Arkady Dvorkovich said at the meeting on the agenda and the preparations for the Krasnoyarsk forum, scheduled for 14 - 16 February 2013, that the forum would discuss strategic initiatives for the country's socio-economic development up to 2018. He added that the focus should be on the development of Siberia and the Russian Far East, as well as infrastructure, cities and metropolitan areas.
The forum will begin with a meeting of Siberian students and Russian participants of the Youth 20 Network. The Deputy Prime Minister said that young people should be actively involved in the forum's events.
The annual economic forum in Krasnoyarsk will be attended by members of the Russian Government, the Federal Assembly, federal executive and legislative authorities, development institutions, business communities, as well as Russian and foreign experts.
