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Reykjavik, October 26-29, 1999
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The official visit of the Head of the Government of the Republic of Karelia Sergey Katanandov to Iceland, was held by the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland Hallidor Ausgriemson. In the course of the visit the final Memorandum determining the perspectives of further cooperation was signed. The priorities in joint projects between the Republic of Karelia and Iceland
will be the following areas: fishing and fish breeding, crediting, repairing and remodeling of fishing boats,
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Petrozavodsk, 5-7 September 1999
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Valentina Matvienko considered Karelia is "a successfully working region".
The Working Visit of the Deputy of the Head of the Government RF Valentina Matvienko to the Republic of Karelia
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Petrozavodsk, 9-10 August 1999
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The Protocol of Intentions with Federal Forest Economy Service of Russia is Signed
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Petrozavodsk, 27 July 1999
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Vladimir Starostenko's Visit to the Republic of Karelia |
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Karelia, Valaam, 10-11 July 1999
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"We believe that the former beauty of the Valaam monastery might be revived by the joint efforts of the power bodies of Russian Federation and Russian Orthodox Church,"- Sergey Katanandov.
The island of Valaam was visited by the Holiest Patriarch of Moscow and All-Russia Alexii II
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Petrozavodsk, Sortavala 26-28 June 1999
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"We are sure that our cooperation work will be successful and fruitful," – marked the leaders of the two republics in the course of the ceremony of signing
the agreement between the Republic of Karelia and the Republic of Byelorus
Visit of the delegation of the Republic of
Byelorus led by the 1st Substitute of the Prime-minister of the republic Vasiliy Dolgolev
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Petrozavodsk, Kondopoga, Sortavala 24-26 June 1999
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"We are sure that we have made the right choice making business contacts with
Karelia," – the President of the Republic of Adigea Aslan Jarimov
Visit of the Delegation of the Republic
of Adigea to Karelia
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Petrozavodsk, Segezha, Kondopoga 22-23 June 1999
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Visit of the 1st vice-prime minister of Russian Federation Nickolai Aksenenko to Karelia
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Petrozavodsk, 1-3 June 1999
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The visits of the General Consulate of Finland in St.Petersburg delegation and the Governor of the Finnish Oulu province
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Maikop, 28 May 1999
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The Agreement with the Republic of Adigea is signed
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Petrozavodsk, 19-20 April 1999
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Province Vesterbotten Delegation Visit (Sweden)
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Moscow,
6-7 April 1999
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The Days of Karelia in Moscow
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St.Petersburg,
22nd of February, 1999
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February 22, 1999 in St.Petersburg the agreement about cooperation in economic,
research, technical, cultural and social areas was signed between
St.Petersburg Administration and the Government of the Republic of Karelia.
The cooperation will be accomplished on an equal footing.
The development of industrial enterprizes, agricultural complex, other branches of
industry, common use of existing industrial facilities, establishment of enterprizes
based on high technologies are being planned. Enterprizes, institutions and organisations
located on the territory of St.Petersburg and Karelia despite of their subordination,
or kinds of property, administative districts, associations "North-West" will participate as equal partners.
The parties accepted the Program of collaboration in economics, trade, reseach,
education, health care, law, culture and tuorism development.
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Karelia, Petrozavodsk,
January 28-29,1999
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"Finland is our good neighbour, the main trade partner"
- S. Katanandov.
Ope Norrback was pleased to mark that the negotiations
with Karelian leaders were constructive, open, specific.
He highly estimated the efforts of the Government RK to
find the way out of economic crisis.
A visit of the delegation to Petrozavodsk headed by the Minister of European Affairs and Foreign Trade Ope Norrback.
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