Commission hails Norway’s ‘resiliency’
April 14, 2021
Norway has survived the Corona pandemic better than most, according to a state commission that delivered its verdict Wednesday on how the country has handled it. Preparedness for a pandemic was poor, as it was in most other countries, but “Norwegian resiliency” based on the public’s trust in their leaders has carried the country through what the commission called Norway’s “greatest crisis since World War II.”
Norway’s Corona Commision delivered its first report to the government today. First row from left: Astrid Aas-Hansen, Commission leader Stener Kvinnsland, Egil Madsen and Knut Egil Dybdal. Second row from left: Tone Fløtten, Toril Johanson, Christine Korme and Nina Langeland. Third row from left: Rune Jakobsen, Geir Sverre Braut, Per Arne Olsen og Pål Terje Rørby.PHOTO: Forsvaret/Torbjørn Kjosvold
Norway to allow US military to build on its soil in new accord
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Last Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 05:01 PM IST
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The agreement between the two NATO allies will let the U.S. build facilities at three Norwegian airfields and one naval base, but will not amount to separate U.S. bases, the government said.
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US marines from Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, part of Marine Rotational Force - Europe take part in Reindeer 2 , a Norwegian-U.S. military drill in Setermoen, Norway, October 29, 2019
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Norway, which shares a short border with giant neighbour Russia, said on Friday it has signed a revised agreement with the United States on how to regulate U.S. military activity on its soil.
Norway may allow U.S. military to build on its soil in revised cooperation deal Reuters 2 hrs ago
OSLO, April 16 (Reuters) - Norway said on Friday it has signed a revised agreement with the United States for how to regulate U.S. military activity on Norwegian soil.
The agreement between the two NATO allies will allow the U.S. to establish its own facilities at three airfields and one naval base in Norway, but will not amount to the outright establishment of separate U.S. bases, the government said.
The deal made by the minority government of Prime Minister Erna Solberg must be ratified by Norway s parliament before coming into force. (Reporting by Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys Fouche)
UPDATE 1-Norway to allow U.S. military to build on its soil in new accord Reuters 1 hr ago
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By Terje Solsvik and Nerijus Adomaitis
OSLO, April 16 (Reuters) - Norway, which shares a short border with giant neighbour Russia, said on Friday it has signed a revised agreement with the United States on how to regulate U.S. military activity on its soil.
The agreement between the two NATO allies will let the U.S. build facilities at three Norwegian airfields and one naval base, but will not amount to separate U.S. bases, the government said.
The deal made by the minority government of Prime Minister Erna Solberg must be ratified by Norway s parliament before coming into force.
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