Mike Pompeo rejects Canada's claims to Northwest Passage as 'illegitimate'
by Leyland Cecco in Toronto from on (#4EN3A)
Speech to Arctic Council delegates prompted frustration and surprise among experts and government officials
Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, has rejected Canada's claims to the Northwest Passage as "illegitimate", in a high-profile foreign policy speech that prompted frustration and surprise among experts and government officials.
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