Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – Government of the Russian Federation –
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Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev spoke at the plenary session of the third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries. The Deputy Prime Minister outlined the approaches proposed by the Russian Federation to overcome the difficulties faced by such states.
"This conference is a key platform for developing mechanisms to resolve the problems of landlocked developing countries. The Russian Federation highly appreciates the efforts of the United Nations to provide assistance to landlocked countries. For our part, we confirm our commitment to developing international relations in the spirit of partnership. With the participation of the UN, we are ready to share experience in overcoming difficulties related to ensuring equal trade and economic conditions for all countries," said Dmitry Patrushev.
Dmitry Patrushev outlined a number of key problems of such countries. These include, in particular, logistics, ensuring food security and providing water resources.
The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized that solving logistics issues is possible primarily through the construction of sustainable logistics chains. Russia has significant transit potential and consistently advocates active international cooperation on issues of developing transport corridors.
The main corridor of Russia is "East-West", which provides a seamless connection of the ports on the Pacific Ocean with China, Mongolia, the states of Central Asia, the Caucasus, Eastern Europe, as well as with the Baltic and Black Seas. Measures to increase throughput are being implemented on the key railway lines of Siberia and the Far East.
In addition, the international transport corridor "North-South" is developing, which connects Russia with the countries of Central and South Asia, the Persian Gulf and East Africa. That is, it affects a number of landlocked countries. The transport corridor is already actively operating.
Dmitry Patrushev noted that the answer to the challenge related to food security should be the removal of barriers in international trade in agricultural products. Russia is one of the key exporters of food, including grain, vegetable oils and fish. The Deputy Prime Minister emphasized our country's readiness to increase food supplies to the global market, share with partners the experience of using advanced technologies in the agricultural sector and help with the training of professional specialists.
Dmitry Patrushev reported that our country pays special attention to the condition of water bodies and their rational use. Russia has an effective system of water management, and the basins of 70 rivers are transboundary. Work on them is coordinated within the framework of intergovernmental agreements. Including joint monitoring of their condition, coordination of water resource use regimes, and scientific research.
During the plenary session, the Deputy Prime Minister also spoke about how our country is building a dialogue within the framework of the Tehran Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea.
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