Arctic Council adopts first strategic plan for next 10 years

Icelandic Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson (R) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attend a press conference after the 12th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Reykjavik, Iceland, on May 20, 2021. Foreign ministers of the eight-member Arctic Council adopted on Thursday a first 10-year strategic plan for the region, in addition to the signing of a Reykjavik Declaration, to mark the Council's 25th anniversary. (Sigurjon Ragnar/Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs/Handout via Xinhua)