On December 9, First Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov met with the heads of the diplomatic missions of the UK, Denmark, Ireland, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Estonia in Moscow.

The participants exchanged views on current aspects of bilateral relations between Russia and their respective states. Pan-European issues were also discussed, including the outlook for relations between Russia and the EU, and issues on the military-political agenda in Europe.

They also reviewed the cooperation agenda in the Baltic Sea region and northern Arctic, including in the context of the 2021-23 Russian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, and considered a number of topics on the current international agenda.