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EASTERN ECONOMIC FORUM EVENTS
15 July 2021, TASS

Four main tracks of the Eastern Economic Forum business programme
The business programme architecture of the 6th Eastern Economic Forum (Vladivostok, 2–4September). The main theme of the Forum is ‘New opportunities for the Far East in a changed world’. Thebusiness programme will have four main tracks: ‘The New Economy: What Changes and Stays the Same’, ‘The
Far East: New Challenges and Opportunities’, ‘Our Shared Responsibility in a Changing World’, and the YouthEEF. The Forum will also host the following international business dialogues: Russia–ASEAN, Russia–Japan,Russia–Korea, Russia–China, Russia–India, Russia–Europe, as well as a discussion of the greater Eurasian
partnership as an effective integration tool. Besides, the Forum is scheduled to hold the APEC Conference onCooperation in Higher Education in Asia-Pacific Region and the International conference dedicated to thecentenary of diplomatic relations between Russia and Mongolia.

tass.ru/ekonomika/11908863
20 July 2021, Interfax

11 Far Eastern regions will present their tourism potential at the Far East Street
Exhibition
On 2–7 September, all 11 Far Eastern regions, as well as federal authorities will take part in the Far
East Street Exhibition on Ajax Bay Promenade. The Exhibition is part of the Eastern Economic Forum that aims
to present the regions’ economic potential, opportunities for tourism, and cultural traditions. The Far Easternregions will give EEF 2021 guests and participants a chance to learn more about the existing and future
investment projects. The sports programme will offer a Platu 25 sailing regatta and the Far Eastern Games – asports and athletic competition of Far Eastern teams in futsal, basketball, mas-wrestling, table tennis, chess,and kettlebell lifting. The Far East Street will also offer concerts featuring performance groups from Far Easternregions.

tourism.interfax.ru/ru/news/articles/80453
30 July 2021, TASS

Kamchatka Territory will speak about Green Energy and present the Lunokhod 1model
At the Far Eastern Street Exhibition, Kamchatka Territory will present its display under the name ‘Protect
Kamchatka’. The region will proudly present its unique tourism, research, logistics, and environmental
opportunities, its economic and human potential, as well as its vulnerable nature that needs good care. Thepavilion will present the centre for rare hunting bird reproduction and preservation that is being developed within
the Kamchatka ASEZ.

tass.ru/ekonomika/12022083
29 July 2021, Komsomolskaya Pravda

Khabarovsk Territory at the Far East Street: digital technologies and AR poweredbandy
At the Far Eastern Street Exhibition, Khabarovsk Territory will present its display under the name ‘The
future is today’. The display will be shaped as an integrated circuit: its parts will be connected with light linesthat will form the integrated circuit. Forum participants and guests will get to learn more about the region’sachievements in the Technopark. A special app will offer information about the region’s key facilities.

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28 July 2021, RIA Novosti

Sakhalin display at the Far East Street: green technologies, Tourism octodome
pavilion, and Healthy bar
Sakhalin Region is Russia’s first region to launch a carbon neutrality project. The region is investing
efforts in a hydrogen cluster, ‘green coal’ mining and ‘green LNG’, as well as a windmill park and geothermal
power plants. Sakhalin will present all these projects at its display entitled ‘Green business – green islands’ atthe Far East Street Exhibition.

ria.ru/20210728/forum-1743238112.html

INTERNATIONAL ARCTIC FORUM EVENTS
27 July 2021, TASS

Fyodor Konyukhov has completed the first ever solo North Pole voyage on a drifting
ice shelf
Russian adventurer Fyodor Konyukhov has successfully completed his voyage to the North Pole. He
spent about 250 hours on a drifting ice shelf. Konyukhov aimed to study the melt rate and drift patterns of theArctic Ocean ice. This unique project commemorated the start of Russia’s Chairmanship in the Arctic Council
in 2021–2023.

tass.ru/obschestvo/11998189
20 July 2021, Moskovsky Komsomolets

The 6th Teriberka Arctic Festival will take place in Murmansk Region
The Government of Murmansk Region discussed the 6th Teriberka Arctic Festival and preparation for
it. The Festival is scheduled for 21–22 August 2021. This year, it will be part of the cultural programme ofRussia’s Chairmanship in the Arctic Council. The programme architecture is currently under development. Thefestival will offer musical, gastronomic, sports, and creative spaces. The Festival will also host a set of sessions,where experts will have a chance to discuss the region’s development, Arctic studies, cultural heritage, andenvironmental protection.

murmansk.mk.ru/culture/2021/07/20/v-murmanskoy-oblasti-idet-podgotovka-k-vi-arkticheskomufestivalyu-teriberka.html

STATE POLICY IN THE FAR EAST AND ARCTIC
26 July 2021, Rossiyskaya Gazeta

The single Far Eastern airline has launched regular flights
The single Far Eastern airline has launched regular flights between Far Eastern cities. The first flightsconnected Khabarovsk and Shakhtyorsk, as well as Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.
These itineraries will be available twice a week, serviced by DHC-8-Q400 planes. One-way air fare is RUB 4.5–
5.6 thousand.

rg.ru/2021/07/26/reg-dfo/edinaia-dalnevostochnaia-aviakompaniia-zapustila-reguliarnye-rejsy.html

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26 July 2021, RIA Novosti

Russia will subsidize inland railway transportation of walleye pollock form the FarEast
Mikhail Mishustin signed a decree on subsidizing the inland railway transportation of walleye pollock
from the Far East. These measures target the increase of walleye pollock supply to the domestic market. Thesesubsidies will cover for the losses incurred to the railways by discounted tariffs set for walleye pollock. It will
also help provide the refrigerator fleet during the salmon fishing season.

ria.ru/20210726/mintay-1742858841.html
25 July 2021, RIA Novosti

Mikhail Mishustin paid an official visit to the Far East
Prime Minister of the Russian Federation took a business trip to the Far Eastern Federal District. Mikhail
Mishustin visited large enterprises and social facilities in Sakhalin Region and Khabarovsk Territory. He also
checked the status of relocating local residents from dilapidated housing and held a meeting on disaster relief
efforts in the Far East. During his visit, Mr. Mishustin announced that the Government would allocate additional
funds to several regions for completing social and infrastructure facilities. He also assigned Sakhalin Region toprepare proposals on the single Far Eastern airline and to complete the construction of the airport in YuzhnoSakhalinsk by December 2022.

ria.ru/20210725/poezdka-1742837721.html
19 July 2021, Interfax

Additional RUB 1 billion will be allocated for the completion of the North Poleplatform
Mikhail Mishustin announced that he Government of the Russian Federation would allocate RUB 1billion additionally to complete the construction of the North Pole, an ice-resistant Arctic platform. According toRussian Prime Minister, it is important for the trial run of the platform to start next year. The station will conductgeological, acoustic, geophysical, and oceanographic studies, as well as move around the Arctic ice without anice breaker.

interfax.ru/russia/778556

ECONOMY OF THE FAR EAST AND ARCTIC
22 July 2021, Rossiyskaya Gazeta

The Far East will develop helicopter transportation
A four-lateral agreement on developing helicopter transportation in the Far East was signed at theInternational Aviation and Space Salon MAKS. Parties to the agreement will submit their proposals on improving
transport accessibility of Far Eastern regions. Key areas of cooperation will include tourism, air medical services,
firefighting, postal services and corporate transportation.

rg-ru.turbopages.org
20 July 2021, Interfax

Trade volumes between FEFD and Germany is up 50.9% in January–May 2021
During his meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federal Republic of
Germany in the Russian Federation Dr. Géza Andreas von Geyr, Minister for the Development of the Far Eastand Arctic Alexei Chekunkov shared that the trade volume between Germany the Far Eastern Federal District4

in the first five months of 2021 was up 50.9% year-over-year and reached USD 133.4 million. At the meeting,the parties discussed the outlook for the Russian-German cooperation in the Far East and the Arctic.

interfax.ru/business/778716

NEW MECHANISMS FOR THE FARDEVELOPMENT: SUCCESS STORIES

EAST

19 July 2021, Interfax

A new metallurgy plant will appear in Primorye Territory
A decree signed by Mikhail Mishustin provides for the expansion of the Bolshoy Kamen ASEZ, which
will ensure the conditions for building a new metallurgy plant in Primorye Territory. The new ASEZ territories
will be home to the new plant, as well as additional infrastructure, including railways, motorways, a seaport, aheat power plant, energy transmission lines, housing and social facilities for the plant’s staff.

interfax-russia.ru/far-east/news/granicy-tor-bolshoy-kamen-rasshiryat-v-primore-dlya-stroitelstvametallurgicheskogo-zavoda

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