On May 14, 2014 the Russian International Affairs Council and the U.S. Embassy to Moscow held a roundtable on future bilateral interaction toward the Syrian crisis settlement. The participants outlined the Russian and American approaches to settlement of the three-year-long Syria turmoil with the focus on the ongoing cooperation of the two countries in the area, their significant roles in the process and opportunities for Moscow and Washington to handle the conundrum.
On May 14, 2014 the Russian International Affairs Council and the U.S. Embassy to Moscow held a roundtable on future bilateral interaction toward the Syrian crisis settlement.
The Russian side was represented by Andrey Panov, Deputy Director of the Middle East Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General and Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Program Director, as well as experts Elena Suponina of the Russian Institute for Strategic Research and Marina Sapronova of MGIMO-University. The American team included Howard Solomon, Minister Councilor for Political Affairs, Stephanie Holms and Peter Andreoli, both First Secretaries.
The participants outlined the Russian and American approaches to settlement of the three-year-long Syria turmoil with the focus on the ongoing cooperation of the two countries in the area, their significant roles in the process and opportunities for Moscow and Washington to handle the conundrum.
