinhua News Agency
April 4, 2014
Nordic defense ministers to discuss cooperation, security situation
OSLO: Defense ministers from the five Nordic countries will hold a two-day meeting from April 8 in the northern Norwegian city of Tromso to discuss cooperation and security situation in the region.
The ministers from Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden will discuss the situation in Ukraine, cyber defense plan, joint tactical air transport, capacity building and the status of various Nordic cooperation projects, said a press release issued on Thursday by the Norwegian Defense Ministry.
They will also exchange information and draw experiences from cooperation in international operations in Afghanistan, Syria and Mali.
“The Nordic countries cooperate closely in many areas and we are now in an era where constructive dialogue on regional and global issues is very important,” said Norwegian Defense Minister Ine Eriksen Soereide.
Norway holds the rotating presidency of the Nordic defense cooperation forum NORDEFCO in 2014.
NORDEFCO was established in 2009 to enhance the Nordic defense cooperation.
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