“My position has not changed. For my part, I will openly explain the advantages of this process, ”he told reporters. His words are quoted by TASS.
Earlier, the acting head of the Nenets Autonomous District, Yuri Bezudny, said that the topic of unification with the Arkhangelsk region was closed.
In addition, he noted that the referendum on the merger was "not planned", and the issue with the merger "was closed at the end of May."
On July 2, in the Kremlin, commenting on the results of the vote on constitutional amendments to the NAO, they admitted that they could be affected by the issue of unification of the region with the Arkhangelsk region.
In this region, 54.57% of voters did not support the amendments, 44.42% voted in favor.