The Kingdom of Denmark’s Chairship of the Arctic Council hosted meetings with Indigenous Permanent Participants and Working Groups

The meetings facilitated communication and cooperation between the Chairship, Permanent Participants, and all subsidiary bodies and were part of several regular meeting points between the Chairship and the members of the Council that take place during a Chairship cycle.

In the meeting with the six Indigenous Peoples' organizations that have Permanent Participant status in the Arctic Council, the Kingdom of Denmark shared key takeaways from the first five months of their chairship. High on the agenda were updates on initiatives and cross-cutting priorities with permanent participant lead in the Kingdom of Denmark's Chairship program. Each Permanent Participant presented their updates and priorities during the meeting.

On October 18 the Kingdom of Denmark convened a meeting between the Chairship and the Council's six Working Group Chairs and Executive Secretaries to discuss Working Group projects and initiatives and how they align with the Chairship's priorities, among other topics. Discussions included Working Group work plans, as well as upcoming and future events.

While official meetings of the Arctic Council on a diplomatic level are paused, Chairship meetings with the Permanent Participants and subsidiary bodies were initiated during the Norwegian Chairship (2023-2025). The Kingdom of Denmark continues to host these meetings and regularly engages both bilaterally and multilaterally with all Arctic States, Permanent Participants, Working Groups and Observers. In February 2024, virtual meetings of the Council's subsidiary bodies resumed, enabling scientific collaboration as well as the Council's projects and initiatives to further advance.