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On February 5, 2021, the ordinary virtual meeting of the high-level working group on strategic stability issues of the Euro-Atlantic Security Leadership Group (EASLG) took place
ShortOn February 4, 2021, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, had a meeting with Enrique Mora, Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs of European External Action Service, visiting Moscow.
ShortOn February 4, 2021, a group of Swedish diplomats, including Kent Härstedt, Special Envoy of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Ewa Nilsson, Deputy Head of the Swedish Foreign Ministry for the Korean Peninsula, and Malena Mard, Swedish Ambassador to Russia, visited Russian International Affairs Council
ShortOn January 27, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) held the first meeting on sanctions challenges within the new dialogue group between the two expert centers.
ShortIgor Ivanov, RIAC President, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (1998–2004) and Zhang Hanhui, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Russian Federation, delivered welcoming remarks
ShortOn January 20, 2021, Danish Institute for International Studies held a webinar in memory of Per Carlsen, the first Director of DIIS and Danish Ambassador to Russia.
ShortOn January 19, 2021, International Crisis Group (ICG) held an expert discussion on the current socio-economic situation within the political crisis in Venezuela and the prospects for national reconciliation in the country.
ShortThe participants summarized the results of the group's work over the six months of its existence, presented practical proposals for resuming the Russia-NATO dialog, and outlined possible priorities for work in the context of preparations for the upcoming 2021 NATO summit
ShortThe event was organized by Washington Middle East Institute in partnership with Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies at the U.S. Department of Defense.
ShortOn January 14, 2021, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, took part in the webinar on geopolitical implications of the U.S. presidential elections.
ShortOn January 12, 2021, International Crisis Group leadership discussed the priority areas of work for the organization in the current year.
ShortOn January 11, 2021, with the assistance of The Shaikh Group political consultancy, the ordinary virtual expert meeting on security issues in the Middle East and North Africa took place.
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