OREANDA-NEWS. April 14, 2015. The first meeting of the newly created Public Council under the Ministry of consumer market and services of Moscow region was hold. Andrey Karpov Executive Director of the Retail Companies Association became its member. In an open vote, he was elected as a Chairman of the Council formed. 

Workplan of the Council for 2015 was also approved at the last meeting.

The Minister of consumer market and services of Moscow region Vladimir Posazhennikov commented on the establishment of the Public Council: “Currently, the Moscow region and the country as a whole faced the question of measures implementation aimed at achieving balanced commodity markets and preventing the acceleration of food prices growth. I am convinced that during intensive collaboration we will be able to work out a number of effective proposals, measures, and projects which will have a positive impact on the economic situation in the Moscow region”.

ACORT Executive Director Andrey Karpov: "Establishment of the Public Council is certainly timely, significant and positive development for the consumer market of the Moscow region. Trade networks support the emergence of new platforms that allow for open dialogue between business and Government both at the Federal and at the regional level. The fact that ACORT representative headed the Public Council under the Ministry of consumer market and services of Moscow region indicates a growing confidence of the Executive authorities to the business, high evaluation of self-regulatory mechanisms, which are built over recent years in trade industry".