VLADIVOSTOK, September 3. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) that he wants to "pass the ball to the new convocation of the State Duma," adding that he expects deputies to play an active role in improving the country’s business climate.
The Russian leader also announced the move to the next stage of the development of the Far East, a renewed strategy for the coming decade.
TASS has compiled the key statements by the head of state.
Russia’s strategic policy is to turn the Far East into an area for cooperation and dynamic change: "Russia is an active participant in investment and trade cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region. We interact on an equal footing with our partners and the region’s leading integration associations. Our strategic policy is to make the Far East an area for cooperation and dynamic change in the economy and infrastructure, technological development, workforce training and, of course, the social area."
Around 25 trillion rubles ($287 bln) in capital investments have been invested in the Russian Far East over the past 11 years, while the region's gross product has more than tripled: "I would like to point out that about 25 trillion rubles in capital investments have been attracted to Russia's Far Eastern regions over 11 years. The rates of investment activity, industrial growth, and construction here consistently surpass the national average. As a result, the gross regional product of the Far East has more than tripled over 11 years, which is a very rapid pace."
