Politics

17:57, 19.05.2009 | Far East Russia

First deputy chief of the Russian presidential administration Vladislav Surkov introduced new presidential plenipotentiary representative in the Far Eastern Federal District Viktor Ishayev to the governors of Russia’s Far East. “The Far East Federal District has the biggest territory among all other Russian federal districts. The foresaid district occupies one third of Russia’s territory,” Surkov said.

However, the level of development, the quality and level of life in the Far East Federal District is much lower than the similar average indicators in Russia. Surkov emphasized that new presidential plenipotentiary representative Viktor Ishayev assumes office, when Russia and all countries in the world are experiencing an economic recession. At this difficult period of time Ishayev will have to solve the old problems of Russia’s Far East and new tasks that had emerged during an unprecedented economic crisis.

“Our country cannot have a weak Far East territory, which makes part of an enormous Asia-Pacific region,” Surkov said. The largest world economies are situated around this region. In the Far East territory Russia borders with such important countries, as the United States, Japan and China.

Vladislav Surkov noted that the country’s leadership pays close attention to the Far East territory. Khabarovsk will host a Russia-EU summit in a few days; Vladivostok will host an APEC summit in a few years. Surkov stressed it is particularly important for the chief executives of the Far East territory to pool efforts to solve economic and social tasks.

The new presidential plenipotentiary representative in the Far East Federal District noted that the regional chiefs in all branches of power should pool efforts to resolve the tasks set for the Far East territories. He said the chiefs of the Far East territories came to mutual understanding that guarantees they would pool efforts and consolidate the potential of all regions in order to achieve the main goal – to increase the level and quality of life of people.

Itar-Tass