Russia’s State Commission on Arctic Development will hold year’s final meeting at VI International Forum «Arctic: the Present and the Future»

This year’s final meeting of State Commission on Arctic Development will be held within the framework of the VI International Forum «Arctic: the Present and the Future». The Forum organized by the interregional public organization «Association of Polar Explorers» will take place in Saint-Petersburg on December 5-9, 2016, say the organizers.

State Commission on Arctic Development was set up under RF Government Decree dated March 14, 2015 pursuant to the Presidential Decree dated February 3, 2015. It includes the heads of the interested federal authorities, higher officials of the Federation entities within the Arctic zone, plenipotentiary representatives of RF President in certain federal districts, representatives of the Security Council, Presidential Administration and other state authorities, scientific and public organizations.