Russia's CGS to discuss mil coop'n in Oslo Wed

OSLO, February 16 (Itar-Tass) - General of the Army Nikolai Makarov,
Chief of the General Staff (CGS) of the Armed Forces of the Russian
Federation (RF), arrived in Norway on Tuesday for a working visit.
A Norwegian Defence Ministry officer has told Itar-Tass that the RF
CGS is to hold talks with General Harald Sunde, Commander -in-Chief of
Norway's Armed Forces, and Defence Minister Grete Faremo. Makarov is also
to meet with Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store. All the meetings
are to be held in a closed-door mode.
The Norwegian Defence Ministry officer said the talks would focus on
cooperation and further development of contacts that had been established
between the two countries.
An official at the Press-Service and Information Directorate of the
Russian Defence Ministry has told Itar-Tass, "The sides are to examine,
specifically, the state of and prospects for military cooperation between
the two countries, the development of the military-and-political situation
in the Arctic, the coordination of efforts to ensure security in Northern
Europe, and refinement of interaction within the framework of the
Russia-NATO Council.".