“Although the general public does not know much about him (dialogue on the Arctic. - RT ) as much as about our interaction on other topics, our contacts on Arctic issues are quite constructive and fruitful,” he said.
According to him, issues related to the Arctic are also discussed during contacts between the security councils of the two countries.
Averyanov added that Moscow and Washington created in the Arctic region “a fairly solid basis for cooperation.”
The deputy secretary of the Russian Security Council said that work is underway to improve the legal framework in the field of shipping safety, fisheries and scientific cooperation.
Earlier, the first vice-president of the Russian Geographical Society, Arthur Chilingarov, in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper, explained why the Russian Geographical Society pays much attention to the Arctic.