Russia's Interest to Latin America Undiminished
Short version
On October 3, 2015, RIAC used the platform of the 2nd international forum "Russia and Ibero-America in a Globalizing World: History and Modernity" held at St. Petersburg State University to present its report "Russia-Mexico Relations: Traditional Basics and Imperatives for Renovation" produced by Director of RAS Institute for Latin American Studies Vladimir Davydov and Ambassador Valery Morozov, both RIAC experts, who familiarized the audience with the key points of the paper.
Full version
On October 3, 2015, RIAC used the platform of the 2nd international forum "Russia and Ibero-America in a Globalizing World: History and Modernity" held at St. Petersburg State University to present its report "Russia-Mexico Relations: Traditional Basics and Imperatives for Renovation" produced by Director of RAS Institute for Latin American Studies Vladimir Davydov and Ambassador Valery Morozov, both RIAC experts, who familiarized the audience with the key points of the paper.
Dr. Davydov focused on the report's practical aspects, the staple of all RIAC's analytical materials, as well as on its definite distinctiveness. "First, this is one of the few papers devoted to the situation in Mexico. Second, it goes beyond political and economic areas of Russian-Mexican interaction, also covering cultural, educational, social and humanitarian ties between the two countries," he said. Ambassador Morozov spoke on historical and current aspects of the bilateral relationship, as well as the need for cultural contacts, dispelling certain established myths about Mexico.
RIAC Program Manager Ekaterina Chimiris and Program Coordinator Anna Kuznetsova briefed the attendees on RIAC's achievements, current activities and next year plans in the educational area.