Russia And Germany Sign Memorandum On Telecommunications Partnership

Russian Communications Minister Leonid Reiman and first deputy minister for industries, sciences and technologies Aleshin, on the side of Russia, and the leaders of the D 21 initiative society, on the side of Germany, signed a memorandum on partnership between Russia and Germany in the field of information and telecommunications technologies. This memorandum was signed within the framework of a visit of the Russian delegation headed by President Vladimir Putin to Germany. The D 21 Initiative is a non-for-profit association established in July 1999. It consists of 226 managers of leading companies, social institutions and political organizations. A source in the Russian Communications Ministry reported to RBC that Leonid Reiman also participated in a meeting of Baltic Ministers devoted to establishing an information society. This meeting was held at the end of September.