"German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is visiting Norway on Friday for talks with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, with space cooperation and NATO defense ties high on the agenda. The two leaders began the day at the Andoya spaceport, where the Bavarian startup Isar Aerospace plans to launch rockets carrying European satellites into orbit."
"Merz set to move on to the Bardufoss military base to attend the NATO exercise "Cold Response" alongside Store and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. The exercise involves about 11,800 troops from land, sea and air forces, including roughly 1,600 German soldiers."
"Beyond their NATO alliance and growing cooperation in space, Germany and Norway are closely linked by energy ties. In 2024, Norway supplied about 48% of Germany's natural gas imports, making it by far Berlin's most important supplier and Germany Norway's biggest gas customer."
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Norway for talks with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store, focusing on space cooperation and NATO defense strengthening. The visit began at Andoya spaceport, where Isar Aerospace plans to launch European satellites. Merz and Store attended a roundtable with companies from both nations on space initiatives. They proceeded to Bardufoss military base to observe NATO's "Cold Response" exercise, involving approximately 11,800 troops from multiple countries, including 1,600 German soldiers. German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius and Research Minister Dorothee Bar accompanied the delegation. Germany and Norway maintain strong energy ties, with Norway supplying 48% of Germany's natural gas imports in 2024, making it Germany's primary supplier.
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