On June 19, RIAC and Center for British Studies of RAS Institute for European Studies held workshop “Russia-UK Relations: Problems and Outlook” with participation of experts on Russia-UK-EU relationships from Russian Ministry for Economic Development, 2nd European Department of Russian Foreign Ministry, RAS Institute for European Studies, RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations, RAS Institute of World History, and Lomonosov Moscow State University.
On June 19, RIAC and Center for British Studies of RAS Institute for European Studies held workshop “Russia-UK Relations: Problems and Outlook” with participation of experts on Russia-UK-EU relationships from Russian Ministry for Economic Development, 2nd European Department of Russian Foreign Ministry, RAS Institute for European Studies, RAS Institute of World Economy and International Relations, RAS Institute of World History, and Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Opening the gathering, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov underlined that the workshop is part of RIAC project “A New Agenda for Russia-United Kingdom Relations” intended to produce and advance a package of recommendations on development the bilateral relationship in economy, security, science and education. Since United Kingdom remains one of Russia’s most difficult partners, there is a need for outlining areas that may become a point of entry for the dialog improvement. For Russia, Britain could become not only a promising partner but also a model for handling certain problems, for example that of migration.
Deputy Director of European Studies Institute Alexei Gromyko focused on the significance of expert analysis of the Russia-UK dialog and the need to expand cooperation between the expert communities of the two countries. According to experts of the Center for British Studies, the UK is winding up its presence in the industrialized world and switching over to the developing countries to provide Moscow with an opportunity to strengthen ties with London.
The participants covered both political and economic aspects of the relationship, prioritizing cooperation within Afghan and Syrian settlement; joint energy, pharmaceutical and outer space projects; advancement of investment flows; and cooperation in science, technologies and education.
Workshop “Russia-UK Relations: Problems and Outlook”
