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Security policy in the High North energy security and global food security will be important topics for Norway during the annual Munich Security Conference.Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt Minister of Defence Bjrn Arild Gram Minister of Climate and Environment Espen Barth Eide and Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim will also participate in the conference.It is almost a year since Russia brutally invaded Ukraine and there is no sign that the war will pass anytime soon. This creates a deepening need for unity and contact with allies and the Munich Security Conference is important for discussing how best to support Ukraine and deal with the consequences of war in Europe and globally said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stre.The Prime Minister will meet with European Commission chair Ursula von der Leyen UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Finnish President Sauli Niinist.We want to talk about Russias illegal warfare against Ukraine and its consequences. The war has consequences for energy security food security and it is accelerating the green transition in Europe. It is therefore important that we have a broad presence from the Government said Mr Stre.Mr Brende will participate in a panel discussion on security policy in the Arctic which is part of the conferences main programme.The war in Ukraine affects security policy in other regions of the world including the Arctic. For Norway it is particularly important to take part in the discussions on developments in the High North said Minister of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt.The Foreign Minister will hold a number of bilateral meetings including with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba.I want to talk to him about the Nansen program and how we look forward to working with the Ukrainian authorities to ensure that this historically strong support from Norway can help Ukraine in the best possible way says the Foreign Minister.Defense Minister Bjorn Arild Gram comes to Munich from the defense ministers meeting of NATO where the war in Ukraine was high on the agenda.Ukraine is now fighting for its existence and is completely dependent on support from the West. At the same time the war is casting dark shadows over Europe and in todays situation it is more important than ever to strengthen our unity with our allies said Minister of Defence Gram.Geopolitical contradictions the energy resource and food crisis and an increasingly serious climate and nature crisis require new common solutions. The Munich conference is a good opportunity to exchange views and seek answers says Minister of Climate and Environment Espen Barth Eide.The Minister of International Development participates in meetings on climate change and security and on how the war in Ukraine affects food security in the rest of the world.The war in Ukraine has global repercussions. It comes on top of the price and cost of living crisis and hits the poorest countries in the world particularly hard. The fact that this also affects security policy is an important perspective that I will emphasise in the discussions in Munich said Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim.
