ST. PETERSBURG, June 6 (RIA Novosti) - More than 13,000 police and Interior Ministry troops will ensure law and order during the three-day International Economic Forum starting on Friday in St. Petersburg, Russia's interior minister said.
Rashid Nurgaliyev said all law enforcement bodies were prepared for the forum, and that security measures would not affect the everyday routines of the city's residents.
He said the ministry was working "in close contact with the Federal Protection Service, the Federal Security Service, and the Emergency Situations Ministry."
The forum will bring together business leaders and politicians to discuss key economic issues facing Russia and the international community.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will deliver a speech at the forum on Saturday.
Russian news agency RIA Novosti is the general information sponsor of the forum.
