Icelandic and Norwegian Ambassadors to give evidence to MPs on defence in the North Atlantic and the High North

• Watch Parliament TV: Defence in Scotland
• Inquiry: Defence in Scotland: The North Atlantic and the High North
• Scottish Affairs Committee

Amid growing tensions with Russia, the focus of this session will centre around the challenges for the UK’s Arctic allies on defence and security in the North Atlantic and the High North. It will also consider future possibilities for collaboration with Arctic allies on defence and security matters.

Some of the issues likely to be discussed include:

• Concerns of Norway and Iceland amid increasing global tensions with Russia;
• How the UK’s Arctic allies view the UK’s policy towards defence and security in the North Atlantic and the High North;
• The defence and security challenges posed by climate change in the High North;
• The implications of potential NATO expansion;
• The role of the Joint Expeditionary Force in contributing to defence in the North Atlantic and the High North;
• Opportunities for the UK and its Arctic allies to cooperate on shared security challenges in the region.

Witnesses 

Monday 27 March in Committee Room 5, Palace of Westminster 

At 3pm

• His Excellency Sturla Sigurjόnsson, Icelandic Ambassador to the United Kingdom
• His Excellency Wegger Christian Strømmen, Norwegian Ambassador to the United Kingdom

Further information

• About Parliament: Select committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees

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