The Far East ports, the Northern Sea Route, and mainline railways are to become an important infrastructure link between the Asia-Pacific region and Europe, RF President Vladimir Putin said in his article in the run-up to the APEC Summit.
“The Far East ports, the Northern Sea Route, and modernisation of our mainline railways will all contribute to greater integration with the Asia-Pacific region and create an important infrastructure link between the Asia-Pacific region and Europe”, says the article by Vladimir Putin “APEC: Towards open and equal cooperation in the interests of development” published at the official website of Russian President.
Vladimir Putin said great importance is placed on developing the potential of Russia’s Far East. “This year, we began developing the priority development areas – economic zones offering what for Russia are unprecedented tax and other incentives. A special law was passed on a free port in Vladivostok. We plan to extend this status to other key ports in the Far East”, he said.
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit will be held on November 18–19 in the Philippines.