university of international studies said it is rare privilege will love everyone ambassador sergey kislyak minnesota before it to hearing his perspective and with his deep engagement of diplomacy and to discuss the global issues ambassador sergey kislyak pave easily served as minister for affairs 2003 through 2008 and prior to that serve simultaneously at the russian federation ambassador to belgium and graduated from moscow and the academy of foreign trade? and the senior fellow policy and the moderator of the global security forum who will conduct the of conversation to moderate the event. so let's please invite the ambassadors to the podium. [applause] >> takes for joining us students and faculty with this very important subject subject, russia and want to fake the rather large audience that is here today on this important subject please turn off yourself funds perhaps even need to say to you or specially to you. [laughter] or maybe it is moscow calling. >> but i could give them a vice. [laughter] >> do you want to make a few remarks at the outset with is complicated relationship with? i remember