OREANDA-NEWS. April 8, 2011. Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov received on April 7 the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE), Jan Kubis, who is in Moscow on a working visit.

A lively exchange of views took place on a wide range of issues pertaining to pan-European cooperation in the fields of energy, transport, environment, forestry and road traffic safety.

The parties also discussed prospects for the further development of collaboration between Russia and the ECE, including the use of the Commission’s capabilities with the object of modernizing the Russian economy and rendering assistance to the development of the CIS countries.

The ECE Executive Secretary expressed appreciation for the political and financial support received from Russia of the activities of the agency he leads.