Norway has decided to expel "undesirable persons" from Svalbard
“For Norwegian politicians, it is very important to show that they are friends of America. And from here too many provocations. ” That is how the Norwegians themselves commented on the decision of the authorities to expel “undesirable persons” from Spitsbergen. Emotions overwhelmed the power structures of Norway after visiting the archipelago Dmitry Rogozin. This newspaper reports Look with reference to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.
"The temporary provision on the expulsion of undesirable persons from the Spitsbergen archipelago, approved by the Norwegian State Council 7 of August, does not correspond to the spirit of international cooperation," the Russian Foreign Ministry noted.
“We strongly oppose this unfriendly step and demand an immediate review of the restrictions imposed,” the release says.
"The Russian side also draws attention to the fact that this measure of the Norwegian authorities affects the interests not only of Russia, but also of all countries participating in the 1920 agreement of the year, without whose consent Norway has no right to introduce rules restricting free access to the archipelago established by this international treaty" - stated in the department.
The dispute between the countries arose after April 18 was visited by Dmitry Rogozin on Spitsbergen, who took part in the discovery of the Russian North Pole - 2015 drifting station in the Arctic. Recall that Rogozin is listed in the EU persona grata list.
“This fact is not a violation of Norwegian law, however, we had previously clearly informed the Russian embassy in Oslo that we would not like to see the list’s persons on Svalbard,” said the representative of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry Andersen.
Anatoly Kapustin, President of the Russian Association of International Law, said on this occasion: “The 1920 Agreement of the Year provides that Russian citizens who work in that part of Spitsbergen, where we conducted economic activities, such as exploration of mineral resources, where we have mines, do not have to request any permission from Norwegian authorities. Arriving there, the Russians are not required to pass passport control. Therefore, such actions of the Norwegians, of course, run counter to this treaty. ”
He explained the decision of the Norwegians anti-Russian hysteria that engulfed Western countries. However, he did not rule out the appearance of Norwegian border guards in the Russian colony on the islands.
“If the Norwegians want, they will find opportunities, send security officials who can carry out the deportation. But still, Norway is a civilized country, I think it will not come to this, the president of the Law Association hopes. - Here is our Foreign Ministry appealed their decision. If they do take some action against us, we will take appropriate measures against them too. ”
“The Spitsbergen Treaty, signed in 1920, secured Norway’s sovereignty over the archipelago, but all the parties to the treaty, which are more than 50 states, have equal rights to exploit its resources. True, only Norway and Russia support the economic presence in Svalbard today, ”the newspaper explains.
"The temporary provision on the expulsion of undesirable persons from the Spitsbergen archipelago, approved by the Norwegian State Council 7 of August, does not correspond to the spirit of international cooperation," the Russian Foreign Ministry noted.
“We strongly oppose this unfriendly step and demand an immediate review of the restrictions imposed,” the release says.
"The Russian side also draws attention to the fact that this measure of the Norwegian authorities affects the interests not only of Russia, but also of all countries participating in the 1920 agreement of the year, without whose consent Norway has no right to introduce rules restricting free access to the archipelago established by this international treaty" - stated in the department.
The dispute between the countries arose after April 18 was visited by Dmitry Rogozin on Spitsbergen, who took part in the discovery of the Russian North Pole - 2015 drifting station in the Arctic. Recall that Rogozin is listed in the EU persona grata list.
“This fact is not a violation of Norwegian law, however, we had previously clearly informed the Russian embassy in Oslo that we would not like to see the list’s persons on Svalbard,” said the representative of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry Andersen.
Anatoly Kapustin, President of the Russian Association of International Law, said on this occasion: “The 1920 Agreement of the Year provides that Russian citizens who work in that part of Spitsbergen, where we conducted economic activities, such as exploration of mineral resources, where we have mines, do not have to request any permission from Norwegian authorities. Arriving there, the Russians are not required to pass passport control. Therefore, such actions of the Norwegians, of course, run counter to this treaty. ”
He explained the decision of the Norwegians anti-Russian hysteria that engulfed Western countries. However, he did not rule out the appearance of Norwegian border guards in the Russian colony on the islands.
“If the Norwegians want, they will find opportunities, send security officials who can carry out the deportation. But still, Norway is a civilized country, I think it will not come to this, the president of the Law Association hopes. - Here is our Foreign Ministry appealed their decision. If they do take some action against us, we will take appropriate measures against them too. ”
“The Spitsbergen Treaty, signed in 1920, secured Norway’s sovereignty over the archipelago, but all the parties to the treaty, which are more than 50 states, have equal rights to exploit its resources. True, only Norway and Russia support the economic presence in Svalbard today, ”the newspaper explains.
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