Arctic nations in summit rift
31.03.2010
Foreign ministers from Denmark, Norway, Canada, Russia and the US assembled yesterday in Canada in an endeavour to reach agreement over the fate of the Arctic boundaries.
According to the Copenhagen Post, the region is an area of intense interest for all parties involved, due to its immense natural resources.
Denmark’s justice minister Lars Barfoed, was joined by the foreign minister for Russia Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton at the meeting.
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31.03.2010
Canada and Norway moved to quash dissent saying that the five-nation forum is useful but that it is not
intended as a replacement for the Arctic Council which includes Finland, Iceland and Sweden.
Meanwhile, Denmark has been involved in a minor dispute with Canada over the small Hans Island off North-western Greenland, with the Canadian media reporting that
representatives from both sides have been involved in recent talks in Copenhagen.
The Arctic meeting in Canada coincided with a G8 foreign ministers meeting on global security and terrorism.
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