PROTOCOL
This Protocol is a record of the meeting
and discussions carried out on the 24th. June 2013 in the offices of New
Century Media in London between The British Sombo Federation (BSF) and FIAS.
24-June-2013
Attending for BSF were;-
• Chairman of the BSF, Martin Clarke
• Secretary of the BSF, Keith Costa
Attending for FIAS from St. Petersburg
were;-
• President of FIAS Vasili B. Shestakov
• Vice-President of FIAS, Andrey Klyamko
• FIAS President’s advisor, Alexander
Kuznetsov
Also in attendance were;-
• The Hon Tim Lewin, Positive Russia
Foundation
• Mrs Katya Fowler, assistant to The Hon.
Tim Lewin and interpreter to both sides
In attendance for part of the meeting
was;-
Lord Simon Reading President of the
Commonwealth Sambo Association
Purpose
The purpose of the round-table discussions
was to
re-establish amicable working relations
between BSF and FIAS that had arisen due
to a lack of direct contact.
The meeting was called at the initiative
of FIAS.
The meeting lasted for two hours and embraced
a wide range of ideas and proposals for bringing FIAS and BSF closer together;
the result of the meeting was that the bonds of friendship were firmly
re-established and a complete agreement reached on a range of practical support
measures between the parties. Such measures were confirmed with the full
expectation that their execution would lead to a growth in the reputation and
popularity of Sambo under the governance of FIAS and set a clear example to
other National Sambo Associations where dissent and inter-Association friction
has engendered a disregard of the FIAS Constitution.
The following decisions were taken and an
action-plan for their implementation will now be formulated between the
parties, in general all such actions should be embedded into a scheme of
arrangement within which they form part of a coherent and co-ordinated strategy
to jointly improve the popularity of Sambo under FIAS, contribute to the warmth
of Anglo-Russian
The pioneering agreement described in this
Protocol is intended to encourage presently disaffected Associations to follow
the example of the BSF-FIAS accord and restore a workable degree of harmony to
international relations. Both parties agreed to promote the benefits of such
harmony on the broadest practical front and to work together to unite all Sambo
Associations wherever possible under the FIAS Constitution umbrella.
Decisions
friendship and ultimately form part of the
activities planned for the Year of Anglo-Russian Culture; here follows a brief
description of the principal actions agreed between FIAS and the
BSF;-
Ø Hosting of the President’s Cup (Putin up)
in London during June 2014; a one day event modelled on the previous
President’s Cup tournaments in Russia to be co-hosted by the BSF and the City
of London, and invitation to participate as co-host will be extended to the
Commonwealth Sambo Association.
Ø FIAS to request a leading Sambo Club in
St. Petersburg to host a training seminar for one week for ten Sambo coaches
selected by the BSF; FIAS agreed to arrange sponsorship assistance for this; a
provisional date in October was agreed and will be confirmed by the BSF with
FIAS in the nearest future
Ø FIAS agreed to discuss support for BSF for
new purpose-designed and made mats, sport- clothing, shoes, referees and
referee training, competition display boards and other specifically
Sambo-related sports equipment .
Ø FIAS will arrange for a sponsored invitation
for the BSF team to travel to St. Petersburg in November 2013 to participate in
the World Championship. BSF will define to FIAS, or FIAS nominated club, all
details of this and support described above.
FIAS and BSF agree to use all possible
means at their disposal to work closely together in friendship and harmony to
develop all that is best in Sambo and related Sambo disciplines, for the
benefit of the properly and lawfully constituted supervisory body of FIAS and
to exercise the fullest extend of their powers and persuasion to extend this
rationale to all recognised Sambo bodies for the greater good of the sport so
that Sambo may ultimately qualify as a recognised Olympic discipline.
Conclusion;
Ends Signed;
Vasily B Shestakov, President, FIAS
Martin Clarke, Chairman, British Sombo
Federation
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