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Euroasian Jewish News
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) delegation arrived to Moscow / EAJC Participation.
11.04.2008
The American Jewish Committee (AJC) delegation led by David Harris arrived to Moscow to meet the leaders of the Jewish organizations and the statesmen of the Russian Federation.
American Jewish Committee is one of the most influential organizations both in the USA and abroad. It also has numerous branches in different cointries.
The dinner given by the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC) Secretary General prof. Mikhail Chlenov to honor the delegation was attended by the leaders of Russian and Moscow Jewish organizations and the representatives of the Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund which is very active in the former USSR. M.Chlenov has been a member of its Expert Council for several years now.
David Harris spoke about aims of his visits to the countries of Eastern Europe ans CIS, then he minutely discussed topics of his conversations with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and stressed that Moscow meetings with the EAJC leaders have become a good tradition and are unquestionably fruitful.
During the meeting the participants exchanged opinions on the current situation, defined the lines of cooperation. The AJC Executive Director Sam Kliger stressed that in the nearest future a new branch of the American Jewish Committee can be opened - in Moscow, to allow for a closer cooperation among the Jewish organizations of Eurasia.
EAJC Public Relations and Media Department
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