President of the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Abkhazia Gennady Gaguliya takes part in the VII Congress of the Chamber of Commerce of the Russian Federation, which is being held in Moscow, in the International Trade Center. Congress delegates sums up the work of CCI for 4 years after the VI congress (2011), discuss the main directions of activity of the Chamber in the 2016-2020., conducted the election of the governing bodies of the RF CCI.

Russian President Vladimir Putin takes part in the congress of the Chamber of Commerce in Russia. Putin voiced the main factors for the creation of a favorable business climate in Russia. The President noted that relies on cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce as part of the preparation of specific legislative solutions. After the speeches and greetings, President Putin took part in the discussion of the major problems of entrepreneurship, mentioned earlier in the discussion areas of the Congress.

The Congress was attended by the mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, representatives of the Presidential Administration, the Federal Assembly, the executive power, the delegates from the regional chambers of commerce. At the invitation of the President of the CCI of RF the Republic of Abkhazia at the Congress is represented by the president of CCI RA Gennady Gaguliya.

The Congress began with a minute of silence in memory of Yevgeny Primakov - the former head of the RF CCI, academician, politician. A report on the activities of the president CCI of RF spoke Sergei Katyrin. This year, said Katyrin, CCI abandoned the traditional organization of the congress and decided to organize four discussion platform for professional discussion of the problems of the economy, the development of business in the current difficult conditions.

"It is only on the basis of this debate will determine the priority activities of the CCI of RF to 2020", - said the President of Chamber of Commerce.

On the eve of 2016 the Russian President signed the Federal Law "On Amendments to the Federal Law" On Chambers of Commerce in the Russian Federation. "

The new law will allow the chambers of commerce more effectively carry out its functions, said Sergei Katyrin.

In the final part of the congress will elect governments of Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Work will be completed congress press conference for journalists.