Leaders arrive in Finnish region of Lapland for North-South Summit on European security

Discussions are focused on European security and defence as well as border security and migration.

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00:00Leaders from Northern and Southern Europe have arrived in Lapland in Finland for the

00:05North-South summit on European security.

00:11The main focus of the summit is defence and preparedness, including Baltic Sea security

00:16in the wake of the damage caused to various undersea cables in November.

00:21While commenting on the cables, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristonsson refrained from speculating

00:27on whether the damage was due to an accident or sabotage, but said his government is deeply

00:32concerned.

00:36The issue of migration and border security is also being discussed at the summit, with

00:41Finnish Prime Minister Pateri Orpo claiming that the leaders in attendance have expressed

00:46support for his country's controversial deportation bill.

00:52The law, which is currently under review by the European Commission, would allow Finland

00:57to turn away asylum seekers at its eastern border with Russia.

01:02It has received intense backlash from human rights groups, who say it violates international

01:07law.