On October 22, 2012 there was held a meeting of A.V. Prokhorenko, member of Saint Petersburg government and Chairman of the Committee of External Relations in Saint Petersburg, and delegates of Stationary Office and relevant Ministries of federal land Free state Bavaria (FRG) in Smolny.
On October 22, 2012 there was held a meeting of A.V. Prokhorenko, member of Saint Petersburg government and Chairman of the Committee of External Relations in Saint Petersburg, and delegates of Stationary Office and relevant Ministries of federal land Free state Bavaria (FRG) in Smolny.
Opening the meeting A.V. Prokhorenko mentioned participation of Saint Petersburg in international exhibition of commercial real estate and investments «EXPO REAL» in Munich on October 8-10, 2012. He communicated key results and achievements of social and economical policy implemented by Saint Petersburg government, presented major infrastructure projects completed and being implemented in our city.
In course of the meeting the parties also discussed opportunities of cooperation strengthening between Saint Petersburg and Bavaria. A.V. Prokhorenko noted that currently in order to elaborate and practically load Minutes of Meeting of Saint Petersburg Governor G.S. Poltavchenko and Bavaria Prime Minister Hoerst Seerhofer signed on May 24, 2012 in Munich the Committee of External Relations in Saint Petersburg is developing more specific and detailed suggestions from committees of Saint Petersburg Administration on bilateral cooperation.
For further details please turn to the Committee of External Relations in Saint Petersburg, Elena Bokova, Chief specialist of Northern and Eastern Europe countries department, e-mail: bokova@kvs.gov.spb.ru, phone 576 62 08.
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Free state Bavaria is one of the most important and dynamically developing regions in Europe, one of the largest markets in the world. Bavarian economy is modern, efficient and export-oriented. Bavaria is a loco of Germany. Its central position in Europe determined its tight relations with world markets. High-tech power, transportation and telecommunication infrastructures as well as highly qualified and competent human resources made Bavaria an excellent place for locating manufacturing facilities. Bavaria takes world leading position in state-of-the-art developments practically in all spheres. It is applicable to information and communication technologies, genetic and biological technologies, power and medical appliances, and environmental protection technologies. Mainly small and medium-sized enterprises achieved significant progress in construction and infrastructural fields, environmental machinery, traffic control and management systems, nanotechnologies, and development of new work materials. Within several dozens of years Bavaria turned into “new economy” center out of a predominantly agricultural region.