News brief
Nordic Ambassadors in Indonesia condemns attack on Ukraine
T
he Nordic Heads of Mission in Indonesia condemned Russia’s militar y attack against Ukraine shortly after the invasion. United together, the Embassy of Denmark in Indonesia, the Embassy of Sweden in Jakarta, the Royal Norwegian Embassy Jakarta, and the Embassy of Finland in Jakarta wrote on their Facebook pages: “There is no justification for the Russian Federation’s illegal use of force, which clearly violates international law including the UN Charter. The Nordic Heads of Mission condemn in the strongest terms the aggression and military attack against Ukraine.” “We stand united in our support for Ukraine and the Ukrainian people. Our thoughts go out to the women, men, and children whose lives and homes are now being subjected to Russian aggression.”
Cambodia and Norway renew mine clearance cooperation
D
uring a recent meeting between Cambodian Mine Action Center and Norwegian People’s Aid Cambodia, Cambodia and Norway reaffirmed the mutual commitment for both bilateral and multilateral cooperation, in particular regarding the mine clearance sector, Khmer Times reports. The commitment was reaffirmed between CMAC Director General Heng Ratana and Head of NPA in Cambodia Rune Kristian Dale Anderson at CMAC headquarters in Phnom Penh. During the meeting, the two 8 ScandAsia • March 2022
parties also cheered an official announcement of continued cooperation to clear mines along the
Cambodian-Thai border, and to make some provinces of Cambodia mine-free by 2022.
