The first opening session of the Sochi Dialogue will take place on May 15 in Sochi in the presence of the Presidents of Russia and Austria Vladimir Putin and Alexander Van der Bellen, announced Hubert Birch, the vice-president of the Austrian industrialists association, honorary consul of the Russian Federation in the federal state of Vorarlberg and a member of the Austrian-Russian business council.

On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Christoph Leitl, President of the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry, on his birthday.

The last week actual creation of the Russian-Austrian public forum "Sochi Dialogue" demonstrates a willingness of the two countries to strengthen their relationship.