On October 13, 2014, in Rome, RIAC and Italian Institute for International Political Studies held roundtable “Resumption of Russia-Europe Dialogue: from Minimization of Damage to a New Cooperation Format” focused on improving trust between Russia and European countries in the light of Ukraine crisis, overcoming the Cold War legacy, future security architecture and mechanisms for conflict prevention. The participants also considered alternatives for Russia-EU economic relationship under the sanctions, energy cooperation and opportunities for institutional cooperation between the EU and Eurasian Economic Union.
On October 13, 2014, in Rome, RIAC and Italian Institute for International Political Studies held roundtable “Resumption of Russia-Europe Dialogue: from Minimization of Damage to a New Cooperation Format” focused on improving trust between Russia and European countries in the light of Ukraine crisis, overcoming the Cold War legacy, future security architecture and mechanisms for conflict prevention.
The participants also considered alternatives for Russia-EU economic relationship under the sanctions, energy cooperation and opportunities for institutional cooperation between the EU and Eurasian Economic Union.
The participation included RIAC President Igor Ivanov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and RIAC Member Alexei Meshkov, Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Benedetto Della Vedova, Senior Research Fellow and Vice-President for Strategic Development at the French Institute for International Relations Thomas Gomart, Acting Director of RAS Institute for European Studies Alexei Gromyko, Professor of Comparative Political Science Chair at MGIMO-University Irina Busygina, President of Italian Institute for International Political Studies Giancarlo Aragona, President of NCO Association for Euro-Atlantic Cooperation and RIAC Member Anatoly Adamishin, Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Program at Chatham House Sir Andrew Wood (British ambassador in Moscow in 1995-2000), Director of RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations Alexander Dynkin, Board Chairman of the Institute of Contemporary Development and RIAC Member Igor Yurgens, Board Member (Minister) on Trade in Eurasian Economic Commission Andrey Slepnev, President of the Institute for Energy and Finance Vladimir Feigin, Professor at Sciences Po Paris and Associated Research Fellow at Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Manfred Hafner, Senior Research Fellow at SIPRI Neil Melvin, and Director of the Institute for Energy and Geopolitics Helena Telegina.
RIAC and ISPI roundtable “Resumption of Russia-Europe Dialogue: from Minimization of Damage to a New Cooperation Format”
