A. Buzinnyi, the deputy head of the city in charge of finance, economy and development, presented to the delegation members the most important benefits of doing business in Togliatti, especially in view of the status of the Priority development area of the city. Mikhail Zhdanov, the Minister of industry and trade of Samara region, pointed out that the approved Strategy of development of the region envisages further development of the automotive cluster, and the launch of such a project would be yet another step towards attainment of that goal.

In his turn, Dr. M. Stevenson, the CEO of Eternity Technologies, has made it very clear that the company already having its production premises in 8 countries around the globe, is very enthusiastic about establishing itself in Russia, and sees the local market as extremely promising, especially jointly in cooperation with its Russian partner AKOM and the support of the minicipal and regional authorities.