... with the Embassy of the Slovenian Republic and the EU Delegation to Russia, held the Eleventh Meeting in the “EU-Russia” Series by RIAC and the Chair Countries of the Council of the European Union on relations between Russia and the EU during the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The event took place in a mixed format.
Opening remarks were made by: Igor Ivanov, RIAC President; Alexander Grushko, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; Dr Stanislav Rascan, State Secretary at the Ministry of ...
... Slovenian Ambassador to Russia, and Katarina Gradic Rezan, Embassy Counsellor, visited Russian International Affairs Council.
Slovenian diplomats discussed the possibilities for cooperation between RIAC and the embassy in the context of the upcoming Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the second half of 2021. During the discussion, topical issues of international politics in the Western Balkans were also addressed.
... concerned more with the policies dictated to them by an escalation of tensions between regional players.
Present-day situation
The European Union offered all the Balkan peoples a so-called “European future”. The political elites and the population of the ... ... "Balkan Council" is a top priority. It would include representatives of Russia, the US, Great Britain, Turkey, France, Italy, Slovenia and Germany as international observers, with mediation on the part of the EU and the UN, and also envoys of all the Western ...
