Primakov Readings June, 26, 2024

On June 25-26, 2024 the 10th International Forum “Primakov Readings“ will be held in Moscow at the World Trade Center. The theme of the Forum is “Russia in the Global Context“. The event will be attended by Yury Ushakov, Aide to the President of the Russian Federation, Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergei Ryabkov, Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia – Executive Secretary of the CIS, as well as leading Russian and foreign experts in the field of international security, world politics and economics, representatives of public organizations, politicians and diplomats. The anniversary Primakov Readings will discuss: the role of BRICS in shaping the new global economic architecture; vectors of interaction among the countries of Greater Eurasia; a polycentric nuclear world; the impact of contemporary crises on the future contours of European security; the importance of culture in international relations. Speech by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov Panel Discussion 5. Ukrainian Crisis and Future of Eurasian Security Moderator – Feodor Voitolovsky, Director, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO); Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Evgeny Buzhinsky, Chairman, PIR Center Executive Board; Professor, Institute for Advanced Strategic Studies, HSE University Olga Oliker, Program Director for Europe and Central Asia, International Crisis Group, Belgium (online) Fyodor Lukyanov, Editor-in-Chief, Russia in Global Affairs Thomas Greminger, Executive Director, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP); former Secretary General OSCE (2017-2020), Switzerland (online) Konstantin Bogdanov, Head of Sector for Strategic Analysis and Forecasting, Center for International Security, Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) Panel Discussion 6. Is Culture Uniting or Dividing Nations? Moderator – Mikhail Shvydkoy, Russia’s Special Presidential Representative for International Cultural Cooperation Feng Litao, Minister-Counsellor for Culture, Embassy of China in the Russian Federation; Director, Chinese Cultural Center in Moscow Mikhail Piotrovsky, Director General, State Hermitage Museum; Dean, Faculty of Asian and African Studies, Saint-Petersburg State University; Full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences Rodrigo De Lima Baena Soares, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the Russian Federation Jyoti Malhotra, Editor-in-Chief, The Tribune Group, India Fyodor Sosnov, Executive Director, Federal Fund for Social and Economic Support to National Cinematography (Cinema Fund) Dmitry Pristanskov, Film producer, co-founder of the film company “Monumental Vision“ Vladimir Grigoryev, Director of the Department of the Government Support of Periodical Press and Book Industry, Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation