The U.S. envoy to Canada says the Arctic Council is a great venue for his country to talk to Russia despite Moscow’s differences with the West over Ukraine.
Ambassador Bruce Heyman told The Canadian Press important progress can be made by the full engagement with the eight-country council in dealing with a wide range of issues, including environmental protection and maritime safety.
The U.S. took over the rotating chairmanship of the council last year from Canada, and Heyman is bound for the Arctic on a nine-day diplomatic tour departing Sunday to more than a dozen locations with his fellow Ottawa-based envoys.
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Source: National Newswatch
