While emphasizing that most of the several thousands Romanians living in Norway are law- abiding citizens who do honest work or are visiting, there are also a few Romanians who commit crimes, including others from Eastern European countries. The rate has increased the latest few years. The Norwegian Minister wanted to address this issue with Minister Predoui and find suitable ways of transferring Romanian offenders back to their country of origin and to see how the two countries could embark on a closer dialogue within the fields of justice.The Romanian authorities involved in the same issues, including the Interior Ministry responsible for the police force, were preoccupied with these issues, created by a small number of Romanian citizens in Norway.
Mr. Storberget was very satisfied with the outcome of the meeting that he called a positive one. He also stated that that he wants to use available funding from the new financial mechanisms, where Norway will provide grants for Romania in different fields of action. According to the Minister, this would be something both countries would benefit from.
The Norwegian Minster of Justice invited Mr Predoui to visit Norway.
Mr. Storberget also visited Romania in September 2007, when he paid his colleague a working visit.