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SEN. MURKOWSKI SAYS RATIFICATION OF LAW OF SEA TREATY IS BEST WAY TO PROTECT AMERICA'S ARCTIC INTERESTS
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July 23, 2008
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The office of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, today said the best way for America to protect its interests in the Arctic is for the United States Senate to ratify the Law of the Sea Treaty.
"I believe it is very important for the United States to be a party to this treaty and be a player in the process, rather than an outsider hoping our interests are not damaged," Murkowski said.
Murkowski made her remarks at a forum entitled "U.S. Strategy in the Arctic: Energy, Security and the Geopolitics of the High North" sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a leading public policy think tank.
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