Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, will take part in country’s premier global politics and the world economy international forum "Primakov Readings" themed “A World Without Rules: A Power Game?” on June 24.
This was announced by the Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova at a press briefing on Thursday.
"Everyone sees how a group of countries that have imagined themselves to be the arbiters of the fate of all mankind, with passion and perseverance worthy of better cause, is literally trying to dawn the system of written and unwritten international norms and rules built over the past decade," Maria Zakharova said.
The Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman also noted: "What is the current phase of this process, what the actions of the West lead to, and what the constructive agenda of the global majority can be – all these questions will be deal with by the participants of the Forum."
The 12th International Scientific and Expert Forum "Primakov Readings" will take place in Moscow on June 23-24 at the Radisson Blu Leninsky Prospect Hotel.
The event will bring together around 50 experts from 20 countries, including China, Iran, India, Turkey, Qatar, the USA, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, South Korea, and the CIS countries. In total, more than 400 representatives of Russian and foreign scientific and expert community, government agencies, political and business circles are expected to participate in the forum.
A number of high-ranking officials will take part in the event, including Aide to the Russian president Yuri Ushakov, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev, Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia, Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, and leading Russian and foreign experts in the fields of international security, world politics and global economy.
The program of the two-day event includes discussions on the consequences of regional conflicts, the situation in the Middle East, global order scenarios, and barriers to global trade and investment.
Experts will cover issues of Eurasian security in light of Russia’s CSTO chairmanship and competition in the sphere of artificial intelligence.
The program of the Forum is centered around the discussion of the consequences of the New START Treaty termination, the risks of a further weakening of arms control, the impact of emerging military technologies on strategic stability, and the prospects for preventing conflict escalation in the context of an accelerating arms race.
The organizers of the annual event are the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO) and the Evgeny Primakov Center for International Cooperation.
This year edition of the Forum is coinciding with the 70th anniversary of IMEMO.
The Primakov Readings — an International Scientific and Expert Forum — is an annual gathering of leading experts in the field of international relations and world economy.
First held in 2015, it was named after the renowned scholar and statesman Evgeny Maksimovich Primakov.
Since its establishment, the Forum has gained recognition as a respected international platform where experts discuss the scenarios of international relations development, challenges in international security, and new models of interaction among global political actors.
At the Forum, leading scientists, politicians and diplomats from around the world engage in an open dialogue about global and regional challenges and threats.
Since its founding, the event has attracted many prominent scientists and experts from major international research centers and think tanks, political and public figures.
The International Scientific and Expert Forum Primakov Readings opens on June 23, 2026, at 10:00.
Addressing the participants will be Yuri Ushakov, Aide to the President of Russia; Konstantin Kosachev, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council, and Alexander Dynkin, President of IMEMO, Academician.