Eastern Economic Forum

"The Forum is an opportunity to strengthen international co-operation and ties with countries open to dialogue and attract new investment," Yury Trutnev said

Yury Trutnev noted that these agreements made it possible to increase the planned target for attracting investment to the Far East and the Arctic by 2030 to 12 trillion rubles ($131 bln)

As far as South Korea is concerned, there is "a certain geopolitical tension" now, which is why it is too early to speak about the launch of direct flights to the country, Nikita Kondratyev noted

According to Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov, the geography of supplies includes countries of the Global South such as India, China, Brazil, Mexico, African countries and a number of others

"A prudent adjustment of taxation mechanisms considering virtual environment is critical for Russian companies facing the strictest sanctions," Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov said

The export dynamics is affected by duties on Russian coal imposed by China, a drop in global prices, as well as coal producers’ supply and production costs that have risen in recent several years, Sergey Tsivilyov noted

In particular, demand for Russian coal will exceed 200 mln tons in the eastern direction by 2030, according to the ministry’s estimates

Russia managed to redirect more than 70 mln tons of coal from Europe to friendly countries thanks to pivot to Asia, Energy Minister Sergey Tsivilyov

"However, our main task is to be ready for any developments as the virus mutates and it will continue mutating," head of the service Anna Popova said in an interview with TASS on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum

According to Head of Russia’s Federal Agency for Fishery Ilya Shestakov, since the beginning of 2024, about 3.5 mln tons of fish and seafood have already been caught, which is 8% lower than the figure for the same period last year