22-02-2010:
Inuit, Iceland irked at exclusion from Arctic talks
Facing criticism from northern aboriginal leaders and Iceland's top diplomat over their exclusion from a five-nation "Arctic Summit" to be hosted by Canada next month, Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon has pledged to meet with a full spectrum of circumpolar stakeholders ahead of the controversial March 29 gathering of Arctic foreign ministers in Chelsea, Que.
But his peace offering fell short of opening the summit to other stakeholders.
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