Valdai Club

“Russia and Europe: Facing Common Challenges.” Panel discussion

Moscow

Materials

French Foreign Minister Shows His Hawkish Side

Alain Juppe, a former defense minister himself, dislikes Gates, who in early June criticized the unreliability of America’s European partners in military matters. But Juppe’s statements in Moscow show that he is not unlike his American colleague, especially with respect to spreading democracy.

Yevgeny Shestakov

Valdai Discussion Club Hosts Alain Juppe

The Valdai International Discussion Club and the Higher School of Economics (HSE) organized a panel discussion titled “Russia and Europe: Facing Common Challenges” in Moscow on July 1, 2011. In attendance were French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Alain Juppe and more than 130 political scientists, economists, and specialists on international relations from leading Russian and foreign universities and research centers.

French Foreign Minister: Russian Contribution Could Be Decisive in Ending the Conflict in Libya

“Russia could play a key role in the outcome [of the conflict in Libya],” French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Friday during a panel discussion held by the Valdai Discussion Club at the Higher School of Economics. The discussion was titled “Russia and Europe: Facing Common Challenges.”

Alain Juppe: France Insists that the UN Security Council Adopt a Resolution on Syria

French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said on Friday that France does not understand the objections of some representatives of the international community to a UN Security Council draft resolution on Syria.