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The round tables “International Cooperation for Regional Development”, “The Baltic Sea Region: Russia-EU Transnational Cooperation Results and Perspectives” and “Creating Common Platforms towards Sustainable Development of Macro-Regions: North-West Russian Federal District Strategy and the European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region” provided experts from different countries with an opportunity to discuss regional development and territorial strategic planning based on the experience of near and far abroad. Presentations were made by: Martin Guillermo Ramirez, Association of European Border Regions (AEBR), Secretary General; Maguelonne Dejeant-Pons, Council of Europe, Executive Secretary of the European Landscape Convention and European Heritage Days; Johannes Moisio, Association of European Border Regions (AEBR), Task Force of External Borders Chairman; Florian Schmid, President of the GFGZ (The Society for the Promotion of Cross-Border Cooperation); Lila Leontidou, Professor, ex-Dean of the Hellenic Open University; Aguibou Diarrah, Ambassador, Chairman of the AUPB in the Peace and Security Department; Helena Tuuri, Ambassador for Baltic Sea Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland; Laurent Bardon, Head of the Trade and Economic Section, Delegation of the European Union to the Russian Federation; Alda Nikodemusa, Head of VASAB Secretariat, CSPD/BSR; Ann Irene Saeternes, Secretary General of Baltic Sea States Subregional Co-operation (BSSSC); Alexander Somoza, Policy Officer, European External Action Service; Beata Fabisiak, Associate Professor at Poznan University of Life Sciences; Max Hogeforster, Chairman of the Hanse-Parlament and Baltic Sea Academy; Riitta Pontynen, Senior Project Manager at University of Turku, and many others.