The 12th Economic Policy Dialogue

between the Economic Planning Agency of Japan

and the Ministry of Economy of Russian Federation

March 2, 1998, Tokyo

1. Participants

a)Ministry of Economy of Russian Federation
Dr. SHAPOVALYANZ, Andrei G.
First Vice Minister
Dr. VOLKOV, Vladimir N.Deputy Head, Macroeconomics
Forecasting Department
Dr. KOLTSOV, Alexey V.
Head, Division for Structural Policy
Ms. MASLOVSKAYA, Galina E.Chief chief of Division, Macroeconomics
Forecasting Department

b) Economic Planning Agency of Japan
Dr. OKITA, YoichiVice-Minister for International Economic
Affairs
Mr. NOMURA, MakotoDeputy Director-General, Coordination
Bureau
Mr. UMETANI, KenjiDirector, Second International Economic
Affairs Division, Coordination Bureau
Ms. TAMACHI, NorikoDirector, Department of Research
Cooperation, Economic Research Institute
Mr. KUWAHARA, SusumuDeputy Director, Second International
Economic Affairs Division, Coordination
Bureau

2. Agenda

Session 1

Macroeconomic Situation and Policy in Russia

Session 2

Joint Research between the EPA and the MOE
1)Results of the joint research in 1997
2)Plan of the research program in 1998