Posted AT 6:25 AM EST on 17/09/08
Russia needs to mark its Arctic territory: Medvedev
MOSCOW — Russia should pass a law marking its territory in the disputed Arctic where it claims a large share of the mineral resources, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday.
Geologists believe valuable energy and mineral deposits lie below the Arctic seabed and it is only a matter of time before global warming melts the icecap making them accessible to miners.
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