THE SCORPIONS Part Of Russian President Vladimir Putin's Political Plan
June 5, 2007, 17 years ago
The following report is courtesy of Anna Smolchenko from Themoscowtimes.com:
Three seems to be the magic number for the economic forum in St. Petersburg this weekend.
Three summits will be held over three days for 10,000 people - roughly triple the number who attended last year. Agreements worth $3.3 billion are expected to be signed in the presence of President Vladimir Putin and his two favored successors. Even the entertainment program has three distinct flavors: THE SCORPIONS, THE BEE GEES and ballet.
First and foremost, though, Putin is hoping to win over the participants - and he is going to give top foreign investors a chance to quiz him on Russia's course.
One hundred foreign CEOs have been invited to participate in a closed-door meeting with Putin that is being organized by the World Economic Forum during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which starts Friday.
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