On March 28, 2019, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London hosted an expert meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland.
On March 28, 2019, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London hosted an expert meeting with the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland.
The following issues were discussed during the meeting: the current activities of the Council of Europe, as well as political, institutional, and financial problems and challenges the organization is facing. Special attention was paid to the relations of the Council of Europe and Russia, including their parliamentary dimension. Russian side was represented by Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Ivan Volodin, Minister Counsellor at the Russian embassy in the UK.
