Continuing from last year, the Russian Institute (Director: Pyo Sang-yong) is carrying out a project to build a Korea-Russia think tank network this year.

This project will be carried out for approximately six months from July to December this year with the purpose of promoting exchange and cooperation between major think tanks in the two countries. A roundtable was held with the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Russia's representative think tank, and an international academic conference was held with the Moscow University of International Relations (MGIMO) and the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) under the Russian Academy of Sciences. International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences) and an academic seminar will be held during the project period. Through academic conferences, Korean and Russian experts in various fields discuss detailed agendas such as diplomacy, international security, and the global economy to seek ways to promote cooperation between the two countries. Director Pyo Sang-yong of the Russian Institute emphasized that it is very important to continue academic and cultural exchanges in Korea-Russia relations, which have been strained since the start of the Ukraine war, and that it is meaningful for the Russian Institute to play that role.

Among the Korea-Russia think tank network construction project, academic conferences and seminars are planned to be held in Moscow in October and are being cooperated with local organizations.