Ambasada Rusiei în România / Посольство России в Румынии

🇷🇺🇧🇷 Russia's President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The Presidents expressed mutual interest in further deepening the successfully developing Russian-Brazilian strategic partnership across all major areas. In particular, they agreed to maintain close interaction between two countries based on Russia’s BRICS chairmanship and Brazil’s G20 Presidency this year. When discussing the situation surrounding Ukraine, Vladimir Putin laid out Russia’s principled approaches in connection with the upcoming “peace conference” in Switzerland. In turn, the President of Brazil expressed his willingness to contribute to identifying ways to provide a peaceful solution to the Ukraine conflict, which is set forth in the well-known Brazil and China’s joint initiative. #RussiaBrazil

🗓 Today, on June 5, the XXVII St. Petersburg International Economic Forum has kicked off. The main theme of the event is "The Formation of New Areas of Growth as the Cornerstone of a Multipolar World". Over the years, the Forum has become the world's leading platform for the business community to communicate and discuss key economic issues facing Russia, emerging markets and the world as a whole. 👨‍💼👩‍💼 More than 17,100 people from 136 countries and territories, as well as 3,400 media representatives are participating in SPIEF-2024. The plenary session of the Forum will traditionally be addressed by Russia's President Vladimir Putin, who has previously sent greeting to the participants, organisers and guests of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum. The SPIEF-2024 business programme consists of four thematic tracks: 🔹 The Transition to a Multipolar World Economy; 🔹 Goals and Objectives of Russia’s New Economic Cycle; 🔹 Technologies for Leadership; 🔹 A Healthy Society, Traditional Values and Social Development: The Priority of the State. The programme includes more than 150 thematic sessions with over 1,000 moderators and speakers. In addition, events organised by the Russian Foreign Ministry will traditionally take place on the margins of the SPIEF: • On June 7, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova will hold a briefing, as well as a session on "International and National Experiences of Artificial Intelligence Regulation: Best Practices"; • On June 8, The International Affairs, a magazine published by the Foreign Ministry, will hold a debate titled "Polycentricity: The Norm of a Future World without Colonies and Hegemons". 🤝 The programme of events of the SPIEF-2024 international track includes more than 10 business dialogues, including formats EAEU-ASEAN, #RussiaAfrica, #RussiaLatinAmerica, #RussiaChina, #RussiaSouthAfrica, #RussiaKazakhstan, #RussiaIndia, #RussiaIran, #RussiaBrazil and other bilateral meetings. The forum will last until June 8. #SPIEF2024

🇷🇺🇧🇷📞 On March 26, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieiraspoke over the phone. Mr Vieira expressed solidarity with the Russian people over the terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall concert venue. He conveyed deep condolences to the families of the deceased and wished an early recovery to the injured. The Ministers resolutely condemned terrorism in all forms and manifestations. They exchanged views on the situation in the Palestinian territories in the context of UN Security Council Resolution 2728 of March 25, and the preparations for the upcoming BRICS and G20 summits in Russia and Brazil, respectively. The Ministers also reviewed a number of bilateral issues. #RussiaBrazil