On September 16, 2014, RIAC President Igor Ivanov and Director General Andrey Kortunov received a delegation of the French Foreign Ministry composed of France's Ambassador in Russia Jean-Maurice Ripert, Foreign Ministry Director for Policy Planning Justin Vaisse, and other Foreign Ministry and Embassy officers.
On September 16, 2014, RIAC President Igor Ivanov and Director General Andrey Kortunov received a delegation of the French Foreign Ministry composed of France's Ambassador in Russia Jean-Maurice Ripert, Foreign Ministry Director for Policy Planning Justin Vaisse, and other Foreign Ministry and Embassy officers.
The sides discussed the Ukraine crisis, Russia-EU dialogue, future of Greater Europe, Eurasian integration and Middle East. The guests were also familiarized with RIAC projects on Russia-France relations and partnerships with French think tanks engaged in foreign policy and security affairs.
