On August 13, at the meeting
with the leadership of the Presidential Administration and the
Government of Yakutia, Yegor Borisov summarized the work of the past
week that was filled with important events for the republic.
In July, Yakutsk hosted the 12th
International Forum "Roads of Russia - 21st century", organized under
the auspices of the Ministry of Transport of Russia and the Federal Road
Agency. They discussed the prospects of development of road
infrastructure in the country and the adoption of specific solutions.
This is an increase in state support for the maintenance of national
roads of federal importance - "Lena," "Kolyma," and "Viluy."
After the visit of the Minister of
Transport of Russia Maxim Sokolov to Yakutia, and meetings with Deputy
Prime Minister of Russia Arkady Dvorkovich, conditions for the
construction of a bridge across the Lena were specified. The
construction of the bridge will be implemented in two stages. The first
stage will enable car travel, the second stage - the railway. In the
best case scenario the construction of the first stage will begin in
2013.
Yegor Borisov attended a meeting
with the Russian Security Council Secretary in Krasnoyarsk, where he
addressed the issues of transport security in the regions of Siberia and
the Far East, including the Arctic zone. The head of Yakutia said that
Krasnoyarsk at the federal level must implement a comprehensive target
program for the development of the Arctic, including its transportation,
and not a subprogram, as proposed today by the Ministry of Regional
Development of Russia.
The head of Yakutia also attended a
meeting led by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Novosibirsk. The
participants discussed issues of regional air transportation. Yegor
Borisov spoke about the need for subsidies from the federal budget for
preferential categories of citizens living in the Far East.
Yegor Borisov announced the
agreements reached during the meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Arkady
Dvorkovich in Moscow. In addition to the approved construction of the
bridge across the Lena river, the most difficult aspects concerning the
implementation of the integrated schemes of development of productive
forces, Transport and Energy of the Republic, especially the development
of the South Yakutian projects, were discussed.
"There is a need to adjust the
project to reflect the changes situation in the global markets, in
particular, uranium. Some things have to be reviewed. This is an
objective picture. However, the projects remain on the agenda, they are
supported by the Russian government and all interested parties," said
Yegor Borisov.
Summing up the visit to Yakutia of
Minister of Agriculture of Russia Nikolai Fyodorov, Yegor Borisov said
that his main goal for the country was achieved. "The Minister saw that
because of the climatic peculiarities of our country, we cannot meet the
uniform federal standards for a number of positions. He confirmed that a
uniform approach to all regions in the respective programs will be
reconsidered. Plus, he fully shares our opinion that the regions that
maintain their agriculture should be adequately supported. The size of
federal grants to support the reindeer and horse breeding country will
increase significantly. We used to get no more than 100-150 million
rubles, this year it will be the 800 million".
A few days ago Youth Educational
Forum "SahaSeliger" was completed in Us Khatyn. Yegor Borisov gave a
positive estimate to the event, saying that the Forum has established
itself as an interesting and useful platform for a dialogue of the
talented creative young people of the Far East. "SahaSeliger" is to be
held annually.