Moscow (AFP) – Russia will not hold its main business showcase, the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, in June due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, the head of its organising committee said Thursday, quoted by Russian news agencies.
“With the aim of protecting the health of Russian citizens, guests and participants in the forum, it was decided not to hold it this year,” the head of the organising committee Andrei Belousov said through a spokesman, RIA Novosti news agency reported. The forum was due to run June 3 to 6.
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