Roscongress Foundation Signs Several Agreements with Development Institutions of Northern Russian Regions
The Roscongress Foundation signed a series of
agreements with development corporations of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), the
Republic of Karelia as well as the Arkhangelsk and Murmansk Regions at the
‘Arctic: Territory of Dialogue’ 5th International Arctic Form on 9
April.
The mutually beneficial cooperation between the
Roscongress Foundation and these regions aims to enhance the investment appeal
and export potential of the latter by promoting their promising investment,
export, and other business projects on the domestic and foreign markets. A list
of target projects will be compiled in the near future and updated at least
once a quarter. The Roscongress Foundation will conduct a preliminary
assessment of projects to determine whether to provide services raise funding
from Russian and international organizations.
In addition, the
Foundation and the regions will collaborate in seeking socially important
problems faced by the regions, improving their legal culture, and holding
mutual consultations, target forums, seminars, working meetings, and other
events.
“We are pleased that
the International Arctic Forum has launched a partnership with new partners.
The Roscongress Foundation is a non-financial development institution and
actively promotes the sustainable growth of the economic and social well-being
of Russia’s regions. I am confident that these joint efforts will allow the
regions to develop faster and provide a powerful impetus to the economy of
Russia’s Arctic zone”, Roscongress Foundation Chairman of the Board and CEO
Alexander Stuglev said during the signing ceremony.
On behalf of the regions, the documents were signed by
General Director of the Murmansk Region Development Corporation Anton Fedorov,
General Director of the Sakha Republic Development Corporation Afanasy Savvin,
General Director of the Arkhangelsk Region Regional Development Agency Maxim
Zaborsky, and acting General Director of the Republic of Karelia Development
Corporation Olga Volkova.