"We discussed further development of partnership, in particular in the context of the Ukrainian president's visit to Norway and his meeting with Prime Minister [Erna Solberg] in mid-October," Brende said at a joint press conference following the meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart Pavlo Klimkin.
According to Brende, Norway is assisting Ukraine in pursuing reforms and has provided financial aid to help with the resettlement of those who left the regions in Ukraine's southeastern that are gripped by conflict.
Kiev launched a military operation in Ukraine’s southeast in April 2014, after local residents refused to recognize the new Ukrainian authorities, which came to power as a result of what they viewed to be a coup.
In February 2015, a peace agreement was signed between Ukraine’s conflicting sides in the Belarusian capital, Minsk, however, sporadic shelling has continued in Ukraine despite the deal.
