MURMANSK. April 6 (Interfax) - Russia will conduct major interagency exercises in the Arctic once every two years, Emergency Situations Minister Alexander Kurenkov said.
"We have decided that such exercises will be conducted once every two years," Kurenkov said on Thursday.
"The exercises will be made more complex each time," he said.
The Safe Arctic 2023 major interagency exercise is currently taking place in the Arctic, on April 6-7, at Kurenkov's initiative and on Russian President Vladimir Putin's instructions. Twenty one federal executive bodies, two state corporations, and 11 other organizations are taking part in the drills, along with nearly 40 representatives from 13 countries.