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ARCTIC-TALKS-ECONOMY-ENVIRONMENT
Faroe Islands' Prime Minister Kai Leo Johannesen (L), US Minister for Foreign Affairs Hillary Clinton (2nd L), Denmark's Minister for Foreign Affairs lene Espersen (2nd R), Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Ossur Skarphedinsson (R), Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs Car Bildt (2nd row-L), Norway's Minister for Foreign Affairs Jonas Gahr Store (top), enjoy a boat trip on the Godthaab's Inlet on May 12, 2011, during their Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Nuuk, Greenlan. Top diplomats from eight Arctic countries met in Greenland's tiny capital to set down rules for opening the vast region to fishing, tourism, oil and mineral exploration as global warming melts the ice. The eight top diplomats and government representatives were due to sign an Arctic Search and Rescue Agreement, which the US State Department said will be the first binding international agreement among the eight states of the Arctic Council, which was founded in 1996. AFP PHOTO / SCANPIX DENMARK / Ulrik Bang ***DENMARK OUT***
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Nuuk (Godthaab), GREENLAND |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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Ulrik Bang |
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12 Mai 2011 |
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