On November 6, 2018, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, Nadezhda Arbatova, Head of Department for European Political Studies at RAS IMEMO, and Tatyana Parkhalina, Deputy Director at RAS Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences, had a meeting with Rob Taylor, Divisional Manager, Europe Division of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand.
On November 6, 2018, Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General, Nadezhda Arbatova, Head of Department for European Political Studies at RAS IMEMO, and Tatyana Parkhalina, Deputy Director at RAS Institute of Scientific Information on Social Sciences, had a meeting with Rob Taylor, Divisional Manager, Europe Division of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand.
The embassy staff and foreign experts also took part in the meeting. The discussion focused on the current military-political situation in Europe in the context of the likely US withdrawal from the INF Treaty, the possibility of restoring full-fledged dialog between Russia and the West, as well as the impact of tensions in Europe on other regions of the world. The meeting was moderated by Ian Hill, Ambassador of New Zealand to Russia.
