The “Dialogue Franco-Russe” Association was established in 2004 by both Russian and French key figures coming from various circles, who wished all to develop the cooperation between the two countries. From the beginning, the association was placed under the patronage of the French and Russian Presidents, Jacques Chirac and Vladimir Putin. The Association « French-Russian Dialog » is co-chaired since 2012 by Thierry Mariani, French Member of the Parliament representing the French living abroad and former Minister, and Vladimir Yakunin, former Chairman of the Russian Railways (RZD).

Messages of Former President Nicolas Sarkozy (Visit to Moscow October 2015) 

Identified Obstacles  

1. Means for Development and Marketing of Slovenian Tourism

• Limited amount of financial means intended for tourism in light of the significance it has on the Slovenian economy (in the fields of investments, development and promotion).

 2. Accessibility of Slovenia

Mr. Oleg Rumyansetsev, Managing Partner of Rumyantsev & Partners, a Moscow based corporate affairs and government relations consultancy, and President of the Association of Government Relations Specialists (GR League) of the Russian Federation has joined AALEP.

Mr. Rumyantsev has more than 25 years of  active scientific, state, public and political activity, as well as corporate and consulting practice in the field of interaction with government authorities of the Russian Federation.

Tourism Trade Associations

Slovakia’s tourism industry has grown remarkably since the country became independent and is now a strategic priority for the government. Despite stable growth in the sector, tourism represents however only 2.5% of GDP, a figure which is under international average of 3,5% and does not credit for the several resources the country can promote.

The Cyprus economy is heavily reliant on the services sector and more specifically on the tourism industry. According to the report issued by the “World Travel & Tourism Council” (‘WTTC’) on the economic impact of travel and tourism in 2015, the direct contribution of travel and tourism to GDP in 2014 was €1,111.0 million (7,0% of GDP).

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In the last fifty years alone, approximately 50 percent of Africa’s lions have disappeared. What has happened to them all? In South Africa, many have fallen victim to poachers. Recently, lions have also faced the threat of canned hunting — hunts in which animals are confined in an area from which they cannot escape — to increasingly detrimental effect.

Framework Laws that consider Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and Adaptation