MANAMA: The two day forum and exhibition on “Trade and industrial dialogue Russia – Gulf Cooperation Council” opens on Sunday in Bahrain.
The purpose of the Forum is the expansion and diversification of trade and economic cooperation of Russia with the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
The event is organised by the Ministry of Trade and Industry for the Russian Federation and supported by the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Russian-Bahraini Business Council, and the Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB).
The Business Programme of this Forum-Exhibition includes the official meeting of the ministers responsible for industry and trade of Russia and the Gulf Countries: Kingdom of Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, State of Kuwait, State of Qatar; The main plenary session led by Denis Manturov, Russia’s Minister of Industry and Trade and Zayed Rashid Al-Zayani, Bahrain Minister of Industry and Commerce; working groups will conduct business-to-business meetings. The meetings will cover the banking; investments; development projects; innovations in shipbuilding; agricultural machinery; innovations in the medicine and cooperation and united projects in Oil and gas industry.
Russian business will be represented by the delegation of over 60 people including the business leaders of the biggest companies and banks such as Victor Zubkov, Chairman of Gazprom; Vladimir Dmitriev, Chairman of Vnesheconombank; Mikhail Pogosyan, CEO, United Aircraft Corporation; Oleg Sienko, CEO, UralVagonZavod; Kirill Dmitriev, CEO, Russian Direct Investment Fund.
Bahrain’s political and business elites will be represented by Dr. Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza, Minister of Energy, Kingdom of Bahrain; Kamal bin Ahmed, Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications and Acting Chief Executive of Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB); Mahmood Hashim Al Kooheji, CEO, Mumtalakat.