ST. PETERSBURG, June 4. / TASS /. The Qatari side is convinced of the high potential of the Russian economy, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani said on Friday at the plenary meeting of the International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg.

“We confirm that we are sure of the high potential of the Russian economy and the importance of investing in it,” he said, adding that “the amount of Qatari investments in the Russian economy has doubled in recent years. years “, and expressing hope that the trend will continue.

“We confirm our high value of the level of our active cooperation [with Russia] in the economy, especially in energy, ”noted the emir.

He also called the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum an “important international economic event” and “an example for the entire international community in promoting initiatives that facilitate the creation of favorable conditions for regional and global economic growth and investment and the provision of goods effective solutions to common economic problems.

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum organized by the Roscongress Foundation will take place from June 2-5. The theme of this year’s forum is “Together Again – Economics of the New Reality”. TASS is the information partner and official photo hosting agency of SPIEF.