Not to do the North extreme, and to turn to it the person.
Not to do the North extreme, and to turn to it the person.
Notes from conference.
So happens, that to the Russian North concealing in
Infinite riches, for some reason there was no place at strategists
Market reforms. The North recollect, when the northern breaks
Delivery also it is necessary to take urgent measures on vyzvoleniju from the ice
Captivity of settlements and cities. Thus destinies of northerners of anybody as
Also do not excite. Anyway such impression
There is after the international conference "a North of Russia -
Our future ", passed recently in"President-hotel".
As the initiator of conference the European business club has acted,
Wished to incur all expenses on forum carrying out.
Foreigners are ready to offer the projects of development now already
Northern territories, focused on the person, and even
To share with northerners the profit. And it, as they
Speak, is equitable to their commercial interests. After all they very much
Count, that the basic participation in their projects will be
To accept northerners.
Very much it would be desirable organizers of this action to transform
It in a representative forum. But and it was not possible to entice on
Conference of any minister. The white house was limited
The greeting signed by the vice-president
The governments Victor Khristenko.
That is why, opening the conference, the well-known polar explorer,
The vice-president of the State Duma Arthur Tchilingarov, having told about
Sharp warming of relations to the North, has specified, that meant
Only mutual understanding improvement between the Russian northern
Regions and the West countries. In its opinion, it should
To stimulate attraction of the foreign capital. However on a way
Investment money it is a lot of barriers.
Step forward - two steps back.
It would seem, all world realises, that behind our North
The future, also shows considerable interest to its riches.
There are calculations, that for 80 years to us on the North, on the modest
To estimations, can be involved to hundred billions dollars.
Many countries are ready not only to buy from us strategic
Raw materials - gas and the electric power, metal and wood, but also
To help to extract and process minerals, gifts
The sea and mountains. And here when business reaches real projects,
Interest to the North falls. What stops investors?
Certainly, not only culture of business dealing on "severah",
Which, by estimations of the European bank of reconstruction and
Developments (European Reconstruction and Development Bank), does not hold out to the western measures.
Wait investors of acceptance of amendments and additions will not wait in
Laws on investment activity, on bowels, about
Continental shelf, about kontsessionnyh contracts, on leasing,
And they jam in the White house. Besides frequently podzakonnye
Certificates without which any law cannot work, are written with
Delay, and even enter into the contradiction with laws. In
To the known governmental program of development of the country
To North problems only one paragraph, and its sense is taken away
It is reduced to cancellation of privileges for inhabitants of northern regions. Not it
Whether most eloquently speaks about the relation of the power to the North?
According to the deputy chief of department
Minekonomrazvitija Boris Morgunova, it is necessary to understand it so, that
Has come it is time to pass as soon as possible from a straight line state
Supports of these regions to creation of conditions, when they
Can earn to itself for a life.
And to earn is on what. In northern regions it is extracted
90 percent of the Russian gas, 80 percent of the oil, all diamonds.
The north give 70 percent of currency receipts to Russia.
"The old model of the help to the North is absolutely inefficient. It
It is focused not on development, but only on maintenance
Regions. Therefore about them more often also speak as about a black hole ", -
The deputy of the State Duma Margarita Barzhanova believes.
The queen of Sweden is going to on Solovki.
And still the first step to attraction of large investments on
The north the association of users is made, created at last
Northern sea way - the basic core northern
Transport system. It included all regions and industrial
The enterprises connected with it. Only by own strength in the nearest
Time a national transport artery not to recover. For
Some years of transportation of cargoes have decreased four times.
Icebreaking fleet, the Arctic sea and river ports, river
The fleet of the Siberian rivers, polar stations collapse on eyes. On
Restoration of all of it huge money is necessary. Therefore to
To participation in the transport program are invited not only the countries
Northern council, but also all interested in northern sea
Transportations.
According to the head of the Russian representation European
Richard Right's commissions, within three years of EU is intended to allocate
50 million euro on different sorts northern projects. Big
Expectations connect with arrival to Russia the Swedish royal
Couples. As the ambassador of Sweden Sven Hirdman has informed at conference,
The most august persons will visit Arkhangelsk, Murmansk and Solovki. On
To its opinion, from this visit additional means expect
For the Russian North, but before should be defined
Volumes of resources and necessary actions for integration
The Russian North to Europe. However, the help from abroad
Can and not come, if honoured guests will not like ours
Investment conditions.
Instead of goskomsevera - the commission on "severam".
Despite rich natural potential of northern regions,
It is impossible to tell, that wishing to put up in them money
Foreigners are built in turn. Anybody so will not be simple
To solve problems of 28 regions ranked as the North, though they
Are in many respects similar. The main brake on a development way - severe
Conditions and costs which do production which is let out
Here, the expensive and noncompetitive.
Not to be gone on the single, northern regions aspire to
Integration with foreign neighbours. The euroregion is already created
"Kareliya" with participation of Finns, there were perspective
Inter-regional transboundary projects on development Northern
Sea way, to building of gas pipelines, working out
Shtokmanovsky deposit, to joint development of woods,
To restoration of a power ring with Finland, Sweden,
Norway. Really they remain only on a paper?
- We and will beat the air, with shudder looking
On abroad, yet we will not create constantly operating
The state body which is carrying out the strategic
The planning, defining northern policy, - has concluded
The vice-president of the State Duma Arthur
Tchilingarov. - our requests for restoration goskomsevera
Long time was not found by supports in the government. Really
Now us have heard? Prime minister Michael Kasyanov recently
Has declared, that at the government the commission will be created,
Co-ordinating North development. What is it will be for the commission?
Whether it can replace goskomsever?
Where an exit?
Such questions will arise continually until
The power will not be defined with the main thing - on what to build the national
To the politician in the relation "severov". Today it is definitively clear, that
It should be the policy, in which to the state, instead of private
To the companies, the main role will be taken away. National
The concept - the program of development of the North - should be considered
As a part of strategy of the state building, in which
Principles of formation of new relations should be registered
Northern regions with the Center, based on uniform the legal
To base, instead of on contracts on differentiation of powers, which
Create soil for conflicts, insults, and even separative
Displays.
On such way there are in Canada, USA, Norway, Finland,
Sweden. With a view of state security the western
The states try to strengthen and occupy kept away
Territories. By such principle absolutely still recently was under construction
The politician and our country. After all till 1991 the centralised
Capital investments in the north made to 80 percent
"The development budget", and manufacture here uskorenno
Developed, despite a severe climate.
Target financing and can be today a key to
To the decision of many northern problems. It pulls together the Center with
Regions, does not allow to them to run up every which way. Its basis
Should make incomes of the rent which leaves today in
Pockets of private traders. Seeing interest of the state in
Development of northern territories, investors will start to show
Activity. But while it is possible to dream of it only.
Hardly it is possible to count, that for specific proposals and
The projects sounded in "President-hotel", two hands
Will grasp in the White house. After all many of them enter in
The contradiction with the letter of market reforms therefore demand
The state guarantees. And the state cannot promise, that
The money passed northerners, will not leave on the left.
When at last over book representation about the market
The common sense will prevail? Really we have not understood till now,
What is human life more expensive than the most correct formulas?
Jury SAZONOV.
//* an information Source: the Parliamentary newspaper, 12.07.01
//* Reg. Nom. - 1110700152.61-------------------------------------------
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