Yuri Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District and Chairman of the Eastern Economic Forum Organizing Committee, summarized the preliminary results of the EEF over the past three days.
Over the course of three days, the Forum attracted over 7,000 participants from 78 countries. This is roughly the same number as last year. The largest delegations were from China, Indonesia, Japan, Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, India, and Myanmar. 2,400 representatives of Russian and foreign businesses from over 1,000 companies, 15 heads of diplomatic corps, nine ministers of the Russian Federation, 10 heads of federal services and agencies, and 13 heads of constituent entities of the Russian Federation participated.
The Forum program included over 150 business events with over a thousand speakers. 1,200 business negotiations were held on Far Eastern Federal District development projects. Business dialogues were held with entrepreneurs from China, India, Mongolia, and ASEAN countries.
The EEF included the fourth International Forum "Falcon Day," the Creative Industries Forum, and the SME Forum. We traditionally organize the "Far East Street" exhibition, as well as sporting and cultural events," said Yuri Trutnev.
Technological projects aimed at the accelerated development of the Far East were presented at the Roscongress Foundation's "Territory of Innovation" platform. They are designed to address the region's key challenges: complex logistics, unique climate conditions, energy shortages, the need for digitalization, and accelerated construction.
Yuri Trutnev told about the economic results of the EEF 2026. Over the three days of the Forum, 285 agreements worth a total of 6.66 trillion rubles were signed. Among the largest and most significant public agreements were the creation of the Mohe-Naiba international transport corridor in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the formation of an investment mechanism for the implementation of the comprehensive Arctic development project and the Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor, and others. "This represents a significant amount of work. This represents a significant amount of financing. These projects will impact the entire development of the Far East," Trutnev emphasized.
The main topic of the report to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the EEF 2026 was the formation of a comprehensive development system for the Far East. "The Far East Development Strategy to 2036 was developed and approved by the Government for the Forum, and is now awaiting signature by Mikhail Mishustin. It is the result of a year's work by the entire Government, the Federal Assembly, the expert community, and all regions of the Far East. It was developed in accordance with the President's instructions given at the EEF.
The Russian Security Council reviewed and approved the Arctic Zone Development Strategy until 2050. The Trans-Arctic Transport Corridor was recently discussed extensively at the Eastern Economic Forum. "It's safe to say that the Far East and the Arctic have been merged into a single geostrategic macroregion of Russia, covering more than half of the country's territory," noted Alexey Chekunkov, Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic.
EEF 2026 traditionally discussed government support measures for accelerated economic and social development—improving people's quality of life. Technology became a recurring theme at the Forum. The Forum's architecture, many sessions, and business events focused on attracting and developing technology.
The Forum discussed demographic policy, including support for large families. Overall, the President supported the Russian Government's proposals for a Unified Preferential Regime throughout the Far East and the Arctic.
At a meeting chaired by the Russian President, issues related to providing the Far East with electricity, developing air travel, and constructing border crossings were discussed. Under the President's leadership, nine new enterprises were launched, representing the mining industry, gas chemicals, logistics, high technology, and energy.