Norway FTA talks picking up speed

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has urged the Nordic nation's businesses to seize opportunities in green technologies and promote sustainable development through a proposed free trade agreement with China.

The recovery and acceleration of FTA negotiations indicates that Norway and China are upholding free trade values, Solberg said in an interview in Brussels.

The FTA will not only promote economic cooperation between the two countries, but also send a strong signal that bilateral relations have reached a new stage of broad cooperation, she added. "We are now negotiating, and we hope to find a good framework for businesses to deepen cooperation in all aspects."