Russian Arctic strategy to be presented this year
The Russian Ministry of Regional Development will present a new strategy for the development of the Russian Arctic zone before the end of the year.
Regional Development Minister Viktor Basargin in a conference today confirmed that the strategy will be presented to government before the end of the year. The document has already been discussed by the Security Council, as well as a number of Russian federal subjects, Regnum reports.
The strategy will include the Russian Arctic zone, an area which first of all includes Russian Arctic land territories. A total of eight federal subjects will be included in the strategy. However, the strategy also includes plans for the development of the Russian shelf, Regnum writes.
As BarentsObserver previously reported, the Russian Security Council in March this year presented a new strategy called “Principles for Russian politics in the Arctic in the period to 2020 and in a further perspective”. That document outlines a high focus on oil and gas developments, as well as an enhanced military presence in the Arctic.
