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🇷🇺🇿🇦Lavrov, Pandor talk ways for SA to contribute to reaching peace in Ukraine, Moscow says Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor discussed opportunities for South Africa and other countries of the Global South to contribute to conflict resolution in Ukraine during a meeting in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod, which hosts a meeting of BRICS foreign ministers. 💬 "Given the shared understanding of the origins and causes of the crisis around Ukraine, further opportunities for South Africa and a number of other representatives of the Global South to contribute to finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict were discussed," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Lavrov and Pandor also shared views on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and other international issues, according to the statement. Subscribe to @sputnik_africa 🔸TikTok | Sputnik Africa | Boost us on Telegram🔸

🇷🇺🇿🇦 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa Naledi Pandor hold a meeting on the sidelines of the #BRICS Ministerial 📍Nizhny Novgorod, June 10 #RussiaSouthAfrica

#PhotoOfTheDay 📸 Heads of delegations take part in the traditional #FamilyPhoto ceremony ahead of the #BRICS Ministerial 📍 Nizhny Novgorod, June 10 #BRICS2024

⚡️ Foreign delegations of the BRICS nations and like-minded states are arriving in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, ahead of the BRICS Ministerial (June 10-11). Guests are greeted in the most cordial manner and, as per ancient Russian tradition, are welcomed as dear friends, with 'bread and salt'. #BRICS2024

⚡️The #BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting (June 10-11) starts tomorrow! As guests and participants are starting to arrive in Nizhny Novgorod, we share a sneak peek on how this amazing Russian city on the Volga River has prepared for this important BRICS event, an integral part of Russia's 2024 Chairship. 📹#NizhnyNovgorod welcome BRICS and its like-minded friends!

"Everyone believes that Russia started the war in Ukraine. But no one – I want to emphasise this – no one in the West, no one in Europe is willing to remember how this tragedy began. It started with an unconstitutional coup in Ukraine. This was the beginning of the war. But is Russia to blame for that coup? No. Have those who are trying to blame Russia today forgotten that the foreign ministers of Poland, Germany and France went to Kiev at the time and signed the settlement document as guarantors of a peaceful constitutional resolution of the crisis? This is something Europe, including Germany, prefers to forget. Because if they remembered, they would have to explain why the leaders of Germany, along with the other signatories, never demanded that the perpetrators of the coup in Ukraine return to the constitutional framework." On June 5, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with heads of the world’s leading news agencies. Read in full: http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/74223

🌍 On June 6 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov concluded his three-day African tour. The Russian delegation visited the Republic of Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso and the Republic of Chad. 🇬🇳Republic of Guinea Arrival in Conakry Opening remarks during talks with FM of the Republic of Guinea Morissanda Kouyaté Meeting with FM of the Republic of Guinea Morissanda Kouyaté Exchange of gifts by the FMs of Russia and Guinea Summary press-release regarding the visit 🇨🇬Republic of the Congo Arrival and greetings at the airport of Oyo Meeting with the President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso Joint news conference with FM of the Republic of the Congo Jean-Claude Gakosso following talks Summary press-release regarding the visit 🇧🇫Burkina Faso Arrival and a brief meeting with FM of Burkina Faso Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré at the airport of Ouagadougou Opening remarks during talks with FM of Burkina Faso Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré Talks with FM of Burkina Faso Karamoko Jean-Marie Traoré Joint news conference with FM of Burkina Faso Meeting with the President of Burkina Faso Ibrahim Traoré Awarding the Minister with the nation's highest state award Comment following his talks with President of Burkina FasoIbrahim Traoré Summary press-release regarding the visit 🇹🇩Republic of Chad Arrival in N'Djamena Opening remarks during talks with FM of Chad Abderaman Koulamallah Meeting with the President of Chad Mahamat Idriss Déby Joint news conference following talks with FM of Chad Abderaman Koulamallah Summary press-release regarding the visit

🇷🇺🌍Export of agro-industrial products from Russia to Africa in 2023 grew by a quarter, says ministry of agriculture "Last year our exports to Africa grew by a quarter and almost reached $6 billion, 80% of which is wheat," said Russian Deputy Minister of Agriculture Sergey Levin during a session at the ongoing #SPIEF2024. Levin added, "What is interesting here is that we are also increasing our food purchases in Africa, and for the same last year we already exceeded the level of $2.1 billion, importing everything that does not grow in our country, such as fruits, vegetables, cocoa beans, and we intend to develop this further." "The dynamics of this year emphasize this fact, because we have already traded with each other about $3 billion or even more in January-April 2024," he added. According to the minister, Africa is becoming an increasingly important market. Subscribe to @sputnik_africa 🔸TikTok | Sputnik Africa | Boost us on Telegram🔸

On June 6, the Russian Language Day and the birthday of the greatest Russian poet and writer Alexander Pushkin are celebrated. He is considered by many to be the founder of modern Russian literature. Despite his worldwide fame, having his books and poems translated into dozens languages, a few know, that he has an African origin. Pushkin’s great grandfather was supposed to be an Ethiopian who became a close associate of the Russian Emperor Peter the Great. This year, marking Pushkin’s 225th birthday Russian Consulate General in Cape Town and Lumkile's Book Joint (SA) from the township of Gugulethu joined efforts to introduce great Russian poet’s personality to the local children. For the first time, a son of Africa was celebrated in Cape Town through his children's fairy tales which lay the foundation of children's literature in Russia.

🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings on Russian Language Day 💬 This June 6, we celebrate the 225th birthday of Alexander Pushkin, the great Russian poet. The UN Russian Language Day is observed on the same day. Russian culture and science created their universally acclaimed masterpieces in the language which served as the mother tongue for Alexander Pushkin and Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky and Ivan Turgenev. The role the Russian language plays in terms of enabling people of various ethnic backgrounds to communicate internationally can hardly be underestimated. Today, over 250 million people speak this language around the world. The fact that various multilateral structures have designated Russian as their official or working language demonstrates just how relevant it is in today’s world. Russian Language Day has been listed in the UN’s International Days and Weeks calendar as part of the programme to promote multilingualism and cultural diversity. The Russian language’s broad dissemination around the world, as well as our common past and far-reaching economic and people-to-people ties have come together to create a solid foundation for reinforcing integration processes across the European space. <...> 🤝 I am convinced that marking Russian Language Day, which is timed to coincide with the jubilee of our great poet, helps promote international cultural and educational cooperation and maintain an atmosphere of friendship and trust among nations. Read in full #RussianLanguageDay

🗓 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

🇷🇺🌍 Russian companies in Africa "behave differently" from Western ones, says Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman As Maria Zakharova pointed out to Sputnik, Russian companies are engaged in the development of African countries, which they "need so much, given their colonial past". At the same time, even in modern times there is a "neo-colonial" approach that "the West is still trying to realize with regard to African states, especially those that are rich in natural resources", the spokeswoman noted. The diplomat drew attention to the fact that Western companies involved in exploration in Africa "did not bear any responsibility for not telling the authorities, the people, what they owned, because they did not consider [African] countries as owners of their own subsoil resources". Subscribe to @sputnik_africa 🔸TikTok | Sputnik Africa | Boost us on Telegram🔸