Moscow Times 29 August 2012
The government expects the upcoming forum of Asia-Pacific businesspeople and country leaders in Vladivostok to help attract investment to Russia and remove suspicions about the country’s efforts to invest abroad, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said Tuesday.
“The main result will be how much investment Russia will receive after the meeting and how the other economies will be ready to accept Russian investment,” he said at a news conference.
An Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum will take place in Russia for the first time in its history next week, with a keynote speech by President Vladimir Putin on Sept. 7.
The other country leaders and senior officials who are expected to take part in the annual event include Chinese President Hu Jintao, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Mexican President Felipe Calderon, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera, Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and New Zealand Prime Minister John Key.