On October 14, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov and RIAC member Alexander Panov, former Russia’s deputy foreign minister, met South Korean Ambassador to Moscow Wi Sung-lac to discuss the situation on the Korean Peninsula, President Putin’s forthcoming visit to Seoul, and opportunities for expansion of bilateral cooperation, including those for NGOs and independent think tanks....
On 21 September, at an opening of the international conference in Seoul on global finance, energy, and sustainable development in the context of Russia’s forthcoming G20 presidency RIAC General Director Andrey Kortunov made a welcome speech. Among participants in the conference organized by Korea Development Institute in cooperation with Korea University were officials of the Republic of Korea, representatives of the academic and educational community from the G20 countries, leaders of public...