International events: Order to hold “cross” Years of Russia and the Netherlands is signed

President of Russia Vladimir Putin signed a decree "On the Year of the Russian Federation in the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Year of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Russian Federation". Activities are conducted in order to further development of Russian-Dutch relations.

The chairman of the Russian part of the organizing committee became the Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich, the coordinator of the Russian part of the organizing committee, the executive secretary - Special Representative of the Russian President for International Cultural Cooperation Mikhail Shvydkoi.

The head of state instructed the Russian Government to provide necessary assistance to the organizing committee, to ensure timely funding of the activities undertaken under the "cross" of the year.