«We must do everything for people to like living in their cities. [...] If we don’t listen to people, they will move to where the authorities do listen to them».
Aisen Nikolaev,
Head, Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Russia and Iceland are participants of the Arctic Council, alongside with six other Arctic states - Denmark, Canada, Norway, United States, Finland and Sweden. This international structure has been established for cooperation in environment and support sustainable development of subpolar regions. Military and security issues are not in the Arctic Council's agenda.
Source: RIA Novosti http://ria.ru/world/20150818/1193722213.html#ixzz3jEdzlLhe
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