The 23rd St. Petersburg InternationalEconomic Forum opened on June 6 in Russia's second largest city, St. Petersburg.At the same time, the second China-Russian Energy Business Forum was held underthe framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. On June 7,local time, President Xi and President Putin jointly attended the China-RussiaEnergy Business Forum, which was also attended by business representatives ofthe two countries. As a equipment manufacturer devoted to serving the energyindustry for more than 40 years, Jiangsu YDF Group Chairman Changyue Li andVice President James Zhang, as one of the representatives of Chineseenterprises, also participated in the forum and made a speech.
The forum discussed key issues ofChina-Russia energy cooperation in the fields of oil and gas, electricity andfinance. The purpose of the forum is to establish a platform for directcommunication and dialogue between Chinese and Russian enterprises in theenergy field, to understand each other's needs for cooperation, to recommendcooperation projects, to find potential partners, to develop common projects,to realize mutual promotion and cooperation between energy projects andfinancing, scientific and technological innovation, and to make positivecontributions to further enhancing the level of practical cooperation betweenChina and Russia.