On March 23, 2018, RIAC hosted a seminar on prospects for Russia-France cooperation in the Middle East. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and former French ambassador to Syria (2006–2009), Michel Duclos, advising Institut Montaigne, made opening speeches.
On March 23, 2018, RIAC hosted a seminar on prospects for Russia-France cooperation in the Middle East. Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and former French ambassador to Syria (2006–2009), Michel Duclos, advising Institut Montaigne, made opening speeches.
The following issues were discussed: resolution of Syrian crisis and the situation in then Middle East. The sides touched upon the positions of Russia and France in post-conflict reconstruction, regional security system, and prospects for the development of the situation.
Aleksanrd Kramarenko, RIAC Director of Development, Timur Makhmutov, RIAC Deputy Program Director, Ruslan Mamedov, RIAC Program Coordinator, and Vladimir Sazhin, Senior Researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies RAS, represented Russia at the event.
