The Ministry of environment filed a petition for the extension of the Arctic shelf for approval in other departments, said the Minister of natural resources and ecology of Russia Sergey Donskoy.
"as long as unknown (when applied ). We currently have given the material on the approval of our colleagues in other departments ", - quoted him as saying RIA " Novosti "." As I say to my colleagues, in principle, All approvals are likely to be, so We move On. Next Is about to make the decision all of our most important people, and then we will see when that will be served, " explained don. According to his vision, questions such disagreements of Russia and the American organization ExxonMobil under the project " Sakhalin-1 ", have the possibility to decide out of court - All depends on how the other side is ready for constructive cooperation." anyway, needless to say, I am in favour of projects that are currently being developed on the shelf of the Sakhalin projects, of course, were not subjected to similar tests, and issues were resolved in court, in the 1st turn right, " explained the Minister. Speaking about the successful launch of the mechanism of payment Instrument to support projects of the Arctic Council, Donskoy said that "Russia contributed to the Fund of 5 million euros in 2014 and the same has already been transferred In the current year," reports the news Agency." This is a concrete example of responsible attitude of Russia to comply with international obligations, as well as among them in the preservation of the fragile ecosystems of the Arctic, " revealed the Minister. Don reminded that in the framework of the project support Instrument of the Arctic Council, for example in 2014 approved the projects "Valdai" and " Tundra ", aimed at reduction of soot emissions During power generation in Karelia and Murmansk region. According to him, Russia is open to international cooperation in the Arctic region, as well as among them in the use of the Northern sea route.
"the story is not only about the extraction of natural resources, energy, and the use of the Northern sea route As the shortest route for the transit of goods between Europe and Asia, as well as the development of industrial, transport, communications and tourism infrastructure," he said. He showed that 'fixing climate breakthroughs in technology open the Arctic region, its wealth and resources for commercial development. "" sure, because That's bound to happen only on the basis of the strictest environmental requirements and with due respect to living in the area people and their traditional way of life. All collective endeavors in these areas have met and will meet the support of Russia ", - said the head of the Ministry of environment. While don has noticed that "Russia opposes any attempt to politicize the development of Arctic cooperation" and is interested in strengthening international cooperation in this region, Both bilaterally and multilaterally. Don noticed that " in the Arctic is no place for confrontation and aggravation of nervousness, especially for bringing them here from the outside." Ending the two-year chairmanship of the Arctic Council Canada many times used the platform of the Council to indicate its position with regard to Russia in connection with the Ukrainian crisis. Before Russia promised to Express support for the concept of the USA's chairmanship of the Arctic Council.

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