Denmark to host meeting for nations bordering Arctic

Copenhagen - Averting a "wild race" for the North Pole is a key aim of an upcoming meeting on Arctic territorial claims, Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller said Wednesday. Norway, US, Canada and Russia were invited to Ilulissat, western Greenland for two-day talks that open next Tuesday, co-hosted by Denmark and self-governing Greenland.

Global warming has contributed to rapid melting of the Arctic polar cap, allowing new potential shipping routes.