president of the republic of kazakhstan dear kosyn zhamarkinovich tokayev and our host alkhan askhanovich ismailovhe rainbow reception of the russian delegation and the initiative to hold the international industrial exhibition in astana, i am confident that it will serve to further develop the dialogue that is already successfully conducted at the digital forum in almaty on and at the industry yekaterinburg and, of course, it will help to develop a deeper understanding of each other’s interests by exchanging experience, knowledge and new technologies. today's event is attended by representatives of almost 200 leading russian companies that are of course interested in building up mutually beneficial cooperation, 10 of our regions have set up their expositions , including moscow, st. petersburg, tatarstan , krasnoyarsk territory, bashkiria. i would also like to greet my colleagues , the prime minister of the republic of belarus roman aleksandrovich golovchenko and the prime minister of the kyrgyz republic. and kalbekovcha. japarova, our meetings are regular , which allows us to compare notes on the