Second day at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum: today the plenary session will be featured on stage, as well as Russian President Vladimir Putin, Emmanuel Macron, the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Director General of the International Monetary Fund Christine Lagarde.
Today is also the day when agreements and contracts are implemented, and for Italy the day began with the signing of Enel, through its subsidiary Enel X for energy services, with RusEnergoSbyt, an energy supplier born of a joint venture between Enel and Esn, of a partnership agreement with the Russian railway company (RZhD), mainly dedicated to the joint development of innovative energy storage systems to be installed along the country's railway network. Other agreements will be signed during the day between Italian companies and Russian partners.
An important day also for Macron, who after Trump's disappointment, during the meeting with the business, points towards Russia hoping for a consolidation of economic relations.
Speaking with Putin he said: “I believe in our relations, I think they have a good future and that Europe from the Atlantic to the Urals. We are not the first for direct investments, the Germans are before us, but we want to be the first. I would very much like to consolidate this work. Greater results can be achieved on the agricultural production front ", and then added that there is room for maneuver also in the innovation and energy sector, underlining that" In recent years none of our companies have left Russia: this for me it is a strong signal ”.