Foreign investors planning to work within the Customs Union of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus will be given comfortable conditions, RIA Novosti reports quoting Russian President Dmitry Medvedev statement on Thursday.
President Medvedev and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are attending sessions of the Russian-German forum St. Petersburg Dialogue currently underway in Yekaterinburg, which has brought together politicians and businessmen from both countries.
"In regard to the Customs Union, we will of course do everything that is needed so that investors feel comfortable within the framework of the Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan...everything will be done," Medvedev said.
The chairman of the Eastern Committee of German Business, Klaus Mangold, said particular attention should be paid to the opportunity of continuing work with Russia in beneficial conditions within the Customs Union.
Mangold also touched upon the issue of simplifying the visa regime between Russia and the European Union. Medvedev gave his support to Mangold's suggestion.
"We have been discussing this topic. It is of course not a simple issue, but it is clear that a high-quality partnership between Russia and the European Union and Russia and Germany as a member of the European Union would be impossible [without solving this issue]," Medvedev said.