On October 10, 2023, the BRICS Plus Business Communications Support Fund, as the Organizer of the V International Municipal Forum BRICS+, held the Conference “Development of regional cooperation within the framework of the association of BRICS+ countries.” The event was co-organized by the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia (VAVT), which provided a platform for multilateral dialogue.

The event was attended by large commercial and non-profit structures, representatives of the regions of the Russian Federation. Ambassadors of foreign states ready for a constructive dialogue with Russia were also invited. In order to discuss the possibilities of strengthening cooperation in the BRICS+ format, representatives of the countries included in the association spoke at the event. The Russian side was represented by the International Congress of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly, and the Association of Regional Agricultural Producers. Representatives of the BRICS countries, which from January 1, 2024 will become full members of the association (representatives of the embassies of Egypt, Argentina and the UAE), also took part.

The head of Rossotrudnichestvo, E.A. Primakov, delivered a welcoming speech, emphasizing the importance of such discussions. The organizers of the event also prepared thematic round tables, within which negotiations between representatives of Russian regions and 53 foreign embassies located in Russia took place in B2B and B2G formats.
Separately, the Foundation held a presentation of the V International Municipal Forum BRICS+, which will take place on November 9-10. The anniversary event will take place in St. Petersburg and will bring together more than 7,000 participants, including at least 1,500 foreign delegates. The forum is aimed at building effective and high-quality communication between cities and municipalities of states that are committed to a constructive dialogue with the Russian Federation.
As the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the V BRICS+ IFF noted, the Moscow conference became one of the key events in preparation for the upcoming Forum, where partners and co-organizers were able to discuss the agenda of business sessions, sections and round tables that were of interest to them, which will be held this year. “We are glad that there is serious excitement among foreign partners who are already forming delegations to the Forum,” notes Mikhail Cherepanov, focusing on the implementation of the BRICS+ MFF as a high-quality and effective platform for interaction between municipalities of the association’s countries.
The BRICS Plus Business Communications Support Fund expresses gratitude to VAVT for the assistance provided in preparing and holding the conference. The event was held at the highest level with the presence of a large number of foreigners and representatives of the regions. Today's conference showed that many countries of the world are ready to cooperate with the Russian Federation.
The event resulted not only in numerous discussions on the most pressing issues and negotiations with representatives interested in interacting with the Foundation, but also in the signing of cooperation agreements. Thanks to this, the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly and WAVT will begin even more active interaction with the Organizing Committee.