Primakov Readings Regional Meeting

Primakov Readings Regional Meeting

in Tashkent

November 20^th, 2025
Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Central Asia:

Global Dimensions of Regional Development

Conference Program

November 20^th

09:00–09:30

Opening

Moderator

Javlon Vakhabov
Director of the International Institute for Central Asia (IICA)

Speakers

Abdulaziz Kamilov

Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan
Alexander Dynkin

President of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)
Feodor Voitolovsky

Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)

09:30–11:00

Panel Discussion 1. Central Asia in Changing World Order

Moderator

Alexander Dynkin
President of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Full Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)

Speakers

Anil Trigunayat

Distinguished Fellow, Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF), Indian Ambassador in Jordan, Libya, and Malta (2012-2016), India
Han Lu

Deputy Director of Department for Eurasian Studies, China Institute of International Studies (CIIS), Senior Research Fellow, China
Thomas Graham

Distinguished Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), USA
Rustam Makhmudov

Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science at the University of World Economy and Diplomacy
Taisiya Marmontova

Head of the Public Foundation "Institute for Regional Integration Research," Kazakhstan

11:00–11:30

Coffee break

11:30–13:00

Panel Discussion 2. Horizons of Cooperation and Rivalry in Central Asia

Moderator

Sanjar Valiev
Director, Center for Foreign Policy Studies and International Initiatives

Speakers

Ajay Bisaria

Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF)
Stanislav Pritchin

Head of Sector for Central Asia, IMEMO
Natalya Krek

Deputy Director of the Center for Expert Initiatives "Oy Ordo," Kyrgyzstan
Rustam Burnashev

Associate Professor, Kazakh-German University (DKU)
Irina Svistunova

Senior Research Fellow, Center for Middle East Studies-Regional Relations Study Group, IMEMO

13:00–14:00

Lunch

14:00–15:30

Panel Discussion 3. Trends in Global Resource Markets: Energy, Water, and Rare Earth Metals

Moderator

Akramjon Nematov
First Deputy Director, Institute for Strategic and Regional Studies (ISRS) under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Speakers

Abdulla Abdukadirov

First Deputy Director; Agency for Strategic Reforms under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Stanislav Zhukov

Deputy Director for Scientific Work, IMEMO; Corresponding Member of RAS
Sunjoy Joshi

Chairman, Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India
Kubatbek Rakhimov

Executive Director, Public Foundation “Applicata—Center for Strategic Solutions,” Kyrgyzstan
Stanislav Lazovsky

Junior Research Fellow, Center for Middle East Studies, IMEMO

15:30–16:00

Coffee break

16:00–17:30

Panel Discussion 4. Security Risks and Opportunities for Greater Eurasia

Moderator

Feodor Voitolovsky
Director of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS)

Speakers

Mathew Burrows

Counselor, Executive Office; Program Lead, Strategic Foresight Hub, Stimson Center, USA
Güray Alpar

Chairman, Associate Professor, Geopolitical Foresight Institute in Ankara, Türkiye
Alexander Trofimov

Ambassador-at-large for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
Siniša Atlagić

Professor, Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Eduard Solovyev

Head of the Center for Post-Soviet Studies, IMEMO
Rustam Jura Haydarzoda

Director of the Institute of studying of the problems of Asian and European countries, Tajikistan

17:30–18:00

Gala Dinner

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