March 29, 2022 Сonference "Cooperation of the members of the Eurasian Economic Union with African countries"


THE MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND HIGHER EDUCATION
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
INSTITUTE FOR AFRICAN STUDIES


30/1 ул. Спиридоновка, Москва, 123001
Тел. (495) 690-27-52
Факс: (495) 697-19-54
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30/1 Spiridonovka str., Moscow, 123001
Tel. (495) 690-27-52
Fax: (495) 697-19-54
E-mail: inafr@inafr.ru
https://www.inafran.ru/en

Сonference "Cooperation of the members of the Eurasian Economic Union with African countries".

On March 29, 2022, the Center for Russian-African Relations and Foreign Policy of African Countries Studies of the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences held a conference with international participation on the topic "Cooperation of the members of the Eurasian Economic Union with African countries". The Conference took place at a difficult time, when the international situation sharply worsened, what required a rethinking of our country's relations with the outside world as a whole and with important partners, including the states of Africa and our closest neighbors, the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), where Russia is also a member. The event, which was held in the format of a videoconference, was attended by leading Russian specialists in African studies, the scholars from the Institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Economics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, employees of practical organizations, including the Eurasian Economic Commission, teachers, post-graduate students and applicants. The main problems discussed were: the global aspects of contemporary international relations and prospects of multilateral cooperation (Session 1); bilateral cooperation of the EAEU members with African countries (Session 2); the positions of the main competitors for EAEU countries in Africa (Session 3). The reports contained recommendations on strengthening of Russia's mutually beneficial partnership with the EAEU member states and African states. These recommendations may be used practically by both the business community, as evidenced by the interest in this conference from a number of Russian companies, and by practical organizations of the EAEU members.