CONFERENCE OF THE RUSSIAN-CPortuguese COMMISSION FOR ECONOMIC
CO-OPERATION IN LISBON TAKEN PLACE








LISBON, 6 March.  / RIA "Nowosti" rIA-"Nowosti"-Korrespondent Vitali
Mirny /. with the signing of the final protocol ended in Lisbon the
first conference of the Russian-Portuguese mixed commission for
economical, industrielle and technical co-operation.  The delegation
of Russia led the Minister for state of emergency situations Sergej
Schoigu, chairman of the Russian section of the commission.

In the document the directions of the development of the
commercialeconomic relations are in the fishery industry, which mining
industry, which wood -, which determines furniture and the shoe
industry.  The Russian delegation submitted also a suggestion over
preparation of the co-operation of Russian regions with Portugal.

The Minister Schoigu expressed satisfaction over the results to the
work de Kommission and underlined that the Russian page will create
favorable conditions for the activity of Portuguese companies on the
Russian market and for similar steps of Lisbon hopes.