In the working group on the unification of the Arkhangelsk region and Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO), it was proposed to include a new single entity is also the Republic of Komi. On Tuesday, may 19, RIA Novosti reported.
The Chairman of the working group from NAO Matvey Chuprov explained the proposal for the takeover of the United Republic of region that “they are connected historically, geographically and infrastructurally”.
“to start with create a large economic zone that will allow to implement large-scale projects and to bring together the regions ‘common interests”, — he explained.
May 13, head of the Arkhangelsk region and Nenets Autonomous district was signed in Naryan-Mar, a Memorandum of intention to merge regions. The CEC of Russia said that in accordance with the legislation necessary to hold a referendum. Later it became known that the vote could take place in September this year.
