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Vologda Oblast is stepping up cooperation with Germany in mechanical engineering.
24.03.2017 09:10
A delegation from the Vologda Oblast led by First Deputy Governor Anton Koltsov paid a visit to Berlin, Germany. Mr. Koltsov coordinates the work of the executive bodies and local government divisions and issues instructions in the following areas: policy with regard to public security, proper regulation of social order and development of national economy.
The main purpose of the visit was participation of Vologda’s experts in the first meeting of the Russian - German working group on agricultural and food engineering.
Anton Koltsov presented economic and investment potential of the Vologda Region, its food and agricultural enterprises interested in development of cooperation with German companies.
According to Mr. Koltsov, this visit is very important for the Vologda Oblast as Germany is one of the priority foreign economic partners. He noted that the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation supported the initiative of Vologda Oblast Governor Oleg Kuvshinnikov to create a machine-building cluster on the basis Cherepovets Casting and Mechanical Plant (Vologda Oblast).
The Vologda Oblast has been sustaining trade and economic relations with Germany for years. Germany has always been a strategic partner of the Vologda Region. In 2016 the commodity turnover between the Vologda Oblast and Germany made up over USD 239 mln.
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