Finland and Norway plan to improve rail and road links between the countries for military use, Norway’s Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said at a briefing in Oslo during the state visit of Finnish President Alexander Stubbs.
Finland will propose a law next week allowing border agents to block asylum seekers trying to enter from Russia, the prime minister said on Sunday (19 May), a decision that could cause Helsinki to temporarily breach its international commitments.
Finland joined NATO on Tuesday in a “truly historic” moment for the military alliance, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said, adding that the move was a direct result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Cyprus’ Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantela is in Finland for contacts and exploratory talks with the ultimate goal of signing a memorandum of cooperation for sending patients to Finland to receive Boron Neutron Capture Therapy.
OSLO (Reuters) -Russia’s Gazprom on Saturday halted gas exports to neighbouring Finland, the Finnish gas system operator said, the latest escalation of an energy payments dispute with Western nations.
Rome favours the NATO applications of Finland and Sweden and pledged to support Finland during the transition period, said Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi after meeting his Finnish counterpart Sanna Marin at Palazzo Chigi on Wednesday.
