Ambassador for the Arctic and Antarctic Affairs of Finland, Wetteri Vouvorimeika called a condition for a constructive dialogue with Russia. According to him, cooperation in the Arctic gives the way to cooperate, despite the emerging differences in other areas, transfers TASS.
The diplomat stressed that the Russian chairmanship in the Arctic Council is perhaps the most ambitious program for all time. In addition, a huge number of activities are planned, so it is the most downloaded.
“I continue to repeat that cooperation in the Arctic gives a way for constructive interaction with the largest Arctic state, the Russian Federation, despite the difficulties in other areas,” said Vouurimyak, speaking at the Woodrow Wilson Research Center in Washington.
Previously, a former employee of the Ministry of Finance and the Ex-Member of the Commission for the Study of the Northern Region Thomas Dance in Article for The Hill stated that America is significantly inferior to Russia in the development of the Arctic. A former official added that the rapid development of the Arctic could bring Moscow huge revenues in the future and complained about the weak financing of developments in this region from Washington.