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Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session

Denmark's Foreign Minister Jonas Bering Liisberg arrives to take part in the Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session June 14, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland. The members of the Council are the Nordic countries, the Baltic states, Germany, Poland and the European Union. LEHTIKUVA / KIMMO PENTTINEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session

Back row L-R: Managing Director Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, OSCE at European External Action Service Michael Siebert, Iceland's Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir, Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, Denmark's Foreign Minister Jonas Bering Liisberg, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze of Latvia, General secretary Grzegorz Poznanski and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis of Lithuania Front row L-R: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski of Poland, Margus Tsahkna of Estonia Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Germany and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide of Norway pose for a family photo before the start of Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session June 14, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland...(Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session

Back row L-R: Managing Director Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, OSCE at European External Action Service Michael Siebert, Iceland's Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir, Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, Denmark's Foreign Minister Jonas Bering Liisberg, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze of Latvia, General secretary Grzegorz Poznanski and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis of Lithuania Front row L-R: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski of Poland, Margus Tsahkna of Estonia Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Germany and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide of Norway pose for a family photo before the start of Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session June 14, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland...(Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session

Back row L-R: Managing Director Russia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, OSCE at European External Action Service Michael Siebert, Iceland's Foreign Minister Thordis Kolbrun Reykfjord Gylfadottir, Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billström, Denmark's Foreign Minister Jonas Bering Liisberg, Foreign Minister Baiba Braze of Latvia, General secretary Grzegorz Poznanski and Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis of Lithuania Front row L-R: Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski of Poland, Margus Tsahkna of Estonia Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of Germany and Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide of Norway pose for a family photo before the start of Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Ministerial Session June 14, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland...(Credit:Kimmo Penttinen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Itämeren valtioiden ulkoministerit kokoontuvat Porvooseen

Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen of Finland greeting Foreign Minister Jonas Bering Liisberg of Denmark. The Foreign Ministers of the Council of the Baltic Sea States convenes on June 13, 2024 in Porvoo, Finland. The members of the Council are the Nordic countries, the Baltic states, Germany, Poland and the European Union. LEHTIKUVA / RONI REKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Roni Rekomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows seabirds in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240604) -- BEIJING, June 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows seabirds in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows seabirds in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the Avacha Bay in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the Avacha Bay of Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows seabirds on an island in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the cityscape of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A couple watch the sunset in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka, Russia, June 2, 2024. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a landmark sculpture called "Russia Starts Here" in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows the sea view of Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the Vilyuchinsky Volcano in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows "Three Brothers Rock" in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows the sea view of Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows the sea view of Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows the sea view of Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows seabirds in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows the sea view of Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows a landmark sculpture called "Russia Starts Here" in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the Avacha Bay in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the cityscape of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the Avacha Bay of Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows "Three Brothers Rock" in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows the sea view of Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows the sea view of Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows the sea view of Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 2, 2024 shows the Vilyuchinsky Volcano in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows seabirds in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A couple watch the sunset in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka, Russia, June 2, 2024. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows seabirds on an island in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows seabirds in Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows the sea view of Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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RUSSIA-KAMCHATKA-LANDSCAPE

(240603) -- PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, June 3, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 3, 2024 shows the sea view of Kamchatka, Russia. Kamchatka Territory is located in the eastern part of the Russian Far East, bordering the Sea of Okhotsk to the west and the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea to the east. Its capital is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)

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Seal popping in at Hokkaido zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan -A harbor seal is seen popping out of icy waters at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 26, 2011. The seals, found in northern waters such as the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea, are a popular attraction at the zoo, which prepared an icy pool to create an environment close to their natural habitats.

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Japanese fishing boat, crew return from Russia after detention

KUSHIRO, Japan - The fishing vessel Gyokuryu Maru returns to Kushiro port in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 1 from the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East after a 2-month-long detention for illegal fishing in Russia's exclusive economic waters in the Bering Sea.

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Foreigners call for residency status like seal 'Tama-chan'

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Foreign residents in Japan with seal-like costumes stage a rally in Yokohama's Nishi Ward on Feb. 22, calling on authorities to provide registry certificates for non-Japanese nationals similar to that of the popular seal ''Tama-chan,'' apparently from the Bering Sea. The seal was recently issued a ''residency certificate'' from the city of Yokohama.

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Japanese trawler sinks in Bering Sea

SENDAI, Japan - Photo shows the 379-ton Japanese trawler Anyo Maru No. 1, from Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, which sank in the Bering Sea in a snowstorm Dec. 10. The Japanese coast guard listed 12 of its 36 crew members as missin.

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Warehouse 13 (2009)

Saul Rubinek, Joanne Kelly & Eddie Mcclintock Characters: Artie Nielsen, Myka Bering, Pete Lattimer Television: Warehouse 13 (2009) 07 July 2009 Date: 07 July 2009

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Warehouse 13 (2009)

Allison Scagliotti, Jaime Murray, Joanne Kelly & Genelle Williams Poster Characters: Claudia Donovan, H.G. Wells, Myka Bering, Leena Television: Warehouse 13 (2009) 07 July 2009 Date: 07 July 2009

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Warehouse 13 (2009)

Joanne Kelly & Eddie Mcclintock Poster Characters: Myka Bering, Pete Lattimer Television: Warehouse 13 (2009) 07 July 2009 Date: 07 July 2009

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Warehouse 13 (2009)

Poster Characters: Myka Bering Television: Warehouse 13 (2009) 07 July 2009 Date: 07 July 2009

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Warehouse 13 (2009)

Joanne Kelly Poster Characters: Myka Bering Television: Warehouse 13 (2009) 07 July 2009 Date: 07 July 2009

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Warehouse 13 (2009)

Eddie Mcclintock & Joanne Kelly Poster Characters: Pete Lattimer, Myka Bering Television: Warehouse 13 (2009) 07 July 2009 Date: 07 July 2009

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The End Of Violence (1997)

Gabriel Byrne Characters: Ray Bering Film: The End Of Violence (DE/UK/USA 1997) Director: Wim Wenders 11 May 1997 Date: 11 May 1997

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Japanese fishing boat, crew return from Russia after detention

KUSHIRO, Japan - The fishing vessel Gyokuryu Maru returns to Kushiro port in Kushiro, Hokkaido, on Jan. 1 from the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Russian Far East after a 2-month-long detention for illegal fishing in Russia's exclusive economic waters in the Bering Sea. (Kyodo)

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Seal popping in at Hokkaido zoo

ASAHIKAWA, Japan -A harbor seal is seen popping out of icy waters at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Jan. 26, 2011. The seals, found in northern waters such as the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea, are a popular attraction at the zoo, which prepared an icy pool to create an environment close to their natural habitats. (Kyodo)