Foreign Relations
The Department of Foreign Economic Relations, International and Interregional Cooperation of the Governor’s Administration is a subdivision of the Administration of the Vologda Region Governor. The Department develops and maintains foreign relations for the Vologda Oblast fostering partnerships that increase global visibility, cultural understanding and economic growth.
Within its competence, the Department performs the following functions:
- protocol maintenance of events with participation of the Vologda Region Governor in accordance with standard rules of the national, diplomatic and business protocol, maintenance of etiquette and procedure in organising meetings, receptions and visits with the Governor's participation;
- controlling, directing, organizing and management of activities of the Vologda Region Government and executive bodies of the Vologda Region with respect to events and meetings with the Governor’s participation;
- implementation of the mutual international, science and cultural relations of the Vologda Region with abroad countries and cities;
- conducting organizational work with foreign delegation arriving to the Vologda Region and organizing official visits of Vologda's delegation abroad;
- organization and coordination of activities aiming to establish and develop sisters connections and friendship;
- assistance to enterprises and companies of the Vologda Region aiming to participate in international exhibitions, fairs, presentations and any other activities;
- preparation of agreements, contracts, memorandums, minutes of deliberations about inter-regional and international relations;
- translation of international correspondence for the Vologda Oblast Government.
Postal address: 2, Gertsen Street, 160000, Vologda, Russia
E-mail: pr_dvms@pvo.gov35.ru
Phone: (8172) 23-02-61 (extension number 5132)
News
The leading annual trade fair for the food & beverage industry SIAL CHINA 2025 is taking place in Shanghai. Every year, it brings together manufacturers from all over the world who strive to promote their products in the Asian market.
The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation has published an updated list of 514 tourism organizations authorized to send and receive Russian and Chinese tourist groups under a visa-free agreement in 2025-2026.
The relevant agreements were signed at the International Economic Forum "Russia - the Islamic World: KazanForum".
Three shipments of technical fat with a total weight of 92 tons were sent from the Vologda Region to Poland.
In the first four months of this year, timber exports from the Vologda Region increased by 8%.
Under the contracts signed, the “Vologda Ice-Cream”, Vologda-based ice cream manufacturer, exported 25.5 tons of ice cream to Israel, Nigeria and Senegal.
The Office of the Rosselkhoznadzor for the Vologda Region controlled the shipment of birch chaga to Vietnam (15,7 tons). All products passed quarantine phytosanitary control and comply with international quarantine phytosanitary requirements of the importing country.
7.7 tons of Vologda ice cream were exported to China and 7.2 tons to Mongolia.
The Northern Railway has started exporting carbon black from Vologda by container trains.
The Northern Railway has started exporting carbon black from Vologda by container trains. This is an alternative route. Previously, cargo was delivered to the ports of St. Petersburg by road.
Vologda's manufacturers held talks with representatives of foreign businesses at the International Exhibition of Construction, Building Materials and Technologies in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Since the beginning of 2025, 18 batches of birch veneer have been exported from the Vologda Region to Indonesia.
Since the beginning of the year, 10.7 thousand cubic meters of hardwood and softwood harvested by Vologda's enterprises have been sent to Uzbekistan. This is 2.5 times more than in the same period last year (3.7 thousand cubic meters).
The Vologda Region Governor took part in the 44th Meeting of the Council of Heads of Subjects of the Russian Federation under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia.
Under the contracts signed, Vologda-based ice cream manufacturer exported 8,000 tons of its ice-cream notable for natural taste free from vegetable fats to Senegal.
The parties discussed promising opportunities for expanding bilateral cooperation and export ties. A preliminary agreement was reached on the development of a pilot roadmap for companies in the Vologda Region engaged in the export of fertilizers, timber industry and food industry enterprises.
In 2025, India became the third country after Thailand and Jordan that began to import black caviar from the Vologda Region.
Black caviar is one of the most expensive food products in the world. The Vologda Region produces black caviar at the only enterprise, Diana, which is a part of the Russian Caviar House group of companies.
Vologda's timber exports to Uzbekistan have amounted to 8.6 thousand cubic meters since the beginning of this year.
Vologda Region Governor shared the results of the meeting with representatives of the Financial and Business Association of Eurasian Cooperation. The delegation that arrived in the Vologda Region is headed by Li Shuobing, President of the Association.
A working meeting between Georgy Filimonov, Governor of the Vologda Region, and Yevgeny Ivanov, State Secretary and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia took place in Moscow.
Yuri Lilein, Head of the Vologda Region Representative Office in St. Petersburg met with Nodirbek Jalilov, General Director of the International Transport and Logistics Hub Termez Cargo Centre. They discussed issues of exporting food products from the Vologda Region to the Republic of Uzbekistan.
83 batches of glued plywood produced in the Vologda Region have been exported since the beginning of the year.
On March 24, three shipments of Vologda's ice cream were sent to Israel, Nigeria and Senegal.
A delegation from the People's Republic of China got acquainted with the tourist potential of the Vologda Region on March 15 - 17.
In March, 2025, 914 cubic meters of timber and sawn timber were sent from Vologda Region to India.
On March 19, head of the Representative Office and Plenipotentiary Representative of the Vologda Region Governor in St.Petersburg Yuri Lilein held a working meeting with Consul General of the People's Republic of China in St. Petersburg Mr. Luo Zhanhui.
The Vologda Region Representative Office in St. Petersburg hosted a meeting between head of the representative office, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Vologda Region Governor Yuri Lilein and Deputy Chairman of the Russia-China Friendship Association in St. Petersburg Olga Migunova.
Vologda Region Governor Georgy Filimonov briefed on the results of the work of the delegation from the People's Republic of China that got acquainted with the tourist potential of the Vologda Region on March 15 – 17.
Vologda Region Governor Georgy Filimonov announced the visit of a delegation from the People's Republic of China.
Head of the Vologda Region Representative Office in St. Petersburg, Plenipotentiary representative of the Vologda Region Governor and the local government Yuri Lilein held a working meeting with Consul General of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdurakhmon Makhmudov.
On March 6, a large-scale presentation of the Vologda Region was held at the Cultural Center of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Vologda Region Governor Georgy Filimonov attended the event.
The International Woodworking Industry Exhibition IndiaWood 2025 has started in Delhi. It has brought together more than 300 companies from 30 countries.
Vologda Region Governor Georgy Filimonov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation Alexander Rogozhnik discussed the organization of the official visit of the delegation from the Vologda Region to Belarus.
4,3 kg of sturgeon caviar were sent from Vologda Region to Thailand.
On February 26, Mr. Jean-Christophe Thiabaud, Consul General of France in St. Petersburg, made a visit to the Kirillo-Belozersky Museum-Reserve and the Museum of Dionisy's Frescoes (Vologda Region).
More than two thousand spectators gathered at the Vologda Sports Palace for the opening ceremony of the International Wushu Tournament between the national teams of Russia and China, and the Martial Arts Festival with the participation of Russian and Chinese athletes. Vologda Region Governor Georgy Filimonov welcomed the guests and addressed the participants of the tournament.
Vologda Region Governor Georgy Filimonov and Plenipotentiary Minister of the Chinese Embassy in Russia Zhang Wei took part in the opening ceremony of the regional branch of the Society of Russian-Chinese Friendship. The event was held with the support of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its head Sergey Lavrov.
Vologda Region Governor Georgy Filimonov and Plenipotentiary Minister of the Chinese Embassy in Russia Zhang Wei discussed guidelines for economic cooperation between the Vologda Region and China. The meeting took place within the framework of the opening of the Vologda branch of the Society of Russian-Chinese Friendship.
The grand opening of the International Wushu Tournament between the national teams of Russia and China, as well as the Martial Arts Festival with the participation of Russian and Chinese athletes will be held at the Vologda Sports Palace.
Vologda’s companies develop partnership ties within the framework of the national project "International Cooperation and Export" initiated by RF President Vladimir Putin.
A regional branch of the Society of Russian-Chinese Friendship will appear in the Vologda Region. Its opening is scheduled for February 19 at Cherepovets State University.
The Chinese delegation led by Mr. Sha Ping, President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Suzhou High-Tech Zone (Jiangsu Province) got acquainted with the industrial potential of the Vologda Region from January 16 to 21.
The Chinese delegation led by Mr. Sha Ping, President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Suzhou High-Tech Zone (Jiangsu Province) got acquainted with the industrial potential of the Vologda Region from January 16 to 21.
Last weekend, the Vologda Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a meeting between representatives of the Vologda business community and the Chinese business mission.
Under the contracts signed, the “Vologda Ice Cream”, a Vologda-based ice cream manufacturer, exports its ice cream notable for natural taste free from vegetable fats and diversity of flavors to Senegal.
The export contract between the Vologda Ice Cream Company and Kubing Import&Export Trading Co., Ltd was signed within the framework of the Vologda Region Days in China.
According to the preliminary results of 2024, 1 million 276 thousand cubic meters of timber harvested by Vologda's enterprises were exported to foreign countries.
During a meeting with members of Vologda Region Government, Georgy Filimonov assessed the results and prospects for development of international cooperation.
Just before New Year’s and Christmas holidays Russian Ded Moroz lit up the first New Year’s tree on his birthday, on November 18, and set off for his pre-New Year.
In the run-up to the New Year, Ded Moroz is travelling across foreign countries. He started his pre-New Year journey on December 6.
5,658 tons of technical fat from the Vologda Region have been exported to Poland, Lithuania and China since the beginning of 2024. This is 10% more than in the same period of 2023 (5,141 tons).
The relationship between Russia and China is playing the role of a major guarantor of stability in the international arena, Russian President Vladimir Putin said during the annual "Direct Line" Q&A session combined with his end-of-year press conference held on December 19.
In the run-up to the New Year, Ded Moroz is travelling across foreign countries. He started his pre-New Year journey on December 6.
Ded Moroz visited Austria as part of his New Year's trip to the CIS-states and foreign countries.
Ded Moroz, the New Year's chief magician, set out on his traditional tour of Russia and foreign countries after his birthday on November 18. He lives in his wooden palace in the pine forests at Votchina 15 km off the town of Veliky Ustyug (Vologda Region, Russia).
Ded Moroz from Veliky Ustyug visited Berlin as part of his New Year's trip to the countries of the CIS-states and foreign countries.
Russian Ded Moroz set off for his pre-New Year journey on December 6th. He already visited festive events in China, Italy and France. Now he arrived in Brussels, Belgium.
Ded Moroz set out on his traditional tour of Russia and foreign countries in the run-up to the New Year after his birthday on November 18. He also visited festive events in China and Italy.
In the run-up to the New Year, Ded Moroz, Russia’s equivalent of Santa Claus is travelling across foreign countries. He started his pre-New Year journey on December 6.
Vologda’s companies develop partnership ties within the framework of the national project "International Cooperation and Export" initiated by RF President Vladimir Putin.
Under the contracts signed, the “Vologda Ice-Cream”, Vologda-based ice cream manufacturer, exported 19 tons of its ice-cream to Senegal and Mongolia. 11.3 tons of ice cream were delivered to Mongolia and 7.8 tons - to Senegal.
Vologda Region Governor Georgy Filimonov held a working meeting with Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in St. Petersburg Nikolai Rogozhnik.
The Days of the Vologda Region in the People's Republic of China took place on November 18-22.
Trade, economic, tourism and cultural potential of the Vologda Region was presented in the People's Republic of China for the first time ever. The event was held with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Embassy of the Russian Federation in China.
The agreements were signed within the framework of the Days of the Vologda Region in China.
Representatives of the Vologda Region Government and business circles of the region made presentations as part of the Days of the Vologda Region in China.
In April 2024, a Memorandum on friendly relations and cooperation was signed between the Government of the Vologda Region and the People's Government of Shaanxi Province. On a return visit, a delegation from the region, consisting of members of the Vologda Region Government and representatives of 18 leading companies, arrived in Xi'an.
Governor of the Vologda Region Georgy Filimonov took part in the signing of agreements between business representatives of the Vologda Region and the People's Republic of China during the Days of the Vologda Region in China.
Representatives of the Vologda Region Government delegation made presentations at the plenary session of the forum "Days of the Vologda Oblast in China".
"The Vologda Oblast is a region of opportunities for business, tourism and industrial growth. The region is the first in Europe in the production of phosphorus fertilizers, and every fourth wooden house in the country comes from Vologda’s factories," said Georgy Filimonov, Governor of the Vologda Region. The annual volume of industrial production is more than $15 billion.
Vologda Region Governor Gergy Filimonov told the guests of the Days of the Vologda Region in China about the development of science and education in the region.
As part of the Days of the Vologda Region in Beijing, China, Governor of the Vologda Region Georgy Filimonov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to China Igor Morgulov, and Trade Representative of the Russian Federation to China Alexey Dakhnovsky.
Trade, economic, tourism and cultural potential of the Vologda Region will be presented on November 18-22 in the People's Republic of China. The event will be held with the support of the Russian Embassy in Beijing.
Trade, economic, tourism and cultural potential of the Vologda Region will be presented on November 18-22 in the People's Republic of China. The event will be held with the support of the Russian Embassy in Beijing.
Trade, economic, tourism and cultural potential of the Vologda Region will be presented at various venues of the People's Republic of China. The event will be held with the support of the Russian Embassy in Beijing.
The foreign guests from Pakistan and Syrian Arab Republic visited the Russian Hunting festival held on the territory of the Museum of Architecture and Ethnography Semyonkovo on September 21.
Traditionally a flax growing area, the Vologda Region's main light industry is flax fabrics.
Representatives of Chinese companies arrived in Vologda Region. The delegation includes representatives of Jiangsu Province, an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology and tourism.
The investment potential of the Vologda Region was in the highlight of the discussion between business representatives of Jiangsu Province of the People's Republic of China and Mayor of Cherepovets Vadim Germanov. The Chinese delegation was led by the head of the Trade and Economic Representative Office of Jiangsu in Russia and the CIS.
Jiangsu is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology and tourism.
Last year Israel appointed new consul general for St. Petersburg- Ran Gidor.
In May almost a million pieces of popsicles and other types of ice cream from the Vologda Region were exported to Asian and African countries - Israel, Mongolia, Senegal and Uzbekistan.
International agricultural fair Belagro is considered to be the biggest and the most prominent event in Belarus. It offers the visitors a comprehensive overview of the latest developments and innovations in agricultural sector of both local and foreign producers.
A meeting of the Interparliamentary Commission of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation and the Council of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus on Interregional Cooperation was held on May 23.
The International Martial Arts Festival was timed to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Cherepovets Martial Arts Center and the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Russia. China and Russia are two countries with a long history and culture, and the friendly relations between the two countries have a long history.
Acting Governor of the Vologda Region Georgy Filimonov met with Zhao Gang, Governor of Shaanxi, an inland province in Northwestern China.
The main magician of the country returned to his hometown in Veliky Ustyug after a New Year's tour of foreign countries. He visited Italy, France, Armenia and the Republic of Belarus.
A delegation of the Consulate General of the Republic of India in St. Petersburg led by Kalrav Mishra, Consul for Commercial Affairs has arrived in Vologda.
The International RUSSIA EXPO is getting ready to celebrate the New Year together with the whole country.
The Russia International Exhibition and Forum opened in Moscow on November 4, 2023. The regions of the Russian Federation, federal executive bodies, nonprofit organisations, state corporations, and foreign representatives take part in it.
Vologda Region Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov and Deputy Prime Minister of Belarus Leonid Zayats discussed guidelines of further cooperation between our region and the Republic of Belarus. The working meeting, which was attended by representatives of the Vologda Region and the Belarus' Government, was held as part of the visit of Vologda’s delegation to Minsk.
The prospects for the development of cooperation between the Vologda Region and the Republic of Belarus were discussed in Minsk at a working meeting of President of the Republic Alexander Lukashenko and Governor of the Vologda Region Oleg Kuvshinnikov.
Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to the Russian Federation Dmitry Krutoy. They discussed prospects of cooperation between the Vologda Region and Belarus. The visit was organized on the eve of the official visit of a delegation from the Vologda Region to Belarus.
The Russian Hunting festival was held on the territory of the Museum of Architecture and Ethnography Semyonkovo for the second time.
Cooperation of Vologda Region and India was discussed at the Vologda Region Government. First Deputy Governor Dmitry Gorbachyov had a meeting with Mr. Kumar Gaurav, Consul General of India in St. Petersburg.
Today the Republic of Uzbekistan is one of the key trade and economic partners of the Vologda Region. The republic ranks tenth among the counterparty countries of the region. In 2022, the foreign trade turnover with Uzbekistan increased 2.4 times compared to 2021 and amounted to USD 252.5 mln.
Vologda’s manufacturers are increasing export of products to the Chinese People’s Republic. For 6 months of 2023, the region delivered its products in the amount of USD 9 mln to China, which is 2.5 times more than the same period in 2022.
A delegation of the Vologda Region led by First Deputy Governor Dmitry Gorbachyov took part in the 2023 China (Langfang) International Economic and Trade Fair.
Prospects for further cooperation between the Vologda Region and the Republic of Belarus were discussed at the 26th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The UCLG retreat “Eurasia Cities and Global Trends” was held in the Russian city of Kazan on 24-28 May for the first time.
The Chinese guests visited JSC Apatit (PhosAgro Group), PJSC Severstal, JSC Cherepovets Plywood and Furniture Factory, JSC Russian Biscuit, LLC Kharovsklesprom and LLC Northern Milk. A meeting with representatives of regional business was also held in Cherepovets.
First Deputy Governor Eduard Zainak met with His Excellency Moses Kawaaluuko Kizige, the Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda to the Russian Federation. The parties discussed the possibilities of cooperation in trade, economic and humanitarian spheres.
April 2 is the Day of Unity of the Peoples of Belarus and Russia.
Prospects for further cooperation between the Vologda Region and the Republic of Belarus will be discussed at the 19th meeting of the joint Commission for the development of cooperation between the Vologda Region Government and the Government of the Republic of Belarus. It is scheduled to be held in February 2023.
Russian Ded Moroz lit up the first New Year’s tree on his birthday, on November 18th, and set off for his pre-New Year journey on November 25. It lasted till December 21.
A meeting of the Vologda Region Council for international, interregional cooperation and relations with compatriots abroad took place in the Vologda Region Government. It was chaired by Inna Sinyagina, head of the Governor’s Administrative Office.
Today, Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov met with Igor Milidovich, the head of the department of the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus in St.Petersburg.
Vologda Oblast Governor, head of the Russian National Network Association of Healthy Cities, Districts and Villages Oleg Kuvshinnikov is taking part in St Petersburg International Health Forum. 2022 edition of St Petersburg International Health Forum is held at Expoforum, Saint Petersburg. It started on 25th October. It is a 3 day event.
The 9th Russian-Armenian Forum was held in Yerevan. At the event, the Vologda Region and Armenia discussed opportunities for further cooperation and expressed readiness to continue their work.
Representatives of foreign countries came to the Russian Hunting Festival which took place last weekend in the Vologda Region. They got acquainted with new itineraries of the region and ecotourism opportunities, hunting and cultural traditions of the Russian North and tasted food products of our region.
On September 9th Acting Chairman of the local government Eduard Zainak met with the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Fiji in Russia’s North-West Federal District Philip Khanin.
On June 14, leading enterprises of the Vologda Region were able to communicate with Trade Representative of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Azerbaijan Ruslan Mirsayapov and head of the representative office of Russian Export Centre in the Republic of Azerbaijan Nuri Guliyev.
Vologda Region Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov is to head the delegation at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum held on June 15-18.
On June 2, a large-scale presentation of the Vologda Region was held at the Cultural Center of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Vologda Region Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov and 72 diplomats from 36 countries, including 23 ambassadors, attended the event.
Oleg Kuvshinnikov took part in a meeting of the Council of Heads of Russian Federation Subjects. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held the meeting of the Council of Heads of the Russian Federation Subjects in Moscow on Friday, May 27.
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, Professor Janita Abeyvikrema Liyanage, paid an official visit to Cherepovets, Vologda Region.
On Tuesday, December 29 a meeting of the United Russia General Council Commission on international cooperation and support of compatriots abroad took place in Moscow. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chairs the Commission.
Projects that were implemented in 2021 and plans for the near future were discussed at a meeting of the Vologda Oblast Council for International, Interregional Cooperation and Relations with Compatriots Living Abroad.
The cooperation between the Vologda Region and Belarus in such spheres as economy, trade, industry, agriculture and timber industry was discussed at the 18th meeting of the Joint Commission on cooperation between the Vologda Region and the Republic of Belarus.
The issues of strengthening the international relations of Russian regions with other countries were discussed at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The Foreign Affairs Ministry became the venue for a meeting of the Council of Heads of Subjects of the Russian Federation. Vologda Region Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov attended the meeting.
The Vologda Region was visited by Gerjan den Hartog, head of Netherlands online retailer VidaXL, and the co-founder of the Netherlands-Russia Centre (NRCE), Vladimir Bongard.
On October 27, during an online meeting Russian regions and Vietnamese provinces discussed guidelines of interregional cooperation.
On October 18th First Deputy Governor Anton Koltsov met with Branko Rakovec, Slovenian Ambassador to Russia. The parties discussed guidelines for trade and economic partnership ties.
Vologda Region Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov saw Dr Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Sannamaaria Vanamo, chief of the Finnish St. Petersburg Consulate General met with Vologda Region Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov.
A delegation of the Embassy of Japan in Russia headed by Japanese Ambassador to Russia Toyohisa Kozuki arrived in the Vologda Region on an official visit. Representatives of the executive authorities of the Vologda Region met with the members of the Japanese delegation to discuss guidelines for Russian-Japanese cooperation and prospective benefits of conducting joint economic activities.
The prospects of cooperation between the Vologda Region and the Republic of Armenia were discussed at the local government. The meeting was held in the video conference format.
The first meeting of the Russian-Chinese Standing Working Group on Interregional and Cross-border Cooperation and Special Economic Zones was held in the video conference format.
Fort Ross Dialogue has become a platform for Russian and U.S. politicians, cultural workers and experts to discuss the ways to boost cooperation between the two countries.
The Vologda Region (Russia) and Fergana Region (Uzbekistan) have been sustaining partnership ties for years. Over these years, the parties have implemented a whole range of joint projects.
Today top leadership of the Vologda Region Government and Dak Lak Province (Vietnam) held an online business meeting. The relations between Vietnam and the Vologda Region started long before, dating back to the 1960s. It was during this period that several thousand Vietnamese residents worked at key enterprises of the Vologda Region under an interstate agreement.
2020 edition of International Green Week organised by Messe Berlin GmbH started on January 17th. It is a 10 day event.
During the meeting with the Deputy Governor, the Slovak guests noted the high level of the exhibition and confirmed their readiness for further development of joint work at the interregional level.
A delegation of the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic arrived in Vologda on an official visit on December 4.
The diplomatic reception devoted to 101-year formation of Czechoslovakia was organized in St.Petersburg.
Leading Russian and US experts, scientists, businessmen, and diplomats arrived in the Vologda Region to participate in an international conference Fort Ross Dialogue in Vologda on June 3-4.
Since 2012 the venue of the annual international forum has always been the Fort Ross California Historic Park, founded by Russian merchants from the Vologda Region at the beginning of the 19th century. Its participants are Russian and American politicians, representatives of the Russian Geographical Society, experts and entrepreneurs from both countries.
Chairman of the Vologda Region Government Anton Koltsov met with Andrey Bader, Corporate Affairs Director of Nestlé to discuss construction of a new cereals plant on the territory of the Vologda Oblast. The meeting was held within the framework of the Russian Investment Forum in Sochi.
A delegation of the Vologda Region led by Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov has arrived in Sochi to take part in the Russian Investment Forum.
The Russian Investment Forum, the key business event for showcasing Russia’s investment and economic potential, will take place on February 15–16, 2018. The Investment Forum in Sochi is held annually and attracts participants from Russian regions and foreign countries.