"The one place where we cooperate well but we could do a better job is in scientific research [in the Arctic region]," Benton said on the sidelines of the international conference dedicated to the international cooperation in the region underway in Moscow.
"But it’s a really great opportunity for Russia and the United States to enhance our ability to work with each other, to get the scientists working together on a very practical level," Benton said.
The two-day conference "International Cooperation in the Arctic: New Challenges and Vectors of Development" kicked off on Wednesday in the Russian capital with expert sessions devoted to the 20th anniversary of the eight-member Arctic Council, comprising of Russia, Norway, the United States, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Sweden.
