Find top stories and features from Asia and the Pacific region. Keep updated on major political stories and analyses from Asia and the Pacific. All you want to know about China, Japan, North and South Korea, India and Pakistan, Southeast Asia and Oceania.
South Korea, India and China plan to use the Northern Sea Route as a regular shipping corridor, Russian Far East and Arctic Development Minister Alexei Chekunkov said.
"China, India, and South Korea plan to use the Northern Sea Route as a regular trade route," Chekunkov said at a meeting of the Russian parliamentary committee on the development of the Far East and the Arctic. The minister noted that the route is gradually becoming part of the international transport system, contributing to other nations' economic growth. He noted the interest shown by countries in Asia and the Middle East in boosting commercial shipping along the Northern Sea Route. The ultimate goal is to achieve year-round navigation, which would be impossible without Russia's port infrastructure, icebreakers, emergency and rescue services, and satellite navigation, Chekunkov added.
alexei chekunkov, china, south korea, india, russia, northern sea route
© Sputnik / Mikhail Fomichev / Go to the mediabankFiftieth Anniversary of Victory nuclear powered icebreaker escorting the Baltica tanker of Sovcomflot along the Northern Sea Route from Murmansk to China's Ningbo harbor.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - South Korea, India and China plan to use the Northern Sea Route as a regular shipping corridor, Russian Far East and Arctic Development Minister Alexei Chekunkov said.
The minister noted that the route is gradually becoming part of the international transport system, contributing to other nations' economic growth. He noted the interest shown by countries in Asia and the Middle East in boosting commercial shipping along the Northern Sea Route.
"China, in particular, joined by Korea, Japan, and even nations further south, such as India and countries in the Middle East, are all interested in increasing shipping traffic along the Northern Sea Route," the minister said.
The ultimate goal is to achieve year-round navigation, which would be impossible without Russia's port infrastructure, icebreakers, emergency and rescue services, and satellite navigation, Chekunkov added.
Access to the chat has been blocked for violating the rules . You will be able to participate again through:∞. If you do not agree with the blocking, please use the feedback form
The discussion is closed. You can participate in the discussion within 24 hours after the publication of the article.