We, parliamentarians of the Federal Assembly of
the Russian Federation, Nordic Council and BSPC, welcome to the
mutually beneficial cooperation of parliamentarians of the Russian
Federation with the Nordic Council and Baltic Sea Parliamentary
Conference (hereinafter - BSPC),
Discussing the development of a dialogue between
Russia, Nordic Council and BSPC on nuclear power, safe operation
of nuclear power stations, radioactive waste management, as well as
considering the possibilities of energy efficiency and renewable
energy, agree to continue the discussion on this issue, paying particular
attention to the use of innovative technologies in the nuclear industry
to protect human life and the environment from potential natural
and manmade disasters,
Recognizing that the issues of nuclear and safety are
no longer purely matters of national policy alone, but matter of
global public interest where there is a need for international standards
and full transparency and information sharing among nations,
Emphasise the need to stregthen the on going cooparative
international efforts to clean up radioactive waste and securing
and saveguarding spent of nuclear fuel in the region,
We express our concern about radioactive contamination
of the environment caused by the accident at the nuclear power plant
"Fukushima" in Japan as a result of the devastating earthquake and
tsunami,
We pay special attention to the need to solve
issues related to environmental impacts resulting from natural and
technological disasters,
Note the importance of new technologies in order
to preserve and protect the environment,
Call for intensified international cooperation
in improving the safety-related problems of organized crime, trafficking
of people, economies and addressing climate changes,
Expanding joint cooperation in social development
in the globalizing world, including health, social welfare, culture
and education,
Take into account conclusions of the meeting
in Bergen in May 2010, which was attended by parliamentarians of
the Russian Federation and the Nordic Council, gathered to discuss
the efficient use of energy resources in the field of environmental
protection, the use of renewable and non renewable energy, recycling
and storage of waste, climate changes and environmental impacts,
We offer the parliamentarians of the Nordic Council
and BSPC create a permanent Commission to develop joint solutions
related to improving energy efficiency through the expansion of alternative
and renewable energy,
Note the importance of cooperation at various stages
of multilateral partnership in northern Europe, such as the Arctic
Council, the Barents Euro-Arctic Council, the Northern Dimension Parliamentary
Forum and the BSPC,
Confirm the importance of direct contacts and dialogue
between the Nordic Council and the Parliamentary Association of
the North-West Russia (PANWR),
We note the importance of the Parliamentary
Exchange Programme between Russia and the Nordic Council, as well
as the successful holding of the Third Forum of Young Politicians
of the Nordic countries and North-West Russia, which was held in
Arkhangelsk on 21-23 March 2011, and welcome the decision to hold
the Forth Forum in Sweden in 2012,
Welcome the invitation from the Nordic Council to
hold the next round table of parliamentarians of the Federal Assembly
of the Russian Federation with the Nordic Council and the Baltic
Sea Parliamentary Conference in 2012. Time and place of the meeting
will be determined later.