First deputy head of Russia’s Minister Viktor Zubkov today begins a two-day visit to our country meet with Israeli President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman.

The main objective of the visit is to intensify the work of the intergovernmental commission on trade-economic cooperation, reported RIA Novosti with reference to a source in Russia’s government.

Good momentum for development of investment cooperation will be an agreement on encouragement and mutual protection of investments, said a government source. Another topic of the upcoming talks, he said, can be supplied to Israel of Russia’s natural gas. Recall that Zubkov is the chairman of the board of Gazprom.

Viktor Zubkov - Ph.D. in Economics in 2004 - 2007 gg. Russia led the Federal Service for Financial Monitoring. On May 12, 2008 - first deputy prime minister in the government of Vladimir Putin. Supervises the cabinet the development of agriculture and fisheries.