... Affairs Council (RIAC) General Meeting.
Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Chairman of RIAC Board of Trustees, made a speech at the opening of the event. The video and text of the speech was published on the MFA of Russia and RIAC websites.
On November 20, 2018, the Reception House of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia hosted Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) General Meeting.
Sergey Lavrov
, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Chairman ...
... instrument for building confidence and testing stances on bilateral issues.
In fact, the RIAC has always been open to Americans; we’ve had many joint programs, initiatives, and discussions. American politicians and experts have often spoken at the RIAC, and members of Russian state agencies are often present at such meetings. Americans also value this format since serious issues may be discussed unofficially, yet openly and transparently.
We never disregard any request that is sent to us. We never shut our doors in ...
... China and has as many as 90 departments and 3,000 researchers.
RIAC is a think tank for development of practical advice for Russian foreign policy agencies, which employs top Russian diplomats, academics, journalists, businesspersons and public figures. RIAC holds annual high-level conferences on Russian-Chinese relations and publishes a report monitoring the status of strategic partnership between Moscow and Beijing. RIAC is led by its President
Igor Ivanov
was Russian Foreign Minister in 1998-2004 and Director General
Andrey Kortunov
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On December 17, 2014, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired a sitting of the Scientific Council of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs devoted to realization of national foreign policy interests in Europe in the light of tasks set forth by President Vladimir Putin in his December 4 address to the Federal Assembly.
The attendance included many RIAC members, among them Academician Alexey Arbatov, Head of IMEMO Center for International Security; Academician Vladimir Baranovsky, IMEMO Deputy Director; Alexey Gromyko, Director of RAS Institute for European Studies and Head of Center for British ...
On October 3, 2014, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov, Editor-in-Chief of
Russia in Global Affairs
Fyodor Lukyanov and Director of Moscow Carnegie Center Dmitry Trenin, both RIAC members, met foreign participants of international investment forum RUSSIA CALLING!
The forum is a traditional platform for dialogue between Russian ...
... Russian International Affairs Council signed a cooperation agreement with the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations.
The two think tanks are about to hold joint international conferences, roundtables and workshops, and lectures by visiting scholars in Russian and Pakistani universities, as well as to exchange research papers.
RIAC is also planning to open a Pakistani blog on its website.
Cooperation agreement between the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations and the Russian International Affairs Council
... Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, at the meeting with members of the Russian International Affairs Council, Moscow, 4 June 2014
Jevgeny Maksimovich,
Igor Sergeevich,
Colleagues and friends,
I am delighted to have the opportunity to meet members of the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) for two reasons. Firstly, because the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the co-founder of this organisation, and secondly, because I personallyam also a member of the RIAC. The exchange of opinions and “comparison of notes” is a mutually ...
... stability. Our experts with political, military, technical, industrial, and academic backgrounds stand ready to make their contributions and have begun working in earnest.
Memorandum of Understanding. Cooperation between the Atlantic Council (AC) and the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC)
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