Society

All-Russian Civil Forum kicks off in Moscow

22 January 2008, 13:30

(Kazan, January 22, Tatar-inform). The second civil forum entitled “The role of public initiatives in the development of Russia in the 21st century” organized by the Public Chamber of Russia has kicked off today at the central exhibition hall Manege in Moscow.

The forum has brought together more than 1200 representatives of Russian non-profit organisations, members of the first and second public chambers, social councils of the federal bodies, representatives of state bodies and local governments and international organisations.

The forum will discuss the 2007 annual report about the state of the civil society in the Russian Federation prepared by the Public Chamber, problems of the development of the civil society and support to public initiatives; issues of social control over the authorities at federal, regional and municipal levels; organisation of interaction of social forces and development of dialogue and equal partnership between the society and authorities in Russia.

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