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08/08/2022
The first Forum-Festival ‘The Arctic. The Ice Has Broken’ will take place in the Komi Republic city of Usinsk on 16–18 August as part of the main events of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation with the support of the Clean Arctic autonomous non-government organization. The forum-festival will bring together volunteers, representatives of environmental organizations and movements, social activists, and students from all 85 regions of Russia and Luhansk People's Republic, Donetsk People's Republic, Zaporozhye region, as well as anyone else who would like to participate in the forum’s discussions. More than 3,000 people from all over Russia are expected to join the business part of the programme online. ...
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05/08/2022
Murmansk will host the first professional skills championship in northern professions on 10–14 August. Eighty contestants aged 16 to 22 from nine Arctic regions will take part in the competition. Their work will be assessed by certified experts from the Agency for the Development of Skills and Professions. The championship will be held as part of the main events of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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04/08/2022
Participants in the plenary session ‘Tourism in the Arctic. Rapid Development’ at the Bering Strait International Festival will discuss ways to improve the tourism industry in the Russian North. The festival is taking place on 2–7 August in Anadyr as part of the main events of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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29/07/2022
Murmansk will host the first professional skills championship in northern professions on 10–14 August as part of the main events of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023. The competition will feature 80 contestants aged 16 to 22, who represent nine regions of the Arctic zone. Their performance will be assessed by certified experts from the Agency for the Development of Skills and Professions. ...
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27/07/2022
The Bering Strait International Festival will take place in Chukotka on 2–7 August as part of the main events of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation. The festival programme includes the ‘Arctic Travellers’ Forum’ business programme, the Bering Games sports competitions, and an expedition around the region. The events held under the umbrella of the festival brand will also be dedicated to the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, which is celebrated on 9 August. ...
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25/07/2022
The expedition ‘Arctic Floating University 2022: The Changing Arctic’ on the Professor Molchanov research vessel concluded on 16 July. The researchers shared the first results of the expedition at the Conference on Waste and Microplastics in the Arctic, which was held in Arkhangelsk as part of the main events of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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14/07/2022
The ‘Arctic Floating University 2022: The Changing Arctic’ research and education expedition was held in the high Arctic on the Professor Molchanov research vessel from 24 June to 11 July. The research was conducted as part of the plan of the main events of Russia’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which is being operated by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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13/07/2022
The Conference on Waste and the Problem of Microplastics in the Arctic will take place on 20 July in Arkhangelsk as part of the plan for the main events of Russia’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023. Chairmanship events are being operated by the Roscongress Foundation. The conference will be held at the Lomonosov Northern (Arctic) Federal University. ...
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08/07/2022
The organizers of the 7th Teriberka Arctic Festival, which is scheduled for 16–17 July 2022 as part of the plan for Russia’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, unveiled the event’s business and cultural programmes. Chairmanship events are being operated by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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04/07/2022
Russia’s domestic and foreign policy in the Arctic region can only be built on a solid foundation of legal instruments, Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials Nikolay Korchunov said during the session ‘The Legal Framework for the Development of the Arctic in the Context of Global Change’ at the 10th St. Petersburg International Legal Forum. ...
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27/06/2022
The International Student Summit on Arctic Environment Conservation and Maintenance will take place from 27 June to 1 July in Arkhangelsk at Lomonosov Northern (Arctic) Federal University. The summit will be held as part of the plan for the main events of Russia’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which is being operated by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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24/06/2022
The ‘Arctic Floating University 2022: The Changing Arctic’ expedition on the Professor Molchanov research vessel will take place from 24 June to 11 July in the high Arctic as part of the plan of major events of Russia’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which is being operated by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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22/06/2022
Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials at the Arctic Council Nikolay Korchunov and Rector of Lomonosov Moscow State University Viktor Sadovnichy met during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum to discuss the importance of interdisciplinary Arctic research on the climate, ecology, and biodiversity, according to the university’s press office. The meeting took place during Russia’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The operator of Russian Chairmanship events is the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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22/06/2022
The Russian Ministry for Development of the Far East stand ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ was first opened at the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and has become a platform for 16 Arctic agenda events, including a number constituting part of the official plan of Russia’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023 with the assistance of the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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20/06/2022
Russian bloggers, travellers, and industry organisation and agency heads presented the most promising Russian Arctic tourist destinations at the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The presentation of Russia’s best Arctic tourist routes took place during Russia’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, with the Roscongress Foundation operating Russian Chairmanship events. ...
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17/06/2022
Participants of the Conference on Telecommunication Development and Digitalization in the Arctic discussed the implementation of digital technologies in the Arctic at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The event was held as part of the plan for the main events of the Russian Federation’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, with the Roscongress Foundation acting as operator. ...
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17/06/2022
Participants of the ‘International Cooperation for Sustainable Development in the Arctic’ session of the Think Arctic project, which is being implemented as part of the programme of Russia’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023 with the assistance of the Roscongress Foundation, discussed how to carry out joint Arctic projects of various kinds and maintain multilateral interaction. The event was held at the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which has been taking place from 15–18 June 2022. ...
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16/06/2022
An exhibition of photographic works on the history, culture, and contemporary face of the indigenous peoples of the North opened at the Russian Museum of Ethnography in St. Petersburg on 15 June as part of the cultural programme of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The Heart of Yugra exhibition is being presented as part of the plan of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023 and was initiated by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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16/06/2022
Participants of the International Seminar on Shipbuilding and Ship Repair in the Arctic, which was held as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, discussed building ships and modernizing the existing fleet for use in the polar regions. The event was part of the plan for Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council and was operated by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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15/06/2022
Participants in a Creative Business Forum session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum discussed best practices in implementing and scaling creative industry projects in the Arctic and northern territories. The session ‘Made in the Arctic: Grants as a Driver of the Creative Economy in the North’ is part of the ‘Creative Industries of the North’ programme and the schedule of events of Russia’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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15/06/2022
Participants in the session ‘The Creative Economy: A New Vector in the Development of the North’ at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum discussed the influence of creative industries on the socioeconomic development of the North as well as the conditions and infrastructure that are needed for incremental changes in creative professions in the northern territories. The event is part of the ‘Creative Industries of the North’ programme and the schedule of events of Russia’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation ...
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14/06/2022
Experts from the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) will discuss the role that science plays in making strategic management decisions about the forms of human presence in Russia’s Arctic zone during the session ‘Science and Strategic Solutions in the Arctic’ at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on 16 June 2022. ...
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13/06/2022
On 15–18 June, participants of the Conference on the Development of Telecommunications and Digitalization in the Arctic at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will be discussing the implementation of digital technologies in the Arctic, the current situation with projects by Russian companies in the region, and the use of telemedicine and unmanned transport. The event will be taking place as part of main events of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, with the Roscongress Foundation serving as operator. ...
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11/06/2022
The cultural programme of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will include a photo exhibit of works by photographer Oleg Zotov about the history, culture, and modern image of the Indigenous People of the North. The Heart of Yugra exhibit will be on display as part of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023 and was initiated by the Roscongress Foundation in collaboration with photographers as well as cultural and art figures. ...
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10/06/2022
Russia will continue to implement projects within the framework of the Arctic Council with an emphasis on the Russian regions, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in comments on the decision of the council’s member countries to resume activities on its projects without Russia’s participation. ...
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10/06/2022
Russia will continue working to overcome problems in the Arctic based on the principles of pragmatism and cooperation, both on a bilateral and multilateral basis, including through the Arctic regions, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials and Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Nikolay Korchunov said in a welcome letter to participants in the Youth Startup Forum in Khanty-Mansiysk. The Forum took place on 9 June 2022 as part of the scheduled events of Russia’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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10/06/2022
Participants in the International Seminar on Shipbuilding and Ship Repair in the Arctic at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on 15–18 June 2022 will discuss prospects for international cooperation in the construction of ice-class ships, the need for such ships for the year-round operation of the Northern Sea Route (NSR), and the achievement of Russia’s goals to increase cargo traffic on this route. The event will be held as part of the events of Russia’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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09/06/2022
Participants in the Creative Business Forum will discuss the development and prospects of creative industries in the northern territories during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The ‘Creative Industries of the North’ programme is part of the schedule of events of Russia’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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08/06/2022
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will have an ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ stand dedicated to the Arctic agenda for the first time when the Forum is held on 15–18 June 2022. The stand’s business programme includes over 15 events, some of which will be held as part of scheduled events for Russia’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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06/06/2022
The Conference on the Health Preservation of People Living in the Arctic took place in Arkhangelsk on 1–3 June 2022, as part of the main events of Russia’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are organized by the Roscongress Foundation. The conference’s business programme included 12 events, during which the participants discussed prospects for the development of healthcare in the Arctic, biomedical problems in the region, children’s health, psychological functioning aspects, and other topics. ...
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01/06/2022
The Murmansk Region played host to the ‘Northern Character: Green Screen’ International Festival of Ecological and Social Cinema on 25–29 May as part of the main events of Russia’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council in 2021–2023. The events are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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27/05/2022
Participants of the ‘Arctic: Territory of Development’Conference on Ensuring a Comfortable Urban Environment, which took place on 22–25 May in Yakutsk, discussed the development of the urban Arctic environment, the creation of master plans for northern cities and the tourism industry, and the implementation of the Arctic Hectare programme. The Conference took place as part of main events being organized by the Roscongress Foundation for Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023. ...
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24/05/2022
On 20 May 2022, Russia concluded the first year of its two-year chairmanship in the Arctic Council. At his briefing that day, Nikolay Korchunov, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials and Ambassador-at-Large for Arctic Cooperation of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the achievements of the first year of Russia’s chairmanship and about the events planned as part of the comprehensive programme universally supported by all the Council member states; its overarching subject is “Responsible Governance for a Sustainable Arctic.” ...
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16/05/2022
Environmental protection is one of the main priorities of Russia’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council in 2021–2023. The Arctic is warming two to three times faster than the global average. For this reason, Russia has made it a priority to combat climate change, adapt daily living activities and ensure resilience to its impact, support the health of Arctic ecosystems, preserve biodiversity in the Arctic, and ensure the sustainable use of natural resources. The Roscongress Foundation organizes the events of Russia’s chairmanship. ...
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18/04/2022
The ‘Northern Character: INCulture’ International Art and Film Forum, which aims to help people with disabilities showcase their creative abilities, has concluded in Murmansk. The Forum included a film festival, discussions, roundtables, master classes, and exhibitions of paintings by artists from Russia and Sweden. ...
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08/04/2022
St. Petersburg hosted the conference ‘Employment Prospects for Graduates of Educational Institutions to Support Northern Sea Route Infrastructure’, which was attended by experts, representatives of development institutions, educational institutions, key SMEs, and youth public organizations. ...
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01/04/2022
The 7th Teriberka Arctic Festival will take place on 16–17 July 2022 as part of the main events of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council, which are managed by the Roscongress Foundation. A directive to hold the festival was signed by Murmansk Region Governor Andrey Chibis. ...
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31/03/2022
The Russian city of Novy Urengoy will host the Yamal Oil and Gas Forum on 7–8 April. The event will bring together senior executives and specialists from Russian oil and gas companies, members of the federal government, investors, technology and equipment manufacturers, and representatives of scientific and design institutes and associations. ...
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30/03/2022
The Project Office for Arctic Development’s discussion club held a meeting to consider the conservation of biodiversity in the Arctic. The online conference was attended by representatives of research centres that study Russia’s northern regions, specially protected natural areas, and private biodiversity conservation projects. ...
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29/03/2022
An interagency meeting was held in Moscow on the implementation of the programme for Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023. The meeting was chaired by Anton Kobyakov, an adviser to the Russian President and executive secretary of the Organizing committee in charge of preparing for and supporting Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council. ...
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21/03/2022
The 2nd ‘Archaeology of the Arctic’ International Conference has concluded in Salekhard. The conference brought together more than 50 prominent scientists, including archaeologists, ethnographers, anthropologists, paleoecologists, and representatives of other scientific fields from Russia and Germany. ...
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21/03/2022
Sustainable forest management is one of the priorities of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, Ambassador-at-Large of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials Nikolay Korchunov said at a conference to mark the International Day of Forests, which is celebrated on 21 March. This year, the events of the International Day of Forests are dedicated to the theme ‘Forests and Sustainable Production and Consumption’. Celebrations in Russia are dedicated to the role of forests in the North. ...
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21/03/2022
Russia announced initiatives to digitalize Arctic museums and promote the crafts of the Indigenous Peoples of the North at the International Seminar on the Preservation and Popularization of Arctic Indigenous Languages, which took place in St. Petersburg on 17–18 March. The seminar is part of the main events being organized by the Roscongress Foundation for Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023. ...
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16/03/2022
The Higher School of Public Administration under the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), along with Far Eastern Federal University and Skolkovo School of Management, will take part in training managers for the Far East and the Arctic. Applications to participate in the ‘Muravyov–Amursky 2030’ personnel programme will be accepted until 1 April. Russian citizens under the age of 35 who have a higher education and are ready to work in the civil service can take part in the programme. The project is being implemented at the initiative of the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East in cooperation with the Russian Far East and Arctic Development Corporation. ...
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14/03/2022
The agenda of the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 6th International Arctic Forum, which was previously scheduled for 11–13 April, will be discussed during upcoming events as part of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023 based on a decision by the Forum’s Organizing Committee. ...
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03/03/2022
Khanty-Mansiysk will host the 7th World Congress of the Association of World Reindeer Herders on 4–8 March in a hybrid format as part of the plan of main events that the Roscongress Foundation is organizing during Russia’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council in 2021–2023. The event is being organized by the Government of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District and the Association of World Reindeer Herders, an international organization that represents the interests of all indigenous peoples involved in reindeer herding. ...
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03/03/2022
The business programme of the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ International Arctic Forum has been published on the event’s official website with the themes and annotations of the main sessions. The Forum will take place on 11–13 April in St. Petersburg. As of now, the business programme includes about 30 panel sessions and roundtables. ...
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09/02/2022
The international conference ‘The Arctic: Developments from the Perspective of the Humanities’ will take place in Moscow on 15–16 February as part of the plan of the main events of Russia’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, which are being organized by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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10/01/2022
The Arktika nuclear-powered icebreaker, the most powerful of its kind in the world, escorted a convoy of ships to the port of Pevek for the first time. The lead icebreaker of Atomflot, a Russian company that maintains the world’s only fleet of nuclear-powered icebreakers, successfully piloted three motor ships, Yury Arshenevsky, Inzhener Trubin, and Polar King, which delivered general cargo to Chukotka for companies implementing investment projects in the region, Atomflot reported on 1 January. The voyage to Chukotka was the furthest east that the icebreaker has travelled. ...
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17/12/2021
An online conference on "Russian-Canadian Cooperation in the Arctic region sustainable development" was held as part of the Roscongress Foundation's Think Arctic project. This event was attended by experts, government officials and business community representatives of two countries, as well as the Arctic council sustainable development working group (SDWG). The priorities of Canada's Arctic strategy, as well as the current state and prospects of Russian-Canadian cooperation in the field of sustainable development, were discussed by conference participants. ...
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16/12/2021
The first volunteer expedition to the Yamal tundra "Explore Yamal" has been completed, bringing together 20 volunteers from the Arctic Council member states. It was organized by the state budgetary institution of Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug "Arctic Volunteerism Center" as part of Russia's chairmanship of Arctic Council in 2021-2023, operated by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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13/12/2021
Participants of the Northern Cuisine Gastronomic Festival, held in Moscow on December 10-11 within Russia's chairmanship framework in the Arctic Council in 2021-2023, discussed close relationship between food industry and Arctic tourism. Besides business sessions, a large-scale show program was held at the festival, featuring the best chefs from Russia's nine Arctic regions and the Arctic Council member countries. ...
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09/12/2021
Murmansk region was the first in a series of stories that will be shot during Russian presidency in the Arctic Council in 2021-2023. As part of "Regions of Russia" project, nine films will talk about important investment projects, interesting tourist destinations, nature, and local customs of the Arctic regions. ...
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06/12/2021
A seminar on small aircraft aviation in the Arctic was held in Moscow within the frames of the action plan of Russia’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, the operator being the Roscongress Foundation. The seminar was attended by representatives of transportation agencies and organizations of the Arctic Council member states, the Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) and the Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group (EPPR), as well as indigenous minorities of the Arctic. The organizers are the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation together with the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia). ...
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03/12/2021
The first Senior Arctic Officials’ (SAO) plenary meeting during the Russian Chairmanship has just concluded in Salekhard and on screens across Arctic States and Observer countries. The Russian Federation hosted around 180 registered delegates from the eight Arctic States and six Indigenous Permanent Participant organizations, as well as the Arctic Council’s six Working Groups and over thirty Observers in a hybrid meeting format. ...
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02/12/2021
On 10-11 December 2021 Moscow will host the Taste of the Arctic International Gastronomic Festival of northern cuisine within the frames of Russia’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The participants of the two-day business and gastronomic program will be representatives of the Arctic countries, federal and regional government authorities, ambassadors of the Arctic Council member states, chefs from the best restaurants of the Arctic regions of Russia and other countries, as well as culinary experts, tour operators, and restauranteurs. The key events of the program, including the Arctic Cuisine culinary marathon and the blogger battle, will be broadcast live on the website of the Russian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, the Roscongress Foundation, as well as in the festival community in VKontakte social media. ...
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29/11/2021
Experts and officials from Russia and other Arctic countries will gather in Moscow on 2–3 December 2021 for a seminar on developing small aircraft in the Arctic. The event aims to improve the route network in the Arctic region, develop air transport, develop Arctic tourism, introduce the use of unmanned aircraft, and coordinate search and rescue between Arctic countries. ...
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26/11/2021
The Roscongress Foundation, together with leading Russian and foreign expert bodies, is organizing a series of international Think Arctic conferences. During the Russian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, ten online discussions are planned with Arctic Council member states (Denmark, Canada, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States) and observers (the PRC, Republic of Korea, and India). Participants of the cross-country dialogues will discuss Arctic strategies of the states and promising directions for international cooperation in the region based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals until 2030. ...
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25/11/2021
The Russian Federation invites all Arctic Council delegates in person and virtually to the first Senior Arctic Officials’ (SAO) plenary meeting under its Chairmanship, taking place on December 1-2, 2021, in Salekhard, in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District. The hybrid SAO meeting will bring together representatives from all eight Arctic States, six Indigenous Permanent Participant organizations, six Working Groups and 38 Observer states and organizations to discuss updates on the Council’s ongoing and emerging projects, its work on addressing black carbon and methane emissions, and marine related activities. ...
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24/11/2021
Adviser to the Russian President Anton Kobyakov met with Finnish Ambassador to Russia Antti Helantera in Moscow to discuss the development of bilateral mutually beneficial cooperation between the countries as well as the participation of representatives of the Finnish government and business in key business events. ...
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16/11/2021
The Senior Arctic Research Coordination Officials meeting will be held in a hybrid format on November 18 in Moscow. Its participants are representatives of the Council's member countries (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States) and the permanent participants - the Arctic Indigenous Peoples' Organizations. ...
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12/11/2021
The Organizing Committee of the 6th ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ International Arctic Forum, which will take place at the Expoforum Convention and Exhibition Centre in St. Petersburg on 11–13 April 2022, discussed the main aspects of preparations for the Forum, such as the creation of business, cultural, and sports programmes and the preparation of the venue and St. Petersburg to host this international event, including with regard to the requirements of the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing. ...
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10/11/2021
The conference on attracting human resources to the Arctic will take place in Arkhangelsk on 15–16 November and will bring together officials, representatives of the business community, as well as experts from Russia and other member states of the Arctic Council. The conference will take place online at the Lomonosov Northern (Arctic) Federal University, as part of the plan of major events in connection with Russia's chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023, operated by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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08/11/2021
The Arctic Council's Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) met in Moscow in a hybrid format. This was the first meeting of the SDWG chaired by the Russian Federation. Abidat Magomedova, Deputy Director of the Department of International Cooperation and Technological Development of the Far East and the Arctic, in the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic is the Chair of SDWG. The operator of the Russian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council is the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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25/10/2021
The Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) of the Arctic Council will meet from 26–28 October 2021 in Moscow to discuss projects and the future work plan of the SDWG. All activities during the Russian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council are managed by the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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21/10/2021
The International Conference on Bioremediation of Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems of the Arctic Coast will be held on 25–26 October in Moscow as part of the Russian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. Roscongress Foundation is the operator of all activities of the Chairmanship. ...
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19/10/2021
On 21 October, Naryan-Mar will host a roundtable discussion on implementing the “Children of the Arctic” International Project. The participants will discuss the concept of the project for the period 2021–2023 and identify partners and approaches for its implementation. The roundtable is part of the action plan of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023. The Roscongress Foundation is the operator of all presidency events. ...
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15/10/2021
The Green Energy in the Arctic Conference was held in Moscow under the aegis of Russian Energy Week 2021 and the 2021–2023 Russian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council. The event was organized by the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic. The conference was attended by representatives of federal agencies, development institutes, and Russian and international companies. ...
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13/10/2021
On 14 October, the Green Energy in the Arctic Conference will take place in Moscow, with a business breakfast on the theme 'How to Achieve Carbon Neutrality in the Arctic'. Representatives of federal authorities, state corporations, Russian companies and foreign companies will take part in the discussion. ...
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13/10/2021
Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Plenipotentiary of the Russian President in the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev recently spoke to the Russia 24 TV channel during an interview about the implementation of the development strategy for the Russian Arctic, the development of the Northern Sea Route, international cooperation in the region, and Russia’s chairmanship in the Arctic Council. ...
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12/03/2021
Confirmed participants of the 24th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (2–5 June 2021) will include the following representatives of the World Health Organization: Hans Kluge, Regional Director for Europe at the World Health Organization, and Melita Vujnović, Head of WHO Office in the Russian Federation. It is expected that Hans Kluge will make a speech as part of the SPIEF 2021 business programme. ...
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26/01/2021
Forums, exhibitions, conferences, business events, and other projects will require mass vaccination for potential participants, as well as observing all the requirements of Rospotrebnadzor (the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing). ...
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14/07/2020
The Federal Law on State Support of Entrepreneurial Activity in the Russian Arctic Zone has been adopted by the State Duma and approved by the Federative Council of the Russian Federation. According to the document, the Russian Arctic becomes a special economic zone with a wide range of tax breaks and other business preferences. These measures are to stimulate well-paid job creation in the Arctic through increasing the number of new enterprises. ...
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06/07/2020
The Roscongress Foundation held a meeting with agency representatives of the Arctic Zone regions of the Russian Federation. Representatives of Arkhangelsk and Murmansk regions, Krasnoyarsk Territory, the Komi Republic, the Republic of Karelia, the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), and Yamalo-Nenets and Nenets autonomous areas took part in the meeting. ...
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11/06/2020
The Arctic Council has published a report by Einar Gunnarsson, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials, which is dedicated to the first year of Iceland’s chairmanship (2019–2021). The Arctic Council is an international organization whose mission is to promote collaboration on the environmental protection and sustainable development of the polar regions. The Council will be chaired by the Russian Federation between 2021–2023. ...
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14/04/2020
The results of the 25th international Gourmand Awards for best cookbooks have been announced. Among the winners is a resident of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) Nadezhda Gerasimova. Jury members rewarded her book ‘Traditional cuisine of the Evenki people of Southern Yakutia’ ...
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13/04/2020
The Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East issued an order ‘On the selection of investment projects to be implemented on the territory of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation’ dated 10 April 2020. The ministry will be reviewing the projects over the period from 15 April to 1 June. ...
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23/03/2020
The second tax code of the Russian Federation has recently undergone a series of amendments. Tax benefits will now be available under federal law for large-scale economic projects in the Arctic. The full document is available on the Russian government’s official legal information web portal. ...
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19/03/2020
Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation Anton Kobyakov and Ambassador of Finland to the Russian Federation Mikko Hautala met in Moscow. The parties discussed the main areas to expand cooperation between the two countries: developing the Russia–Finland business dialogue, and the global Arctic agenda. Mr. Kobyakov and Mr. Hautala also addressed the global situation caused by the spread of coronavirus and effective measures taken by various countries. ...
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17/03/2020
A meeting has taken place in Moscow between Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation Anton Kobyakov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Sweden to the Russian Federation Malena Mård. The individuals discussed developing business dialogue between Russia and Sweden, cooperation in the Arctic, participation in international events, and new ways of working together. ...
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21/01/2020
A meeting was held in Moscow between the Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation Anton Kobyakov and the Ambassador of Singapore Premjith Sadasivan. The meeting was focused on the strengthening of commercial and economic ties between the countries and the participation of the official delegation of Singapore in key business events taking place in Russia, including the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Eastern Economic Forum and International Arctic Forum. ...
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11/07/2019
The roundtable “The Arctic and the Antarctic: Resource Potential, Ban or Fishing, Elements of Cooperation” was held as part of the III Global Fishery Forum. Scientists and experts discussed cooperation and development of approaches to managing aquatic bioresources within the framework of international agreements and regional fisheries management organizations in Arctic and Antarctic waters. The organizer is the Federal Agency for Fisheries and the operator of the Forum is the Roscongress Foundation. ...
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14/05/2019
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree amending Decree No. 296 of the President of the Russian Federation dated 2 May 2014 “On the Land Territories of the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation”, which significantly expands the land territory of the Arctic zone to include several areas of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). ...
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09/04/2019
Practical issues related to the Arctic can be resolved only in collaboration with scientists according to a statement made today by the President of the Association of Polar Explorers and Special Presidential Representative for International Cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic Arthur Chilingarov at the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 5th International Arctic Forum. ...
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09/04/2019
Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yury Trutnev familiarized himself with the leading Arctic developments and investment projects on display at the 5th International Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg. ...
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09/04/2019
Roscongress Foundation Chairman of the Board and CEO Alexander Stuglev and University of the Arctic President Lars Kullerud on 9 April signed a cooperation agreement to establish effective communication between expert, business, and political communities in the Arctic region and the Russian Federation as part of the scientific and educational spaces of the Arctic regions. ...
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09/04/2019
The ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 5th International Arctic Forum is being held in St. Petersburg on 9–10 April. As part of the Forum, the Roscongress Foundation’s Social Platform has co-organized an exhibition of children’s drawings for the Green Paintbrush national social project designed to provide schoolchildren with early vocational guidance. ...
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08/04/2019
The Youth Day session of the International Arctic Forum 2019 on infrastructure development was opened by Leonid Irlitsa, Adviser to the Chief Executive Officer of Atomflot. According to the speaker, one of Rosatomflot’s main tasks is providing icebreakers for large national Arctic hydrocarbon projects. ...
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08/04/2019
The International Arctic Forum has published a programme on its official website for the films that will be screened at the event. Feature films and documentaries will be shown at the International Arctic Forum showing the historical and cultural heritage of Russia’s Arctic regions and several projects will be presented. ...
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08/04/2019
In view of the medical industry’s keen interest in improving the health of the Russian population and the success of the Healthy Life Forum: Towards 80+, discussion around the further development of the global health care system will continue at the International Arctic Forum ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’, which is slated for 9–10 April 2019 in St. Petersburg. ...
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06/04/2019
Ahead of the ‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 5th International Arctic Forum, which will be held on 9–10 April in St. Petersburg, Roscongress Information and Analytical System experts created a series of digests covering the most important comprehensive research on the event’s agenda. ...
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03/04/2019
Participants in the session ‘Comprehensive Scientific and Technical Programmes and Projects for the Development of the Arctic: A Dialogue between Potential Partners’ at the International Arctic Forum will discuss which comprehensive, scientific, and technical objectives should be resolved on a priority basis for the sustainable development of the Arctic region. ...
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09/08/2017
Gas production in the region has also grown by 15%. #TerritoryOfDialogue Source: http://tass.ru/ekonomika/4444035 ...
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07/08/2017
The satellite will aid in weather forecasting and monitoring of emergencies and the environmental situation. #TerritoryOfDialogue Source: http://tass.ru/nauka/4423694 ...
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