FORUM " HIGH TECHNOLOGIES OF THE DEFENSE COMPLEX " BEGINS IN
MOSCOW








MOSCOW, 12 March (by RIA Nowosti rIA-Nowosti-Korrespondent Eduard
Pusyrjow).  The 2nd international forum " high technologies of the
defense complex " begins on today's Monday in Moscow.

Like Alexander Jermolajew, line secretary of the organizing committee
of the forum, opposite RIA Nowosti indicated, approximately 250
institutions from 22 regions of the country alone from Russia to the
participation in the symposium had announced themselves -
approximately twice as much as at the 1.  Forum 2000.  In the
conference additionally scientists and production managers from the
foreign country will participate.

During the preparation of the forum 2001 special attention of
strengthening the intergovernmental and between-regional relations, to
the mobilization of potential investors for native production, applied
the application of particularly interesting and effective new
developments for the defense industry and civilian production.

As Jermolajew said, in the course of every four days of the forum
presentations of investment projects and technologies in the
industries " air and space travel " would take place among other
things, " energy industry ", " biotechnologies ".  Parallel a
specialized exhibition of production samples will run.