Dmitry Medvedev and Viktor Yanukovich held a bilateral meeting before the beginning of the forum.
A number of documents were signed at the forum, in particular, three intergovernmental agreements: on the procedure for crossing the Russian-Ukrainian state border by residents of border regions; on joint control of individuals, vehicles and goods on the Russian-Ukrainian state border; and on cooperation and interaction in establishing checkpoints across the Russian-Ukrainian state border.
The First Russian-Ukrainian Interregional Economic Forum was held on October 4, 2010 in Gelendzhik. In 2012, the Forum will take place in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.