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On January 26, at the headquarters of the Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly in Moscow (Russia), an agreement on cooperation between the International Union of Non-Governmental Organizations “The Eurasian Peoples’ Assembly” and the Federal State Budgetary Institution of Science Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences was signed online.
The agreement was signed by the Secretary General of the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly Andrey Belyaninov and Director Alikber Alikberov.
The parties plan, in particular, to intensify cooperation in scientific, educational and cultural activities in the interests of sustainable development; promote the formation of an international expert and professional community in the main areas of scientific, educational, social, cultural and humanitarian activities; develop scientific diplomacy mechanisms in order to represent and increase the authority of the scientific community on international platforms.
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About the Institute of Oriental Studies RAS
At present, the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences is a leading scientific center on a global scale, covering a wide range of areas of research in oriental studies. The study area extends from the western coast of North Africa to the Pacific Islands, and the chronology covers all historical periods of the history of the East - from antiquity to the present day. Website - https://www.ivran.ru/
About the Eurasian Peoples' Assembly
The Eurasian Peoples' Assembly is an international non-governmental organization aimed at creating a social integration model in the name of establishing peace and harmony through the development of multilateral cooperation and public (people's) diplomacy in the Eurasian space. The Assembly brings together representatives of more than 53 countries. The organization has concluded about 180 partnership agreements in culture, entrepreneurship, development of integration ties between the peoples of Eurasia and public diplomacy. Website – http://eurasia-assembly.org