Arctic Council to Convene for the First Plenary Meeting under the Russian Chairmanship

Moscow, Nov. 24, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Russian Federation invites all Arctic Council delegates in person and virtually to the first Senior Arctic Officials’ (SAO) plenary meeting under its Chairmanship, taking place on December 1-2, 2021, in Salekhard, in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District. The hybrid SAO meeting will bring together representatives from all eight Arctic States, six Indigenous Permanent Participant organizations, six Working Groups and 38 Observer states and organizations to discuss updates on the Council’s ongoing and emerging projects, its work on addressing black carbon and methane emissions, and marine related activities.