The Russian Federation’s Marine Doctrine has been drafted and approved, RF President Vladimir Putin said at the dedicated meeting.
“Let me note that for the first time, the Doctrine also includes provisions of a purely social nature. They cover marine medicine, and provisions for improving the health of sailors and the specialists working in the marine field. This is very important. People need to know that from now on, our strategic documents for developing our country’s fleet and navy will address the social aspect too, and will give people what they expect from their service, as they carry out the tasks that face our country today in this very complex and important area,” the President said.
According to Dmitry Rogozin, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, the Marine Doctrine covers four functional areas and six regional areas. The four functional areas are naval activity, marine transport, marine science, and mineral resources development. The six regional areas are the Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific, Caspian, Indian Ocean, and newly added Antarctica, as a fair number of events involving Antarctica have taken place of late and this region is of considerable interest to Russia.
“The main focus is on two areas: the Arctic and the Atlantic”, Dmitry Rogozin said.
The Marine Doctrine contains a new section on shipbuilding.
Dmitry Rogozin also said state management of marine activities is an important part of the Marine Doctrine.