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Second Summit
Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum

Organizing and holding of press events

Organize and hold press events at the Russia–Africa International Economic Forum venue Halls for press events Interview room Press point

Organization of press events at the Russia–Africa International Economic Forum venue

The Russia–Africa Economic Forum press centre is a modern, interactive venue that offers a comfortable working environment for the media. It is located on the second floor of the Sirius Park of Science and Art.

Media representatives and participants accredited for the Russia–Africa Summit may access the press centre.

PRESS CENTRE WORKING HOURS
22 October 12:00–20:00
23–24 October 08:00–24:00

Halls for press events (press conferences, briefings, agreement signing ceremonies)

Press conference hall

Total area 235 m2

Location: press centre (second floor of the Main Media Centre).

Capacity: 100 seats, 6-seat panel area.

Equipment: conference system, wireless microphones, simultaneous interpreting equipment, lighting equipment, 2 plasma screens, a laptop for presentations, a prompter for the panel, a speaker’s podium, and a room for speakers.

Cost of press event organization services in this hall: RUB 132,500 (excluding VAT) per one hour.

Media representatives and participants accredited for the Russia–Africa Summit may access the press centre.

Press event hall

Total area: 159 m2

Location: literary halls area (second floor of the Main Media Centre).

Capacity: 60 seats, 5-seat panel area

Equipment: conference system, wireless microphones, simultaneous interpreting equipment, lighting equipment, 1 plasma screen, a laptop for presentations, 2 prompters for the panel, and a speaker’s podium.

Cost of press event organization services in this hall: RUB 66,125 (excluding VAT) per one hour.


The cost of press event organization services includes:

Applications to book press event organization services in halls to hold press events are accepted until 18 October 2019.


Interview lounge

Room for speakers and interviews

Total area: 42 m2

Location: literary halls area (second floor of the Main Media Centre).

Equipment: sofa, armchair, coffee table, 12 chairs, lighting equipment.

Cost of press event organization services in an interview room: RUB 43,500 (excluding VAT) per 45 minutes

The cost of press event organization services includes:

Applications to book press event organization services in an interview room are accepted until 18 October 2019.


Press point

Intended for communication between participants in the official Forum programme and media representatives.

Press point
Location To the left of the Dostoevsky Conference Hall
(second floor of the Main Media Centre)

Press point is designed in the Forum’s corporate style and is equipped with a public address system and lighting equipment.

Provided free of charge.

Applications to book press event organization services at a press point are accepted until 18 October 2019.

“We highly value the results of our joint work at the summit. I am sure the achieved results are creating a good foundation for further deepening the Russia-Africa partnership in the interests of our nations’ prosperity and wellbeing.”

President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin

The Russia–Africa Summit, which is taking place in Sochi on 23–24 October 2019, encapsulates the historically friendly relations between the African continent and the Russian Federation. This Summit carries great significance as it is the first of its kind to emerge during a period of major global and international transformations. In response to the aspirations of the people it is representing, the Summit intends to build a comprehensive framework for expanding Russian–African relations into broader horizons of joint cooperation across different fields.

The African nations and Russia share a common understanding of international relations, based on the principles of respect for the rule of international law, equality, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Both sides affirm their commitment to support multilateral actions to oppose new international threats, be they terrorism and extremism in all their forms, or declining growth rates. The two sides share a firm conviction regarding the importance of developing trade flows and supporting mutual investment in such a way as to ensure security, peace and development for the African and Russian people.

African countries have huge potential and opportunities that will allow them, once efforts to streamline their economies have been achieved, to emerge as real global players. In recent years, the nations of this continent have achieved major successes spanning the political, economic, social and administrative spheres. Africa has flourished in terms of growth over the past decade, reaching a continent-wide growth rate of 3.55% in 2018.

The African Union Summit, which was held in Niger in July 2019, continued the efforts of the African countries and saw the African Continental Free Trade Agreement come into force, along with its operational instruments. The agreement is one of the key objectives of Agenda 2063, an African development strategy that has been created to address the African people’s desire for prosperity and decent living standards.

These successes are opening up wide-ranging prospects for cooperation between African countries and the Russian Federation, and confirm the determination of African governments and their people to cooperate with multiple partners in order to establish mutually beneficial relations.

With this in mind, we express our hopes that the Russia–Africa Summit will help in the establishment of constructive strategic relations, based on partnership between two sides across various fields, and in the service of fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the African people and their friends in Russia.

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Abdelfattah ALSISI