President Andrzej Duda meets Norway's King Harald

On May 21, Polish President Andrzej Duda and First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda started a four-day trip to Oslo, Norway. The presidential couple received an official reception at the Palace Square, after that King Harald invited them to a gala dinner at the Royal Palace. King Harald and President Duda will attend a seminar on cooperation in the offshore, maritime sectors and energy, and Duda will also give a lecture at the Nobel Institute. The president will later join in talks with Prime Minister Erna Solberg. The key goal of Duda's visit is to underscore the importance of Poland's relations with Scandinavia. "We want Scandinavian countries to be a key partner for Poland, after Central and Eastern Europe. Northern Europe is a region which "has been somewhat marginalised by Warsaw for many years" and one with which Poland is now looking to establish strategic ties," Presidential Minister Krzysztof Szczerski told news agency PAP. The visit ends on Wednesday May 25 when Duda and King Harald will attend a ceremony at the memorial at Håvik outside Narvik, commemorating the Polish fallen in Norway during World War Two.