The round table will mainly focus on sharing the experience and best practices in the field of rural-urban cooperation and partnership, Сhallenges, that countries and regions of the Baltic Sea face today are bound to affect and influence the development of Russian regions. One of the most urgent tasks is to develop a partnership between the city and the village as a part of the regional development policy. In order to achieve sustainable development of the regions, it is necessary to analyze the interaction processes, to identify partnership conditions and success factors, and also to implement solutions to the formation of the new rural-urban environment and co-operation incentives. This year, the round table is confined to the 20th anniversary of VASAB Committee on Spatial Planning and Development of the Baltic Sea Region activity (www.vasab.org) as well as to the current issues of the Russia’s presidency in the Council of the Baltic Sea States.