It is interesting that TASS, which has a military section, had no report on the Russian naval exercise in the Bering Sea, but that they do report on bilateral cooperation in the Arctic and a number of regional problems which were discussed at a meeting yesterday between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov and U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan. “The sides discussed issues of Russian-U.S. cooperation in the Arctic, including within the Arctic Council,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said, reported TASS. “The two diplomats noted the central role of the Arctic Council in forming a constructive agenda in the Arctic region.”
The Russian side also confirmed its commitment to closer multilateral cooperation in the Arctic and stressed the importance of depoliticized cooperation within the Arctic Council. “The sides also discussed issues of Russian-U.S. cooperation on a number of regional matters,” the ministry stated.
