A short-notice gathering of foreign ministers organized by the US State Department for the end of August could be a major forum for ensuring Arctic co-operation with Russia, despite a continued stalemate on the conflict in Ukraine.
The conference, called GLACIER—Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement and Resilience—was announced mid-July and will be held Aug. 30-31 in Anchorage, Alaska. US president Barack Obama is slated to deliver a keynote address.
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Source: Embassy
