Brussels, 15/05/2013 (Agence Europe) - During a meeting in Sweden on Wednesday 15 May, the Arctic Council granted observer status to seven new parties - including the European Union and China. Fourteen states and organisations wanted to obtain observer status. It was granted to seven of them - China, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Singapore and the European Union.
High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton welcomed the Arctic Council's...