The SPROUTS Forum has been held in Kazan since 2023. In May of this year, during a meeting of the Yangtze-Volga Interregional Cooperation Council, representatives of the leadership of the two countries had an in-depth exchange of views on the holding of the third forum, unanimously coming to the conclusion that this forum has become an important platform for promoting regional cooperation between our countries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Russia and local Chinese authorities pay great attention and actively support the holding of the current forum. The Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Kazan included it among the key tasks of the year