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Russia makes renewed bid for contentious Arctic regions
Source: BBC
Russia makes renewed bid for contentious Arctic regions
4 hours ago Europe
Russia has renewed its efforts to get the United Nations to recognise 1.2 million sq km (463,000 sq miles) of the Arctic shelf that it lays claim to.
It made a similar move for the resource-rich territory in 2001, but that was rejected by a UN commission because of insufficient evidence.
Russia's foreign ministry said the fresh bid is backed by scientific data.
But all other countries bordering the Arctic - Norway, Denmark, Canada and the US - reject Moscow's claim.
All five nations have been trying to assert jurisdiction over parts of the Arctic, which is believed to hold up to a quarter of the world's undiscovered oil and gas.
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4 hours ago Europe
Russia has renewed its efforts to get the United Nations to recognise 1.2 million sq km (463,000 sq miles) of the Arctic shelf that it lays claim to.
It made a similar move for the resource-rich territory in 2001, but that was rejected by a UN commission because of insufficient evidence.
Russia's foreign ministry said the fresh bid is backed by scientific data.
But all other countries bordering the Arctic - Norway, Denmark, Canada and the US - reject Moscow's claim.
All five nations have been trying to assert jurisdiction over parts of the Arctic, which is believed to hold up to a quarter of the world's undiscovered oil and gas.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33777492
