On 9 October, a solemn ceremony of signing an agreement on international scientific cooperation with the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science ‘Institute of Regional Economy Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ took place within the framework of the International Scientific and Practical Conference ‘Sustainable Development of Regions: Problems and Prospects’. The prospects for the development of mutually beneficial co-operation were discussed, and agreements were reached on the development of the Roadmap of co-operation.