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🇷🇺🇻🇳 Russia's President Vladimir Putin and President of Vietnam To Lammade statements to the media (June 20, 2024) 💬Vladimir Putin: Russia places great emphasis on further strengthening the Russian-Vietnamese comprehensive, long-standing and friendly relations, our strategic partnership. Our ties continue to expand and progress in the spirit of equality, mutual respect and consideration of each other’s interests. Our countries are linked by a strong bond of shared history. Next year will mark 75 years of diplomatic relations between Russia and Vietnam. <...> Today, Comrade President and I have adopted a statement that supports the principles of the Russian-Vietnamese comprehensive strategic partnership and announces new guidelines for our joint work in the future. ☝️ I would like to mention the tangible benefits our friends have derived from the Free Trade Agreement with the Eurasian Economic Union. Enacted in 2016, it has since then vastly promoted growth in Russian-Vietnamese trade through favourable conditions for access of goods and services to each other’s markets, also fostering investment, technology exchange and innovation. Equally important is that our countries are consistently pursuing the transition to settlements in national currencies and striving to create sustainable channels of cooperation in lending activities and banking. ⚛️ A strategic point of our bilateral cooperation is the energy sector. <...> Russia and Vietnam have excellent opportunities for cooperation in renewable energy. <...> Another promising area for expanding bilateral cooperation is nuclear energy. We consider our cooperation on the Vladivostok – Ho Chi Minh City maritime transport corridor, a large-scale infrastructure project, to be highly promising. Since its opening in 2022, this corridor has facilitated regular cargo shipments with container ships operating on a weekly basis. Currently, more than 3,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students from Vietnam are studying in Russian universities. 🤝 Russia's and Vietnam's respective stances on these issues are largely in accord or closely aligned. Our countries remain committed to the principles of the rule of international law, sovereignty, and non-interference in countries' domestic affairs. They coordinate their efforts on key international platforms, including the UN, as well as within the #RussiaASEAN dialogue and at summits in East Asia. During our discussion on the situation in the Asia-Pacific region, we expressed mutual interest in building a strong and reliable security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region based on the principles of the non-use of force and peaceful settlement of disputes, with no room for closed military-political blocs. Read in full #RussiaVietnam

🇷🇺🇻🇳 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putinmet with Prime Minister of the Government of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh 💬Vladimir Putin: The Russian-Vietnamese relations of trust and mutual understanding have come a long way <...> and have stood the test of time with honour. The Soviet Union, as you also noted, provided effective assistance in the Vietnamese people’s heroic struggle against the French and later the American invaders, and subsequently contributed to the peaceful development of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. In recent decades, we have significantly expanded the legal framework for cooperation. In addition to the cornerstone Treaty on Foundations of Friendly Relations, which just recently turned 30 years old, more than 80 interstate and intergovernmental agreements are now in place between our countries. A number of important bilateral documents were also signed during the current visit. 👉 Read in full Educational cooperation continues; the government has established a quota of 1,000 university scholarships with state grants to admit Vietnamese citizens next year. Russia will host Days of Vietnamese Culture this year. Vietnamese athletes took part in the #BRICS Games earlier this month. Many Russian cities and regions, including Moscow, St Petersburg, the Kaluga, Rostov and Ulyanovsk regions, are active in cooperating with cities and provinces of Vietnam. 🤝 I would like to underscore that despite all the current challenges, we are committed to strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the Russian Federation and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and we will do our utmost to advance it. I hope that this visit will serve to strengthen our ties; I have no doubt about it. #RussiaVietnam

⭐️ 79 years ago, on 20 June 1945, the Victory Banner was delivered to Moscow from Berlin - the very banner that was raised over the defeated Reichstag on the night of May 1, 1945, by Red Army soldiers of the 150th Rifle Division Mikhail Egorov, Meliton Kantaria and Alexey Berest. Photos of the burning Reichstag with the Victory Banner flying above its dome were published in the Russian newspaper Pravda on May 3, 1945. The Red Banner, pierced by bullets, stained with blood, became a sacred relic. Transporting the Banner was entrusted to pilots of the 226th aviation regiment, formed shortly before by officers of the 62nd separate Guards regiment of the USSR Civil Air Fleet. For some time the original Victory Banner was stored in the combined battalion of the 1st Belorussian Front, then it was sent to the Central Museum of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, where it is still kept. 🇷🇺 It is shown very rarely: the fabric is too fragile. The banner is kept unfurled and in a horizontal position in a glass showcase, which does not allow ultraviolet rays to pass through, while optimal temperature and air humidity are maintained inside. An exact replica of the original flag is on display in the Museum's permanent exhibition. ☝️ The blood-red cloth remains the main symbol of the Great Patriotic War, a source of pride of all the peoples of the USSR who contributed to our common Victory.

The beginning of Russia-Vietnam talks Vladimir Putin invited President of Vietnam To Lam to the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War in Moscow in 2025.

#VideoOfTheDay 🇷🇺🇻🇳 President of Vietnam Tô Lâm officially welcomed President of Russia Vladimir Putin in a solemn ceremony in Hanoi. #RussiaVietnam

📰Article by Russia's President Vladimir Putin for publication in Nhân Dân, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Vietnam (June 19, 2024) Russia and Vietnam: Friendship Tested by Time 💬 It is symbolic that our upcoming visit to Vietnam will take place around the date that marks the 30th anniversary of the Russian-Vietnamese Treaty on Foundations of Friendly Relations. This strategic document opened up vast opportunities to strengthen and develop the whole range of bilateral ties, giving them a powerful impetus and increasing their dynamics at the new historical stage. Key points: 🔹 Our country significantly contributed to the heroic struggle of the Vietnamese people against foreign invaders. After the victory and complete liberation of the Vietnamese territory from the occupiers, it was Soviet builders, engineers, doctors, teachers and scientists who helped rebuild Vietnam. 🔹 Vietnam is a vibrant and unique ancient civilization adding to the tapestry of a multipolar world. Hanoi pursues an independent foreign policy in the global arena and strongly advocates a just world order based on international law and principles of equality of all states and non-interference in their internal affairs. 🔹 We highly appreciate the fact that our countries have coinciding or similar approaches to pressing issues on the international agenda. We work closely together within key international forums, first of all within the UN. <...> We see Vietnam as a like-minded partner in shaping a new architecture of equal and indivisible Eurasian security on an inclusive and non-discriminatory basis. 🔹 We are grateful to our Vietnamese friends for their balanced position on the Ukraine crisis and their desire to facilitate the search for practical ways to settle it peacefully. All of this is fully in line with the spirit and nature of our relations. 🔹 Together with our Vietnamese friends, we will continue to develop #RussiaVietnam ties and cooperation for the benefit of our peoples, for stability and prosperity in the region and the world as a whole. Read in full

🎙Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Chairman of State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Kim Jong-un made press statements following Russia-DPRK talks(Pyongyang, June 19, 2024) 💬 We prioritise strengthening the traditionally friendly and neighbourly relations between Russia and the DPRK that are rooted in the glorious traditions of our shared history. Allow me to remind you that the Soviet Union played an essential role in liberating Korea from the Japanese colonial rule. This year, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea marks 75 years since concluding its first international agreement – and it was a treaty with our country. Key talking points: • Today, we held constructive talks covering the entire scope of our practical cooperation. We signed a new interstate treaty, the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which outlines large-scale objectives and guidelines for deepening Russia-DPRK links for the long term. This is a truly breakthrough document • Our countries are genuinely interested in continuing most active cooperation between the senior officials of our economic agencies, parliaments, law enforcement, security, foreign policy agencies, and between our public organisations and citizens. • The Treaty on Comprehensive Partnership signed today contemplates, among other things, mutual assistance in the event of aggression against one of the parties thereto. • Our countries consistently defend the ideas of creating a more just and democratic multipolar world order. • Both Russia and Korea conduct an independent and autonomous foreign policy and do not accept the language of blackmail and dictate. We are against the practice of applying politically motivated sanctions and restrictions. • Notwithstanding the external pressure, our countries are successfully developing on a sovereign and independent basis, they have rendered and will continue to render each other an all-round support as genuine friends and good neighbours. • The propaganda cliches reproduced time after time by the Westerners are no longer able to disguise their aggressive geopolitical designs, including in Northeast Asia. Our opinions regarding the root causes of escalation of the military-political tension coincide. They include the US confrontational policy of expanding its military infrastructure in the sub-region, which is accompanied by a substantial increase in the scope and intensity of various military exercises involving the Republic of Korea and Japan, which have a hostile nature towards the DPRK. • Russia is ready to continue its political and diplomatic efforts to eliminate the threat of the recurrence of an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula and to build an architecture of long-term peace and stability there based on the principle of the indivisible security. • I am confident that today’s talks will contribute to further development of friendship and partnership between Russia and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and to strengthening of security across the entire region. 📄Read in full #RussiaDPRK🇷🇺🇰🇵

🇰🇵 The official welcome ceremony of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin by the Chairman of State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Kim Jong Un took place in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square, during which the two Heads of State introduced members of their delegations. #RussiaDPRK🇷🇺🇰🇵

🇪🇹Эфиопия разрешила иностранным инвесторам приобретать доли в местных банках Законопроект также предоставит иностранным банкам возможность в исключительных случаях взять на себя управление проблемным кредитором для сохранения финансовой стабильности Совет министров Эфиопии одобрил законопроект, который разрешает зарубежным инвесторам приобретать доли в местных банках. Об этом сообщило агентство Bloomberg. По его данным, законопроект должен быть одобрен парламентом. Предполагается, что он позволит иностранным фирмам покупать доли в существующих или новых эфиопских банках, создавать дочерние компании, открывать филиалы или представительства. Законопроект также предоставит иностранным банкам возможность в исключительных случаях взять на себя управление проблемным кредитором для сохранения финансовой стабильности. При этом законопроект устанавливает максимальную долю владения стратегическим иностранным инвестором на уровне 30%, а общий объем владения негражданами и компаниями с иностранным участием - 40%. Инвестиции могут быть только в иностранной валюте. Представитель ЦБ Эфиопии заявил агентству Bloomberg, что позднее банк опубликует заявление, в котором изложит план.

Кофейная индустрия Эфиопии бьет рекорды и собирается искать другие рынки вместо ЕС Несмотря на надвигающееся регулирование ЕС, в Эфиопии кофейный бум: по данным Управления по кофе и чаю, за последние 11 месяцев экспорт достиг 1,2 миллиарда долларов. На ЕС, важнейший рынок эфиопского кофе, приходится около 30% годовых продаж, но 30 декабря 2024 года, Евросоюз наложит более строгие требования на эфиопских экспортеров, что потенциально повлияет на этот значительный поток доходов. Поэтому власти работают над расширением своего присутствия на других рынках. Усилия включают организацию кофейных ярмарок в различных странах для продвижения эфиопского кофе. Кроме того фиопские авиалинии недавно вдвое снизили стоимость доставки кофе на Ближний Восток и в Азию до 1,5 долларов за килограмм, стремясь стимулировать экспортеров и увеличить продажи в этих регионах. В настоящее время Эфиопия экспортирует кофе более чем в 60 стран. Индекс Африки

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📄Excerpts from anarticle by President Vladimir Putin in Rodong Sinmun newspaper, Russia and the DPRK: Traditions of Friendship and Cooperation Through the Years ✍️ We highly appreciate the DPRK’s unwavering support for Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, their solidarity with us on key international matters and willingness to defend our common priorities and views within the United Nations. 🇷🇺🇰🇵 Pyongyang has always been our committed and like-minded supporter, ready to confront the ambition of the collective West to prevent the emergence of a multipolar world order based on justice, mutual respect for sovereignty and consideration of each other’s interests. The United States is going out of its way to impose on the world what it calls the “rules-based order”, which is essentially nothing more than a global neo-colonial dictatorship relying on double standards. Nations that disagree with such an approach and pursue an independent policy face increasing external pressure. The US leadership views such a natural and legitimate aspiration for self-reliance and independence as a threat to its global dominance. The United States and its satellites openly declare that their objective is to inflict a “strategic defeat” on Russia. They are doing everything they can to protract and further exacerbate the conflict in Ukraine, which they have themselves provoked by supporting and organising the 2014 armed coup in Kiev and the subsequent war in Donbass. What is more, over the years they have repeatedly rejected all our attempts to resolve the situation peacefully. Russia has always been and will remain open to equal dialogue on all issues, including the most difficult ones. I reiterated this at my recent meeting with Russian diplomats in Moscow. Our adversaries, meanwhile, continue to supply the neo‑Nazi Kiev regime with money, weapons and intelligence information, allow – and, effectively, encourage – the use of modern Western weapons and equipment to deliver strikes on the Russian territory, aiming at obviously civilian targets in most cases. They are threatening to send their troops to Ukraine. Furthermore, they are trying to wear out Russia’s economy with more new sanctions and fuel socio-political tension inside the country. No matter how hard they tried, all their attempts to contain or isolate Russia have failed. We continue to steadily build up our economic capability, develop our industry, technologies, infrastructure, science, education and culture. We are pleased to note that our Korean friends – despite the years-long economic pressure, provocations, blackmailing and military threats on the part of the United States – are still effectively defending their interests. We see the force, dignity and courage with which the people of the DPRK fight for their freedom, sovereignty and national traditions, achieving tremendous results and genuine breakthroughs in strengthening their country in terms of defence, technology, science and industry. At the same time, the country’s leadership and its head Comrade Kim Jong Un have repeatedly expressed their intention to resolve all the existing differences by peaceful means. But Washington, refusing to implement previous agreements, keeps setting new, increasingly harsh and obviously unacceptable requirements. Russia has incessantly supported and will support the DPRK and the heroic Korean people in their struggle against the treacherous, dangerous and aggressive enemy, in their fight for independence, identity and the right to freely choose their development path. We are also ready to closely work together to bring more democracy and stability to international relations. To do this, we will develop alternative trade and mutual settlements mechanisms not controlled by the West, jointly oppose illegitimate unilateral restrictions, and shape the architecture of equal and indivisible security in Eurasia.