Former Russian president Boris Yeltsin has arrived on a private visit to Norway.

Although the visit is of a private nature, Yeltsin will on Monday have talks with Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik, followed by a lunch.

Yeltsin has also been invited to meet King Harald in a private audience at the Royal Palace.

The former Russian leader will the leave for Troendelag, where he will try his had at salmon fishing, NRK reports.

On Sunday, Yeltsin visited the Norwegian/Russian exhibition at the Norwegian Folk Museum in Oslo. The exhibition "Norway-Russia - neighbours over 1000 years" shows ewxamples of art, literature and documents from the long relations.

The first border treaty between the two nations was signed already in 1348.

Following the display in Norway, the exhibition will be moved to St. Petersburg

Via The Norway Post.

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