ST. PETERSBURG, June 6. /TASS/. Russia has never refused dialogue, and this determined the choice of the main theme of this year’s St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2026), Russian presidential adviser and Executive Secretary of the SPIEF organizing committee Anton Kobyakov said.
"As you know, the slogan ‘Pragmatic dialogue. Path to stable future’ became the forum’s main theme, a kind of our message to the world. Russia has always adhered to this formula and has never closed the door to dialogue," he said at a briefing for journalists following the forum.
He added that SPIEF-2026 demonstrated that Western investors are showing cautious optimism regarding a return to Russia. "The forum also demonstrated that Western investors are showing cautious optimism regarding a return to Russia," he said.
Kobyakov also noted that an official US delegation took part in the forum for the first time in 10 years. "Credit should be given to [US President Donald] Trump, who pulled the situation between Russia and the United States out of the negotiating deadlock into which [his predecessor Joe] Biden had driven it. We are gradually restoring our dialogue. We are waiting for the Americans to fulfill the agreements that have already been reached," he added.
