A Russian city of Yaroslavl on Volga is scheduled to host the Global Policy Forum on
Yaroslavl, which is going to celebrate its millennium in September, in less than three weeks will again become the venue of a meeting of statesmen and politicians,representatives of business corporations, leaders of science and education, experts in political science, economy and law from many countries if the world.
In his interview, Igor Yurgens, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Modern Development and the moderator of one of the sections of the forum, told «The Voice of Russia»:"International democracy standards, the struggle against racism and xenophobia, innovative development, international and regional security systems will be discussed in Yaroslavl this year. The Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will speak at the Plenary Session. Last year his guests were the French Prime-Minister Fillon and the Spanish Prime-Minister Zapatero. This year some other dignitaries have been invited."
They will resume the discussion of the role of today’s state in providing security and stability in the modern world. For the first time, they discussed this topic at the international conference «Modern State and Global Security» last year. The forum in Yaroslavl will be held under the auspices of the Russian President.
