MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A large delegation of Japanese businessmen intends to take part in the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Japan-Russia Business Cooperation Committee Chair Teruo Asada said Thursday.
"During negotiations of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on May 6 in Sochi, the Japanese prime minister received an invitation to visit the forum in Vladivostok. A large number of Japanese businessmen are intending to take part in the forum as well," Asada said during the meeting with Russian Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev.
Japanese companies are cooperating with Russian companies in many economic fields, including projects Sakhalin-1 and Sakhalin-2, Yamal LNG, in the production of electronic equipment and aircraft.
The Eastern Economic Forum is scheduled to be held on September 2-3 in Vladivostok.
