"At SPIEF, we will announce ten agreements in various sectors, [including concerning our] participation in the project to build infrastructure for the Northern Sea Route, investment in the space industry and the leading railroad operator, a number of agricultural projects, as well as a joint project with fund Baring Vostok", Dmitriev said.
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Earlier, Dmitriev said that the fund was planning a joint investment in the technology sector with Baring Vostok.
Investment fund Baring Vostok said in May, that its founder Michael Calvey, who is currently under house arrest on suspicion of embezzling 2.5 billion rubles ($38.4 million) from Vostochny Bank, still hoped to take part in SPIEF and would file a relevant request with investigators. The fund maintains that Calvey and its other arrested employees are innocent, with the whole case purely a corporate conflict. On 11 April, a Moscow court ruled to release Calvey and place him under house arrest.
"He is receiving information on that, receiving reports because it's quite a loud case and he understands that it provokes lots of questions among foreign investors. But the law is the law — you have to obey", Peskov said.
While the Kremlin hopes Calvey will be allowed to participate in SPIEF it doesn't feel it would be proper to assess his case, the spokesman stressed.
"As for Michael Calvey's case, it's a very unfortunate case, we're very sorry about that. Of course, we would like to see Michael among the participants of the forum —he's been quite an active player in the Russian market […] We all know him as a very trustworthy businessman who is devoted to the Russian market […] He actually asked for permission to participate in this forum" Peskov said.
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"Of course, we would prefer to see him among the participants. But I don't think that we're somehow entitled to give any definition to the case of Michael Calvey. We don't know the nature of the case", Peskov added.
"The meeting will be devoted to their planned investments in Russia’s national projects. They will also share their experiences in investing in the national transformation of their countries", RDIF CEO specified.
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