The Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Council for International Affairs (RIAC) and the Governance and Policy Think Tank (GPTT) was signed. The parties agreed to conduct bilateral expert consultations, carry out studies and implement joint projects.
The Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Council for International Affairs (RIAC) and the Governance and Policy Think Tank (GPTT) was signed. The parties agreed to conduct bilateral expert consultations, carry out studies and implement joint projects.
RIAC is a non-profit academic and diplomatic think tank that was established by the resolution of its founders pursuant to presidential decree No. 59‑rp dated 2 February 2010 "On the Establishment of the Non-profit Partnership “Russian International Affairs Council”. RIAC activities are aimed at strengthening peace, friendship and solidarity between peoples, preventing international conflicts and promoting conflict resolution and crisis settlement. RIAC operates as a link between the state, scholarly community, business, and civil society in an effort to find foreign policy solutions to complex conflict issues.
GPTT was founded in 2015 as a university-affiliated think tank, related to с университетом as the first-ranked technical university nationally as well as the most prestigious Iranian university internationally. What distinguished GPTT from its counterparts is its practical, apolitical, and evidence-based approach toward policy and governance issues.
