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Russia â€˜Hopesâ€™ for More Asia Participants in St. Petersburg Forum

25 April 2012 21:12 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. Russia would like to see more participants from Asia in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2012, an Economic Development Ministry official said on Wednesday, APA reports quoting Ria Novosti.

â€œIn recent years weâ€™ve been seeing more interest in the forum on the part of Asian countries and we would like to preserve this trend,â€ Sergei Belyakov, head of the ministryâ€™s investment policy department, said.

â€œWe would like to see more guests from Asia at the forum.â€

â€œInvestors often do not see the opportunities that Russia offers. That is not their fault but ours,â€ he said.

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will be held on June 21-23, 2012. Vladimir Putin is expected to give a speech.