XI Session of Russian-Arab Business Council and III International Exhibition ‘Arabia-EXPO’ Take Place at LenExpo, St. Petersburg

The Eleventh Session of the Russian-Arab Business Council and the Third International Exhibition ‘Arabia-EXPO 2013’ took place on May 30^th – June 1^st, 2013 at the exhibition center ‘LenExpo’ in St. Petersburg, Russia. Delegations from the majority of Arab countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Algeria, Jordan, Palestine, Oman, Egypt, Sudan, Mauritania and Bahrain, took part in the event. Within the framework of the Exhibition the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Iraq, Morocco, Algeria, Palestine, Sudan and Mauritania arranged their national exhibition stands to present their countries.

Director of the Russian-Arab Business Council Ms. Gvilava; President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation Mr. Katyrin

As a part of the Business Program of the event the following Forums and based on business interests Round Tables alongside with the Sessions of the Arab countries Bilateral Business Councils were held:

• Forum: Tourism as One of the Main Areas of the Russian-Arab Cooperation. Business Tourism;
• Russian-Emirati Business Forum;
• Session of the Russian-Jordanian Business Council;
• Session of the Russian-Sudanese Business Council;
• Presentation by Neutron Technologies, LLC;
• Forum: Infrastructure Development, Construction, Project Engineering, Real Estate Development, Construction Materials and Transportation;
• Presentation by JSC ‘Gazprom Neft’;
• Forum: Russia is a Perspective Market for Arab Agricultural Products, and the Arab World is a Promising Market for Russian Grain, Food, Technologies, Engineering and Fertilizers. Halal Food;
• Forum: Cooperation in the Area of Energy Sector, Oil and Gas, Mineral Resources Industries and Related Specialized Services (under the aegis  of the official sponsor Joint Stock Oil Company ‘Bashneft’);
• Session of the Russian-Omani Business Council;
• Session of the Russian-Iraqi Business Council (under the aegis  of the official sponsor Joint Stock Oil Company ‘Bashneft’);
• Joint Session of the Russian-Mauritanian Working Team on Business Cooperation;
• Session of the Russian-Moroccan Business Council;
• Forum: High Technologies and Innovation in a Wide Range of Areas;
• Business Dialogue: ‘Russia-Algeria’.
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  Discussion of the Russian-Jordanian Business Council Activities during the XI Session of the Russian-Arab Business Council: Deputy Chairman, Director of the Russian-Jordanian Business Council Mr. Kononenko; Chairman of the Russian-Jordanian Business Council Mr. Novitsky

The official closing ceremony of the Third International Exhibition ‘Arabia-EXPO 2013’ took place on June 1^st of the present year. In the course of it the participants were presented with the commemorative certificates and thank-you notes.

The Third International Exhibition «Arabia-EXPO 2013»