Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
“Outrunning development of transport and energy infrastructure is fundamental to the Republic of Sakha… Large investment projects must be the key mechanism for reaching these ends… One of such development projects for South Yakutia, which has recently been endorsed by the Government, anticipates integrated construction of transport and energy facilities as well as the development of mineral deposits…"
From his speech at the February 6, 2008, meeting devoted to meeting the President’s targets for the socio-economic development of Russia’s eastern regions.
Russian Premier Vladimir Putin
“The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is the largest province of Russia territory and one of her richest “natural stores.” It’s needless to say that stable and dynamic development of Yakutia is crucial both for the Far-Eastern region and Russia at large…”
From his speech at the on January 6, 2006, meeting devoted to the socio-economic development of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
President of Sakha (Yakutia) Republic Yegor Borisov
“We’ve clearly outlined the priorities of our region’s development with an eye on its further integration into the economy of the Far East and the whole of Russia – through implementation of our investment projects. Each of these projects entails new infrastructure, jobs and budget revenues… We can be proud of the fact that in a challenging economic environment we are turning our strategic plans into reality.”
From his speech at the plenary session of the Government Assembly (Il Tumen) delivered on June 17, 2010.
On project
Its enormous natural resources and development potential put the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) among Russia’s regions with the greatest appeal to investors. The wealth of the Republic’s mineral resources has until recently been obviously underestimated. The potential of South Yakutia is particularly impressive. Furthermore, the Republic has lately been turning into a driving force of socioeconomic development for the entire Far East of Russia, while the investment project Integrated Development of South Yakutia is one of the key elements in assuring the economic security of the Far-Eastern region. What is more, this is not so much a matter of minerals extraction, as rather the development of processing industries.
According to The Scheme of Integrated Development of Productive Forces, Transport and Energy in Yakutia until 2020, the plan is to create in Russia’s Far East a multisectoral industrial district to be based on South Yakutia’s potential mineral resources and on the development of transport and electricity grid infrastructure of this region.
The investment project Integrated Development of South Yakutia aims at creating a new large industrial district in Russia's Far East on the basis of hydro-energy mineral resources available in the region – natural gas, apatite minerals, coal, iron, uranium ores and others. This will be a public-private partnership.
