Russia will control the Antarctic and sends in the South polar region observer. As noted in the Ministry, the national audit will take place within 2 months - from February to March.
The Minister of natural resources Sergei Donskoi stated that the Russian Antarctic will seem to the observer to observe the order on the ground. According to him, the adept of our country within 2 months of the year will conduct an on-site review of all domestic researchers and carriers equipment, as well as the followers of the travel industry.
Managing office stressed that the presence in Antarctica of such a person will help to carefully monitor compliance with the order and will exclude the appearance of false complaints against the Russian Federation, telling "Izvestiya". Watching it delegates the right to draw up reports on the people of our country who do not comply with the terms of the Treaty.
Don said: Russia wants to take control of the Antarctic, in order to avoid adverse impacts to the environment from the presence of domestic travellers or operators transporting cargo. "Need control from the start of transportation of the equipment or travelers and so forth until all operations - everything must be under control. We consider the configuration of the legislation which will allow to control the whole process of transport the product or the inhabitants of our planet. We are interested in at the time of the transport operation either on the ground of the Antarctic no negative cases from the point of view of environmental pollution had not happened."
According to the Minister, in the Antarctic, no one monitors the behavior of Russian citizens - the audit is performed only on entry into the territory. Watching will go there once a year, during the Antarctic summer. According to data from the Ministry, the supervision will take place from February to March. The Ministry of the environment announced that by 2017 the number of observers from the Russian Federation in the Antarctic might increase to 10.
"Russia can commit to exercise efficient control over our citizens on the ground of the Antarctic, - noted in Department. - At the moment the organization who have valid permits, is a state operator responsible for the Antarctic station, and about 10 commercial carriers, even bringing back the tourists. There are also separate organizations that are engaged in the importation of necessary materials for Russia and other States".