AECAS, Roscongress and RAIC Sign Partnership Agreement at SPIEF 2021

Photo by AECAS (c) — Signing of agreement AECAS — Roscongress — RAIC

June 3, St. Petersburg — The Association of Economic Cooperation with African States (AECAS), the Russian Association for International Cooperation (RAIC) and the Roscongress Foundation consolidated their successful cooperation by signing a partnership agreement.

The document was signed by Alexander Saltanov, Chairman of AECAS, Sergey Kalashnikov, Chairman of the Presidium of RAIC, and Alexey Valkov, Director of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, on behalf of the Roscongress Foundation, which organizes the forum.

Together, the parties agreed to promote trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Africa and establish efficient communication between the expert communities and business communities of the Russian Federation and the African continent.

It was agreed to jointly organize events and provide mutual advice, information and expert support on topical issues of trade and economic cooperation with Africa, as well as to involve Russian businesses in the work of the AECAS.