II Russian-Indian Forum on Trade and Investments

within the framework of the Year of Russia in India, February, 12-13th, 2008, Delhi

The First Russian-Indian Forum on Trade and Investments, that took place in February 2007, revealed the growing interest of Russian companies to the Indian market, especially to its electric power engineering, metallurgy, car and aircraft building, transfer of high tech and developing infrastructure.

Taking into account that the year of 2008 has been proclaimed the Year of Russia in India, it's been decided to hold II Russian-Indian Forum on Trade and Investments. Its organizers are Ministry for Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation and Ministry for Economic Development of India with the support from media holding Expert.

The main stress in the Forum agenda is laid on discussing new joint projects prospects and conditions for increasing effectiveness of the already existing ties between companies and regions of the two countries. Special attention will be paid to developing partnership in such spheres as power engineering and energy resources, transport and infrastructure, high tech and technical military cooperation and also issues of strengthening international partnership by small and medium-size business representatives.

Prime Minister of the Russian Federation V. A. Zubkov and Prime Minister of India M. Singh will speak at the opening of the Forum. The Forum will host about 500 delegates from Russia and India. The reports will be made by members of the governments of the two countries, heads of large national corporations, business associations, regional administrations and also by highly reputed independent experts.

For more information see the site of the Forum >>