14th Meeting of the Arctic Council

On 12 May 2025, the 14th meeting of the Arctic Council will mark the conclusion of the Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council (2023-2025) and the beginning of the Kingdom of Denmark’s Chairship (2025-2027).

The meeting will be held in a closed, virtual format. Delegations from the eight Arctic States, six Permanent Participant organizations, Working Groups and Observers are invited to the meeting.

When Norway assumed the Chairship of the Arctic Council in May 2023, official Arctic Council meetings had been paused. The Norwegian Chairship prioritized resuming the critical work of the Council while taking an inclusive approach, considering the needs of the entire Arctic Council.

In August 2023, the first milestone was reached when the eight Arctic States, in consultation with the six Indigenous Permanent Participant organizations, reached consensus to use written procedures as a decision-making mechanism that would allow the Council’s Working Groups to resume their work.

In February 2024, consensus was achieved to gradually resume official Working Group meetings in a virtual format, effectively resuming working-level and scientific cooperation across all eight Arctic States, six Permanent Participant organizations and Observers.

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