OREANDA-NEWS  Russia's economic cooperation with the states of the Middle East has become increasingly saturated in recent years, especially in the non-primary non-energy sector, said a representative of the Russian Export Center (VEB.Russian Federation) in the United Arab Emirates, Najibullo Jabbori at the Made in Russia forum.

"In recent years, the relevance and relevance of cooperation between Russia and the largest economies of the Middle East has been increasing, expanding the geography of exports. In particular, new areas of cooperation are developing with such partners as the UAE, Turkey, Iran, Egypt, KSA, Oman, etc. The most promising joint projects are in such areas as the agro–industrial complex, high technologies, the timber industry, the chemical industry, IT, creative industries and others," Jabbori said during the session "Russia – the Greater Middle East: rivalry or cooperation?"

He added that the countries of the Middle East are striving to diversify their economies and develop non-oil sectors. And this creates wide opportunities for cooperation and trade with third countries of the Greater Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia.

"Russia, with significant potential in the field of science and technology, can offer its own developments and solutions, including artificial intelligence, blockchain and other innovations. Given the growing interest in digitalization, the development of startup ecosystems and creative projects in these regions, the countries are looking for opportunities for partnership, exchange of experience and joint production of high technologies," Jabbori stressed.

The speakers of the session talked about projects and initiatives, as well as obstacles that Russian companies face when entering the Middle East markets and how they can be overcome: Vladimir Platonov, President of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Saeed Nikpour, Adviser to the Secretary of the IT Technologies and Creative Industries Headquarters under the Vice President of Iran for Science and Technology, Adviser Chairman of the Board of Directors for International Development of Delo Group, Chairman of the Board of the ANO Center for International Strategic Initiatives Ahmed Azimov, Representative of the ANO "Russian-Iranian Center for Legal and Economic Cooperation" (Iran) Abbas Mirzaei Ghazi, CEO of Aves International (Turkey) Abdullah Zeren, CEO of AIM Congress (UAE) Walid Fargal, Head of the Investment Committee of the Cairo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, CEO of Los Amigos Trading (Egypt) Gamal Al-Ghor, Director of International Development at GEROPHARM Irina Yemchenko.

The organizer of the International Export Forum "Made in Russia" is the Russian Export Center (part of VEB.RF). The general partners are EXIAR and Roseximbank. The partner of the business program is the Government of Moscow. The Roscongress Foundation is the operator of the business program of the forum.