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🇷🇺🇹🇯 A bilateral meeting between Russia's President Vladimir Putin and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmonwas held at the State Hermitage Museum. Earlier, the Head of State of the Republic of Tajikistan took part in an informal meeting of the leaders of the #CIS member countries. 💬Vladimir Putin: Mr Rahmon, Once again, I would like to thank you for accepting the invitation and coming to St Petersburg. ◾️However, I would like to begin our bilateral meeting by expressing my sincere condolences to you and to the family of the boy from Tajikistan who tragically lost his life a few days ago. Perpetrating terrorist acts against children is an especially abhorrent crime. The investigation will be concluded without doubt, and the perpetrators, should there be several, will undoubtedly be brought to full justice. I repeat once again: I was shocked by this crime. As I have already said, crimes of this kind are beyond comprehension, and when such terrorist acts are committed against children, it evokes particularly strong emotions. Please convey my most sincere condolences to the family of the deceased boy. #RussiaTajikistan

🇷🇺🇰🇿 Following the informal meeting of CIS leaders,Russia's President Vladimir Putinheld a bilateral meeting with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev(December 22, 2025) 💬Vladimir Putin: Mr Tokayev, We began working together yesterday, and today we had the opportunity to devote half a day to informal discussions of our joint work within the #CSTO, the #CIS, and on bilateral matters. However, I am pleased to have the opportunity to meet with you separately and to discuss the issues that both you and I regard as priorities for the development of bilateral relations between Kazakhstan and Russia. Overall, in my view, the situation is developing positively in virtually all areas. We do not have a single contentious or difficult issue, although, of course, at this level of interaction there are always many practical questions to address. I very much value the opportunity to discuss all of these matters with you. #RussiaKazakhstan

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🌍The Second Ministerial Conference of the #RussiaAfrica Partnership Forum has successfully concluded in Cairo. Over two intense days of work, the Russian delegation led by Sergey #Lavrov took part in more than 20 meetings and events. On December 19-20, the Russian Minister held bilateral talks with representatives of the following countries and organizations: 1. 🇨🇬Republic of the Congo 2. 🇧🇮Burundi 3. 🇹🇿Tanzania 4. 🇧🇼Botswana 5. 🇬🇲The Gambia 6. 🇳🇦Namibia 7. 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea 8. 🇹🇬Togo 9. 🇲🇷Mauritania 10. 🇲🇼Malawi 11. 🇸🇨Seychelles 12. 🇷🇼Rwanda 13. 🇪🇬Egypt 14. 🇩🇿Algeria 15. 🇿🇼Zimbabwe 16. 🇹🇳Tunisia 17. 🇸🇸South Sudan 18. 🌍ECOWAS Recap of the key events of the Second Ministerial Conference: 📄Sergey Lavrov’s meetings with Egypt’s Leadership 📺Sergey Lavrov’s address at the Plenary Session of the Conference 📺 Joint press conference of the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Egypt 📄Joint Statement by the Participants of the Second Ministerial Conference 💬Sergey Lavrov: It was a sincere pleasure for me to take part in the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, which is being held for the first time on the African continent, in Egypt’s capital. I would like to kindly thank our Egyptian friends for the excellent organization of the event, their traditional hospitality, and to congratulate them on the successful hosting of this Conference. ❗️ We have every reason to state that the conference has laid solid groundwork for high-quality preparations for the Third Russia-Africa Summit, scheduled for 2026. We will make every effort to ensure its successful holding.

🎙Statement by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a press conference following talks with Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty(Cairo, December 19, 2025) 💬Sergey Lavrov: We highly appreciated Egypt’s readiness to host the Second Ministerial Conference of the #RussiaAfrica Partnership Forum in Cairo. We discussed the further development of relations between Russia and the League of Arab States with its headquarters located in Egypt’s capital. Considerable attention was devoted to the bilateral agenda. We share a common commitment to continuing joint efforts to further strengthen our friendly, multifaceted relations in line with the 2018 Treaty on Comprehensive Partnership and Strategic Cooperation. We noted with satisfaction the high intensity of political dialogue, set by our leaders. We were pleased to welcome President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Moscow on May 9 during the events marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. On the sidelines of these events, our leaders held substantive talks and reaffirmed the readiness of our foreign ministries to continue active work on implementing the agreements reached at the highest level. 📈 We intend to expand cooperation in the trade and economic sphere. Trade turnover continues to grow steadily. By the end of 2024, it exceeded USD 9.3 billion, which is 31% higher than in 2023. A positive trend is also being maintained this year – during the first nine months of 2025, mutual trade grew by 12%. We are implementing large-scale joint infrastructure projects. In the new millennium, a symbol of strong ties between Russia and Egypt has become the construction of Egypt’s first nuclear power plant, El Dabaa. Work at this site is proceeding strictly in accordance with schedule. 🎓 Egyptian citizens traditionally study at Russian higher education institutions. We are always ready to increase the number of scholarships provided by our Government in line with the wishes of our Egyptian friends. Egyptian resorts have long been among the favourite overseas destinations for Russian tourists. In 2024, around 1.5 million Russian citizens visited Egypt. We agreed to step up bilateral foreign policy coordination, primarily within the UN and at other international platforms, including the Russia-Africa forums and the Russia-League of Arab States format I mentioned earlier. We paid particular attention to the situation in the zone of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. We share a common stance in favour of ensuring an early and sustainable ceasefire regime in the Gaza Strip without any violations, as well as the need to continue active diplomatic efforts to resume the peace process in full compliance with existing UN decisions, including the establishment of a viable Palestinian State in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank of the Jordan River. We also touched upon the situation in Syria, with an emphasis on the tasks of achieving reliable stabilisation in this long-suffering country. We reaffirmed our commitment to the principled goals of ensuring unconditional respect for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic. We discussed the situation surrounding the Iranian nuclear programme. We highly valued Egypt’s mediation efforts in facilitating the resumption of relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the IAEA, which were interrupted following aggression by Israel and the US, who carried out strikes against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure facilities under IAEA monitoring. 🤝 We are grateful to our Egyptian colleagues for their objective and balanced position on the situation in Ukraine. Cairo clearly understands that a political and diplomatic settlement is only possible through addressing the root causes of the conflict. Read in full #RussiaEgypt

#KievRegimeCrimes ⚡️Ambassador at Large of the Russian Foreign MinistryRodion Miroshnik: PHOTO EVIDENCE of crimes committed by Ukrainian armed forces over the week of December 15-21: ▪️ December 15 – A fixed-wing UAV struck an apartment building in Donetsk, DPR. An 82-year-old woman was injured. ▪️ December 15 – Artillery strike on the public reception office of the administration in Kakhovka, Kherson Region. A 78-year-old woman was injured. ▪️ Night of December 15 – Belgorod: shelling damaged a civilian industrial facility. ▪️ Night of December 18 – A fixed-wing UAV attacked a private residential house in Bataysk, Rostov Region. One person was killed, six others were injured. ▪️ December 18 – In Grayvoron, Belgorod Region, an FPV drone struck a parked vehicle in the courtyard of a private residential house. ▪️ December 18 – In Grayvoron, Belgorod Region, an FPV drone attacked a moving civilian passenger car. A civilian was killed. ▪️ December 18 – In Velyki Kopani, Kherson Region, a UAV attacked a service vehicle of Khersonenergo. As a result of munition detonation, one employee was killed and three were injured. ▪️ December 19 – In Yasni Zori, Belgorod Region, a strike UAV attacked a private residential house. ▪️ December 19 – The Ukrainian armed forces carried out an MLRS strike on the sports complex of the Gorlovka College of Industrial Technologies in the DPR. ▪️ Night of December 21 – A Ukrainian UAV struck an apartment building in Gorlovka, DPR. A woman was injured. #NoStatuteOfLimitations

🇷🇺🇪🇬On the meeting between Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the Leadership of the Arab Republic of Egypt During his working visit to Cairo on December 19-20, to take part in the Second Ministerial Conference of the #RussiaAfrica Partnership Forum, Sergey #Lavrov was received by President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and held talks with Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigration Badr Abdelatty. A substantive discussion took place on the prospects for implementing agreements reached earlier at the highest level on the development of traditionally friendly Russia-Egypt relations, in line with theTreaty on Comprehensive Partnership and Strategic Cooperation, signed in 2018. The steady growth of bilateral trade was underscored. High appreciation was expressed for the progress of flagship joint investment projects, first and foremost the construction of Egypt’s first nuclear power plant, El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant . The need to intensify efforts to expedite the establishment of the Russian Industrial Zone in the Suez Canal Economic Zone was underscored. Mutual interest was reaffirmed in continuing and expanding business cooperation in energy and agriculture, including uninterrupted supplies of Russian grain to Egypt. The importance of stepping up cooperation in cultural and educational fields was also highlighted. Following an exchange of views on pressing international and regional issues, the closeness or convergence of the approaches of Russia and Egypt was noted. Readiness was expressed to further deepen bilateral foreign-policy coordination, above all at the United Nations and other multilateral platforms. Special attention was devoted to the situation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict zone, with an emphasis on the importance of ensuring a sustainable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The need to continue active diplomatic efforts to resume the Middle East peace process on the well-known international legal basis, with the two-State solution at its core, was underscored. In discussing the military-political crisis in Sudan, emphasis was placed on the importance of consolidating international efforts to facilitate an early ceasefire and to launch a full-fledged political process with the participation of all influential socio-political forces in the country. The situation in Syria was also reviewed, with emphasis on the tasks of achieving lasting stabilization. Commitment was reaffirmed to the principled goals of ensuring unconditional respect for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic, as well as to safeguarding the legitimate rights of all components of Syria’s multi-confessional society. Prospects for a comprehensive settlement of Libya’s long-standing crisis were discussed, with emphasis on the need to actively advance an inclusive national dialogue in the interests of preserving a unified Libyan state. Sergey Lavrov briefed President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Minister Badr Abdelatty on the course of the special military operation and expressed appreciation to the Egyptian leadership for its balanced approach to the Ukraine crisis. #RussiaEgypt