July 8, 2013. A cooperation agreement will be signed by the Ministry for Industry & Innovational Policies of the Republic of Bashkortostan and Sverdlovsk Region Ministry for Industry & Science; this will be done during the 4th Ural International Industry & Innovations Exhibition/Forum Innoprom 2013.

Sverdlovsk Region Government Press Service & Information Administration reports that both parties are interested in expanding their bilateral cooperation, and the agreement will set out the directions of working together in trade, economics, production, and scientific and technological respects.

The two parties will share their data on the needs of businesses located in Bashkortostan and Sverdlovsk Region relating to all kinds of products, work, and services; they will coordinate mutual supplies of the most important kinds of producer goods and raw materials and consumer goods on the basis of direct contracts, and help organizations implement joint projects and programs.