06
July
2011
Head of METROPOL Group of Companies Mikhail Slipenchuk takes part in a visiting meeting of the RF Governmental Marine Board
The agenda of the meeting held in Naryan-Mar on 6 July 2011
included consideration of measures on implementation of the Basic
State Policies of the Russian Federation in the Arctic Region till
2020 and beyond and measures for ensuring economic and social
development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation in
2012–2020, as well as other strategically important issues of
Russia’s geopolitical presence and safeguarding its national
security interests in the Artic Region.
The meeting was organized by the Government of the Russian
Federation, the Ministry of Regional Development, the
Transportation Ministry, Rosatom State Corporation, and the
Administration of the Nenets Autonomous District.
Head of METROPOL Group Mikhail Slipenchuk, Candidate of Science
(Geography) and Doctor of Science (Economics), professor of Moscow
State University and member of the Russian Geographical Society,
addressed the meeting with a report on the Northern Sea Route as a
catalyst of dynamic, sustainable and progressive development of the
Arctic Region. Among other things, he noted the importance of the
Northern Sea Route as an integrated national transportation system
of the Arctic Region. According to Mr Slipenchuk, revival and
active use of the Northern Sea Route as a traditional thoroughfare
that connects the Northern and Far Eastern sea basin with Siberian
and Far Eastern rivers can bring about considerable reduction of
long-distant shipment costs and make this route an acceptable
alternative both to the Suez and Panama Canals. Also, as suggested
by Mr Slipenchuk, investment in the development of the Northern Sea
Route within the framework of public-private partnership would
facilitate infrastructural development in Russia’s Arctic areas
that occupy over three million square kilometers, or 18% of the
country’s total area. “Establishing the Northern Sea Route as an
important international transportation corridor will give an
additional impetus to the development of Russia’s Northern areas
and attract new foreign investment. Development and improvement of
the port and service infrastructure of the Northern Sea Route will
add to Russia’s competitive edge in the development of Arctic
resources”, said Mikhail Slipenchuk confidently.
