Valdai International Discussion Club The Valdai International Discussion Club is an international framework for the leading experts from around the world to debate on Russia and its role in the world. It was set up in 2004 by the Russian news and Information Agency “RIA Novosti”, Council on Foreign and Defense Policy and Russia Profile magazine. Valdai logo eng3.JPG The club’s mission is to create an international framework, where representatives for the Russian elite could debate on the development of the country and its role in the world with leading foreign experts. The club’s main goals are: to create an international venue where foreign experts could receive information about Russia and Russian society from reliable sources; to demonstrate the diversity of social and political views on key issues in domestic and foreign policies; to give international experts an opportunity to meet with top Russian leaders. The club unites leading foreign experts and journalists who analyze Russia’s politics, economy and culture. Permanent international members form the club’s backbone. Different foreign experts are invited every year. Russian members include political scientists, economists, journalists, public figures and policymakers with different views on events in Russia and abroad, and also representatives of executive and legislative power. wikipedia.org
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