“I am pleased that six new countries and the EU have been granted observer status in the Arctic Council. This confirms the Arctic Council’s key position as an international forum for discussing Arctic issues,” said Minister of Foreign Affairs Espen Barth Eide, who is taking part in the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting.

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Ambassador of Norway to India, Mr Eivind S. Homme, visited West Bengal on 08 May 2013 along with Ambassadors of the other Nordic countries.