OREANDA-NEWS  Interest in Russia is growing against the background of the turbulence created by the United States, Alexander Stuglev, director of the Roscongress Foundation, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

"Interest in cooperation with Russia is growing and continuing, especially given the turbulence that the United States of America has created for everyone," Stuglev said. According to him, this may affect the number of countries that will participate in the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

According to the director of the Ros Congress Foundation, foreign countries, especially the countries of Southeast Asia, may also be interested in participating in the Eastern Economic Forum (WEF).