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Friday, May 17, 2013

India Gets Observer Status in Arctic Council - Wednesday May 15,2013


India’s bid for Observer Status in the Arctic Council was successful on Wednesday May 15,2013 along with that of 5 other countries — China, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Singapore — at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting at City Hall in Kiruna

Note
Observer status is open to non-Arctic states approved by the Council at the Ministerial Meetings that occur once every two years. As of May 2013,12 non-Arctic states have Permanent Observer status.They are -
  • China
  • France
  • Germany
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • South Korea
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Singapore
  • Spain and
  • UK

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