On 11 April 1996, the Government of the Russian Federation approved the Federal Economic and Social Development Programme for the Far East and Transbaikalia. One of the programme's central tasks is to involve the Far East in the world economy by expanding its economic cooperation with...

In 1992, the Russian Government announced its intention to conduct a uniform policy. However, the issue of giving all federation members the same economic terms cannot prevail over the strategic task of providing state support for the Far Eastern region. The political decision taken by the...