RIAC and Institut Montaigne Discussed JCPOA and Regional Policy of Iran

On September 22, 2021, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) with the Institut Montaigne (France) held a closed workshop “JCPOA and Regional Policies of Iran: Visions from Russia and France”. The goal of the meeting was to find a commonality between the positions of Russia and France on key issues related to Iranian issues. Within the framework of the workshop, there was a discussion of the role of Russia and France in the possible restoration of the JCPOA, future of the Iran nuclear deal, key directions of Iran's regional policy and the transformation of its foreign policy due to the situation in Afghanistan.

On September 22, 2021, the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) with the Institut Montaigne (France) held a closed workshop “JCPOA and Regional Policies of Iran: Visions from Russia and France”. The goal of the meeting was to find a commonality between the positions of Russia and France on key issues related to Iranian issues. Within the framework of the workshop, there was a discussion of the role of Russia and France in the possible restoration of the JCPOA, future of the Iran nuclear deal, key directions of Iran's regional policy and the transformation of its foreign policy due to the situation in Afghanistan.

Leading Russian and French diplomats and experts attended the meeting. On the RIAC side, the meeting was attended by: Andrey Kortunov, Director General at the RIAC; Aydar Aganin, Deputy Director at the Foreign Policy Planning Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia; Alexander Mariasov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Islamic Republic of Iran (2001–2005); Nikolay Kozhanov, Senior Researcher at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS); Vladimir Sazhin, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the RAS; Vladimir Yurtaev, Professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the RUDN University; Adlan Margoev, Analyst at the Institute for International Studies, MGIMO University; Pyotr Kortunov, Program Coordinator at the RIAC; Nikita Smagin, RIAC Expert; Ivan Bocharov, Program Assistant at the RIAC.