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Norway and the EU held consultations on mutual cooperation and interests in the area of ??security and defense. The meeting took place in Brussels.
The Norwegian delegation was led by State Secretary Hans Christian Hveem Kjølseth from the Ministry of Defense and State Secretary Eivind Vad Pettersson from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Norway builds its security with our NATO allies, and is deeply integrated into a European security community. Our cooperation with the EU in the area of ??security and defense is extensive and constantly developing. The EU's importance for Norwegian and European security has increased since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, says State Secretary Vad Petersson.
Norway has held regular annual consultations with the EU on security and defence since 2021. The meetings provide good opportunities to discuss common security interests and challenges, existing cooperation and new areas of cooperation. In May, Norway and the EU signed a Partnership Agreement with concrete proposals for how the cooperation can be taken forward.
The next round of consultations will take place in Oslo in 2025.
It is important that we share views on security policy issues related to European and transatlantic security. NATO is the framework for collective defense, and it is important that the alliance's cooperation with the EU functions well. The dialogue with the EU is important to safeguard this, and to further develop defense cooperation in areas where we have common interests, says State Secretary Kjølseth.
Topics that were at the center of this year's meeting were the war in Ukraine and the security situation in Europe, geopolitical challenges and transatlantic unity, as well as cooperation between Norway and the EU in areas such as the defense industry, space, EU operations and cyber.
