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OF THE FAR EAST 29 August – 3 September2018

KEY TOPICS• Vladimir Putin greeted
the participants of the4th Eastern EconomicForum• President Khaltmaagiin
Battulga to lead theMongolian delegation tothe EEF 2018

• Sporting programmeof the EEF 2018
published

EASTERN ECONOMIC FORUM NEWS3 September 2018, RIA Novosti

Vladimir Putin greeted the participants of the 4th Eastern Economic ForumThe Russian President noted in his greeting that over the time the Forum has become a popular
platform where direct dialogue is held between politicians and public figures, businesspersons
and experts, and emphasized that this year representative delegations from over sixty countries
are to attend the event. In particular, Vladimir Putin’s greeting reads: “The topic of this year’s
meeting is ‘The Far East: Expanding the Range of Possibilities’ shows our desire for closer
integration of Russia into the system of economic ties in the vast Asia-Pacific Region.”
https://ria.ru/amp/economy/20180903/1527702336.html
31 August 2018, Lenta

Participation of the Chinese delegation in EEF 2018 discussed in Moscow
During the meeting between Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the President of the RussianFederation, Executive Secretary of the Organizing Committee of the Eastern Economic Forum,and Li Hui, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China toRussia, the organization of the event with participation of the heads of Russian regions andgovernors of Chinese provinces was discussed.
In total, about 600 representatives of the PRC will take part in the Forum, including governorsof provinces, officials, heads of state corporations, business community representatives. The
PRC delegation to the EEF 2018 will be the largest and most representational.
https://lenta.ru/news/2018/08/31/vef_china
30 August 2018, Interfax

President Khaltmaagiin Battulga to lead the Mongolian delegation to the EEF 2018
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This was stated by Banzragch Dalgermaa, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary ofMongolia to the Russian Federation. The ambassador emphasized that around 80 officials andbusiness representatives of Mongolia will take part in the EEF. The possibility of visiting theseafood processing factory and the shipyard in Primorye by representatives of the Mongolian
official and business circles during the Mongolian delegation’s visit is being considered.
https://www.interfax.ru/events/news/627156
30 August 2018, Rossiyskaya Gazeta

Participation of the Japanese delegation in the EEF 2018 events discussed in Moscow
Interaction between Russia and Japan during the upcoming 4th Eastern Economic Forum wasdiscussed by Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, and Toyohisa
Kozuki, Japanese Ambassador to Russia. A representational Japanese delegation of about 400
people is expected to take part in the Forum events this year. As previously announced, thedelegation will be headed by the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe.
During the meeting, the parties discussed the preparation of the Russian–Japanese highestlevel events programme. It was also noted that the Japanese delegation takes an active partin the events of the Forum’s sporting programme, including the Far Eastern regatta of training
sailboats and the annual International Jigoro Kano Junior (U18) Judo Tournament, underpatronage of the Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.
https://rg.ru/2018/08/30/v-moskve-obsudili-uchastie-iaponskoj-delegacii-v-meropriiatiiah-vef-2018.html
30 August 2018, Izvestia

Representational delegation of the Republic of Korea to participate in the EEF 2018
The meeting of Anton Kobyakov, Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, with
Woo Yoon-keun, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea tothe Russian Federation, took place in Moscow. The Ambassador noted that the delegationof the Republic of Korea, which will include about 200 officials and business community
representatives, will participate in the work of the Forum.
Apart from that, the Russian–Korean programme of the Forum was discussed, in particular,
Russia–Republic of Korea Business Dialogue, and the panel session ‘Russia and the Koreas:
A New Space for Economic Cooperation?’, where the South Korean delegation is to take part.
It is also planned to hold a meeting of the Russia–Korea and Korea–Russia business andinvestment councils at the Forum.
https://iz.ru/783677/2018-08-30/predstavitelnaia-delegatciia-respubliki-koreia-posetit-vef-2018
30 August 2018, Gazeta.ru

Sporting programme of the EEF 2018 publishedThe central sports event of the EEF 2018 is the Second International Jigoro Kano Junior JudoTournament for athletes under 18 years of age, held under patronage of the Russian President
Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, with national teams of Russia, Japan,Mongolia, China and South Korea taking part. The sporting programme also includes threeregattas. Tournaments in mas-wrestling and the board game of Go will take place at the ‘Far
East Street’ exhibition.
https://www.gazeta.ru/gazeta/adv/11933515.shtml

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29 August 2018, RIA Novosti

Novatek to sign agreement on creation of LNG complex in Kamchatka at the EEF
The company plans to build a terminal in Kamchatka for transshipment and storage of liquefied
natural gas. The volume of private investment in the project will amount to nearly 70 billion
roubles. The launch of the first stage of the complex is planned for 2022. The LNG terminal isbeing created to develop year-round supplies of liquefied natural gas through the NorthernSea Route to the countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
https://ria.ru/economy/20180829/1527400735.html

FAR EAST NEWS
31 August 2018, Interfax

Over 100 billion roubles to be invested in the Free Ports of Vanino and Sovetskaya
Gavan
The largest investment projects to be developed in Vanino and Sovetskaya Gavan are the projectsof modern transshipment coal terminals. In particular, JSC Daltransugol intends to reconstruct
the terminal to increase the transshipment capacity to 40 million tons per year. 20 billion roubles
are to be invested in modernization within the third stage before 2023. Kolmar Group intends tobuild a coal terminal in Muchke bay. The holding estimates the construction of the project’s firststage at 33 billion roubles.
Besides that, 15 investment projects totaling 54.5 billion roubles were announced fordevelopment in Sovetsko-Gavansky district.
http://www.interfax-russia.ru/FarEast/news.asp?sec=1671&id=961903

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