Recently India has been re elected as an observer to Arctic Council which of the following statement...........

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Recently India has been re- elected as an observer to Arctic Council, which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Arctic council?

1. It is a high level intergovernmental forum which addresses issues faced by Arctic states.

2. India was re-elected as an observer to the council

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Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Explanation:

Arctic Council is a high level intergovernmental forum which addresses issues faced by Arctic states, its indigenous people and its other inhabitants. It seeks to promote coordination, cooperation and interaction among them on common issues but mainly on environmental protection and sustainable development in Arctic.

At 11th Arctic Council ministerial meeting held at Rovaniemi in Finland, India was re-elected as an observer to intergovernmental forum Arctic Council.

It was established in 1996 by Ottawa Declaration. Headquarter at Tromso, in Norway.
Members (8): Russia, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Denmark (representing Greenland and Faroe Islands), Canada and United States.
Iceland currently holds council’s rotating chair.

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