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Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide outlined his country’s plans to expand cooperation with Ukrainian arms manufacturers during a visit to Kyiv.
He made the comments at a press briefing held at Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Pravda reported on January 12.
Eide said Norway is intensifying efforts to provide Ukraine with additional missiles while at the same time working to build partnerships with Ukrainian defense industry companies.
He explained that the aim of this cooperation is to integrate interceptors or effectors produced in Ukraine into the NASAMS air defense system.
“So that we can have cheaper weapons in larger quantities, because the problem is that the typical missiles used today are expensive and available in limited numbers,” Eide said.
On the same day, Norway unveiled a fresh $400 million aid package for Ukraine, with the funds divided equally between immediate winter assistance and support for the state budget.