December 10, 2008

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

"Today Ugra embodies a new Russian North, new quality of life. It is  our  main achievement", - emphasized in his speech Governor of Ugra Alexander Filipenko at the meeting, devoted to the 78-th anniversary of the Autonomous Okrug.

The head of the region said: “This year is another step in our development. Ugra is still the leader in the country in many spheres of social and economic development. Even in the present difficult financial and economic situation we forecast the growth of regional economy. I think that next year we shall achieve the record indictors for Russia: gross regional product will exceed 2 trillion rubles that is over 1 million 300 ths. rubles per person!

We can say with pride that Ugra has powerful economy, we have enough potential not to admit serious economic and social crises. For that we have been oriented for many years to the increase of technological processes, innovational development of economic sector, diversification of all the industrial and economic system.

Of course, crisis makes us save in everything, but I am confident that we shall be able to overcome the crisis without loosing our positions. We should find positive in this situation to deprive of what prevents us, to renew our development.

We can do a lot, our goals are the same – worthy life of people with respect, financial stability, good job, friendly family”.

Alexander Filipenko awarded the most respected people of the Okrug with medals “For merits before the Okrug”  - Vladimir Gubachev, veteran of the energy industry, Evgeni Makarenko, winner of the Word Cup, twice repeated World Champion and European Champion in Boxing, Vladimir Usenko, Chair of the Duma of Yugorsk, veteran of oil and gas industry.

For the great contribution into development of the fuel and energy sector of the region and in connection with the 78-th anniversary of the Okrug Semen Urusov and Avzalitdin Isyangulov, veterans of the oil- and gas-producing industry of the Autonomous Okrug, Heroes of Socialist Labor were awarded with the title “Honorary Citizen of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra” posthumously.

December 10, 2008

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Today Governor, Chair of the Government of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra Alexander Filipenko, Chair of the Duma Vasili Sondykov, leader of the regional office of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Leonid Skvorkovski and Chair of the Okrug Association of Trade-Unions of Organizations Fedor Sivash signed the Trilateral Agreement of the public authorities, employers unions an trade-unions about social partnerships.

The document determines positions of the Parties about basic principles of the regulation of social and labor relations and economic links for 2009-2011.

Governor emphasized that any financial crisis was not just the trial for business but also an opportunity to renew production, to increase its efficiency.

The trilateral agreement which was concluded today about social partnerships, is one of the most important documents of civil consent in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Ugra. It includes  most  citizens  - about 600 ths. people. Relations of employers and employees will be carried out in accordance with provisions of the present Agreement and will become an integral part of the Social Code which is being written in the Autonomous Okrug.

December 10, 2008

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

Today Governor of Ugra Alexander Filipenko had a meeting with Consul General of Germany in Yekaterinburg Renate Astrid Schimkorait.

The interlocutors discussed ways of bilateral cooperation. The head of the region said that in the region a great number of German companies or their offices worked. Mostly the existing relations do not permanent and concern supplies of equipment, mechanisms to the region. “It does not mean that in the Okrug there are no German goods and commodities. The matter is that they make a complicated way via intermediaries to get  to our consumer. We are interested in direct supplies of German commodities to the regional market to avoid outrageous high price”, - emphasized Governor.

Alexander Filipenko said that this year the output of gross regional product would amount to 2,2 trillion rubles. It proves the scopes of the great market of Ugra which should be  increased by a great range of various commodities and services what can be done only involving new partners and applying successful technologies.

He also said about investment projects of Ugra and preferences for companies which are ready to invest capital to the economy of the Autonomous Okrug.

Renate Schimkorait said that for the development of German – Ugra relations it is necessary to hold more meetings as businessmen from Germany were not always well informed about social and economic success of Russian regions: “Role of the Consulate is to inform the German side about existing potential in Russia to promote to establishing strong bilateral relations”.

In the first half of the day Consul General participated in the round table with leaders of the branch departments of the Khanty-Mansiysk Okrug. They discussed possible ways of cooperation and  admitted  that there were plenty spheres of interaction between Germany and Ugra.

December 10, 2008

The Okrug Governor’s press-service informs:

The new UNESCO Chair “Environmental Dynamics and Global Climate Change” was opened at the Ugra State University.

The Deputy Chairman of the Ugra Government for Education, Science and External Relations Alexei Mayorov said that the Autonomous Okrug Government supported and implemented principles of educational and research programs development in the sphere of ecology and environment protection in Russia, declared by the United Nations Organizations. “I hope the  Chair in the nearest time will start large-scale activities, aimed at implementing research projects and providing mobility of our staff. Students and post-graduates should be involved into this activity to have the system of uninterrupted education”, - said Alexei Mayorov.

Deputy Secretary of the RF Commission for UNESCO Amir Bilyalitdinov said that in the name of the Chair there were four components which fully determined its activity: researches  of climate change, ecology, water resources and sustainable development: “I think that this 47-th UNESCO Chair in Russia and first chair in the Okrug will dictate the political fashion in the whole world. The best experts not only of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug but teachers in this sphere from Bulgaria, Germany, Holland, USA will work for the Chair. The most important thing is to unite international experience”.

At the new research site of Khanty-Mansiysk it is planned to study natural and anthropogenic dynamics of natural eco-systems on the background of global climate change, balance of carbon and other bio-geochemical cycles, to discover biodiversity, to make ecological monitoring, to find out sustainable and environmentally safe development of oil and gas sector under conditions of high degree of bogginess in the North of West Siberia, to search for ways  to make the ecological situation in the Autonomous Okrug better.