St. Petersburg Economic Forum talks about "new opportunities", and the Vice -Foreign Minister of Russia talked about when to "help the EU"

[Global Times Special Times reporter Sui Xin Global Times reporter Xie Rongbin] On the 15th local time, the 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum opened in St. Petersburg, Russia. Politics and businessmen from more than 90 countries and regions discuss the real problems and solutions facing the world economy.

The forum is hosted by the Russian Convention and Exhibition Foundation. This year's theme is "New World · New Opportunity". There are 4 topics, involving the global and Russian economy, digitalization and information security, and human resources development. The forum will pay special attention to the new challenges facing Russia under the current situation, and is committed to finding the way Russia responded to Western sanctions and improved its long -term economic development potential. Russia's "Businessman" said on the 15th that the theme of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum this year- "New World · New Opportunities" is in line with the current situation. The international environment held in this forum has indeed undergone tremendous changes in recent months. Essence

Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said on the 16th that most European companies have paid Russia's natural gas costs with rubles. Russia's Minister of Finance Anton Silu Annov also said on the same day that Russia is now used to fill expenses by relying on large energy exports such as oil and natural gas and internal markets.

Since its establishment in 1997, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has become an important international large -scale economic forum. The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum was once known as the "Russian version of the Davos Forum", but since the implementation of Ukraine's special military operations, this year's forum has been difficult to avoid being resisted from Western countries. "Businessman" reported on the 15th that the resistance of Western countries does not mean that the forum is no longer international. This year, there are still more than 90 countries and regions of politicians and businessmen. Essence

According to Russia, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia, Alexander Panjin said at the round table of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that if the European Union can change its "ideology", Russia and their Asian partners will be ready to "extend out of the European Union out Help. "

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