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Canada to enhance Arctic cooperation with United States, mentions Russia hazard

Canada plans to work more closely with the United States in the Arctic to ensure local security in the face of an increasingly aggressive Russia, Ottawa said on Friday.

As part of a renewed method, Canada will appoint an Arctic ambassador and open brand-new consulates in Anchorage, Alaska and Nuuk, Greenland.

Canada's Arctic covers more than 4.4 million square km and is nearly deserted, conserve for a couple of neighborhoods and ports. Less than 16% of the waters have been properly surveyed.

The 37-page technique file points out Russian aggressiveness, Chinese aspirations in the region in addition to the effects of global warming, which might open shipping channels.

The North American Arctic is no longer free from stress. Canada needs to work even closer with its closest ally, the United States, to preserve a protected North American homeland, it said.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump satisfied Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week and stated they had actually talked about the Arctic to name a few topics.

Canada will check out new avenues of cooperation with the United States in locations such as energy security, supply chains, climate change and vital minerals, the file said.

(source: Reuters)