... Development” conference
organized by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) under the auspices of the Government of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was held in Moscow on October 12-13, 2016.
Official Partner of the Conference is
NOVATEK
.
The event was held ahead of the 20
th
anniversary of the Arctic Council and was attended by representatives of all its member states, including senior officials from Russia, Norway and Iceland, officials from Denmark and Canada, members of the business community, and leading experts from the Arctic countries. In addition, the discussions on key topics of Arctic development attracted representatives of the Arctic Council’s ...
... participants a fruitful working day.
Thank you for your attention.
back
Welcoming Address from Sergey LAVROV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of RIAC
I cordially greet the organisers of and participants in the Conference “International Cooperation in the Arctic: New Challenges and Vectors of Development” dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Arctic Council (AC).
Russia consistently advocates the strengthening of multilateral cooperation in the Arctic and the addressing of its current issues on the basis of international law and through a mutually respectful dialogue and regard for interests of all Arctic states....
... (RIAC)
holds
the Conference titled “
International Cooperation in the Arctic: New Challenges and Vectors of Development
”
. The event is supported by the Executive Office of the Government of Russia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
Official Partner of the Conference is
NOVATEK
.
In September 2016, the Arctic Council celebrates the 20th Anniversary. Since the initiative emerged, the Arctic states have shown a high level of consensus work notwithstanding their different approaches to development of the region and to protection of their national interests ...
... evident no one state can singlehandedly deal with a big disaster nor develop the regional prospects. As we heard in the RIAC conference the Arctic Council could bring states together. It will be imperative as certain questions remain unanswered that are increasingly ... ... event was haunted by disputes, but the Arctic is less developed legally and alike, this exacerbates the worry. To add, from a Russian side, it will be vital to see some sort of a fund being formed which will be dealing with oil spills or disasters, as ...
