Photo Gallery: The Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Is It Just the Beginning? An Expert Discussion

On June 17, the Valdai Club hosted an expert discussion, titled “The Humanitarian Crisis in Syria: Is It Just the Beginning?”. Maria Khodynskaya-Golenischeva, Chief Advisor in Strategic Planning Department of Russia’s MFA. Professor of Applied International Analysis Department in MGIMO University; Igor Matveev, Full State Counsellor of the Russian Federation, 3rd class; Senior Research Fellow, Center of Arab and Islamic Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Sergey Shevchuk, General Director of the Russian Humanitarian Mission; Philip Spoerri, Head of Delegation in Syria, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); Guney Yildiz, IPC-Stiftung Mercator Fellow with Centre for Applied Turkey Studies at German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP-Berlin); Hames Zreik, CEO of the Damascus Centre for Research and Studies, participated. The discussion was moderated Ivan Timofeev, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club.