Moscow,  March 12, 2008 -The  meeting was chaired by Mr. Victor A. Zubkov, Prime Minister of the  Government of the Russian Federation.  In attendance were some 40 regular members of the Council on Forest Sector Development, including federal ministers and heads of the federal agencies and services, governors of the major forest regions of Russia, representatives of Russian business and academic community,  professional associations, as well as about 35 invited international participants (CEOs and senior managers of major international forest sector companies, World Bank and International Finance Corporation). 

The meeting's agenda, list of participants and selected presentations (most of them in Russian language) can be downloaded from the World Bank's Public Document Library related to Europe and Central Asia Forestry.