On March 23, 2018, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Dmitry Trenin, RIAC Member, Director of Carnegie Moscow Center, visited the Embassy of New Zealand to Russia to meet with Bernadette Cavanagh, Deputy Secretary Multilateral and Legal Affairs Group at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand, and Craig Hawke, Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations, ...
The parties discussed pressing issues of the Asia-Pacific
On May 18, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, and Anton Tsvetov, RIAC expert, met with the Ambassador of New Zealand to Russia Ian Hill and Charlie Gillard, Second Secretary of the Embassy.
The parties discussed pressing issues of the Asia-Pacific, including security issues on the Korean peninsula, the state of territorial disputes in South Chinese Sea,...
On December 5 the Embassy of New Zealand to Russia hosted a meeting for Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, Alexander Gabuyev, RIAC expert, head of the “Russia in Asia–Pacific” program of the Carnegie Moscow Center, and other Russian experts with Jeff Langley,...
... the Antarctic situation seemingly developing along the same lines
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Claims for the Antarctic
ran as follows:
Great Britain that in 1908 declared the establishment of the British Antarctic Territory between longitudes 20°W and 80°W
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New Zealand that in 1923 announced its sovereignty over Ross Dependency, lying between 150°W and 160°E, and King Edward VII Land, between latitude 77°S and longitude 155°W.
Australia that in 1933 claimed Victoria Land, located between ...
On July 23, 2015, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met New Zealand Ambassador to Russia Hamish Cooper to discuss relations between the two countries, prospects of a free trade area covering New Zealand and the Eurasian Economic Union, multilateral cooperation in Asia-Pacific, and the role of New Zealand in ...
The reason behind the 2015 scandal was related to the collection of intelligence data by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service for the USA which increased competition between the great powers of the world to gain control over this region of strategic importance. This situation benefits Russia directly.
Recent revelations of the American ...
On July 11, 2014, RIAC President Igor Ivanov Director General Andrey Kortunov met New Zealand Ambassador in Moscow Hamish Cooper and Deputy Head of Mission Jennifer Wilton to discuss cooperation between Russia and New Zealand in the context of Ukraine crisis and overall deterioration of Russia's relations with the West. Dr. Ivanov ...
On October 15, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met New Zealand Ambassador to Russia Hamish Cooper and Deputy Head of Mission Jennifer Wilton to discuss bilateral cooperation in the context of the 70-year anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and New Zealand to take place ...