Zakharova says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to address the Primakov Readings Forum
Press release
Moscow, November 22, 2023
Director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on current foreign policy issues Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov would take part in the International Scientific and Expert Forum Primakov Readings on 27 November.
Moscow will host the 9th International Scientific and Expert Forum Primakov Readings at the World Trade Center on 27-28 November.
“Without prejudging, I can name the keynote of the speech: he [Sergey Lavrov] plans to present Russia’s vision of the main trends in global development related to the ongoing formation of a fairer multipolar world order,” said Maria Zakharova.
Spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs also noted, “The topic of this meeting is of particular relevance in the context of the tectonic changes in the global geopolitical landscape taking place literally before our eyes. It is headlined as Post-Globalization Horizons.”
The Forum will be attended by leading Russian and foreign experts in international security, world politics and economics, representatives of community-based organizations, as well as politicians and diplomats. This year, the participation in the forum has been announced by representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, China, Cuba, Egypt, Finland, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Oman, South Africa, Syria, Turkey, Uganda, USA, and Uzbekistan.
The discussions will be focused on political risks for global energy markets, cooperation of Russia and states of Central Asia and South Caucasus, Sino-American relations, and the development of the Global South. The participants is also expected to touch on the balance of power in the Baltic region and prospects for the development of relations between Russia and countries of the Middle East and Africa.
The event is organized by the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, the Primakov Center for International Cooperation, the World Trade Center, and the Chamber of Industry and Commerce of the Russian Federation with the support of the Presidential Grants Foundation.
Media accreditation for the forum is available on the official website of the event (www.primakovreadings.ru).
About Primakov Readings Forum
The International Scientific and Expert Forum Primakov Readings is an annual discussion platform for addressing problems of the world economy, politics and security attended by leading representatives of Russian and foreign research and expert-analytical centers. The Forum was first held in 2015 and named in memory of the Russian scholar and statesman Yevgeny Maximovich Primakov, former Prime Minister of Russia (1998-1999).
The conference is traditionally attended by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov. In different years, the forum was addressed by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, Speaker of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko and other Russian statesmen. Foreign participants of the Forum included President of Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski (1995-2005), Federal Chancellor of Austria Wolfgang Schüssel (2000-2007), NATO Secretary General Javier Solana (1995-1999) and other high-ranking international representatives. In 2017, the forum held a special session with the participation of former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
