Caracas, Venezuela. May
21,
2012
. Av. Francisco de Miranda, Torre Europa, piso 5 Sala Andrés Bello.
AGENDA
Monday, 21 May 2012
Morning
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Registration
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| 9:00 am – 10: 00 am. | Opening session
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| Signing of Cooperation Agreement between the Permanent Secretariat of SELA and the Institute of Latin America, Russian Academy of Sciences | |
10:00 am – 10:15 am |
Coffee break
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| First working session: | Recent developments in economic relations between the Russian Federation and Latin America and the Caribbean
Presiding: His Excellency Jorge Alvarado Rivas, Ambassador of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and Chairman of the Latin American Council
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| 10:15 am – 11:00 am. | Presentation of the document “Recent developments in economic relations between the Russian Federation and Latin America and the Caribbean: Institutional and cooperation mechanisms for strengthening relations”
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| 11:00 am – 11:45 am. | The Russian Federation: Main economic characteristics and overview of its external economic relations
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| 11:45 am – 12:30 pm. | Debate
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| 12:30 pm – 3:00 pm. | Free time for lunch
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| Afternoon
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| Second working session: | Presiding: : His Excellency Jorge Alvarado Rivas, Ambassador of the Plurinational State of Bolivia and Chairman of the Latin American Council
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| 3:00 pm. – 3:30 pm. | Priorities of the Russian Federation in its economic relations with Latin America and the Caribbean
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| 3:30 pm. – 4:30 pm. | Experiences and views of Latin American and Caribbean countries with the Russian Federation
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| 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm. | Debate
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| 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm | Conclusions and recommendations
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| 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm. | Closing session
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Tuesday, 22 May 2012
| Morning: | Bilateral meetings between representatives of Latin American and Caribbean countries and the Russian Federation
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