The United States and Canada have established a working group to demarcate the border in the Beaufort Sea, the two governments said in a statement on Tuesday.
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“Against the backdrop of rapid changes in the Arctic region, where new complexities are emerging and strategic rivalry is growing, the United States and Canada are becoming increasingly focused on this region… To further cooperation in the Arctic, Canada and the United States announce the creation of a joint working group to negotiate maritime borders in the Beaufort Sea, including addressing the issue of border overlap on the continental shelf in the central Arctic Ocean,” the statement said.
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As it clarifies, we are talking about the territory north of Alaska, Yukon and the Northwest Territories of Canada.
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It is planned that the group’s work to clarify the issue of a common northern border through bilateral negotiations with the participation of representatives from the authorities, territories and indigenous peoples will begin in the near future. Its main goal is to reach an agreement on a common maritime border in the Arctic, taking into account the responsible attitude to the protection and use of the region’s resources for the benefit of the inhabitants of both countries and indigenous peoples, the authorities of the two countries said.
