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The President says he wants to work with foreigners to implement projects in Russia’s Arctic economic program.

According to the Deputy Chancellor of Justice Risto Hiekkataipale, the Government should have consulted with the Sámi Parliament before the negotiations between Finland and Norway on the Teno River Fishery Agreement were concluded.

Canada is sending a relatively low-key delegation to an Arctic conference in northern Russia that will be hosted by President Vladimir Putin and attended by high level officials from 14 countries.

Norway’s Foreign Minister Børge Brende meets with Sergey Lavrov in Russia’s northern city of Arkhangelsk.

In a bid to overcome mounting troubles connected with Western sanctions, the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade presents a catalogue of national companies manufacturing equipment for Arctic usage.

Gilles Elkaim argued that local Norwegian authorities violated the Svalbard Treaty when they restricted his movements on the archipelago. The court did not agree.

Representatives of Arctic nations and major fishing powers are meeting in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik to hammer out a deal on banning unregulated fishing in the international waters of the Central Arctic Ocean.

Barrels and garbage are removed and the site is ready for inspection by the Russian President.

Heidi Hautala fears Norway by the move justifies Arctic offshore drilling for Russia and the US.

The outdoor exhibit will show the history of Russian Arctic exploration, initiators told Minister Sergey Donskoy during a visit on site.

Russia's new Arctic program has been coordinated with all government bodies, except the Ministry of Finance, the program developers say.

The building of nuclear-powered icebreakers is significantly behind schedule. A key reason is the ruling east-west sanction regimes.