The federal government is set to host a high-level Russian delegation on Canadian soil in April, despite a deep freeze in relations between the two countries over the crisis in Ukraine.
The Russian officials will be participating in an Arctic Council meeting in Iqaluit, during which Canada will complete its two-year chairmanship of the eight-nation circumpolar group.
Delegations from the other six Arctic Council countries – Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United States – will also attend. Environment Minister Leona Aglukkaq, who serves as Arctic Council minister, will lead the meeting.
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Source: Ottawa Citizen
