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At the closing session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

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Trip to St Petersburg. St Petersburg International Economic Forum. Global Energy Prize award ceremony

June 17 – 18, 2011

St Petersburg

The President took part in the St Petersburg International Economic Forum and the Global Energy Prize award ceremony.

On the sidelines of the forum Dmitry Medvedev met with President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa, acting Prime Minister of Belgium Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, President of Finland Tarja Halonen, CEOs of St Petersburg International Economic Forum partner companies, a group of leading American businessmen, representatives of Russian and Spanish businesses, and International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge.

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Friday, June 17, 2011

Dmitry Medvedev spoke at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum

The President gave an assessment of the current state of Russia’s economy and outlined the main modernisation priorities.

Meeting with President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa

Dmitry Medvedev met with President of Sri Lanka Mahinda Rajapaksa on the sidelines of the St Petersburg Economic Forum.

Meeting with acting Prime Minister of Belgium Yves Leterme

Dmitry Medvedev met with acting Prime Minister of Belgium Yves Leterme on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Meeting with CEOs of St Petersburg International Economic Forum partner companies

Dmitry Medvedev met with CEOs of St Petersburg International Economic Forum partner companies and a group of leading American businessmen within the forum’s framework.

Presenting International Global Energy Prize

Dmitry Medvedev presented the 2011 Global Energy Prizes to Russian electrophysicist Philipp Rutberg and American physicist and professor Arthur Rosenfeld.

Dmitry Medvedev participated in the Internet Economy: Russia and the Rest of the World session during the St Petersburg International Economic Forum

Participants discussed prospects for developing the Internet and copyright regulation in the global information space.

Russian-French documents have been signed

A set of documents on cooperation between Russia and France were signed in Dmitry Medvedev’s presence within the framework of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Dmitry Medvedev met with members of Advisory Board on creation and development of International Financial Centre in Russia

The board’s current activities and plans for the coming year were discussed at the meeting, which was held on the sidelines of St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Meeting with Prime Minister of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

Dmitry Medvedev and Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation and prospects for Russia-EU cooperation.

Meeting with representatives of Russian and Spanish businesses

Dmitry Medvedev and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero met with Russian and Spanish business people. They discussed the prospects of bilateral cooperation in various economic sectors.

Closing session of St Petersburg International Economic Forum

The work of the International Economic Forum in St Petersburg came to an end. Dmitry Medvedev, Prime Minister of Spain Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, President of Finland Tarja Halonen and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev attended its closing session.

Meeting with President of Finland Tarja Halonen

Dmitry Medvedev and Tarja Halonen discussed topical issues of Russian-Finnish cooperation.

Meeting with International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge

Dmitry Medvedev and Jacques Rogge discussed cooperation between Russia and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in preparation for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

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