Rosrybolovstvo announced the resumption of cooperation with Norway

Russia and Norway have agreed to restore cooperation in fishing, giving Russian fishermen access to Norway's economic zone for catching cod and haddock, despite the opposition of the European Union (EU). This was announced on December 18 by the head of Rosrybolovstvo Ilya Shestakov.

"Next year, our fishermen will be able to fish in both the Russian economic zone and the Norwegian one, but we have also agreed on other conditions for our joint work," he told RIA Novosti.

According to Shestakov, the Russian Federation was able to defend its interests within the framework of the agreement without succumbing to EU pressure. The head of Rosrybolovstvo clarified that the negotiations between the parties began after Norway imposed sanctions against two Russian fishing vessels, which deprived half of the Russian fleet of access to Norwegian territory for fishing.

In November, Norwegian Minister of Fisheries Marianne Sivertsen Ness said that the country would lose its economic benefits if Russian fishermen left the Oslo economic Zone in the Barents Sea.

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