Published on: 2026-07-17
Source: Government of the Russian Federation –
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Features of development work in the Far East during the current period were discussed at the meeting of the Council of the Far Eastern Federal District, held under the chairmanship of the Deputy Prime Minister – Plenipotentiary Representative of the President in the Far Eastern Federal District, Yuri Trutnev.
“We are holding another meeting of the council of the Far Eastern Federal District. One of the issues we will consider is the specifics of work on the development of the macro-region during the current period. We understand well that the situation is changing dynamically and we need to take this circumstance into account in our work plans,” opened the meeting Yuri Trutnev.
“The priority of our work, given all the challenges, is to ensure economic development dynamics. Because this allows us to create jobs, improve people’s quality of life, address security issues, and other strategic tasks. Two years ago, at the Eastern Economic Forum, the President of Russia set a goal for the total volume of actual investments in projects with state support in the Far East – 12 trillion rubles by 2030. Over ten and a half years, 6.5 trillion rubles have actually been invested. To fulfill the task set by the President, nearly another 5 trillion rubles need to be invested over the next four and a half years,” noted the Minister for the Development of the Far East, Alexey Chekunkov.
According to the minister, despite the challenges, every second region showed positive dynamics in capital investments. These are Primorsky and Kamchatka krais, Chukotka, the Jewish Autonomous Region, and Sakhalin.
The meeting addressed issues related to attracting investments and support mechanisms within the framework of creating a unified TOR, implementing technologies and increasing labor productivity, measures to stimulate innovation, industrial development, and the implementation of socially significant projects.
The agenda included the issue of priority fuel supply to the regions, including remote northern territories where, considering limited navigation, it is critically important to deliver petroleum products on time.
The issue of eliminating the deficit in energy capacity was considered. Last week, the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East submitted to the Government a program for the development of the electric power industry (until 2036 and 2050). The program proposes new approaches to the use of the Far Eastern premium: half of the funds, as before, are directed towards subsidizing tariffs, and the other half towards the construction of energy facilities in which the Far East is interested.
Another set of questions concerned improving people’s quality of life, including ensuring transport connectivity: accessibility of air travel, as well as aircraft production.
The implementation of master plans continues, significantly transforming the appearance of Far Eastern cities. Out of more than a thousand projects, 233 have already been completed, and 384 are under construction.
Work was noted to support the conduct of the special military operation, including the production of equipment and gear within the framework of the ‘Patriotic’ TOR.
The heads of regions reported on the development of the Far Eastern regions. According to the governor of the Trans-Baikal Territory, Alexander Osipov, one of the priorities is to ensure the accelerated development of the Far Eastern Federal District by removing infrastructure constraints. “We are focused on synchronizing investors’ plans and creating energy capacities, as well as increasing the throughput capabilities of the railway. This will allow the implementation of major projects in Transbaikalia, create new jobs, and increase tax revenues to budgets at all levels. We are working closely with the federal center, and the key task today is to provide the infrastructure groundwork for the future growth of the district’s economy,” he commented.
“On the instructions of Yuri Petrovich Trutnev, we conducted an in-depth review of the scientific and technological potential of the region. There are 16 universities and 19 academic institutes operating in the krai, including the research center of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Our scientists have developed about 300 advanced domestic technologies. The universities are ready to offer enterprises more than 40 directions of R&D – from aviation and industrial engineering to biomedicine. Together with the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Yuri Nikolaevich Kulchin, we held a strategic session. We prepared a program for the scientific and technological development of the region. We formed a registry of scientific and technological developments. The session showed the need to create technology transfer centers. It is fundamentally important to accelerate the launch of ideas to practical implementation and prototype samples. Therefore, our proposal is to create under the chairmanship of Yuri Petrovich Trutnev a Council for the Scientific and Technological Development of the Far Eastern Federal District,” said the Governor of Khabarovsk Krai Dmitry Demeshin.
According to Aysen Nikolaev, Head of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the Far East remains one of Russia’s key strategic regions, so it is especially important not only to maintain the existing mechanisms for its development but also to timely adapt them to modern economic conditions. “This will help maintain high rates of investment project implementation, infrastructure modernization, and improvement in people’s quality of life. For Yakutia, reliable fuel supply, including within the framework of the northern delivery, implementation of city master plans, modernization of energy infrastructure, and creating conditions for launching new investment projects are of key importance. I am confident that through constant interaction with the Government of the Russian Federation, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of Russia in the Far Eastern Federal District, and the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East, we will continue to consistently address these tasks, contributing to the achievement of the national development goals set by the President of the Russian Federation and strengthening our entire country,” he said.
Summing up the discussions, Yuri Trutnev emphasized that the development priorities of the Far East remain unchanged. “The most important thing we must do is attract investors, create the best conditions for establishing enterprises and high-paying jobs. By these criteria, the Far East is the leading macroregion in the country, as well as by a number of other economic indicators. These positions must be preserved. This is not some automatic continuation. It will require significant and careful work from all regional heads, all people working in regional administrations. It is precisely by meeting with civil servants and municipal workers that people decide whether it is comfortable for them to work in this territory and whether they are ready to invest money here. At the same time, there are some obvious changes. We will pay more attention to technologies. In fact, that is what we are doing. An International Technological Center is being built on Russky Island. A decision has been made to construct two new radio-electronics enterprises in Primorye. New residents have already applied to the ITC. Therefore, we will also pay great attention to technological development,” Yuri Trutnev concluded.
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