On July 4 and 5, 2012, D.Wootton, Lord Mayor of the City of London, paid a visit to St.Petersburg.
On July 4 and 5, 2012, D.Wootton, Lord Mayor of the City of London, paid a visit to St.Petersburg.
During the visit, the Lord Mayor met with G.S.Poltavchenko, Governor of St.Petersburg, to discuss prospects of cooperation between St.Petersburg and the UR in the areas of trade, economy, and culture.
D.Wootton took part in a seminar at the UK Consulate General debating the role of legal services in the Russian business environment, met with business and legal community of St.Petersburg and the representatives of the Federal Arbitration Court of the Northwest District.
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The Lord Mayor of the City of London is head of the Corporation of London, and during the trips abroad, acts as an international ambassador of the City of London – British center of financial services and enterprise. Lord Mayor, elected by 26 thousand companies of the Corporation of London for 1 year, has a wide range of business functions, including representing the interests of Great Britain and the City of London abroad as the leading international and financial centers.
Information of St.Petersburg Committee for External Relations