Wednesday, 29 May 2013 00:36
Four Norwegian Coast Guard vessels are now chasing the Russian trawler 'Elektron', suspected of serious violation of fishing regulations near Svalbard. The trawler had been put under arrest, when it fled with two Norwegian fisheries inspectors on board. The Russian Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov calls th incident 'a crisis'..
Four Norwegian Coast Guard vessels are now chasing the Russian trawler 'Elektron', suspected of serious violation of fishing regulations near Svalbard. The trawler had been put under arrest, when it fled with two Norwegian fisheries inspectors on board. The Russian Foreign Minister Sergej Lavrov calls th incident 'a crisis'.. 
Following the agreement between the new government coalition partners, outgoing prime minister Kjell Magne Bondevik on Friday submitted his government's resignation to King Harald. On Monday, Jens Stoltenberg will present his new government. 
- This is a historic day for Norway, said Labour Party leader Jens Stoltenberg (photo) when he presented the the new coalition government's political platform at a press conference on Thursday afternoon. The incoming prime minister said that Norway's foreign policy would remain firm... 
The two Norwegian fisheries inspectors who have been held against their will on board the Russian trawler 'Elektron'
