(June 6, 2016) The Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO) hosted the Italian Ambassador in Moscow, Cesare Maria Ragaglini a few days ago (June 1). Ragaglini held a conference titled “The EU-Russia crisis: The Italian perspective.” Deputy director of the institute, Dr. Voitolovsky and Prof. Arbatova, an expert in European and Italian business, welcomed the Ambassador. Ragaglini – in his speech published on the Embassy’s website – “focused on the changed context of relations between Russia and the West as a result of the Ukrainian crisis and the difficult implementation of the Minsk agreements, but also on Italy’s efforts made over the past two years to maintain a channel of dialogue with the Russian Federation, which has to be constantly involved in the solution of major international crisis. ” The upcoming St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) was referred to which will be held June 16 to 18 and where Italy will participate as the guest of honor: the Ambassador “dealt with the broad spectrum of bilateral relations on the eve of the upcoming Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s visit to the Forum which reconfirms the Italian attention to the Federation, founded on a tradition of economic relations always capable of renewing itself and of a deep and century-old cultural kinship “. The public who took part in the meeting was composed of academics, PhD students and members of the Institute. A question and answer session also took place, touching on current international affairs but also on Italian politics and economy.
