Venue: the city of Kazan, IEC KAZAN EXPO IEC, Hall 1

Organizers: Council of Young Diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Youth Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan, Academy of Youth Diplomacy.

Moderator: Konstantin Kolpakov, Chairman of the Council of Young Diplomats of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Speakers:

Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation;

Karasin Grigory Borisovich, Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, Representative of the Executive body of the state power of the Sakhalin Region;

Gurov Grigory Aleksandrovich, Chairman of the Board of the All-Russian Social and State Movement of Children and Youth;

Steven Seagal, Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for Humanitarian Affairs and Japan;

Turusbekov Daniyar Baktybekovich, Director of the Protocol and Organizational Support Department of the Eurasian Economic Commission, Chairman of the Youth Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission;

Taha Ayhan, President of the Youth Forum, Organization of Islamic Cooperation;

Elchin Askerov, Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Office of the Youth Forum, Organization of Islamic Cooperation;

Fattakhov Damir Ildusovich, Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs.

Description:

The Forum was started with mentioning the figures relating to its opening: More than a thousand representatives from 50 countries took part in the Forum within the period from 2014 to 2022; the number of attracted investments amounted to more than USD 2 million; since 2016, the Forum has been attended by more than 200 young diplomats from 35 countries.The state allocates significant funds for the purposes of the youth agenda: USD 200 million for the development of youth projects, USD30 million to support youth initiatives.

More than 100 participants took part in the event “Kazan - the OIC capital of youth”. Applications for “We are together”, the mutual aid campaign, were submitted by 85 countries; 45% of them are from the OIC countries.

In 2024, Russia will host the World Youth Festival, which will be attended by 20,000 participants, 10,000 of which are foreign ones.

Speaking about the trends, the participants noted that today it is important to determine the model of one's own development, to pay attention to intercultural and interfaith dialogue.

In addition, they assessed the role of Rosmolodezh, the organization creating an environment for identifying and implementing talents.

Steven Seagal, Special Representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation for Humanitarian Affairs and Japan: “It is important to understand the context in which we find ourselves at present, and be aware of the religious and cultural diversity surrounding us.”