With the assistance of the Ministry of External Relations and Peoples Affairs of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and the Northern Forum, twinning ties have been established with the Soums of Mongolia.
Delegations from the Namsky and Verkhoyansky uluses of the Sakha Republic, headed by Northern Forum Executive Director Vladimir Vasilyev, arrived in the town of Arvaikheer of the Ovurkhangai aimak of Mongolia.
On February 20, Daryana Maksimova, Deputy Executive Director of the Northern Forum, took part in a meeting with Maria Afonina, Vice-Rector for Educational Activities of the Senezh Management Workshop of the ANO Russia as a Country of Opportunity, with the graduates of the Woman Leader educational program in the Urals Federal District.
Today the Northern Forum held its first press conference after a long break, timed to coincide with the Day of Russian Science and the Day of Diplomatic Worker.
Yesterday a meeting was held with the Governor of Uvurkhangai Province of Mongolia, I. Dorjsuren, and the Governor of Kharkhorin soum (administrative-territorial unit into which aimags of Mongolia have been divided since 1924) of this province, G. Odgerel.
The idea of organizing an annual marathon in the coldest place of the inhabited part of the planet came true when the world record holder in extreme marathons, Italian Paolo Venturini ran 39 km at -52 degrees Celsius at the Pole of Cold in February 2019, setting a world record in accordance with all the requirements of the World Athletics.
