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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with the foreign ministers of Canada and several European Arctic states in New York on Monday to discuss security and investment in the region, the US State Department said.
According to a statement by department spokesman Tommy Pigott, Rubio held talks with the top diplomats of Canada, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.
Allies seek greater Arctic investment
The meeting highlighted the need for sustained allied investment and coordination on shared Arctic challenges, the statement said. The participants agreed that protecting the region and deterring “strategic competitors” would require continued investment in Arctic security.
Discussions focused on increasing national responsibility for regional security by developing sovereign military and economic capabilities, protecting investments and funding resilient critical infrastructure to ensure reliable access.
Rubio cited the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact between the United States, Canada and Finland as a model for industrial cooperation and burden sharing. The agreement has been reinforced by President Donald Trump’s commitment to substantially expand the US icebreaker fleet, the statement said.
Rubio also meets Bolivia’s president
Separately, Rubio met with Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz during the UN General Assembly’s high-level week, according to a separate State Department readout.
Rubio described Bolivia as a “critically important regional partner” and welcomed Paz’s efforts to stabilize the country’s economy, including through support from the International Monetary Fund, additional multilateral bank funding, and reforms in the fuel, mining and energy sectors.
The officials also discussed regional security cooperation, particularly efforts to counter “narcoterrorists,” as well as support for Bolivia’s continued political stability. They said the two countries would continue working together to deliver concrete results and make both nations safer, stronger and more prosperous.
