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VLADIVOSTOK, October 23, vladivostoktimes.com Sakhalin Area Governor Alexander KHOROSHAVIN met the Minister of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy Vitaliy MUTKO during the business trip to Moscow. The department of information policy of Sakhalin Area Administration reported it to RIA PrimaMedia.

Sports development in Sakhalin and Kurils was discussed there. Particularly the matter concerned construction of ice arena in Sakhalin, creation of Olympic reserve schools. The parties also discussed the problem of including the region in the federal purpose program of sports development in the country. It’s necessary to define basic, the most important for the region and the country kinds of sports, to form our own program that would be supported by the Ministry. Vitaliy MUTKO noted that it is certainly worth taking weather conditions of the region, long-term sports traditions and preferences into consideration.

Speaking at the enlarged session of presidium board of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy Department, Vitaliy MUTKO said in the end if his speech: “The attitude of the executive, republic president, area governor plays a great role in tourism development of the RF subjects. I have had a very good talk with the Sakhalin Area Governor. It’s evident that the first person of the area is interested in development of sports and tourism in his region, he is on top of issues and achieves real changes for the better. No doubt, the Ministry will support Sakhalin Area.”