OREANDA-NEWS. March 16, 2011. During the visit of the Head of FAS Russia Igor Artemiev to Brussels, he had a meeting with Jonathan Faull, Director General of the Directorate General for Internal Markets and Services of the European Commission, reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

The Directorate is responsible, in particular, for organisation and modernization of public procurement.

The parties discussed specific features of developing the systems of state procurement in Russia and the European Union. In particular, implementation of the system of electronic procurement caused the most interest.

The parties also emphasised active cooperation between the agencies within the framework of the Russia –EC Dialogue on state procurement, which can become the basis for more close cooperation of the agencies.

European colleagues also informed FAS Russia about their intention to take part in “State Procurement 2011” Forum and Exhibition organised by the Government of the Russian Federation, which will take place in Moscow on 23-25 March 2011.