Discussion of International Relations Development with Former French Foreign Minister

On January 28, 2016, former French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met with a group of Russian public figures at the French Embassy in Moscow. The Russian International Affairs Council was represented at the meeting by its Director General Andrey Kortunov.

On January 28, 2016, former French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner met with a group of Russian public figures at the French Embassy in Moscow.

The Russian International Affairs Council was represented at the meeting by its Director General Andrey Kortunov.

The discussion, moderated by French Ambassador to Russia Jean-Maurice Ripert, covered the issues of Russia’s foreign and domestic policy, European security and the European Union’s future, Russian-French relations, as well as development of the system of international relations as a whole, in particular, the prospects for international legal practice of “Humanitarian Intervention” and “Responsibility for Protection” concepts, introduced with the help of B. Kushner.