Taymyrskiy(Dolgano-Nenetskiy) Avt.Okrug, Russia News

Welcome to the Norilsk Nickel Full Year 2012 Financial Results Conference Call. For the duration of the call you'll be on listen-only and at the end of the call you'll have opportunity to ask question.

On March 23 a Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner in Ukraine was named the "Man of the Year-2012" for "an unprecedented contribution to international journalism and faithful service to the ideals of the profession." We would not question the professionalism of Vladimir Pozner - for many he really is an authority.

OAO GMK Norilsk Nickel appointed former De Beers chief Gareth Penny as chairman after the nickel company's biggest owners ended a four-year feud over governance.

The Northern Sea Route gradually becomes an important transport corridor: latest navigation season set a new record in the number of vessels.

Russian polar explorer Artur Chilingarov made his name in the Soviet Union with a daring rescue of an ice-bound ship, then won international fame for planting Russia's flag under the ice cap, angering governments with rival claims over the Arctic.