Sands: the vacuum created by the absence of a number of organizations in the U.S. in the SPIEF will be filled
Investment activity abhors vacuum - If someone leaves, the vacuum is filled with the reverse side, explained the President's press Secretary Dmitry Peskov failure of several major American corporations to attend economic forum in St. Petersburg.
The St. Petersburg international economic forum, which is the key Russian ground for the discussion about the state and prospects of domestic and world economy, will be held on 22-24 of may. Yesterday the printed edition of the new York times wrote that the aides of President Barack Hussein Obama convince managers of American corporations to refuse participation in the SPIEF because of the policy of the Russian Federation in Ukraine. Deputy Minister of economic development of the Russian Federation Sergey Belyakov confirmed that the refusal to come to St. Petersburg told about 15% of organizations registered for participation in the forum.
" Naturally, Russia will be doing all this in order to once again confirm investment reliability and attractiveness of Russia. Well, the whole Investment activity abhors a vacuum. If someone from somewhere leaves and a vacuum is created, immediately filled with the opposite side, " Peskov said the radio station.
first, the President's spokesman said Last news that in the truth, " as far as we know, most organizations in the USA was faced with a direct unprecedented pressure from such oppression: they make the decision to go or not to go to the forum, but not on their own ". Sands drew attention that the Russian Federation refers to this with understanding. At the same time, he specified that organizations from Europe, the Middle East have plans to participate in the forum.
Peskov also said that the Program of the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the cooperation in this regard " is not adjusted, the training goes on, as it was planned ".
Putin's program at the forum traditionally not limited to participation in the process of the plenary meeting. On fields of the SPIEF the President meets with the business community, holds separate meetings with the heads energy organizations, participates in the round tables, on the sidelines of talks with heads of organizations.