On November 16, 2017, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a Club Meeting «Russia-China Relations in the Context of the Results of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China». The event was organized with the support of the Embassy of China in Russia.
Welcome remarks were made by Igor Ivanov, RIAC President, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (1998-2004). Li Hui, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Russia, made a keynote speech within the framework of the event.
On November 16, 2017, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a Club Meeting «Russia-China Relations in the Context of the Results of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China». The event was organized with the support of the Embassy of China in Russia.
Welcome remarks were made by Igor Ivanov, RIAC President, Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (1998-2004). Li Hui, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Russia, made a keynote speech within the framework of the event.
The Ambassador’s report was followed by a discussion among RIAC members and leading experts on international affairs. Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs and RIAC member, moderated the discussion. Dmitry Mezentsev, Member of the Council of the Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Chair at Russia-China Friendship Association, RIAC member; Vladimir Portyakov, Deputy Director at the Institute of Far Eastern Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Yaroslav Lisovolik, Chief Economist at the Eurasian Development Bank; Li Wencong, President of ICBC Bank; and diplomats of China Embassy in Russia took part in the event.
Igor Ivanov, RIAC President, Vyacheslav Trubnikov, RIAC Vice-President, and Li Hui, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Russia, gave an overview of the results of the meeting.