From Barents Observer
"China does not accept that it is being held out of the increasingly important Arctic Council. The country is now stepping up it bid for permanent observer status and will soon send its Prime Minister Wen Jiabao to Sweden and Iceland, Deputy Foreign Minister Song Tao said at a press briefing this week.
-We hope to cooperate with relevant countries like Sweden and Iceland on issues of peace, stability and sustainable development in the Arctic, NTB and Nrk.no quote Song Tao as saying."
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