Canada, U.S. to negotiate Beaufort Sea boundary dispute
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Canada and the United States say they have created a task force to negotiate a boundary dispute in the Arctic.
Canada and the United States say they have created a task force to negotiate a boundary dispute in the Arctic.
The two countries have a long-standing dispute over a section of the Beaufort Sea, disagreeing over a treaty dating from 1825.
The countries say in a statement the task force will work on resolving overlapping claims over the area, which is north of Alaska, Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
Late last year, the U.S filed a continental shelf claim with a United Nations agency that includes a large chunk of the Beaufort Sea floor that Canada also seeks to control.
Canada and the U.S. say negotiations will begin this fall and will work toward a final agreement that will provide clarity on the boundaries.
Both countries have put a growing focus on the Arctic as a result of increasing strategic competition in the region.
The statement says the task force’s work will include "meaningful engagement with state, territorial, and Indigenous partners."
