ARCTIC
Russia and Norway have reached an understanding on the border of Barentz Sea and Arctic Ocean.

It 'was announced in Oslo at the end of the meeting held between Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway and Russian President Dimitry Medvedev. (April 2010).

Negotiations on the division had begun 40 years ago, that even then the Soviet Union. After his break-up they were taken with Russia. This is to divide a sea area of 175 thousand square meters and the underlying fund diver. Ultimately, the parties are unable to find a mutually acceptable solution. Dmitry Medvedev said it was an event of great significance not only in the Norwegian-Russian relations but also in Europe generally.
Particular attention was paid to negotiations with the problem of exploitation of the Arctic. As countries in the Arctic, Russia and Norway consider it as a place for the application of economic possibilities of their commercial structures. At the same time they do not exclude cooperation with third countries in the Arctic.
Sidebar: ARCTIC geo-strategic.

The history and the Spitzbergen Treaty

The name Svalbard means "pointed mountains" and was given by the Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz, who discovered the island in search of the Northern Sea Route in 1596.

The Spitsbergen Treaty of 9 February 1920, recognizes the full sovereignty and absolute Norway across the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard. The exercise of sovereignty, however, is subject to certain requirements, and not all Norwegian law applies. Initially limited to nine signatory nations, are now more than 40 signatories of the Treaty. Citizens of Any of the signatory Countries May settle in the archipelago. Citizens of any of the signatory countries may settle in the archipelago. . Currently, only Norway and Russia make use of this right.
Despite recent diplomatic negotiations, given the long dispute between Russia and Norway on their maritime borders in the Barents Sea has not yet been resolved. In 1920, the sovereignty of Norway on a group of islands called Svalbard was established by the Treaty of Svalbard and five years later he was officially in the territory. Once this sovereignty had been established, Norway has also supported an area of 200 nautical miles (NM) as their only for fishing. Although accepted by 40 other nations signed the Treaty of Svalbard, that assertion has never been recognized by Russia, which claims to have fishing rights beyond Svalbard's territorial limits in the Treaty area Svalbard Norway-a claim which contests.

IN DEPTH

Offerdal, Kristine
'Arctic Energy Policy in EU: Arbitrary Interest in the Norwegian High North' 'Arctic Energy in European politics: Interest arbitrary in northern Norway'
Arctic, Vol 63, No 1, 2010, pp. 30-42. Arctic, Vol 63, No 1, 2010, pp. 30-42.

In difficult times for European energy security, the European Union (EU) is trying to expand the powers of energy policy, the author explores the role of Norway, the Arctic's oil and gas, in the process of developing an energy policy for Europe.
The central question addressed if Norway, a small state but a major exporter of energy if we consider the platform of Barets MRE is able to take advantage of this position in its diplomatic relations with Brussels.

Great success with Norvergia and Denmark
Voice of Russia, May 2, 2010

Russia's relations with Norway and Denmark have always been warm, since the early eighteenth century when Peter the Great, opening the window on Europe, made Russia a country in the geopolitics of the region which today is called to Barenz . These circumstances have decided the success of the visits that President Medvedev has made this week in Norway and Denmark. Experts have given and today are unanimous in a highly positive evaluation.

In an exclusive interview with the analyst Yuri Derjabin, Institute for European Studies, added:

See Voice of Russia, May 2, 2010

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