Kerry Meets Swedish Officials in Advance of Arctic Talks
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Stockholm for meetings with Swedish leaders before traveling to the northern reaches of the country for a meeting on the sweeping climate changes affecting the Arctic.
Kerry will hold talks with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt before traveling to Kiruna today to meet with counterparts from Russia and six other major stakeholders of the Arctic Council. Rapidly melting ice is changing the dynamics of the region, opening up new shipping routes that will shave transport times and making previously untouched oil and gas deposits accessible.