With reference to Arctic Council consider the following statements 1 China is a member of Arctic cou...........

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With reference to Arctic Council, consider the following statements:

1. China is a member of Arctic council due to its initiative on Polar Silk Road, which will help in development of trade and commerce.

2. It is an inter-governmental forum amount the arctic states , came in to shape through Ottawa Declaration.

3. One of the major objectives of this organization is military security among the states.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

2 and 3 only

1 and 3 only

2 only

1, 2 and 3

2 only

The Arctic Council is a intergovernmental forum that addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and the indigenous people of the Arctic.
The 1996 Ottawa Declaration established the Arctic Council as a forumf
At present, eight countries exercise sovereignty over the lands within the Arctic Circle, and these constitute the member states of the council: Canada; Denmark; Finland; Iceland; Norway; Russia; Sweden; and the United States.
Other countries or national groups can be admitted as observer states
As of 2021, observer states included: Germany, 1998, Netherlands, 1998, Poland, 1998, United Kingdom, 1998, France, 2000, Spain, 2006, China, 2013, India, 2013, taly, 2013, Japan, 2013, South Korea, 2013, Singapore, 2013, Switzerland, 2017