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Representatives of 68 countries, including the United States, Japan and European states, are participating in the Eastern Economic Forum (WEF) in Vladivostok, Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Presidential Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev said.
“68 countries are already taking part in the forum, and not only those close to the Far East, these are Australia, Austria, the United Kingdom, the United States, Germany, France, Switzerland, Japan, Ireland, Italy…,” RIA Novosti quotes Trutnev as saying.
According to the Envoy, this fact shows that, despite the significantly changed picture of the world, Russia and the West remain interesting to each other.
“We have a chance for understanding,” Trutnev summed up.