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Federation Council discusses Arctic

Anton Vasilyev (Photo BarentsObserver.com)

Cooperation between countries in the Arctic region and protection of Russia’s interests in the region are amongst the topics up for discussion in the Russian Federation Council today.

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The Russian Federation Council’s committee for issues concerning the Arctic and indigenous peoples of the North today holds Parliament hearings on Russia’s efforts to upkeep life sustenance in the Arctic, web site B-port.com reports.

The participants in the hearings – members of the Federation Council, deputies in the State Duma and representatives from federal and regional authorities – will discuss Russia’s participation in international organizations and trends in international cooperation.

Among the speakers in the hearings are the Head of the committee Gennady Oleynik, Ambassador-at-large for Russia’s involvement in the Barents regional cooperation Anton Vasilyev and Vice President in the Association for the indigenous peoples of the North, Siberia and the Far East Dmitry Berezhkov.