OREANDA-NEWS. March 24, 2009. A meeting on the issues of Russian-American cooperation with Mr. John Beyrle - the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Russian Federation took place in the Federal Antimonopoly Service (the FAS Russia), reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

The main attention of the participants was focused on discussing issues of the development of cooperation between the FAS Russia and Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice and the US Federal Trade Commission.

The Head of the FAS Russia informed all the participants about the reached agreement with the representatives of the US Department of Justice in Moscow about the organization of the study-visit of the Russian delegation to Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice to get acquainted with their practical activities in the sphere of revealing and restraint of cartel activity.

During the meeting Mr. Igor Artemyev informed Mr. John Beyrle - the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Russian Federation on the amendments to the Russian antimonopoly legislation and legislation on foreign investments. He also thanked for the assistance in organization of the Seminar on combating cartels which was held on March 26-27, 2009 in Vatutinki.

"In connection with the fact that at present the main priority for the FAS Russia is combating cartels, the Seminar is actual and useful for the effective activity of the Authority and we are interested in organization of such events in the future" - noticed Mr. Artemyev.

Besides, the Head of the FAS Russia expressed the willingness to participate in the activity of the US-Russia Business Council (URBC). He informed about a meeting with the President and Director General of the URBC - Mr. Edward Verona and about a reached agreement on organization of an event, devoted to the activities of the FAS Russia, amendments in the Russian antimonopoly legislation, mechanism of realization of Federal Law "On foreign investments" for the representatives of American business and law communities, within the frameworks of the events organized by the URBC in Autumn 2009 in Chicago.

Igor Artemyev offered organizing such an event on the base of the US Embassy in Moscow.

Summarizing the meeting the Head of the FAS Russia thanked Mr. Beyrle for the opportunity to hold the given meeting and expressed the hope for the development of the further Russian-American cooperation in the sphere of competition policy.