[OZ-CONTEST] Malyj Vysotskij - R1MV .. - to be deleted 16.2.2012

[Jan Thøgersen]

> 
> Hi!
> 
> On December 17th I wrote on the GDXF-list the message (under) on the history and coming 
> deletion of Malyj Vysotskij, R1MV. etc. 
> 
> The day of deletion has now been confirmed: Finnish and Russian 
> ambassadors met today, January 17th and exchanged the documents signed 
> by the presidents of both countries. The new agreement of the lease of 
> Saimaa Channel will be in force one month from today - February 17th.
> As the new agreement does not include Malyj Vysotskij (R1MV ...), the 
> island will be deleted from the DXCC-list the day before, February 16th 2012.
> 
> This is, of course, subject to the decision of ARRL DXCC Committee.
> 
> It's unlikely that any DX pedition will come on from the island before 
> the deletion, although our Russian friends would have a possibility to 
> do it.
> 
> 73
> 
> Jari, OH2BU
> 4J1FS 1991, 1992, OH2BU/MVI 1995, R1MVI 1995 etc.
> 
> 
> HI!
> 
> In my short message on the QSL's for R1MVI I mentioned the deletion of
> Malyj Vysotskij, R1MV* probably as soon as in February 2012. Franz,
> DJ9ZB, asked for details so let me write a few words about it.
> 
> Finland built and rented in early 1960's a 43 kilometer long channel,
> called "Saimaa channel", from southeast Finland through Russian soil to
> Wyborg and Baltic Sea. Also the island of Malyj Vysotskij (in Finnish
> Ravansaari) was rented to Finland as a harbour and docking place.
> Because MVI lies in the middle of Russia, it became a new DXCC country
> in 1988.
> 
> The original agreement of the lease of Saimaa Channel and MVI was made
> for 50 years and was to end 2013. Negotiations of the new agreement
> started already some five years ago. Finland did not want to rent MVI
> any more from Russia and Russia was not very interested to rent it to
> Finland any more, because a large Russian military naval port lies only
> 200 meters from MVI. The new agreement did not include MVI anymore and
> when it comes officially valid. MVI will be deleted from DXCC list.
> 
> The new agreement was made in early 2010. The Finnish Parliament and the
> President of Finland ratified (= agreed it to be valid agreement) it in
> November/December 2010. The Russian Parliament (Duma) and President
> Medvedev ratified the agreement in early November 2011, a year later.
> 
> Now, the diplomatic things are very complicated to make the new
> agreement to be finally valid. Finland and Russia will have first to
> agree on a day, when the diplomats give the signed documents to each
> other. Finland will give to Russia an agreement, which is signed by our
> President Halonen and Russia will give Finland an agreement, which is
> signed by their President Medvedev. The new agreement will be in force
> one month after the exchange of documents.
> 
> Finland proposed the exchange to be December 1st, 2011, but that was not
> good for Russia. For some reason they have no hurry with the final
> agreement.
> Russia have now proposed that the exchange of documents should be at the
> end of January. If that happends, Malyj Vysotskij (MVI) will be deleted
> at the end of February 2012.
> 
> This is not a "official" note but a information on what is going on.
> 
> A last operation from MVI?
> No Finnish people have been allowed to go to MVI since last June. Only
> Russians can go to the island today.
> 
> Finnish Amateur Radio League SRAL, Russian SRR and ARRL have made an
> agreement that a DX-pedition from MVI must have both Finnish and Russian
> operators. Because no Finns are allowed to the island, it's probably not
> possible to make any operations to MVI any more. Otherwise, Russia now
> being in CEPT, it would be much easier than before.
> 
> 73
> 
> Jari, OH2BU
> 4J1FS 1991, 1992, OH2BU/MVI 1995, R1MVI 1995 etc.
> 
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