President to make 1st foreign trip to Norway to visit Nordic exercise
Published : 04 Mar 2024, 14:25
President Alexander Stubb will travel to Norway on Thursday where he will visit the Nordic Response exercise together with Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, said the President Office in a press release on Monday.
It will be the first foreign visit for Stubb after taking over as the President of the country on March 1.
Part of the Steadfast Defender 24 drills, Nordic Response 24 will have NATO nations and partners exercise operational defence cooperation in arctic conditions in the areas of Finland, Norway, and Sweden.
About 20,000 soldiers from 13 allied nations are participating in the exercise. In total, there will be about 4,100 soldiers from Finland.
During the visit, Stubb and Gahr Støre will follow the exercises in the field in the Alta area and discuss with troops taking part in the various exercises.
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