Presidential envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Viktor Ishayev on Friday made a working visit to the island of Sakhalin, where he met with members of the Far Eastern Youth Forum «Islands». The first in the history of the Far East Youth educational platform runs on Sakhalin from 20 to 29 August. The participants became a thousand activists in age from 16 to 30 years old, who came from all regions of the Far East. For young people prepared an extensive educational and cultural program, meetings with politicians, businessmen and public figures. The Minister Plenipotentiary acquainted with the life of a youth camp and inquired about the cultural program. During the meeting, which was attended by almost all the participants in the forum, questions were asked. Most of the questions dealt with the problems of the Far Eastern activists in the field of education, health care, declining home prices, employment of young specialists. Reference: now reside in the district 1.5 million young people under the age of 30 years. The number of young people in the region in recent years has decreased by 17%. Many people leave. Far East love from Moscow seems easier. Here are the most reliable, durable frames that are «pulling» the region «, — said Viktor Ishayev. He stressed that in order to secure the youth in the region, it is necessary to develop a special youth welfare programs. You must create the conditions for people to live and work here. In the past century, the region was a buffer zone that protected the Russian from Asian neighbors. And today, it should not be a buffer, and the contact zone «, — said Viktor Ishayev. Primorets Ilya Litvinenko suggested ministers plenipotentiary to make a single event «The beginning of development of the Far East.» Do not remain indifferent to the young leaders and to the restoration of the Far Eastern regions affected by the floods. «Verse confirms that the Far East — is a special region. In the 9 regions of Russia in the Far Eastern Federal District in the spring floods start. This year, hit hard Yakutia, Primorye. Now the serious losses suffered Amur and Jewish Autonomous Region, Khabarovsk Territory. Affected 142 settlements were flooded more than 6 million homes, more than a thousand of them are not suitable for further accommodation. Losses were 70 thousand people, «- said Viktor Ishayev. According to him, the peak of the flood in Khabarovsk will be August 24-26 is expected to rise up to 740-780 cm of water «This is an unprecedented peak, but I believe that it is possible to resist. Of course, losses are inevitable, but it should be minimized. The water will go, but the problems remain. Element claimed in villages all: hay, harvest, wood construction. We aim to build up at least 1000 new homes. You can not go back to an old people\’s home flooded, «- said the minister-plenipotentiary. Viktor Ishayev believes that this problem can be solved in part within the state program of development of the Far East and the Baikal region.
Eugene Zhitnikova, RIA «VladNews»