Seminar meeting on preparation for an extended meeting of the State Council Presidium on export development

The meeting was attended by Presidential Aide and State Council Secretary Alexei Dyumin Dyumin AlexeiAide to the President , Deputy Chief of Staff
of the Presidential Executive Office Maxim Oreshkin Oreshkin MaximDeputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office , First Deputy Prime
Minister Denis Manturov Manturov DenisFirst Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation , Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov Alikhanov AntonMinister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation ,
Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov Reshetnikov MaximMinister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation , General Director of the Russian Export Centre Veronika Nikishina, government officials, heads of regions, heads of state corporations, and others.
In his opening
remarks, Alexei Dyumin noted that exports, particularly non-resource-based and non-energy products, serve as a strategic asset for development as well as a key
to the country’s economic and technological sovereignty.
“Development of export
and international cooperation is essential for achieving economic sovereignty and technological leadership. This is the aim of the new national project which is being
developed jointly with the State Council’s specialised commission. We must
ensure consistent growth in production, budget revenues, and, ultimately, an increase in the income and well-being of citizens,” the presidential aide said.
Alexei Dyumin stressed
that regions play a decisive role in achieving these goals, with each territory
boasting its export potential whose implementation will substantially
facilitate the region’s economic growth and ensure its budgetary stability.
In his report,
Arkhangelsk Region Governor and Chair of the State Council Commission on International Cooperation and Export Alexander Tsybulsky Tsybulsky AlexanderGovernor of Arkhangelsk Region said that regional
authorities maintain constant contact with exporters from the regions. He
stressed the importance of direct interaction with enterprises that manufacture
products for foreign markets and noted the relevance of the efforts to create an infrastructure to support local businesses, which allows for making proper
decisions and helps achieve the intended goals of boosting foreign trade and attracting more reliable partners abroad.
In her report,
Veronika Nikishina noted the importance of the work to promote Russian products
abroad under the Made in Russia
brand, which is being developed as part of the new national project, International
Cooperation and Exports.
“A greater recognition
of Russian products and exporters in priority markets is a key task to be
addressed for ensuring sustainable export growth,” the Russian Export Centre director
emphasised.
The seminar meeting
participants discussed major tasks of export development, including measures to increase the regions’ role in implementing the state policy on export support
and achieving national goals, as well as the efforts to establish stable
partnerships with friendly countries, expand technological cooperation, ensure convenient
and accessible logistics, and develop new markets.
In the roundtable
format, the participants considered various areas and mechanisms for export
development.
The decisions developed during the seminar meeting
will be presented to Vladimir Putin at the State Council Presidium’s meeting on export development on September 25.