Russian delegates invited to attend Nordic Council's 66th session

The 66^th session of the Nordic Council will be held in Stockholm from 28-30 October 2014. Representatives of Russia have been invited to attend this year's summit. In the view of the Nordic Council it is important to maintain dialogue with Russian MPs despite the fact that it considers Russia's aggression in Ukraine and its infringements of other countries' borders unacceptable.

Senior politicians from all of the Nordic countries – including ministers and opposition leaders – as well as members of parliaments and opinion-leadres will be attending the annual session.

The main topic of discussion at the session will be how the Nordic countries can work more effectively together in the fields of education, integration and the labour market. International security (Ukraine, IS et al.) will of course also be on the agenda. The ministers of finance from the Nordic countries will be answering questions posed to them by the parliamentarians on the morning of 29 October.

The prime ministers of the Nordic countries and Baltic States traditionally meet on the evening before the sesssion and give a joint press conference.