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MOSCOW, October 20 (RIA Novosti) - The Moscow International Business Association will open an investment forum in Madrid on Thursday, the association said. A spokesman said the four-day Moscow Invest forum in the Spanish capital would consider the investment climate in Russia and Spain, legal aspects of investment, investor expectations, and options for economic cooperation. Panel discussions on its sidelines will focus on issues such as financial infrastructure, current investment trends and prospects for the future. The mayors of Moscow and Madrid and senior Russian and Spanish government officials will be attending the forum, as will representatives of investment, construction, and real estate development companies. The first Moscow Invest forum was held in London in 1998. In subsequent years, it was hosted by Moscow, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Milan and the United Arab Emirates.