Valdai Club

The second part of the visiting session began with a speech by Vache Gabrielyan, Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia, Minister of International Economic Integration and Reform. He explained in detail the consequences of the economic crisis and the devaluation of the Russian ruble in 2015-2016. According to Gabrielyan, Armenia has gone through hard times, and they coincided with joining the Eurasian Economic Union, but without integration into the union, the economic consequences of the events in Russia would have been much worse for the country.

On March 11, a visiting session of the Valdai Discussion Club, titled “A Time of Change: The World in an Era of Global Unpredictability” opened in Yerevan, Armenia. The event was attended by about 100 people, including leading Russian, international and Armenian experts along with members of Armenia’s government. Developments in Eurasia and South Caucasus were discussed during the session in the context of modernity and challenges emanating from the Greater Middle East.

On March 11, a visiting session of the Valdai Discussion Club will be held in Yerevan, Armenia, gathering experts of the Club and members of the Armenian academia.

On March 11, a visiting session of the Valdai Discussion Club was held in Yerevan, Armenia, gathering experts of the Club and members of the Armenian academia.