SPIEF and "Know Eurasia" will sign a Memorandum of cooperation
The Foundation of the St. Petersburg international economic forum (SPIEF), and Association Know Eurasia " will be signed on Tuesday a Memorandum of cooperation.
Signatures under the document will be supplied by the head of the Board of the SPIEF Foundation Sergey Belyakov and the head of the Association, the head of the Board of Directors of Banca Intesa " Antonio Fallico. The ceremony will be held at the press center of MIA "Russia today" in 13. 00.
Association "Know Eurasia" is a non-profit organization founded in 2008 in the Italian city of Verona. The Association has set for itself the goal to develop and deepen cultural ties, social and economic relations between Italy and Russia and other countries of the Eurasian region in which Russia has historically played a large role.
for example, "Know Eurasia" is the organizer of the traditionally held in Verona Eurasian forum is an important international platform for discussion of the prospects for the development of Euro-Asian cooperation. Last year this business event attracted more than 700 participants - weighty authorities and business circles of Russia, Italy, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and China. The fourth Eurasian forum will be held on October 22-23, 2015.
The initiative of the St. Petersburg international economic forum belongs to the Federation Council and the Interparliamentary Assembly of the CIS countries. In may 1997, this idea was supported by the President of the Russian Federation. From the very beginning of Nevsky summit was conceived as " the Davos forum in the framework of the CIS ". The main purpose of the forum was the extensive discussion about the economic and geopolitical development of the countries of the Commonwealth. 1-th St. Petersburg international economic forum was held June 18-20, 1997 in the Tauride Palace. It was attended by about 1500 people.
Since 2005 the St. Petersburg forum is the superior format, with the assistance of the President of the Russian Federation, collecting more than five thousand authorized political and business circles, leading scientists, authorized the public and the media to debate the most important issues of Russian and world economy. In 2013 the number of participants exceeded 6 thousand.. In the forum each year participating Authorized more than 80 countries (2011: 96).