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1. What is the impact of the RAE exhibition on the development of the Sverdlovsk Region? What economic impact does the region expect from RAE in Nizhny Tagil?

The exhibition of arms in Nizhny Tagil is certainly one of Russian brands. First of all, RAE makes the Sverdlovsk Region internationally famous, and thus, this strategically important region becomes more recognizable and familiar to the world community. This means that in the future new investments and tourists may be attracted; industrial tourism is developing rapidly today. The exhibition is attended by more than 65 foreign delegations. It is very important for us to increase the number of foreign partners participating in the exhibition every year despite the difficult political situation.

Thus, not only holding the arms exhibition, but also hosting other exhibitions is one of our priorities, as it is important for the region's economic development.

The experience of Russia and other countries all over the world shows that one ruble invested in holding exhibitions can attract 3 to 4 rubbles to a wide range of related industries. Suffice it to say that during RAE, Nizhny Tagil and Yekaterinburg will be visited by hundreds of guests including visitors from abroad. Besides this, the sources of income include transport, souvenirs and the entire leisure infrastructure.

And, of course, exhibitions give us the opportunity to advertise our enterprises; incidentally, they also make competitive civil purpose products.

As for changes in the global political situation, even if it influences the countries whose delegations come to the Middle Urals, it is most unlikely to have an impact on military and technical cooperation with our foreign partners. The high performance, product quality and the developments of our defence industry enterprises, which are often totally unique, have raised no doubts all over the world. This is why the machinery made by defense industry enterprises of the Sverdlovsk Region, among others, will always be sought after abroad.

2. How would you assess the military and technical cooperation of the Sverdlovsk Region with other countries? Could you please give examples of joint projects in this field which have already been implemented?

Modern defence industry enterprises of the Sverdlovsk Region comprise 40 industry enterprises and R&D organizations. These include 27 large and medium-sized companies, 13 R&D institutions and design and engineering enterprises related to the defence industry. In 2014, defence industry enterprises of the region increased the volume of products made. In 2014, the enterprises manufactured products worth a total of over 200 billion rubbles.

Most enterprises form part of vertically integrated companies, such as the Rostec Corporation, JSC "Research and production corporation "UralVagonZavod", the State Corporation Rosatom, the “Almaz-Antey” Concern, the Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), and Tactical Missiles Corporation.