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Friday, 10.05.2024, 08:19
Riga representational office to be opened in Moscow
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The representational office will be responsible for fostering cooperation between Latvian and Russian members of the business community, will promote export of Latvian goods on the Russian market, and exchange of experience between Riga, Moscow and various regions of Russia.
The representational office will also coordinate and organize several projects, including Riga Days in St. Petersburg this autumn, the visits of Russian officials to Riga, the activities of the Riga Tourism Development Bureau in various regions of Russia, promoting Latvia as tourism-friendly destination.
Usakovs, during his visit to Moscow, will meet with Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin, First Deputy Mayor of Moscow, Ludmila Shvetsova, Russian Regional Development Minister Viktor Basarigin and President of Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Sergey Katyrin.
Russia is Latvia's second largest foreign trade partner. Last year Latvia's export to Russia increased 50%, whilst import – 16%.
79,000 Russian tourists made overnight stays in Latvian hotels in 2010, which is 67% more than in 2009.
Riga municipality predicts that the number of Russian tourists in Riga will increase at least 20% this year.
Usakov's working visit will end on April 1.
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