Moscow protests Norwegian exploration in Svalbard waters
It is becoming something of a habit that the Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Norway of violating the Svalbard Treaty.
Intressant bråk om norska utvidningar i / på SVALBARD,
Moscow protests Norwegian exploration in Svalbard waters
It is becoming something of a habit that the Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Norway of violating the Svalbard Treaty.
Press spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on Friday last week lashed out against Norway for its policy on the far northern Svalbard archipelago. According to Zahkarova, the Norwegian government has no right to open the shelf around Svalbard for oil and gas exploration.
The ministry press spokeswoman especially points at nine blocks, which she argues are “part of the zone that is regulated by the Svalbard Treaty.”
Drilling in the area would be a violation of the treaty, Moscow argues.
“We strongly call on Norway to steadily comply with the Treaty that constitutes the international legal basis for the Kingdom’s sovereignty over the archipelago,” Zakharova underlined in the press conference.
Repeated criticism
It is far from the first time that the Russian Foreign Ministry attacks Norwegian positions on Svalbard. As a matter of fact, it is increasingly becoming a routine issue that Moscow castigates Oslo over the issue.
The rhetoric from the Russian side was especially sharp in connection with the 100-years anniversary of the treaty in early 2020.
In a letter addressed to Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide only few days ahead of the anniversary date, Russia’s Sergey Lavrov underlined that Russia feels discriminated on the archipelago and that «bilateral consultations on the removal of limitations for Russian activity and structures on the archipelago,» must be held.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/in...valbard-waters
It is becoming something of a habit that the Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Norway of violating the Svalbard Treaty.
Intressant bråk om norska utvidningar i / på SVALBARD,
Moscow protests Norwegian exploration in Svalbard waters
It is becoming something of a habit that the Russian Foreign Ministry accuses Norway of violating the Svalbard Treaty.
Press spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova on Friday last week lashed out against Norway for its policy on the far northern Svalbard archipelago. According to Zahkarova, the Norwegian government has no right to open the shelf around Svalbard for oil and gas exploration.
The ministry press spokeswoman especially points at nine blocks, which she argues are “part of the zone that is regulated by the Svalbard Treaty.”
Drilling in the area would be a violation of the treaty, Moscow argues.
“We strongly call on Norway to steadily comply with the Treaty that constitutes the international legal basis for the Kingdom’s sovereignty over the archipelago,” Zakharova underlined in the press conference.
Repeated criticism
It is far from the first time that the Russian Foreign Ministry attacks Norwegian positions on Svalbard. As a matter of fact, it is increasingly becoming a routine issue that Moscow castigates Oslo over the issue.
The rhetoric from the Russian side was especially sharp in connection with the 100-years anniversary of the treaty in early 2020.
In a letter addressed to Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide only few days ahead of the anniversary date, Russia’s Sergey Lavrov underlined that Russia feels discriminated on the archipelago and that «bilateral consultations on the removal of limitations for Russian activity and structures on the archipelago,» must be held.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/in...valbard-waters
