The Russian Ministry of Defense plans reconstruction of the North shipyards facilities troubled by economic crises and debts, said the governor of the Murmansk region Dmitry Dmitrenko. The Defense Ministry and Murmanck authorities have agreed to cooperate to rule out ship-repair facilities shutdown and lay-offs, the regional government press service said.

"The main result of our meeting is that we have agreed that the Ministry of Defense will pay out all what it had owed for the job done at the dockyards. No worker will be left without our care. All overdue wages will be paid out completely", Mr. Dmitrienko said.