Russia's Vladivostok to Host Eastern Economic Forum September 2-3

The second Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) is scheduled for September 2-3, 2016, in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok, according to Russian presidential adviser Anton Kobyakov.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The second Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) will be held in Russia's far eastern city of Vladivostok on September 2-3, 2016, Russian presidential adviser Anton Kobyakov said.

A month ago the organization in charge of preparing the EEF 2016, Roscongress Foundation, reported that the event was scheduled to take place on September 6-7.

"The second Eastern Economic Forum, planned for September 2-3 in Vladivostok, will open a series of important political events in the region," Anton Kobyakov was quoted by the Roscongress Foundation as saying.

According to Kobyakov, on September 4-5, the leaders of the G-20 will gather for a summit in China, and on September 6-8 Laos will host the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit and the East Asia Summit (EAS).

The first EEF was held in Vladivostok on September 3-5 and resulted in the signing of agreements worth a total of 1.3 trillion rubles (about $18.3 billion at the current exchange rate).

The forum brought together business and government representatives along with industry experts from Russia and Asia-Pacific countries to discuss the economic potential of Russia's Far East and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as cooperation and investment opportunities.