ST. PETERSBURG, June 18. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin will begin his working visit to the city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday, where the country’s biggest economic event, the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), is set to kick off.
Putin’s meeting with the heads of international news agencies will be one of the main events today. TASS has been organizing such meetings on the SPIEF sidelines for years. The question-and-answer session will be focused on Russia’s domestic and foreign policy, as well as on key international developments, the Kremlin stated.
TASS Director General Andrey Kondrashov said earlier that the chiefs of 15 leading international news agencies had been invited to take part in the event.
In addition, Putin is also expected to participate in a meeting on economic issues today. At such meetings, the president usually discusses GDP dynamics, inflation rate, unemployment and other issues with the cabinet, Central Bank, regional authorities and other officials.
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