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LONGYEARBYEN, SVALBARD NORWAY 20060619: The building start ceremony of a global seed bank was established on 19th of June 2006. The nordic countries Prime Ministers during the ceremony from left Matti Vanhanen of Finland, Jens Stoltenberg fof Norway, Goran Persson of Sweden, Geir H. Haarde of Island and Anders Fogh Rasmussen of Denmark.(KEYSTONE/SCANPIX NORWAY/Erik Johansen) === ===