Norway took over the Arctic Council\u0027s rotating presidency from Russia on Thursday.
The Arctic Council, which covers an area home to more than 4 million people, is one of the only places where Russia sits at the same table as Western countries.
Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen recently said that the council was “limping along a bit. But there is really no alternative.”Article content Gjedsso¸ Bertelsen feared that Indigenous peoples might “lose an important forum and a prominent platform,” adding that many of the groups are cross-border organizations and don’t follow national borders.
The Scandinavian country “clearly recognizes the challenges that lie ahead, especially with respect to the future of Arctic cooperation through the Arctic Council at a time when cooperation with Russia is still suspended,” he said.
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