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MMSD held 20 meetings in Moscow and in Astana and Almaty, Kazakhstan,
in March-April 2001. These were attended by representatives from a broad
range of stakeholder groups operating in the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan,
and Kyrgyzstan: industry, local and national government, NGOs and other
civil society organizations, and academic institutes.
In a second trip to the region, MMSD staff visited Moscow, the Republic
of Khakassia, and Kyrgyzstan, where they held a further series of meetings.
A considerable number of issues were raised, including the diversity of
regional priorities in the vast territory covered by the former Soviet
Union; privatisation, foreign investment, and the distribution of rents;
strengthening infrastructure; mine closure and abandoned mines; small-scale
mining; environmental protection and preservation; and legacy issues.
Based on the findings of these meetings, MMSD commissioned three baseline
studies - on the Russian Federation, the Republic of Khakassia, and Kyrgyzstan
- drawing on existing research and on stakeholder consultation and review.
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