The Roscongress Foundation and U.S.–Russian Business Council (USRBC) held an agreement signing ceremony at Russian Investment Forum on February 28. The ceremony was attended by Roscongress Foundation CEO Alexander Stuglev and USRBC President and CEO Daniel Russell.

The agreement focuses on cooperation between the parties in establishing effective communication between expert communities as well as business and political circles of the Russian Federation and United States.

The document also envisages consulting, information and expert support for pertinent issues on the economic and social agenda and the organization of joint congress and exhibition events with an economic and social focus of both a multilateral and bilateral nature, in particular forums, conferences, roundtables, business meetings, fairs, presentations as well as information cooperation and promotional campaigns.

“We intend to cooperate on developing effective communications between the Russian and American expert and business communities. The agreements we have reached will also help ensure more active participation by US business community representatives in key events organized by the Roscongress Foundation: the Russian Investment Forum, the International Arctic Forum, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and the Eastern Economic Forum”, Roscongress Foundation Director Alexander Stuglev noted.

“The US–Russian Business Council is thrilled about the signing of the cooperation agreement with the Roscongress Foundation. This document is another step in our joint work to strengthen ties between Russian and US business circles”, Daniel Russell commented.