From the 5th to the 8th of June, the 27th International Economic Forum (SPIEF) was held in Snt.Petersburg. This year it was attended by more than 21,000 representatives from 139 countries. During the SPIEF, cooperation agreement was signed by Roscongress and AFROCOM. Roscongress and AFROCOM agreed to establish partnership aimed at implementing joint projects and achieving mutually beneficial goals. The agreement was signed by the Chairman of the Board, Director of Roscongress, Alexander Stuglev, and the Chairman of AFROCOM, Igor Morozov. The Deputy Director of Roscongress, Director of SPIEF, Alexey Valkov, took part in the signing ceremony.