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Medvedev invites Italian business to help modernize Russia
Published: 23 July, 2010, 18:41
Edited: 10 August, 2010, 08:05
TAGS: Meeting, Medvedev, EU, Russia, Politics, Modernization, Economy
President Dmitry Medvedev has invited Italian companies to cooperate with Russia in modernizing the country’s economy. The Russian head of state is in Milan meeting with Premier Silvio Berlusconi.
“It is particularly important for us that Italian companies take part in hi-tech spheres of Russian economy,” he said during a joint media conference following bilateral talks with the Italian leader. Medvedev noted that a new modern scientific centre to be built in Skolkovo – which is to become Russia’s Silicon Valley – will offer unprecedented tax conditions.
“The special legal order, we hope, will be comfortable for foreign investors, including our Italian partners,” Medvedev said, adding that this unique decision is to create a special business climate in Skolkovo.
However, high-technologies are not the only thing that Russia would want to cooperate with Italy in. Medvedev recalled the five priorities set for the development of Russia’s economy including pharmaceuticals, space technologies, telecommunications and the creation of new industries in the field of atomic technologies. Practically any of these spheres, he said, is open for Italian partners.
“We discussed several bilateral issues, particularly how our economies are overcoming the crisis,” Medvedev said, cites Itar-Tass. “I informed the prime minister about the state of affairs in our country, all is developing quite well in our country,” he said, adding that according to forecasts, Russian economic growth will reach five percent this year.
One of the obstacles on the way to development of business relations is the lack of consensus within the EU on introducing visa-free travel between Russia and Europe. On a number of occasions Russia has said that it is ready for that step. However, so far not much progress has been achieved on the issue.
Speaking at a media conference on Friday, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi noted that the problem with visas slows down progress in business relations. He said that he “is confident that this problem needs a solution.” However, he added, the idea is meeting resistance from Eastern European countries.
“There is certain resistance on the part of Eastern European countries, which, apparently, is related to history,” Berlusconi said. The Italian premier said he can understand resistance to dropping the visa regime for historical reasons, but “it is completely not understandable” from the point of business and economic development. He vowed to raise this issue at the EU in order to speed up the progress on the matter. However, “the unanimous position of all 27 EU states should be certainly achieved for this purpose,” Berlusconi added.
The Italian leader also noted that Russia, for its side, should simplify bureaucratic procedures which will make it easier for foreign businessmen to work in the country.
“We hope that the Russian government has the desire to simplify bureaucratic procedures for companies working in Russia,” Berlusconi said, cites Interfax. “Bureaucratic pressure” on business is among the principal barriers, the premier stressed.
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August 09, 2010, 04:03, Goran wrote > "Fred, > Do you mean that you got upset when "drunken" Russian conscripts RAPED Georgian women(both old and yopung) while invadign a "soverign" nation just because you do NOT like the leadership? So, let me get this straight, it is NOT OK for the USA to do this, but is okay for Russia to do it!" > Any incidents of rape would be isolated ones, unless you brought something to back your talk? Probably not. If by invading, you mean retaliating for Georgia blowing Russian peacekeepers to hell, then sure, why not. In case you forgot, even mainstream English media, such as BBC, came out with "exclusive revelations" in which it was discovered that Russia had not in fact fired the first shot, but responded to Georgian aggression. Fancy that one. Goran, Does ANYONE remeber the shooting and shelling into Georgian Land for months on end to push a rat into the corner? Have we forgot this?
"Fred, Do you mean that you got upset when "drunken" Russian conscripts RAPED Georgian women(both old and yopung) while invadign a "soverign" nation just because you do NOT like the leadership? So, let me get this straight, it is NOT OK for the USA to do this, but is okay for Russia to do it!" Any incidents of rape would be isolated ones, unless you brought something to back your talk? Probably not. If by invading, you mean retaliating for Georgia blowing Russian peacekeepers to hell, then sure, why not. In case you forgot, even mainstream English media, such as BBC, came out with "exclusive revelations" in which it was discovered that Russia had not in fact fired the first shot, but responded to Georgian aggression. Fancy that one.
Fred.
Snap out of it.
The US and EU are not going to go away any time soon, so Russia needs to have a relationship with them.
Of course the US and EU will try to use Russia... that will happen no matter what Russia does.
Don't you think it makes sense for Russia to try to use them back?
Medvedev has gone to lots of countries asking for help to improve Russia.
If he really was an ass clown as you suggest he would not bother talking to Italy or South Korea or France or the many other countries he has talked to about improving things in Russia.
He would simply fall at the feet of the all powerful US and do what ever they suggest... that would make him an ass clown.
Instead he is going around to different countries that are not russophobic and hate Russia and he is offering ties, both economic and political.
He wants to get investment into Russia and is offering trade and cooperation in return. Talk to Italy and Greece and South Korea and Germany and France? Yes. Mutual benefits and positive relations are good for all countries involved.
It was the US that coined the phrase old and new europe that created a first crack of division, but it will not benefit Russia to talk to the whole EU because it contains too many hostile components. The EU includes the Baltic states who enjoy sabotage against Russia. Instead if you look at Europe as lots of separate countries then talking directly to Italy and Slovakia and the Czech republic and Poland and Greece and France and Germany about things of mutual interest. It makes perfect sense.
Of course they shouldn't ignore Asia or Africa or central and south America either.
And to Sierra Nevada Russian drunk conscripts created two new countries in 2008 after fighting off a cowardly attack by a NATO force. It was clearly a NATO force... look at the flags behind the Glorious Leaders desk. Hahaha.