A working group has been established in the State Council of the Russian Federation to ensure the transport, logistics and socio-economic development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. The chairman of the working group was appointed the Governor of the Murmansk region Andrey Chibis.
This was reported today at a meeting of the commission of the State Council of the Russian Federation. Andrey Chibis, Governor of the Murmansk Region, took part in the meeting via videoconference.
Assistant to the President of the Russian Federation, Secretary of the State Council of the Russian Federation Igor Levitin noted that the need to create such a group arose due to the growing issues of transport logistics in the Arctic region.
"Now we will have an Arctic group. We have two commissions on the Arctic – the State Commission on the Arctic is headed by Yuri Petrovich Trutnev, and there is one under the Security Council, headed by Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, so let's collect all the issues and distribute what issues still need to be resolved by the new commission," he said.
In his opening speech, the chairman of the State Council Commission on Transport, Alexey Tsydenov, noted that the Arctic now, despite the harsh climatic conditions, has become in demand and the regions have received a new impetus for development. The Murmansk Region is actively developing, including thanks to the Northern Sea Route. And it is no coincidence that the working group on the development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation was headed by the Governor of the Murmansk region.
"The working Group will be engaged in forming the agenda, discussing issues, making recommendations and proposals to the State Commission on the Arctic for further work on the development of the necessary infrastructure for the life and functioning of the Northern Sea Route," he said.
Governor Andrey Chibis thanked President Vladimir Putin for the trust he had placed in him and noted that the Northern Sea Route and the Arctic Zone are among the strategic priorities of our country's development.
"Our main tasks within the framework of the working group are the development of social infrastructure, improving the quality of life of people, taking into account the dynamics of existing economic growth and adjusting approaches to the development of the Arctic regions, taking into account the specifics of our climate and inaccessibility. It is important that the socio-economic development of the Arctic zone be filled with both those people who live in these territories and the influx of new professional personnel. I am confident that together with my colleagues, in close cooperation with the State Council and the Commission for the Development of the Arctic, we will build a truly productive interaction for further unlocking the potential of the Arctic zone of our country," Andrei Chibis stressed.
/ Ministry of Information Policy of the Murmansk Region /