The chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Foreign Affairs, Alexey Pushkov visits London
On 12-14 June 2012 the chairman of the Russian State Duma Foreign Affairs Committee Alexey Pushkov visited London. During the visit he spoke at the Royal Institute of International Affairs "Chatham House", met the Chairman of the House of Commons Select Committee on Foreign Affairs Richard Ottaway and the Russian community activists.
On 14 June Alexey Pushkov held a press conference at the Residence of the Russian Ambassador in London for the British and Russian media, at which he answered the questions on the Russian foreign policy including Russia’s position on Syria.
On 14-15 May 2013 the Kensington Town Hall hosted 54th International Spring Fair. The Russian Embassy along with other members of London's diplomatic community took part in this charity event.
On 12–15 May the Delegation of the Committee on Science, Education, Culture and Information Policy of the Council of Federation comprising Gennady Savinov and Lyudmila Bokova visited London.
On 9 May 2013, a wreath laying ceremony took place at the Soviet War Memorial near the Imperial War Museum in London. A reception for the veterans of the Arctic Convoys was held aboard HMS Belfast.
On 3 May 2013 the Russian Ambassador to the UK Alexander Yakovenko visited the city of Stratford-upon-Avon. He met with Keith Lloyd, Mayor of the city, and discussed issues of cultural cooperation and implementation of potential cultural projects in 2014.
Following the agreements set forth in the Declaration on a knowledge-based partnership for modernisation between the UK and Russia signed on 12 September 2011 by President of the Russian Federation and UK’s Prime Minister and bound by the intention to promote the exchange between the Skolkovo innovation centre and the East London Tech City with the view to ensure favourable working conditions for scientific and business quarters, Deputy Prime Minister – Chief of Staff of the Russian Government Vladislav Surkov paid a working visit to London on 1-2 May 2013.
On 29 April 2013 the first Russian-British conference "Challenges of Global Governance: Perspectives from London and Moscow" was held at King's College, University of London. It was organized by the Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the King’s College and the Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatam House).
On 22 - 24 April 2013 a delegation of the "Russkiy Mir" Foundation including the Executive director of the Foundation Mr. Pyotr Skorospelov and the Director of Foundation’s European programmes Mr. Alexey Gromyko visited Great Britain. During the visit, the delegation attended the opening of the Russian Centre at Durham University, held meetings with representatives of the BritishCouncil and members of the UK Russian Community Council.
On 20-21 April 2013 Stratford-upon-Avon hosted the traditional Shakespeare Birthday celebrations. The Russian Embassy was represented by Counsellor Artem Kozhin, Head of the Embassy's Press service. The Russian representative met with the Mayor, who received a book about the British painter George Dawe (the author of the 1812 Military Gallery in Winter Palace in St. Petersburg) as Embassy's present. The book was published in Russia as part of the celebrations commemorating the Bicentenary of Russia’s victory over Napoleon.
On 15 April 2013 Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin made a speech “Influence of European Missile Defence on International Security” at the Russian Embassy in London. The event was attended by representatives of the diplomatic corps, political scientists, Russian and British media.
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