30th of April 2024.
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Færøudvalget 2023-24
FÆU Alm.del - Bilag 28
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30th of April 2024
NORDEFCO MINISTERIAL MEETING IN FAROE ISLANDS 29-30
APRIL 2024
Today, the Nordic Ministers of Defence, a representative of the Minister of Statehood and Foreign
Affairs of Greenland and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Industry and Trade of the Faroe Islands
met in Tórshavn. The Ministers discussed Russia’s full-scale and brutal attack on Ukraine, the
security situation in the Arctic and the North Atlantic, the future for Nordic defence cooperation as
well as NATO-related issues.
At the meeting, the Nordic Ministers of Defence signed the new Vision 2030 for enhanced Nordic
Defence Cooperation. It reflects the new strategic reality with war in Europe and Finland and
Sweden joining NATO. Vision 2030 lays out an ambitious plan for the cooperation in the years to
come, and it will guide the Nordic work on strengthening the deterrence and defence of NATO.
The Ministers reiterated strong and unwavering support to Ukraine. The Nordic countries stand
united in supporting Ukraine
for as long as it takes.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the
Nordic countries have donated app. 13 billion EUR of defence related support to Ukraine. The
Nordic countries are coordinating donations e.g. of air defence systems, fighter jet capabilities,
infantry fighting vehicles and ammunition. A special focus for Nordic countries and other
participating nations in the NORDEFCO++ initiative has been on the production of ammunition
both to support Ukraine but also to strengthen the production capacity in a long-term perspective to
ensure regional security of supply.
The rules-based international order and European security is under pressure. Against this backdrop,
the Ministers discussed the importance of Nordic defence cooperation and the security situation in
the Arctic, North Atlantic and Nordic region. Finland and Sweden’s accession to NATO is a historic
milestone that offers a unique opportunity for strengthened Nordic defence cooperation to uphold
credible deterrence and defence, enhancing the security in the Euro-Atlantic area. The Ministers
emphasised the importance of NATO’s Regional Plans for the Arctic, North Atlantic and Nordic
region, the significance of the trans-Atlantic strategic lines of communication and the ambition of
maintaining peace and stability in the region. The ministers also discussed cyber security issues and
emphasized the need to tackle threats against critical infrastructure and increasing resilience to
withstand the complexity of hybrid threats.
The Ministers reaffirmed the ambition to increase situational awareness and further strengthen
military mobility and cross-border activities in the Nordic region. This includes the development of
strategic corridors in line with NATO decisions, with a long-term goal of “Seamless Movement in a
Borderless Nordic”. The Nordic counties are committed to the enablement of allied operations in
the Nordic region.
Finally, the Nordic Ministers of Defence agreed that their Chiefs of Defence will take forward the
work on the Nordic Defence Concept on Nordic operational military cooperation with a view to
present it at the NORDEFCO Defence Ministerial meeting in Copenhagen in November 2024. The
Nordic Defence Concept fully supports NATO’s operational planning and plays an important role in
achieving the goals of the Vision 2030.
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