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The Russian Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection will study a question of inclusion of Gakkel ridge in the Russian demand on establishment of borders of a continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean.
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The Russian Defense Ministry will highlight conditions in the Arctic for the development of the Northern Sea Route, as well as resumes for this research, according to the words of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov at the board meeting of the Ministry of Defense.
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Nadym is preparing for a competition of herders Governor's Cup.
Nadym already trails for racing reindeer and a plan showing the location of stalls and tents are developed – all to hold a 20th anniversary Yamal Governor's Cup competition of herders. This year 12 teams have announced their participation from Priuralsky, Krasnoselkup, Shuryshkarsky, Yamal, Nadym, Pur, and Taz Yamal areas. Nadym region will present two teams in sports, the majority of participants - herders from the village Kutopyugan.
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The Arctic and Antarctic advisory council at the Federation Council of the Russian Federation approved the plan of work for the forthcoming year. The Advisory at the Federation Council is established on April 29, 2014 for improvement of the legislation in the sphere of implementation of a state policy and ensuring national interests of Russia in the Arctic and Antarctic.
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Foreign minister Urmas Paet said today at an Arctic-themed seminar in Tallinn, that Estonia is considering applying for observer status in the Arctic Council.
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Bad weather in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky has interrupted work of the regional airport. According to the airport employees, "today all domestic flights cancelled, and as far, none of them also landed and took off." The fate of interregional flights is to be announced.
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SAO Chair Vincent Rigby has spoken about the major initiatives of the Canadian chairmanship of the Arctic Council implemented at the moment and plans for the upcoming ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council, where Canada will present the most outstanding achievements made during the chairmanship, which this year moves to the United States (2015-2017).
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Subsoil users of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug have increased gold production by 30% in 2014, as compared to the previous year - up to 32 tons total. Silver production declined slightly and amounted to 84% of the 2013 level, or 138.45 tons. This is reported in the Department of Industrial Policy, Construction and Housing Chukotka.
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Director of Scientific Center for the Study of Arctic Svyatoslav Alekseev, a senior fellow at the institution Andrei Plekhanov and director of interregional Expeditionary Center "Arctic" Konstantin Oschepkov located in Rovaniemi in Finland.
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Gazprom awards a contract with competitor NOVATEK, a holder of "Yamal LNG", for delivery of almost 3m tonnes of liquefied natural gas to Asian-Pacific states starting 2017.
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Head of the Sakha Republic and Chair of the Northern Forum Egor Borisov has met the Governor of Gangwon Province Choi Moonsoon during an economic investment forum “Invest in the Far East!” held in Seoul early this week. Mr. Borisov and Mr. Choi have discussed a variety of topics of Sakha-Gangwon cooperation – innovation policies, medicine, sports, tourism development and others. Gangwon Province representatives have recently visited Sakha Republic to attend the International conference on sustainable development in the Arctic. Mr. Choi has promised that Gangwon Province will arrange a delegation to participate in the Northern Forum General Assembly in Yakutsk in September 2015 and is welcome to meet Sakha delegations in Gangwon any time. Gangwon capital city Pyeonchang is the next Winter Olympics host city, scheduled on 2018.
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Participation of the Northern Forum delegation in the Arctic Circle Assembly.Reykjavik, Iceland, October 31 – November 2, 2014. Regional Coordinators of the Northern Forum have taken part in plenary and special sessions in the Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, organized by the Icelandic President Olafur Grimsson. The Assembly was held on October 31 – November 2, 2014.