- Written by: UPF Europe and Middle East
An International Leadership conference on the topic "Europe and Russia - Partners in a Globalized World," was held in Vienna on October 12 and 13, 2012, organized by the Universal Peace Federation (UPF) in cooperation with the Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) and the Women's Federation for World Peace.
- Written by: Mr. Jacques Marion, Secretary General of UPF Europe
It is a privilege to participate in this European Leadership conference here in Vienna, co-sponsored by the Women’s Federation for World Peace and the Academic Council on the United Nations System.
- Written by: Dr. Thomas G. Walsh, President, UPF International
The Universal Peace Federation is dedicated to the promotion of good relations, good partnerships among peoples, nations, religions.
- Written by: A.S. Azimov, Ambassador at Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Russia
We consider the issue of visa abolition for short-term trips by Russian Federation and European Union citizens to be one of priorities of our current relations with the EU. A breakthrough in this direction will be a serious achievement in our strategic partnership with the EU as well as a sound stimulus for developing economic, cultural, and humanitarian interrelations.
- Written by: Sergei Nechaev, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Austria
I am happy to welcome the organizers and participants of the conference on cooperation of Russia and European Union in this era of globalization.
- Written by: UPF-Europe
The first session was chaired by Mr Peter Haider, Secretary General of UPF-Austria.
- Written by: Sergei Kuchinsky, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Council of the Assembly of the Peoples of Russia
The Second World War with its countless victims was a great tragedy for all humanity. One of the most important motivations for opposing any acts of aggression and violence should be the remembrance of millions of fallen, mutilated, and tortured victims of concentration camps.
- Written by: Dr Walter Schwimmer, Former Secretary General, Council of Europe
Europe is a strange continent. Strictly speaking, indeed it is not a continent at all but a mere peninsula tacked onto Asia. Looking at the map, Russia west of the Ural Mountains is either the base or the beginning of this peninsula. But, because of its unmistakable cultural identity, this peninsula has become a continent on its own and Russia is without any doubt an indispensable part of it.