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Arctic Council<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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  • The Arctic Council is the leading intergovernmental forum<\/strong> promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, Arctic Indigenous Peoples and other Arctic inhabitants on common Arctic issues<\/strong>, in particular on issues of sustainable development and e<\/strong>nvironmental protection in the Arctic.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • It was established in Ottawa, Canada<\/strong> in 1996<\/strong> by the Ottawa Declaration<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Member states of the council include eight Arctic States<\/strong> (whose territories fall in the Arctic region) \u2014 Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States.<\/strong>\u00a0\n
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    • India <\/strong>is an observer<\/strong> of the Arctic Council.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
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    • The council also has a number of permanent participants<\/strong> drawn from groups that represent communities and peoples indigenous to the Arctic<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • All Arctic Council decisions and statements require consensus of the eight Arctic States<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Secretariat: Norway.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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