Such events as the International Business Week help us understand each other better. Much of what later takes shape in real contracts, projects, production plants, and trade, is born here, within the ground forums provide. I am convinced that businesses will find their own way to work with whom and how. Our job is to create every opportunity for this.

The Business Week is a large-scale international platform. The forum is highly significant, because it not only allows us to develop new contacts with foreign entrepreneurs and investors, but also sets the tone for foreign economic activity.

With each passing year, the International Business Week in Ufa gives ground for an increasing number of participants, both Russian and international. The forum attracts the attention of the international business community, and the total amount of cooperation agreements signed within the International Business Week has long exceeded billions of rubles.

Over recent years, the capital of our republic has demonstrated impressive success in organizing and holding various events, which makes the city a point of attraction for representatives of both Russian regions and foreign countries. Now we maintain strong partnership ties with about 100 countries of the world. Cooperation with many of them was intensified also thanks to the events held. Now we intend to maintain our objectives aimed at comprehensive development of ties with friendly states.

Ufa is not just yet to but has become one of congress capitals and a famous center of significant international forums. This is logically derived from several factors combined. Firstly, the capital of Bashkortostan is among the largest economic, industrial, cultural and research centers of Russia. It is a significant transport hub of the country converging railway, pipeline, road, trunk, air and river routes. It means there are ample resources and very convenient logistics. Secondly, it is home to active and enthusiastic people who are willing to work hard for their region and talk about their work, sharing their experiences. And lastly, you have an experienced and wise management that understands what it takes to work not only for prosperity and development, but also for future opportunities and image. That is why Ufa already gathers high-level delegations at its events and provides fruitful, interesting and, most importantly, very relevant discussions.

It was my first trip to Ufa but it was good. Ufa offers so many to international community. Business, kindness, cosmopolitan and entrepreneurship. Ufa is the future of Russia and global international conferences.

Personally I travel a lot across Russia and film many videos about tourism. I keep saying that it is very important for a region to have something special about them, something they would stand out with. It is for the best. If Ufa undertakes a mission to arrange forums, because so it can do very well, it can become the region's schtick. As I noticed, the Bashkir capital has a beautiful Palace of Wrestling , where you can hold international events. There is a direct road to the city from the airport. Of course, it is important to develop air routes to enable flights to Ufa from any region of Russia avoiding layovers in Moscow. Vladimir Putin promised to launch a high-speed train to Kazan, Bashkortostan should also be connected to this railroad route. The title of the congress capital provides additional opportunities to attract federal funding to the region, including the new expressways.