Arctic Council marks cordial start to Russian chairmanship in Reykjavik
The event lacked the disputes between the U.S. and other member nations over climate change language that marked the two previous ministerial meetings.
In a summit marked by a return to the diplomatic tenor more typical of top-level Arctic Council meetings, representatives from the eight Arctic countries and their Indigenous populations said Thursday that they look forward to an ambitious Russian chairmanship of the region’s consultative body — even as the body reconsiders of its role in the region.
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