On March 3, 2016 Moscow hosted a roundtable “Collective Security System in the Middle East: Myth or Reality” of the Russian International Affairs Council and the Turkish International Institute for the Development of Scientific Cooperation (MIRNaS). The event was attended by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev; MIRNaS Director General Arif Asalyoglu; former Foreign Minister of Turkey Yasar Yakis; Vitaly Naumkin, Director of the RAS Institute for Oriental Studies, and Pyotr Stegny, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia, both RIAC members; leading Turkish and Russian experts, researchers, representatives of the media. RIAC expert Vasily Kuznetsov, Director of the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies, moderated the meeting.
On March 3, 2016 Moscow hosted a roundtable “Collective Security System in the Middle East: Myth or Reality” of the Russian International Affairs Council and the Turkish International Institute for the Development of Scientific Cooperation (MIRNaS).
The event was attended by RIAC Program Director Ivan Timofeev; MIRNaS Director General Arif Asalyoglu; former Foreign Minister of Turkey Yasar Yakis; Vitaly Naumkin, Director of the RAS Institute for Oriental Studies, and Pyotr Stegny, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia, both RIAC members; leading Turkish and Russian experts, researchers, representatives of the media. RIAC expert Vasily Kuznetsov, Director of the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies at the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies, moderated the meeting.
The discussion focused on the issue of collective security system in the Middle East. The participants highly appreciated the analysis and proposals put forward by RIAC President Igor Ivanov in his article of “Is a Collective Security System Possible in the Middle East?”
The experts discussed the challenges facing the region and the world, the issues of terrorism, forced migration, the threat of proliferation of mass extermination weapons. In addition, the sides exchanged views on possible ways to resolve the crisis, on the measures to enhance confidence, as well as on the role of non-state actors and international organizations.
The discussion took place in the spirit of its participants’ understanding the need for cooperation between the two countries and the importance of dialogue, especially at the expert and academic level.
The roundtable participants agreed to intensify mutual contacts and to involve other stakeholders in this discussion.
Roundtable “Collective Security System in the Middle East: Myth or Reality”
