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Norwegian Ambassador to Estonia Stein Vegard Hagen died in Tallinn yesterday, Estonian press reports.

A book of condolences is opened on Monday and Tuesday in the Norwegian embassy.

The Riigikogu Estonian-Norwegian friendship group expressed deep condolences to Hagen’s wife and children, writes LETA.

“With his big heart and awe-inspiring will of work, the ambassador always reached even the smallest of Estonian corners where he tirelessly helped to create new contacts and bring Norway closer to Estonia. Being a frequent guest in the Riigikogu he always had energy for new initiatives. It is hard to overestimate his personal contribution to enlivening the Estonian-Norwegian relations,” said the friendship groups’ chairman Imre Sooäär.

Hagen was Norway’s ambassador to Estonia since 2005.