8 September 2022
Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of
the Russian Federation and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far
Eastern Federal District, has launched the Far East – Land of Adventure tourism
promotion competition.
“We have agreed that the last day of
the Forum marks the start of the competition. We therefore consider it open. The
competition website is ready. All those who applied on the website can travel,
provided they’re cautious and careful,” noted Yury Trutnev.
In his words, there will be a
special focus on routes that recreate the journeys of the earliest explorers
and discoverers of the Far Eastern territories. “The historical aspects of
routes will be one of the areas on which competitors’ journeys will be judged. But
I think it would be wrong to restrict ourselves to this alone. Everyone has the
right to make their own discoveries, to their best way of travelling. We want
people to come to the Far East, to get to know it. And we want people living in
the Far East to discover new places, because the Far East is a vast and
beautiful area. There are many places to discover,” the Deputy Prime Minister says.
Yury Trutnev also drew attention to
the need to ensure the safety of travellers on dangerous routes. He believes
that each traveller attempting a tough trekking route should be properly
trained, instead of relying on the accreditation of guides. “On very difficult
trekking routes, each person must be trained, each member of the group must be
checked. There’s an assessment board that handles that. We need to make sure
that without permission from the assessment board, a group can’t attempt a
particular route or at least can’t register for it,” he noted.
The Far East – Land of Adventure
competition is scheduled to conclude at the end of September next year. To take
part, entrants should apply on the ПутешественникДВ.РФ website, register with the Emergencies Ministry
and travel to the Far East, then submit a video on their travels. Children aged
ten and above are eligible to enter but only under the supervision of adults
for whom there is no age limit. The best videos will be selected by members of
the jury, who will include polar explorer Matvey Shparo, traveller Bogdan
Bulychev and TV presenter Valdis Pelsh. The top prize will be 3 million roubles.
18 January 2024
Bahrain Joins Framework Declaration on Conservation of Gyrfalcons
The Kingdom of Bahrain has become the seventh country to join the Declaration of Intent for the Conservation of the Gyrfalcon Population. The document was adopted by Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and the UAE as part the Falcon Day International Forum, which was first held in Vladivostok during the 8th Eastern Economic Forum. The event was managed by the Roscongress Foundation.
07 March 2024
Moscow discussed promoting the potential of the Republic of Kalmykia for its development
A meeting between Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, and Batu Khasikov, Head of the Republic of Kalmykia, was held in Moscow to discuss the implementation of a number of key projects and programmes designed to create a long-term basis for the structural development of the economy of the Republic of Kalmykia and the Caspian region.
17 April 2024
Amur Region Government Discusses Preparations for AmurExpo 2024
Members of the Amur Region government discussed preparations for the Russian-Chinese AmurExpoForum 2024, which will take place on 24–26 May on both banks of the Amur River. For the second year in a row, based on instructions from Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Forum will serve as an offsite platform of the Eastern Economic Forum. The Forum will be organized with the support of the Roscongress Foundation.
