Astrakhan region attends the VIII Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in India

On January, 9-11, 2017 a delegation of Astrakhan region led by Vice-Governor – Chairman of Astrakhan Region Government Konstantin Markelov is attending the VIII Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit in the Republic of India. The Forum will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. A delegation from the Russian Federation led by the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation Government Dmitry Rogozin will also be participating in the event.

Trade and Fair Expo will be launched during the Forum, thematic seminars relating to the pressing issues of cooperation between foreign partners and Indian State of Gujarat will be held. From 2001 Gujarata has been Astrakhan region’s partnership region. Within the frames of the visit a meeting between Konstantin Markelov and Chief Minister of Gujarat Vijay Rupani will be held to further discuss perspective interregional relations between the two regions.
Presentation of the “Lotos” SEZ and trade and economic potential of Astrakhan region is scheduled in the course of the Russian-Indian session. It is expected that Astrakhan delegation members will meet with Indian business community taking interest in the region.