Eastern Economic Forum
 A Far Eastern Federal University building which serves as a venue for the forum | |
| Formation | 2015 |
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| Headquarters | Vladivostok, Russia |
| Location | |
Region served | Russian Far East |
Organizer | Russian Government, Roscongress Foundation |
| Website | forumvostok.ru/en/ |
Eastern Economic Forum (Russian: Восточный экономический форум or ВЭФ) is an international forum held each year in Vladivostok, Russia, for the purpose of encouraging foreign investment in the Russian Far East.
With the exception of 2020, the forum has been held in September of each year since 2015. The 2020 forum was cancelled due to the COVID pandemic.[1] The Far Eastern Federal University in Vladivostok, Russia has been the venue of the forum since its inception.[2]
The Far East Economic Forum is sponsored by the organizing committee whose members are appointed by Roscongress, an association of the Russian Government which also sponsors other international forums, such as the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.[3]
| Year | Dates | Notable guests |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | September 3-5 | |
| 2016 |  Vladimir Putin, President of Russia Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
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| 2017 | September 6-7[4] | Vladimir Putin, President of Russia[4] Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan[4][5][6]  Moon Jae-in, President of South Korea[4] Khaltmaagiin Battulga, President of Mongolia[4]
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| 2018 | September 11-13[7] | Vladimir Putin, President of Russia Xi Jinping, Paramount leader of China Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan
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| 2019 | Vladimir Putin, President of Russia Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia
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| Cancelled due to the COVID pandemic[1] | ||
| 2021 | September 2-4[1] | |
| 2022 | September 5-8[8] | |
| 2023 |  Pany Yathotou, Vice President of Laos[9]
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| 2024 | Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia
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| 2025 | September 3-6[10] | Vladimir Putin, President of Russia[11] Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of Laos[11] Zandanshatar Gombojav, Prime Minister of Mongolia[11] Li Hongzhong, a Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress[11]
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Gallery
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2015 Forum: President of Russia Vladimir Putin addressing the forum -
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2016 Forum: Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe (left) and President of Russia Vladimir Putin (right) -
2017 Forum: -
2018 Forum: (left to right) Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe, Paramount leader of China Xi Jinping, and President of Russia Vladimir Putin -
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2019 Forum: Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohamad (front left) and President of Russia Vladimir Putin (front right) -
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2022 Forum: President of Russia Vladimir Putin (left) virtually attending the forum
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Eastern Economic Forum set to take place on September 2-4". TASS. 12 March 2021.
- ^ "Venue of the Eastern Economic Forum". Archived from the original on 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
- ^ "Russia opens international Far East economic forum | NHK WORLD-JAPAN News". NHK WORLD. Archived from the original on September 4, 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Round-up of the Eastern Economic Forum 2017". 14 September 2017.
- ^ Japanese Prime-Minister Abe and Foreign Affairs minister Kono are attending Far East Economic Forum (September 6-7, 2017) (Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs) in Japanese
- ^ Far East Economic Forum Begins Today in Vladivostok Archived 2017-09-06 at the Wayback Machine (NHK) in Japanese
- ^ File:Восточный экономический форум 2018 01.jpg
- ^ "Eastern Economic Forum to be held on September 5-8, 2022, in Vladivostok". October 28, 2021.
- ^ "Kremlin says Laos will be top guest at economic forum, no word on Kim Jong Un". Reuters. 10 September 2023.
- ^ "Recap of the Eastern Economic Forum 2025". 7 September 2025.
- ^ a b c d Soldatkin, Vladimir; Bryanski, Gleb (September 5, 2025). "Russia's Putin denies economy is stagnating, as evidence suggests otherwise". Reuters.