“Throughout its history, the Northern Forum, an international organization of the northern regions, under the auspices of which the forum is held, has made a huge contribution to the development of cooperation between the Arctic and northern regions. Now we have to solve new tasks and meet new challenges "

“The development of the circumpolar territories is our common task related to the development of the Arctic, the preservation of its unique nature and cultural traditions of the people living here. Our partners from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea are also showing interest in the development of the Arctic territories. In this regard, it is especially gratifying that the first forum is being held in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), which, due to its unique geographical position, can become a bridge connecting the Arctic region and the countries of Asia "

“Dear participants of the Northern Sustainable Development Forum!
I welcome you to the hospitable northern region of Russia - the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). These days, the capital of the republic, the city of Yakutsk, receives representatives of many Arctic regions of the Russian Federation and foreign countries, scientists and world-class experts in order to comprehensively and in detail discuss all aspects of sustainable development of the Arctic.

The preservation and development of the Arctic is largely due to its fragile ecology, global climate change on the planet. The Arctic question in terms of its scale and significance goes beyond the circumpolar world. Today, more and more foreign countries that are geographically located far from the North are showing state interest in the Arctic.

We are glad to welcome new participants of the forum - representatives of the countries of North-East Asia. By its territorial location Yakutia unites two macro-regions - the Arctic and Asia. We accept this unique geopolitical role with full responsibility and a conscious understanding of the scale of the work ahead.

I am confident that the Northern Sustainable Development Forum in Yakutsk will become a platform for developing concrete measures to address global problems related to the development of the Arctic.

Dear friends, I wish you effective work to achieve a common goal! "

“For Russia, the country with the largest Arctic zone, the Arctic is not only 10% of GDP and more than 20% of exports. These are the people who live here, and the unique, but very fragile ecosystem, which must be treated with care "

“I hope that holding this Forum on an annual basis will contribute to the expansion of knowledge about the practical region, the implementation of practically significant joint projects, and will also contribute to common efforts to ensure the sustainable development of the Far North, the formation of a positive Arctic agenda and further disclosure of the large-scale potential of the Arctic territories "