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.

Speaker: Bobrov Aleksander Kirillovich, Director of the Institute of International Relations and Management of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Speakers:

Shuvalov Konstantin Viktorovich, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Special Representative of the Minister for Cooperation with Organizations of Muslim States;

Primakov Evgeniy Aleksandrovich, Head of the Federal Agency “Rossotrudnichestvo”;

Ozerov Oleg Borisovich, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Head of the Secretariat of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum;

Nilov Yaroslav Evgenyevich, Chairman of the Committee of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation on Labor, Social Policy and Veterans Affairs (on behalf of Slutskiy Leonid Eduardovich, Chairman of the LDPR);

Terentyev Aleksander Mikhaylovich, Member of the Federation Council Committee on Regulations and Organization of Parliamentary Activities of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation;

Alimov Aleksander Sergeevich, Director of the Department for Multilateral Humanitarian Cooperation and Cultural Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation;

Lebedeva Olga Vladimirovna, PhD (History), Associate Professor of the Department of Diplomacy of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation;

Morozov Vladimir Mikhailovich, Vice-Rector for Personnel Policy of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation;

Bolycheva Margarita Dmitrievna, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations and Congress Activities of the Republic of Bashkortostan;

Wan Ahmad Faikhsal bin Wan Ahmad Kamal, leader of the Youth wing of the United Native Malay Party;

Karpovich Oleg Gennadyevich, Vice-Rector for Research, Director of the Institute of Contemporary International Issues.

Ozerov Oleg Borisovich, Ambassador-at-Large of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, cited figures confirming that Africa accounts for 3% of the world GDP, whereas it possesses 17% of the population. Russia plans to participate in the development of Africa (industry, electricity, industry).

MGIMO (U) MID RF is developing relations with the countries of the Muslim world. Students travel to study and share practical experience. Joint scientific projects are being developed. The study and teaching of rare oriental languages is being revived.

Legal regulation is essential in the new emerging multipolar world, which could be based on the UN Charter and, above all, unconditional respect for the principles of sovereign equality of all states.

The project office for international youth cooperation in the line of “Russia - the Organization of Islamic Cooperation” was opened in 2020 in Kazan on the basis of the youth center “Selet House”.

According to Aleksander Terentyev, over 85% of the Tatarstan population has a positive attitude towards migrants. There could be neither economic nor any other success without such mutual understanding.

Sergey Lavrov concluded, “The promotion of interreligious, intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding, consolidation of efforts to protect traditional spiritual and moral values common to all world religions, and the fight against Islamophobia are also among the unconditional priorities of Russian diplomacy”.