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Arctic Council met in Ilulissat |
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Meeting of Senior Arctic Officials:
On 28-29 April the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council met in Ilulissat, Greenland. Thematic issues to be discussed were climate change, biodiversity, human health, follow-up of recommendations in the 2009 Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment, the task force on search and rescue (co-chaired by Russia and the USA), contaminants and finally, Arctic observations and monitoring programs.
Click here to retrieve the draft agenda of the meeting, and visit the Arctic Council web site for more information. |
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Agreement between Norway and Russia on maritime delimitation |
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“I believe this will open the way for many joint projects, especially in the area of energy,” President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia said at a news conference. “This is a historic day. We have reached a breakthrough in the most important outstanding issue between Norway and the Russian Federation,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. The agreement is subject to ratification by the legislature of each country.
To read the joint statement - see link to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
See also - Russia and Norway reach accord on Barents sea, The New York Times |
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Arctic energy resources - curse or blessing? |
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New working paper: Energy security is back on the international political agenda and the European-Russian energy game is complex. In this new working paper Dag Harald Claes (University of Oslo) and Øistein Harsem (University of Tromsø) discuss the political factors which make the Arctic energy resources, in particular natural gas, increase or decrease the energy security of Europe.
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News: 29 March the Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs hosted a five-nation Arctic summit.
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