Select committee: International Relations and Defence Committee
Conclusion 37
1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
Published 29 Nov 2023
Paragraph 279
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
The Arctic Council’s diminished efficacy does not mean that it is no longer useful. We agree that the continued operation of the Arctic Council is in the UK’s interests. Re-engaging Russia at a working group level has the potential to ensure that vital scientific co-operation and data exchanges related to climate change and pollution can be resumed.
From: International Relations and Defence Committee, 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic, paragraph 279, 29 November 2023
Government response
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