On October 3, 2013 the Atlantic Council of the United States hosted in Washington a roundtable discussion “Syria: Prospects for Political Settlement”. RIAC President Igor Ivanov, former NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson and former Obama administration Special Envoy Frederic C. Hof addressed the meeting. They discussed elimination of chemical weapons in Syria, preparation of an international conference on the Syrian settlement (Geneva-2), role of external and internal factors in overcoming the Syrian crisis. They also touched upon general aspects of Russian-American relations, the problem of international relations management, as well ways of shaping new world order.
On October 3, 2013 the Atlantic Council of the United States hosted in Washington a roundtable discussion “Syria: Prospects for Political Settlement”.
RIAC President Igor Ivanov, former NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson and former Obama administration Special Envoy Frederic C. Hof addressed the meeting. They discussed elimination of chemical weapons in Syria, preparation of an international conference on the Syrian settlement (Geneva-2), role of external and internal factors in overcoming the Syrian crisis. They also touched upon general aspects of Russian-American relations, the problem of international relations management, as well ways of shaping new world order.
The round table was attended by diplomats, international affairs experts, journalists, representatives of international organizations and officials of U.S. foreign-policy agencies. Russian Ambassador to the U.S. and RIAC member Sergey Kislyak and RIAC Director General Andrei Kortunov were among the participants.
