DELEGATE HANDBOOK 23rd MEETING OF THE BRICS CONTACT GROUP ON ECONOMIC AND TRADE ISSUES (CGETI) MOSCOW, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 26–28 FEBRUARY 2020 CONTENTS 1. The Operational Headquarters Contact Information ....................................... 3 2. Meeting Dates and Venue ............................................................. 3 3. Meeting Programme .................................................................. 3 4. Meeting Format ......................................................................5 5. Access to the Meeting Venue ..........................................................5 5.1. ID Badges ......................................................................5 5.2. Summary of Access Procedures ....................................................5 5.3. Lost Badges ....................................................................5 6. Working language ....................................................................6 7. Transport ...........................................................................6 7.1. Aeroexpress ....................................................................6 7.2. Public Transport and Taxis ........................................................7 8. Meeting Facilities ....................................................................9 8.1. Information Desk ................................................................9 8.2. Wi-Fi ...........................................................................9 9. General Information ..................................................................9 9.1. Weather ........................................................................9 9.2. Time ...........................................................................9 9.3. Electricity. .10 9.4. Smoking . 10 9.5. Credit Cards ...................................................................10 9.6. Currency and ATMs .............................................................10 9.7. Mobile Phone Information .......................................................10 9.8. Pharmacies ....................................................................10 9.9. Souvenir Shops .................................................................10 9.10. Shoe Repairs ..................................................................11 10. Useful Telephone Numbers ..........................................................11 11. City Information ...................................................................11 12. Restaurants .......................................................................14 13. Venue Plan ........................................................................14 MOSCOW | 26–28 FEBRUARY 2 1. THE OPERATIONAL HEADQUARTERS CONTACT INFORMATION • Questions on hotel accommodation should be sent to the following e-mail address: [email protected]. • Questions on visa and customs control procedures and other questions should be sent to the following e-mail address: [email protected]. • Help desk telephone number: +7 (812) 906 64 98. 2. MEETING DATES AND VENUE The meeting 23rd Meeting of the BRICS Contact Group on Economic and Trade Issues (CGETI) will take place on 26–28 February 2020. The main venue will be: «HOTEL NATIONAL, MOSCOW» 125009, Moscow, Mokhovaya Street, 15/1 nationalhotel-moscow.ru 3. MEETING PROGRAMME 23rd MEETING OF THE BRICS CONTACT GROUP ON ECONOMIC AND TRADE ISSUES (CGETI) Hotel National, Moscow, February 26–28, 2020 Wednesday, 26 February TIME EVENT (MOSCOW LOCAL, GMT+3) 10:00–10:15 • Opening Session and approval of the agenda • Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership 2015–2020 – Key outcomes of implementation – Particular deliverables of CGETI 10:15–12:00 O Presentation by Russia O Comments by Brazil O Comments by India O Comments by China O Comments by South Africa 12:00–12:15 Coffee Break • Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership 2020–2025 –Trade,investmentandfinancestimulation – Digital economy dimension – Sustainable development and supporting initiatives • BRICS Commitment to Sustainable Development Goals • BRICS Concept for Economic Development and Integration of Remote 12:15–14:00 and Rural Areas • BRICS Business Women Alliance O Presentation by Russia O Comments by Brazil O Comments by India O Comments by China O Comments by South Africa MOSCOW | 26–28 FEBRUARY 3 TIME EVENT (MOSCOW LOCAL, GMT+3) 14:00–15:30 CGETI Lunch 15:30–17:00 • Strategy for BRICS Economic Partnership 2020–2025 (to be continued) Thursday, 27 February TIME EVENT (MOSCOW LOCAL, GMT+3) • E-commerce issues – Unleashing BRICS e-commerce potential 10:30–12:30 – Issues of consumer protection in e-commerce O Discussion 12:30–12:45 Coffee Break • Intellectual Property Rights – Key challenges for preserving intellectual property rights 12:45–14:15 –PerspectivesofdigitizationofBRICSintellectualpropertyoffices –ArtificialIntelligenceandintellectualpropertyrightsprotection O Discussion 14:15–15:30 CGETI Lunch • Technical regulations, standards, metrology and conformity assessment procedures – Cooperation between Agencies of the BRICS countries, responsible 15:30–17:00 for technical regulations, standardization, metrology, conformity assessment and accreditation – Opportunities of introducing digital leverages O Discussion Friday, 28 February TIME EVENT (MOSCOW LOCAL, GMT+3) • Multilateral Trading System: reforming the WTO – Approaches of the BRICS countries to the WTO reform 10:00–11:15 – Vision on possible outcomes of the 12th WTO Ministerial Conference O Discussion 11:15–11:30 Coffee Break MOSCOW | 26–28 FEBRUARY 4 TIME EVENT (MOSCOW LOCAL, GMT+3) • Transparency – Approaches of the BRICS countries to transparency-related issues of the global trade agenda • Trade policy and Agriculture 11:30–13:00 – Approaches of the BRICS countries to the multilateral regulation of certain aspects in agricultural policy including reduction of trade-distorting domestic support, elimination of special safeguards in agriculture andreallocationoftariffratequotas O Discussion 13:00–14:30 Lunch Break • Micro-, Small and Medium enterprises –TheBRICSvisiononhowtopromoteeffectiveparticipationofMSMEs in International Trade and Global Value Chains 14:30–16:30 • Investment facilitation – Approaches of the BRICS countries to the regulation of investment facilitation issues at international level O Discussion 16:30–16:45 Coffee Break • Other matters 16:45–17:00 • Closing Session 4. METTING FORMAT The Meeting will be held in the 9 format. 5. ACCESS TO THE MEETING VENUE 5.1. ID BADGES ID badges are available for pick-up at the Accreditation Desk at the event venue at the following times: Hotel National, 26–28 February 08:00–20:00 Moscow Participants must have their ID badges with them at all the times during the event on 26–28 February 2020. 5.2. SUMMARY OF ACCESS PROCEDURES Entry to the meeting venue is by ID badge. All delegates and participants must wear their ID badges visibly at all times at the meeting venue. 5.3. LOST BADGES Lost or missing badges should be reported immediately to the Information Desk at the meeting venue. MOSCOW | 26–28 FEBRUARY 5 6. WORKING LANGUAGE According to BRICS practice, the working language of the Meeting will be English. 7. TRANSPORT 7.1. AEROEXPRESS Due to intense traffic in Moscow, the Aeroexpress train service might be the most convenient way for the participants to get from Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo and Vnukovo airports to the rail and subway stations, located in the Moscow city centre. • Aeroexpress from the Sheremetyevo Airport goes to the Belorusskiy Railway Station and backwards (estimated travel time is 35 min). To get to the Aeroexpress train service when leaving the arrivals hall, please, follow the route, indicated below: • Aeroexpress from the Domodedovo Airport goes to the Paveletskiy Railway Station and backwards (estimated travel time is 45–50 min). To get to the Aeroexpress train service when leaving the arrivals hall, please, follow the route, indicated below: MOSCOW | 26–28 FEBRUARY 6 • Aeroexpress from the Vnukovo Airport goes to the Kievskiy Railway Station and backwards (estimated travel time is 35 min). To get to the Aeroexpress train service when leaving the arrivals hall, please, follow the route, indicated below: For more detailed information about Aeroexpress train service, please, visit: www.aeroexpress.ru/en/. 7.2. PUBLIC TRANSPORT AND TAXIS Upon arrival at the determined rail and subway station participants may use one of following routes to get to the hotel. • Arriving at the Belorusskiy Railway Station with the Aeroexpress from the Sheremetyevo Airport. • Arriving at the Paveletskiy Railway Station with the Aeroexpress from the Domodedovo Airport. MOSCOW | 26–28 FEBRUARY 7 • Arriving at the Kievskiy Railway Station with the Aeroexpress from the Vnukovo Airport. • Participants, arriving in Zhukovsky Airport, may use the following route to get to the hotel. When leaving the arrivals hall go the bus stop and take bus №441 to get to the city centre. The bus leaves the Airport for the city every 20 minutes. Estimated travelling time is 1 hour. MOSCOW | 26–28 FEBRUARY 8 Bus №441 will take you to the Kotelniki subway station. When getting off the bus, please, change to the subway line №7 (marked in purple) and take the train to Kuznetsky Most subway station. Upon arrival at Kuznetsky Most subway station change to line №1 and take the train to Okhotny ryad. Participants may as well use the taxi services. You can order a taxi at the airport from the taxi desk in the arrivals hall and at the check-in desks at the hotel in