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Sat, 18 May, 2013 12:00:16 AM Norwegian PM visits Finland FTimes Report, May 18
 Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen (R) and his Norwegian counterpart Jens Stoltenberg pictured during a press conference at the House of the Estates in Helsinki, Finland on Monday. Photo - Str / Lehtikuva The prime ministers of Finland and Norway have vowed to go for a deeper bilateral cooperation to exploit the yet untapped potentials to steer both the countries forward, said a government press release.
Finland Premier Jyrki Katainen and his visiting Norwegian counterpart Jens Stoltenberg expressed their interest at a meeting at the House of the Estates in Helsinki on Friday.
They also discussed how the Arctic cooperation between the two countries could be enhanced.
‘The revision of Finland’s Strategy for the Arctic Region will be finalised by early summer on the basis of the guidelines adopted in autumn 2012. Our new strategy aims at widening international cooperation and new business opportunities for Finland.
Norway is a long-standing partner of Finland and we have plenty of untapped potentials,’ Prime Minister Katainen said.
Finland is in search of new opportunities in areas such as the development of support services for the oil and gas sector, transport and logistics solutions, cooperation in tourism and employment issues, he said.
‘The two-year presidency of the Barents Euro Arctic Council will be transferred from Norway to Finland in the autumn.
In the discussions with Prime Minister Stoltenberg, I assured that during our presidency we will pay special attention to adaptation to climate changes, transport issues relating to the extractive industry, and employment of young people in the entire Barents area,’ said Katainen.
During the visit, Stoltenberg accompanied by Katainen also met with Bank of Finland Governor Erkki Liikanen. More News
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