Security, environment and the importance of international cooperation, are the keystone policy areas dominating the Arctic Strategy launched by the Faroe Islands this month. “We are at a turning point in global politics,” Jenis av Rana, the Faroe Islands’ minister of Foreign Affairs, said in a statement. The Faroe Islands Arctic policy The eight strategic policy areas described in the Faroe Islands’ Arctic strategy: Stability and Security Importance of international Cooperation Environment, Nature and Climate Research and Education Preparedness and Response Development of fisheries and Marine conservation Sustainable economic development Cross-border cultural exchangeThe Faroe Islands is an autonomous region of approximately 49,000 people within the Kingdom of Denmark. Among the changes were allowing Greenland and the Faroe Islands to address Arctic Council ministerials first, with Denmark speaking last. Earlier this year, Denmark and the Faroe Islands also reached an agreement to set up an air surveillance radar on the archipelago to help bolster Arctic security and close a longstanding surveillance gap in the North Atlantic between the Faroe Islands, Norway, Iceland and the United Kingdom.

Source: CBC News October 21, 2022 20:09 UTC