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By Anna Bobina, Christina Rodriguez

Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium and the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs start their visit to Russia

RIA "Novosti", June 17, 2001

Crown Prince Philippe of Belgium and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Ms. Annemie Neyts-Uytterbroeck begin on Sunday their visit to Moscow and St. Petersburg at the head of the Belgian economic mission. The visit is scheduled to last until June 21.

As RIA Novosti was told by the Belgian Embassy in Moscow, on Monday Prince Philippe and Ms. Annemie Neyts-Uytterbroeck will open a bilateral seminar entitled
"Russia-Belgium: business cooperation today and tomorrow". The Russian side will be represented by the Minister for Economic Development and Trade German Gref.

During the visit the mission heads will meet Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov, Deputy Foreign Minister Ivan Ivanov, Speaker of the State Duma (the lower house of the parliament) of the Russian Federation Gennady Seleznyov, as well as prominent politicians Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Nemtsov and Grigory Yavlinsky.

The meetings of Russian and Belgian businessmen aimed at deepening economic cooperation between the two states will take place in Moscow and St. Petersburg, added the Embassy officials.

On Monday the ceremony of awarding the Order of the Crown to Russian pilot Viktor Perov for rescuing the crew of the Belgian polar fliers will be held at the residency of the Belgian Ambassador in Moscow.

On June 20-21 the mission will visit St. Petersburg where meetings with the city's Mayor Vladimir Yakovlev and Leningrad Oblast's governor Valery Serdyukov are to be held.

RIA "Novosti", June 17, 2001

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