 Chairman of the Board of Directors of IC “SMOLENTSEV and Partners”, Ph.D., Academician of IIA, Konstantin Y. SMOLENTSEV and Anastasia Smolentseva, Partner have participated in the Canada-Russia Business Council /CRBC/ (Ottawa, Canada). Opening the Summit, Victor A. Zubkov, First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation has noted: «Perspectives of the investment cooperation between our countries will continue to be defined by new projects in the main segments of our interaction – mining, metallurgy and machinery, agriculture». V. Zubkov urged to strive for greater diversification of the bilateral trade relations, more active involvement of the two countries' regions in this process. As well, the First Deputy Minister has noted that necessary agreements and protocols have already been signed between the Russian regions and Canadian provinces. «Concerning Russia-Canada investment cooperation, we can confidently talk about growing opportunities for the realization of many joint projects in various spheres. Especially in those that are bound by economic and nature & climate similarities of our countries», – he said. From the Russian side, among participants in the Council were: H.E. Georgiy Mamedov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Canada; O. Betin, Head of the Tambov Oblast Administration; A. Krasnov, Executive Vice-President of the Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games “Sochi 2014”; A. Dzhordzhadze, Deputy CEO, “2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia”; A. Tikhonov, First Deputy Chairman of the Board Vnesheconombank; A. Varichev, General Director
Holding Company METALLOINVEST JSC; Y. Kotliarov, General Manager, Moscow Branch Office, SNC-Lavalin; A. Sitnikov, SKOLKOVO; M. Lachinov, “Russian Venture Company”; D. Akhanov, RUSNANO and other representatives of government authorities and business circles. Among participants from Canada were: His Excellency Joan Sloan, the Canadian Ambassador to the Russian Federation; The Honorable Edward Fast, Minister of International Trade; The Honorable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agricultural; Nathan Hunt, Chairman of the National Board CERBA; David Paterson, Vice-President of the RIM-Blackberry; Chris Erickson, Partner of the Pangaea Ventures Ltd.; Andrew Cranston, Managing Partner ïàðòí¸ð KPMG; David Aylen, Managing Partner of the Gowlings International Inc.; Isabelle Des Chenes, Vice-President of the Forest Products Association of Canada; Michael McAdoo, Vice-President of the Bombardier Inc. and other representatives of government authorities and business circles. The CRBC was created in 2005 by the Canada Eurasia Russia Business Association (CERBA) and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE). The CRBC is committed to building, strengthening and promoting long-term co-operation between business entities in Canada and Russia. The work of the CRBC is carried out by the active committees with the participation of Canadian and Russian industry leaders, each focusing on an individual sector of the bilateral trade and investment relationship.
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