On the 21st of March, the meeting with the representatives of the Norwegian Consulate General and Honorary Consulate of Sweden headed by Erik Svedahl was held in Murmansk together with Julia Korshunova, the Head of the Russian Branch Office.
During the meeting, the information about the Kolarctic CBC Programme 2014-2020 was given, including its structure, goals and strategies. There was also a discussion about Norwegian and Swedish Partners’ advantages in participation in joint projects.
There was also mentioned a significant contribution of the Swedish and Norwegian Branch Offices, as well as the Managing Authority of the Kolarctic Programme 2014-2020 (Rovaniemi, Finland), by providing individual project consultations for the Russian Partners, participating in the information seminars on the Russian side and providing an active support for the Russian organization in partner search in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
As a result of the meeting, the Consulate’s representatives expressed their support for the Russian Partners in partner search in Norway.