MAYOR BENG CLIMACO thanked the Kingdom of Norway and its Ambassador to Manila, Bjorn Staurset Jahnsen, who was recently in Zamboanga.
Jahnsen met with Climaco at City Hall during a courtesy call on the side line of his visit for the inauguration of the field office of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Barangay Santa Maria.
Climaco praised Norway and Jahnsen for contributing to the development of Zamboanga and she vowed to continue international collaboration and cooperation with Oslo to help spur growth and development. “Muchisimas gracias IOM for all your help to Zamboanga City,” she said.
Since 2018, Norway and the Philippines have a free trade agreement and further boosting bilateral trade. Norway is also engaged in peace and reconciliation efforts in the Philippines for many years now and both countries have almost 100 years of maritime cooperation.
Jahnsen was accompanied by Stian Arvid Hegland, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Manila Second Secretary; and political advisor Nikki Al Ben Delfin.
At the IOM inauguration, Climaco graced the occasion alongside with Kristin Dadey, Chief of Mission, IOM Philippines; and Marco Chimenton, head of sub-office in South Cotabato IOM Philippines. IOM is an intergovernmental organization that provides services and advice concerning migration to governments and migrants including IDPs, refugees, and migrant workers. It is a related organization of the United Nations since September 2016.
The IOM first made its presence felt in Zamboanga City during the recovery stage after the 2013 siege by Moro National Liberation Front rebels. (Zamboanga Post)
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