A file photo of Ireland’s Foreign Minister Simon Coveney in January 2020. “We are affected by the changes taking place in the Arctic,” Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs says. “These are already affecting our coastal and farming communities. In our view, we are a natural candidate to become observers to the Arctic Council.”(John Thys/AFP via Getty Images)
Ireland is ready to bring its marine and scientific expertise to the Arctic Council as an observer state and made its formal application to the international forum on December 21, says the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs.
“Ireland not only has the capacity to contribute, but also a strong willingness and enthusiasm from policy makers, the scientific community and other parts of Irish society to engage with the Arctic region, especially through the Arctic Council and its Working Groups,” the department said in emailed comment to Eye on the Arctic.
Ireland and Scotland publish Bilateral Review of future relationship
Press release 14 January 2021
Review recommendations will enhance cooperation and collaboration between Scotland and Ireland.
A video marking the launch is available here and the Bilateral Report is available here
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney, and the Cabinet Secretary for External Affairs Michael Russell have today published the Ireland-Scotland Joint Bilateral Review Report.
Following wide consultations between our two Governments, and substantial public engagement, the Report sets out a series of joint actions to be taken in the areas of business and the economy; community and diaspora; culture; academic and research links; and rural, coastal and island communities as well as government and political relations.
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