MOSCOW, June 16 Russian President Vladimir Putin's speech at the SPIEF plenary meeting on Friday will be great , Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary of the head of state, told reporters.
"Tomorrow Putin will work directly at the forum, at two o'clock in the afternoon there will be a large plenary meeting. We are waiting for the plenary session, Putin’s big speech, the president is preparing for it", he said.
The Kremlin representative noted that the Russian leader will also meet with the heads of state who take part in the forum, in particular, with the President of Kazakhstan Kassym -Zhomart Tokayev. «Tomorrow there will also be part of the working visit of the President of Kazakhstan Tokayev, there will be a conversation between the two presidents, a working lunch of the two presidents, other meetings with the heads of state and government who take part in the forum. And tomorrow there will be a meeting with representatives, leaders of the Russian media» , — Peskov added. The Jubilee, XXV St. Petersburg International Economic Forum is being held in St. Petersburg from June 15 to 18. RIA Novosti acts as the information partner of the forum.