OREANDA-NEWS. April 30, 2009. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov met Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lawrence Cannon in Tromso, Norway, on the sidelines of the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting.

During the conversation an exchange of views took place on a number of topical issues in bilateral relations, including economic and trade cooperation and interaction in the Arctic.

Certain international problems were also discussed, including Russia-NATO relations and the situation in Transcaucasia.