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🗓 On March 11, Moscow hostedthe first Ministerial Conference of the International Organisation for the Russian Language (#IORL), established under the relevant Agreement signed by the presidents of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. The conference was opened by Russia's Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov. ✉️ President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to participants in the Ministerial Conference, whose attendants included heads of educational and foreign policy agencies of the member states. ✍️ The participants signed documents required for the IORL to start its operations and establish its Secretariat, and elected its Secretary General and Deputy Secretary General. Participants held an in-depth exchange of views on issues related to the organisation’s activities and promising focus areas.