There was an opening ceremony of the XII Russian International Energy Forum, International Exhibition «Housing and Communal Services of Russia», Exhibition-Congress «Rustproofing».

 

The participants of the event were welcomed by Aleksei Eresko, the Deputy Minister of Construction Industry, Housing and Utilities Sector of RF. He pointed out that the ExpoForum venue features important industries that closely connected with residents and that influence the life quality of citizens. He added that at the International Exhibition «Housing and Communal Services of Russia» the latest achievements of the housing and communal branches that are extremely important for the development of the country and social sphere are showcased.

Sergey Kropachev, the Vice-Governor of Saint Petersburg, has also greeted the event participants and expressed separate gratitude to the management of ExpoForum International for organization of the exposition dedicated to the power engineering heroes of blockaded Leningrad. He noted that such Exhibition is important for upbringing of the oncoming generation and for commemoration of the feat of Leningrad inhabitants.

Evgeny Razumishkin, the Vice-Governor of Saint Petersburg, hopes that the participants will be able to establish a lot of business contacts both with the Chinese colleagues and with the companies from various regions of the country.

Moreover, the exhibitors have a lot to show indeed, pointed out Dmitry Nikitin, the General Director of RESTEC exhibition association LLC. Recent achievements of companies operating in the Housing and Communal Services and Fuel and Power Sector demonstrate that the Russian companies are capable of competing successfully both with each other and with foreign colleagues.

Sergey Voronkov, the General Director of ExpoForum International, stated that the primary task of the organizers was to make the Russian International Energy Forum a showcase of new achievements.

«This is a meeting point to discuss new trends and our achievements, to address the issues related to the future, work with the youth. Within three days we will be able to work at the exhibitions «Energy and Electrical Engineering», «Housing and Communal Services of Russia», as well as at the Exhibition-Congress «Rustproofing». More than 200 exhibitors from 20 RF constituent entities and 10 countries will take part in the event. The RIEF congress program includes over 30 events. The key topic will be the development of safety of such strategic sectors as Housing and Communal Services and Energy Engineering», Sergey Voronkov said.