Arrested Vessels: Reason for Russia-Norway Military Collaboration in the Norwegian Sea

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Monday, October 31, 2005 

Arrested Vessels: Reason for Russia-Norway Military Collaboration in the Norwegian Sea

For long I avoided displaying a position on the following topic:

The quarrel between Norway and Russia, concerning the detained Russian vessels by Norwegian authorities.

I postponed analyzing the topic because, in absence of enough information, I wanted to avoid misunderstandings.

It was weird that quite after the socialist leadership was installed at the helm of Norway, the Nordic state now plays anti-Russian games.

The article posted by Interfax on 28 October has made this not being a question anymore:

Oct 28 2005 8:53PM

”Russia, Norway coordinate measures to reduce poaching KALININGRAD. Oct 28 (Interfax) - The Russian-Norwegian Joint Fishery Commission has agreed on a number of technical measures to reduce poaching in the Norwegian Sea, said Jorn Krog, Secretary General of the Norwegian Fishery Ministry and the head of his country's delegation.

The conclusion that can be drawn from Interfax' article is that this scenario was backed quite by Russia, which has just fabricated a good reason to enter the Norwegian coast:

"We managed to arrange that Russian inspectors will gain access to Norwegian coast guard ships. They will be able to monitor Russian fishermen in these regions. The same rules apply to Russian ships, on which Norwegian inspectors will be allowed aboard," Krog told reporters on Friday.

The alleged quarrel practically has been turned over night into a constructive military collaboration Russia-Norway.

A while aback a political analyst said that the story of the Russian planes violating the air space of the Baltics could occur with Russian officials' approval, and that it can be, after all, in Russia’s advantage.

If we draw a parallel between the stranded vessels and the planes violating the air space, don’t we come to the same conclusion?

The Russian vessels keep losing their helm, entering without permission Norwegian fishing zones.

Was that possible without Putin’s impulsion?

~Vera

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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/VladimirPutinRoundTable/message/255

In the following days (if time permits) : Analysis on Gazprom