Russian and US. authorities are reviving plans for the establishment of a huge international park – the Bering Park – which is to stretch over a significant part of Russia’s Chukotka Peninsula and American Alaska. The project idea was originally presented 20 years ago, but has now been revived with the political support from the two countries’presidents, newspaper Kommersant reports.
The park establishment is to help protect environment in the are. New air connection and infrastructure will be established and tourism developed. The park will stretch over a 1,8 million hectare area.
In addition, the Russian side has proposed to open up for visa-free travel between Chukotka and Alaska. The facilitated travel conditions will only apply to local inhabitants, Russian authorities say. US. authorities have not yet responded to the proposal, Kommersant writes.
