"There is a request for participation of several members of Knesset [the Israeli parliament], several heads of political parties and business people in the Yalta International Economic Forum," Epstein said at a session of the Council on Interethnic and Interreligious Relations of the Crimean government.

The YIEF is an annual business event and one of the four biggest economic forums held in Russia. In 2019, the event will take place on April 17-20. The YIEF organizers expect some 3,000 people from more than 100 countries to participate in the forum.