Approximately 10,000 participants and guests are scheduled to attend the St. Petersburg Economic Forum from June 8-10.
On the sidelines of the forum, 100 foreign CEOs have been invited to a private meeting with President Vladimir Putin, who is due to fly to St. Petersburg directly from the Group of Eight (G8) summit in Germany.
(ITAR-TASS, AP)
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