On the second day of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Denis Manturov held bilateral meetings with Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khojayev, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary Peter Szijjártó, and Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates Abdulla bin Touq Al-Marri.
The meetings focused on cooperation in trade, the economy and investment, as well as collaboration on priority industrial cooperation projects, including in mechanical engineering, nuclear energy, and pharmaceuticals.
Denis Manturov also invited his colleagues to visit the Innoprom industrial exhibition, which will traditionally be held in Yekaterinburg on 8–11 July.