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During the inaugural session Victoria Panova, Head of the BRICS Expert Council - Russia, Vice Rector of HSE University, and Russian W20 Sherpa welcomed the honorary guests and delegates from different countries. Sergey Ryabkov, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Russia’s BRICS Sherpa; Nikita Anisimov, Rector of HSE University; and Vyacheslav Nikonov, First Deputy Chairman, Committee on International Affairs of State Duma, and Chairman of the Board of National Committee on BRICS Research, also welcomed the guests.