APA – Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin inked the concept of Russia’s chairing the Arctic Council in 2021-2023, the government’s press service said on Saturday, APA reports citing TASS.
During the chairing term, Russia will develop cooperation with the participating countries in four priority directions: the Arctic population, including the North’s low-numbered indigenous peoples, protection of the Arctic environment, including the climate changes, socio-economic development of the region, and strengthening of the Arctic Council’s role as the main platform for multilateral cooperation in high latitudes.
The concept complies with the tasks, set by President Vladimir Putin in the national policies in the Arctic, in the strategy for development of the Russian Arctic zone, and with the national security policies to 2035, the press service said.
The prime minister approved a detailed plan of events for the term of Russia’s chairing role. For 2021-2023, the government has planned culture festivals, scientific conferences, conventions, expeditions, WorldSkills competitions, students’ summits, roundtables, and forums. Most events will take place in Russia’s northern cities: Yakutsk, Salekhard, Murmansk, Arkhangelsk, Syktyvkar, and also in Norway’s north.
