On November 8, 2016, in Moscow IE RAS Director, Corresponding member RAS Аl.А. Gromyko and Deputy Director IE RAS V.B. Belov took part in regular «Potsdam meetings», discussing the most acute issues of global agenda, and relations between Russia and Germany in politics, economy, science and culture. The event was opened by the speech of Russian foreign minister S.V. Lavrov.