PLAN
OF CONSULTATIONS BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN
AFFAIRS OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL FOR 2010
(Moscow, 2.VI.2009)
Pursuant to the Joint Declaration on Enhancing the Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel of September 6, 2004, and the strong desire of the leadership in the two countries to promote the bilateral cooperation between the Russian Federation and the State of Israel,
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Israel, hereinafter referred to as the Parties, agreed to hold in 2010 the following consultations in addition to bilateral high-level consultations under the chairmanship of the Deputy Foreign Ministers from the Russian side and the Deputy Director Generals from the Israeli side by mutual agreement alternately in Russia and Israel.
2010
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¦No.¦ Consultation theme ¦Time, venue ¦ Participants ¦ Participants ¦
¦ ¦ ¦ ¦(from the Russian¦(from the Israeli¦
¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ side) ¦ side) ¦
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¦1. ¦Middle East and Arab¦Second half ¦Director of the ¦Director of ¦
¦ ¦countries issues; ¦of the year,¦Middle East and ¦Middle East and ¦
¦ ¦bilateral and ¦Russia ¦North Africa ¦Peace Process ¦
¦ ¦regional issues ¦ ¦Department ¦Division ¦
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¦2. ¦UN issues ¦First half ¦Director of the ¦Director of U.N. ¦
¦ ¦ ¦of the year,¦Department of ¦and International¦
¦ ¦ ¦May, Russia ¦International ¦Organizations ¦
¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Organizations ¦Division ¦
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¦3. ¦Consultations on ¦First half ¦Director of the ¦Director of ¦
¦ ¦foreign policy ¦of the year,¦Foreign Policy ¦Policy Planning ¦
¦ ¦planning ¦Israel ¦Planning ¦Bureau ¦
¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Department ¦ ¦
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¦4. ¦Consultations on the¦First half ¦Director of the ¦Director of ¦
¦ ¦issue of European ¦of the year,¦Department of ¦Western Europe ¦
¦ ¦cooperation and ¦Russia ¦European ¦Division ¦
¦ ¦Euro-Atlantic ¦ ¦Cooperation ¦ ¦
¦ ¦security ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
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¦5. ¦Consultations on ¦First half ¦Director of the ¦Director of Media¦
¦ ¦information support ¦of the year,¦Information and ¦and Public ¦
¦ ¦experience of public¦Israel ¦Press Department ¦Affairs Division ¦
¦ ¦foreign Policy ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
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¦6. ¦Issues of bilateral ¦First half ¦Director of the ¦Director of North¦
¦ ¦relations with the ¦of the year,¦Department of ¦America Division ¦
¦ ¦US ¦Israel ¦North America ¦ ¦
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¦7. ¦Trans-Caucasian and ¦As agreed by¦Directors of the ¦Director of ¦
¦ ¦Central Asia issues ¦the Parties,¦Fourth CIS ¦Central Europe ¦
¦ ¦ ¦Russia ¦Department and ¦and Eurasia ¦
¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Third CIS ¦Division ¦
¦ ¦ ¦ ¦Department ¦ ¦
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¦8. ¦New challenges and ¦Second ¦Director of the ¦Director of the ¦
¦ ¦threats including ¦quarter of ¦Department on New¦Department for ¦
¦ ¦combating ¦2010, April,¦Challenges and ¦Strategic Affairs¦
¦ ¦international ¦Israel ¦Threats ¦ ¦
¦ ¦terrorism ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
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¦9. ¦Consultations on ¦First half ¦Director of the ¦Director of ¦
¦ ¦preparing the ¦of the year,¦Department of ¦Central Europe ¦
¦ ¦publication of the ¦Israel ¦History and ¦and Eurasia ¦
¦ ¦second volume of a ¦ ¦Records ¦Division ¦
¦ ¦joint archive ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦document collection ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦Soviet-Israeli ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦Relations. ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
¦ ¦1954 - 1967 ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦
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¦10.¦Consultations on ¦As agreed by¦Director of the ¦Director of the ¦
¦ ¦non-proliferation of¦the Parties ¦Department of ¦Department for ¦
¦ ¦WMD ¦ ¦security and ¦Strategic Affairs¦
¦ ¦and arms control ¦ ¦disarmament ¦ ¦
¦ ¦ ¦ ¦affairs ¦ ¦
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In addition to the above, the Parties agree to hold additional consultations on any other topic of mutual interest.
Travel expenses and stay costs of representatives taking part in the events provided for by this Plan shall be borne by the sending Party. The organizational costs of the events provided for by this Plan shall be borne by the receiving Party.
Done at Moscow on the 2nd of June 2009 in English in two copies.