Norwegian media about the arrival Rogozin: for us this is not unusual – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, April 20 – RIA Novosti. For the population of Svalbard visit Dmitry Rogozin came as no surprise, writes the Norwegian edition of Aftenposten.

The editor Svalbardposten – newspaper in Svalbard – says that the arrival of Russian Deputy Prime Minister not shocked residents of the archipelago – about it simply, no one knew, and would not know if local politicians are inflated from this scandal.

“Nobody expected arrival Rogozin, we learned about it only after he posted a photo in Twitter “, – commented Eirik Palm.

Despite the fact that the arrival of exacerbations caused a reaction from the Norwegian politicians, the population of Svalbard does not consider it as something big. “With the Russian settlements on Svalbard we have close contacts, our two communities have much in common, and between them there is a constant exchange. Maybe it seems some drama for those who look at it from afar, but to us who live here, This is not unusual, “- says Palm.

Earlier, the Russian Foreign Ministry expressed regret over the accession of Norway to the anti-Russian EU sanctions. This step Oslo “turns negative consequences for Russian-Norwegian relations” and “leads to a distorted perception of the realities of our Norwegian neighbors,” said agency spokesman.

The Norwegian side reacted negatively to visit Dmitry Rogozin Svalbard archipelago. Russian Deputy Prime Minister during his visit to the North Pole was in the Russian settlement of Barentsburg Svalbard and enterprise located there “Arcticugol”.

Spitsbergen, Svalbard or (Norw.) – A vast archipelago located in the Arctic Ocean, is the northernmost part of Norway. The administrative center – the city of Longyearbyen. In addition to Norway, to carry on business in the archipelago has the right to Russia. On the island of Spitsbergen is a Russian town – settlement of Barentsburg, as well as canned and villages Pyramid Grumant.

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