"The Nordic Council of Ministers will do its best to keep the Arctic high up the international agenda. On several occasions – most recently during the Northern Conference in Hanaasari, Finland, last month – the Council of Ministers has openly stated that we would be prepared to co-organise a conference to follow up on the one held in Greenland in 2002 during the Danish EU Presidency. We hope that other regional Councils – including the EU – will get involved in organising such an event on Greenland," the Secretary General said.

Ambassadør Harri Maki-Reinikka of the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs will speak about Nordic co-operation and the EU's Northern Dimension. Finland holds the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers 2007. Gunnar Westerholm, member of the Nordic Committee for Co-operation from Åland, will speak about Åland's foreign policy. Josef Motzfeldt, Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs will talk about Greenland's foriegn-policy priorities.