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Kiruna Ministerial Meeting Documents
Thursday, 16 May 2013
During the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting 15 May Arctic Ministers signed the Kiruna Declaration, Vision for the Arctic, Senior Arctic Officials Report to Ministers, and an Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic. In addition, several scientific assessments and reports by the working groups, task forces, and expert groups of the Arctic Council were also approved.
Photos from the Kiruna Ministerial Meeting
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Photos from the Ministerial Meeting 15 May are available for non-commercial use from the Arctic Council Secretariat Flickr account, as well as the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs photo archive. Credit must be given in order to use the photos.
Canadian Chairmanship Program 2013-2015
Wednesday, 15 May 2013
The Kiruna Ministerial Meeting 15 May marked the end of the Swedish chairmanship and the beginning of the Canadian chairmanship May 2013-May 2015. Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Carl Bildt handed over the gavel to Canadian Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq at the closing of the meeting today. Aglukkaq briefly outlined Canada's chairmanship priorities in a statement during the meeting.
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