29 August 2019
Advisor to
the Russian President Anton Kobyakov held a meeting in Moscow with Ambassador
of Luxembourg to Russia Jean-Claude Knebeler to discuss strengthening trade and
economic ties as well as intensifying cooperation in the scientific, technical,
and humanitarian spheres.
“Russia–Luxembourg relations
are friendly and based on the mutual interests of both countries. Luxembourg is
a major investor in the Russian economy. We have been successful in developing
cooperation in the trade, economic, scientific, technical, and humanitarian
spheres. In March of this year, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev paid an official
visit to the Grand Duchy. During the course of talks, a number of agreements
were reached on the development of cooperation in investment, high technology,
startups, the peaceful exploration of space, metallurgy, engineering, and
machine-building,” Kobyakov said.
The two
countries regularly maintain a political dialogue and pay state visits to one
another. Bilateral interregional relations continue to evolve, and a
substantial number of regions directly interact with their partners from
Luxembourg, particularly the Tambov Region. There is active cooperation in
culture and education. The activities of the Russian Centre for Science and
Culture, which opened in Luxembourg on 10 November 2011, serve to strengthen
Russia–Luxembourg
cultural humanitarian ties.
Delegations
from Luxembourg are actively involved at major business events organized by the
Roscongress Foundation. “Our delegation will take part in the Eastern Economic
Forum 2019. It will
be headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg Etienne Schneider for the
second time. Participation in the business events of Roscongress directly help
to strengthen economic ties and develop a constructive business dialogue. In
this regard, I would especially like to mention the St. Petersburg
International Economic Forum, which I have been taking part in since 2005. I
can confidently say that this is the best international event that I know,”
Knebeler said.
A key
mechanism that contributes to the development of bilateral economic relations
is the Joint Commission for Economic Cooperation between the Russian Federation
and the Belgian-Luxembourg Economic Union.