Norway in ‘Process’ with Russia to Transfer Arctic Council Chair
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Norway is “in a constructive process” with Russia to ensure a handover of the chairmanship of the Arctic Council after the intergovernmental body was suspended in the aftermath of the war in Ukraine, according to a senior official.
Meetings of the Arctic Council, an eight-country group that includes the US and current chair Russia, have been put on hold since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year. The handover will take place in a virtual meeting that is unlikely to include any government ministers, Morten Hoglund, Norway’s Senior Arctic Official, told reporters via a webcast.