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Russia, Finland to discuss Arctic cooperation Wed.

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Russia and Finland will discuss Arctic cooperation at a seminar in St. Petersburg on Wednesday.

Russia and Finland will discuss Arctic cooperation at a seminar in St. Petersburg on Wednesday.

"The Arctic has been attracting more attention from the international community in recent years," the Russian Geographical Society said in a statement.

The vast hydrocarbon deposits that will become more accessible as rising global temperatures lead to a reduction in sea ice have brought the Arctic to the center of geopolitical wrangling.

The seminar will be attended by the Finnish and Russian foreign ministries, Russia's Northwestern Federal District and the Northern Research Forum NGO.

The sides will discuss Arctic policy, scientific, environmental and technological cooperation.

The event will be attended by Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb, Russian presidential envoy Ilya Klebanov, first RGO vice president Artur Chilingarov and other officials.

MOSCOW, February 8 (RIA Novosti)

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