OSLO (Reuters) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev pledged today closer cooperation on energy issues with Norway and to end a decades-old dispute over the two countries' border in the Barents Sea -- which is thought to contain vast oil and gas resources.
Medvedev told a business audience in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, that "we count upon further deepening of strategic partnership between Russia and Norway in energy."
Ahead of the visit, Medvedev told a Norwegian newspaper that it was "absolutely possible" to reach a deal on the Barents Sea border, although both sides have played down the prospects for an accord during this trip.
Medvedev is scheduled to leave for Denmark on Tuesday.