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Putin to attend int'l Pure Water-2010 forum
MOSCOW, October 20 (Itar-Tass) - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on
Wednesday will attend an International Pure Water-2010 forum the theme of
which is "Water is Global Development Resource", a government press
service official said.
Participants in the forum are to discuss scientific, technical and
organizational aspects of the development of the water conservancy sector,
its legal regulation, and the formation of a favourable climate to attract
investments in the advanced water and nature conservancy technologies.
Much attention will be devoted to a discussion of international
water-related problems -- the conservation, purification and effective use
of national water resources.
The forum's exhibition programme, in which 34 companies and
organizations will take part, will feature innovative development efforts
towards solving the problems of the water conservancy sector of Russia and
the world, the press service official pointed out.
As regards international matters, the forum is called upon to help
Russian and foreign companies to establish mutually beneficial cooperation
in the area of water-supply and water-saving, inform the world community
of Russia's position on matters concerning the protection and careful use
of water.
The forum has drawn more than 1,000 participants from Russia and from
over 40 other countries. There will be officials of the UNESCO, the
European Union, the League of Arab States, the World Bank, the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as businessmen from
Germany, Italy, Canada, Latvia, Singapore, France, and Japan.
The non-profit partnership "Russian Water Society (RWS)" is the
organizer of the forum. Svetlana Orlova, Deputy Speaker of the Federation
Council upper house of the Russian parliament, who is heading the RWS,
said, "The participating companies present their proposals on projects to
improve the quality of water, work out more advanced water purification
technologies, and discuss effective uses of water resources". "It is also
planned to sign a number of agreements aimed at improving water quality
and at rendering the nation healthier," Orlova emphasized.
On the Russian side, the forum will be attended, along with the Prime Minister, by Boris Gryzlov, Speaker of the State Duma lower house of parliament, Vice-Premier Alexander Zhukov, the Ministers of Regional Development, Economic Development, Natural Resources and Ecology, and directors of a number of Federal agencies, representatives of Russia's regions, the management of water conservancy sector enterprises, and company executives who specialize in innovative water-supply, disposal, and purification technologies.
The present forum will be already a second one. The first forum was held in November 2009, with representatives of 47 countries participating.
Wednesday will attend an International Pure Water-2010 forum the theme of
which is "Water is Global Development Resource", a government press
service official said.
Participants in the forum are to discuss scientific, technical and
organizational aspects of the development of the water conservancy sector,
its legal regulation, and the formation of a favourable climate to attract
investments in the advanced water and nature conservancy technologies.
Much attention will be devoted to a discussion of international
water-related problems -- the conservation, purification and effective use
of national water resources.
The forum's exhibition programme, in which 34 companies and
organizations will take part, will feature innovative development efforts
towards solving the problems of the water conservancy sector of Russia and
the world, the press service official pointed out.
As regards international matters, the forum is called upon to help
Russian and foreign companies to establish mutually beneficial cooperation
in the area of water-supply and water-saving, inform the world community
of Russia's position on matters concerning the protection and careful use
of water.
The forum has drawn more than 1,000 participants from Russia and from
over 40 other countries. There will be officials of the UNESCO, the
European Union, the League of Arab States, the World Bank, the European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as businessmen from
Germany, Italy, Canada, Latvia, Singapore, France, and Japan.
The non-profit partnership "Russian Water Society (RWS)" is the
organizer of the forum. Svetlana Orlova, Deputy Speaker of the Federation
Council upper house of the Russian parliament, who is heading the RWS,
said, "The participating companies present their proposals on projects to
improve the quality of water, work out more advanced water purification
technologies, and discuss effective uses of water resources". "It is also
planned to sign a number of agreements aimed at improving water quality
and at rendering the nation healthier," Orlova emphasized.
On the Russian side, the forum will be attended, along with the Prime Minister, by Boris Gryzlov, Speaker of the State Duma lower house of parliament, Vice-Premier Alexander Zhukov, the Ministers of Regional Development, Economic Development, Natural Resources and Ecology, and directors of a number of Federal agencies, representatives of Russia's regions, the management of water conservancy sector enterprises, and company executives who specialize in innovative water-supply, disposal, and purification technologies.
The present forum will be already a second one. The first forum was held in November 2009, with representatives of 47 countries participating.
