A meeting between tourism industry representatives and officials from Murmansk and Harbin, China, took place via videoconference at the Regional Control Center (5 Sofya Perovskoy Street). The dialogue was part of the Action Plan for Developing Cooperation between the Municipal Formation Hero City of Murmansk and the City of Harbin (People's Republic of China) for 2026.

From the Russian side, the online meeting was attended by Marta Govor, Minister of Tourism and Entrepreneurship of the Murmansk Region; Andrey Kostin, Deputy Mayor of Murmansk; and the heads of companies providing tourism services in the Kola Arctic.

Murmansk's Chinese sister city was represented by Ba Zhenjun, Head of the Propaganda, Promotion, Exchange, and Cooperation Department of the Harbin City Department of Culture, Broadcasting, and Tourism, Feng Chao, Head of the Harbin Association of Cultural Exchange with Russia, and their fellow tour operators.

In his opening remarks, Andrei Kostin noted Murmansk's high popularity as a tourist destination among Chinese citizens.

The parties exchanged presentations of tourist attractions in the Murmansk region and Harbin, as well as services offered by tour operators in the two cities.

The online meeting was an important step toward strengthening Murmansk's international and inter-municipal ties, especially symbolic in the lead-up to the hero city's 110th anniversary.