Riga Hosts Second Meeting of the Young Expert’s Group on Resolving the Ukrainian Crisis
Short version
On April 9, 2015, Riga played host to the Second Meeting of the Young Expert’s Group on Resolving the Ukrainian Crisis and Ensuring Safety in the Euro-Atlantic Region. One of the topics discussed at the meeting was the role of civil society in establishing peace in Ukraine. The second session was dedicated to the issue of security in the Euro-Atlantic region as a whole. The meeting was attended by young leaders from Ukraine, Europe, Russia and the United States, representatives of NGOs, research institutes, universities and the business community.
Full version
On April 9, 2015, Riga played host to the Second Meeting of the Young Expert’s Group on Resolving the Ukrainian Crisis and Ensuring Safety in the Euro-Atlantic Region. One of the topics discussed at the meeting was the role of civil society in establishing peace in Ukraine. The second session was dedicated to the issue of security in the Euro-Atlantic region as a whole.
The meeting was attended by young leaders from Ukraine, Europe, Russia and the United States, representatives of NGOs, research institutes, universities and the business community.
RIAC was represented by its Programme Director Ivan Timofeev and Programme Manager Natalia Yevtikhevich.
The meeting was organized by NTI, ELN, RIAC, the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
The Group first met in Sofia on October 27–29, 2014.