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September 8, 2007

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Large group of journalists - representatives of top mass media fro nearest and foreign countries has come to the capital of Yugra.

Visit is organized on initiative of information agency ITAR-TASS, which expressed wish to represent one of the most dynamically developing regions of Russia - Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug in world mass media.

Acquaintance with Yugra started from the meeting of the heads of information agencies of Azerbaijan , Armenia, Moldova, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Japan with Governor of the Autonomous Okrug Alexander Filipenko. He told in detail about Yugra history, continuous development of its economy and as a result becoming of the region of the basic oil and gas province of the country.

Journalists asked Governor about demographic policy more detailed and about all what is made by bodies of state and municipal powers in this direction. Figures of natural growth of the population impressed greatly, rather high lifetime (in comparison with Russian indices), low infant mortality. Alexander Filipenko stressed that everything had been achieved by socially oriented policy which is cultivated in the Okrug, by numerous programs, directed to solve problems of all categories of citizens.

Guests asked about problem decisions of unemployment, criminality, housing provision of youth,  how the tolerance of people co-existence of 124 nationalities, living in the Okrug is made.

Besides, comprehensive discussion about political reforms, communications with mass media, realization of program of nationals migration from nearest and foreign countries was made.