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On December 24, 2013 the Russian International Affairs Council and the CJSC “Russian National Economic Security Service” signed a cooperation agreement. RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov signed the document on behalf of the Russian Council while RNESS Director General Vitaly Prilukov represented the Service. The parties decided to carry out joint projects, hold conferences, seminars and expert discussions. A number of joint publications and guest lectures are planned for the future. Cooperation between the two organizations is intended to, first and foremost, contribute to the reinforcement of Russia’s positions in the international arena and develop cooperation between Russian and foreign research centers.

Full version

On December 24, 2013 the Russian International Affairs Council and the CJSC “Russian National Economic Security Service” signed a cooperation agreement. RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov signed the document on behalf of the Russian Council while RNESS Director General Vitaly Prilukov represented the Service.

The parties decided to carry out joint projects, hold conferences, seminars and expert discussions. A number of joint publications and guest lectures are planned for the future. Cooperation between the two organizations is intended to, first and foremost, contribute to the reinforcement of Russia’s positions in the international arena and develop cooperation between Russian and foreign research centers.

During the meeting, heads of the RIAC and RNESS agreed upon the schedule of events for the first half of 2014.