The Russian Foreign Ministry invited Chinese companies to the "Sprouts" forum in Kazan.

      The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Kazan, Radik Vakhirov, invited companies from the Chinese province of Heilongjiang and the city of Harbin to participate in the "Sprouts" forum, which will take place in Kazan in August 2026. He stated this in an interview with the newspaper "Heilongjiang Daily." The delegation from Tatarstan is in Harbin for the celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Russia and China. "I will quote Xi Jinping, who in 2023, while bidding farewell to President Putin, said that significant changes are underway and we are driving these changes together. Indeed, these changes are very substantial, and regions need to take advantage of them to enrich these changes with their specific projects and tasks. In this regard, we invite Chinese companies to the international forum 'Sprouts,' which will be held in Kazan this August," noted Vakhirov.

      For the first time, the "Sprouts" forum will feature a media session. This was shared with Harbin journalists by Diana Vasilova, deputy head of the Republican agency Tatmedia, who is part of the Tatarstan delegation. "Traditionally, Kazan will host the forum 'Sprouts: Russia – China: mutually beneficial cooperation.' It will take place from August 16 to 19. Last year, representatives from 28 administrative divisions of China and 68 regions of Russia participated in the forum, and 34 cooperation agreements were signed. This year, a new feature will be the media session (on August 18), to which we are happy to invite our journalist colleagues from China," Vasilova said.

      Photo: Russian Foreign Ministry representation in Kazan

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