The participants at the Arctic Council meeting in Finland’s far northern town of Rovaniemi have failed to issue a final declaration reportedly due to a U.S. refusal to mention climate change.
RFE/RL: No final declaration after Arctic Council meeting
Front row from left, Norway's foreign minister Ine Eriksen Soreide, Russia's foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, Sweden's foreign minister Margot Wallstrom, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Finland's foreign minister Timo Soini, Canada's foreign minister Chrystia Freeland, Denmarks's foreign minister Anders Samuelsen and Iceland's foreign minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson pose for a picture during and Arctic Council summit at the Lappi Areena in Rovaniemi, Finland on May 7, 2019.
