The Russian Foreign Ministry backs the restoration of the Arctic Council’s work

© RIA Novosti / Maksim BlinovМИД: Россия выступает за расширение взаимодействия стран Арктики
МИД: Россия выступает за расширение взаимодействия стран Арктики
Participants at the Russian Foreign Ministry Board meeting on the situation in the Baltic-Arctic Region noted that it is essential to restore the full-fledged operation of the Arctic Council.
“The importance of restoring the Arctic Council’s full-fledged operation was underscored, as was the need for depoliticized international contacts involving indigenous peoples and members of the expert and research communities,” the Foreign Ministry said in a press release issued following the Board meeting.
The participants noted that Russia remains consistently open to pragmatic and mutually respectful dialogue on the Arctic with interested foreign stakeholders and strives to maintain peace and stability in the region.
The Board also analyzed threats and challenges to the country’s national interests and ways to overcome them, as well as the prospects for unlocking the logistical potential of the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor and the Northern Sea Route.
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