07/09/2011 12:48
Gul arrives in Russia to attend Foreign Policy Forum in Yaroslval
The 3rd Global Foreign Policy Forum opened today in the Russian city of Yaroslval scheduled on September 7-8. “The Modern State in the Age of Social Diversity” is the theme of this year’s Yaroslavl forum. Discussions will center around three main topics: “Democratic Institutions in Multiethnic Societies”, “The Rich and the Poor: Where Is Justice?” and “Global Security and Local Conflicts”, the sources inform.
"From its very first day, the Global Policy Forum in Yaroslavl has been focused on three issues: global security, global poverty and global economic growth. It emerged as a response to the poor handling of those issues during the past 30 years,” Mikhail Rogozhnikov, Deputy Director of the Public Planning Institute has stated.
President Dmitry Medvedev and Turkish President Abdullah Gul have confirmed attendance. The forum will be attended by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and former Latvian President Valdis Zatlers as well as by political scientists and leaders from 30 countries.