Reception on the Occasion of 90-th Anniversary
Trade representation of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of Sweden April 12, 2017 held a reception on the occasion of 90-th anniversary. The number of participants was more than 120 guests.
Trade Representative A. Katasov expressed condolences on the terrorist attack in Stockholm on April 7, 2017. In his greeting speech he highlighted the objectives and activities of the Trade Representation at the present stage, taking into account the formation of a new image of the trade representations. Mr. Katasov stressed the importance of cooperation in the trade and economic spheres between countries, including anticorruption and economic crimes cooperation.
For the first time in more than 20 years the event was attended by a member of the Government of Sweden, the chairperson of the Swedish part of the Russian-Swedish Steering Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation, Minister of EU Affairs and Trade Ann Linde. She congratulated the Trade Representation with the anniversary and noted that Russia is an important trade and investment partner of Sweden and she expressed hope for an improvement in the bilateral business climate.
A. Katasov and A. Linde discussed the prospects for the activation of the Russian-Swedish Steering Committee on Trade and Economic Cooperation, including the possibility of holding a meeting of its co-chairs in the first half of September this year.
The reception was also attended by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Sweden V. Tatarintsev, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Kingdom of Sweden D. Yeleukenov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the Kingdom of Sweden A. Apitonian, senior diplomats of the embassies of Belarus and Bulgaria, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sweden and the Ministry of Industry of Sweden, representatives of other official organizations and business-community.
