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Kremlin gets ready for SPIEF, but list of invited leaders not available yet

No decision had been made regarding the discussion’s moderator, Dmitry Peskov also noted

MOSCOW, May 17. /TASS/. The Kremlin is getting ready for the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, but the list of the invited heads of state is not available yet, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media on Tuesday.

"We are getting ready for the forum," he said.

Peskov answered in the negative, when asked if there was the understanding who of the foreign leaders would arrive for the event.

"I cannot say anything for the time being," he explained, adding that no decision had been made regarding the discussion’s moderator, either.

On Monday, Kazakhstan’s leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin that he was going to take part in the SPIEF. Also, his country’s delegation plans to visit the international industrial exhibition Innoprom-2022 in Yekaterinburg.

The 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum will be held on June 15-18. More than 500 Russian companies from more than 65 industries have confirmed participation.