At the invitation of the Norwegian Foreign Minister, Mr. Johan Jorgen Holst, and the Chairman of the County Council of Rogaland, Mr. Odd Kvaloy, representatives from the Baltic Sea States (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Russian, and Sweden) as well as representatives of the European Commission, met at Stavanger 7-8 October 1993 to discuss the possibilities for expanded subregional co-operation.