Russian Embassy in Asmara

❗️ 20 декабря в Асмэре состоялся торжественный приём, посвящённый 30-летнему юбилею основания Посольства России в Эритрее. Мероприятие посетили более ста человек включая министров информации, туризма и энергетики, комиссара по культуре и спорту, руководителей органов власти, и глав дипломатических миссий. Почётным гостем стал Министр иностранных дел Эритреи О.Салех. В режиме ВКС перед гостями выступили первый руководитель Посольства В.Уткин, А.Ярахмедов, занимавший пост Посла России в этой стране в 2015-2021 годах, а также А.Рязанов – директор Музея-заповедника А.С.Пушкина. В своей речи Временный поверенный в делах России в Эритреи А.Захаров подчеркнул общность подходов двух государств к ключевым международным вопросам, равноправный и дружественный характер двусторонних отношений. Творческие видеопоздравления Посольству направили известные в нашей стране коллективы: Ансамбль танца Сибири им. М.С.Годенко, театр детского танца «Орлёнок» и Сибирский мужской хор. #Победа80 В честь грядущего 80-летия Победы была исполнена песня «Катюша». 🥞 Гостей угощали блюдами традиционной русской кухни: блинами и пирогами.

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19 декабря в Посольстве России в Эритрее для сотрудников дипмиссии был организован просмотр прямой линии и большой пресс-конференции Президента Российской Федерации Владимира Владимировича Путина 🇷🇺.

🎙 Excerpts from the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin's speech during an expanded meeting of the Defence Ministry Board at the National Defence Control Centre of the Russian Federation (December 16, 2024) 💬 The military-political situation in the world remains challenging and unstable. Bloodshed continues in the Middle East, and there is a high potential for conflict in a number of other regions of the world. • We observe the current US administration and practically the entire collective West attempting to maintain their global dominance. They continue to impose their so-called rules on the international community, which they change time after time, juggling them as they see fit. • In a bid to weaken our country and inflict a strategic defeat on us, the US continues to pump the de facto illegitimate Kiev regime with weapons and money, as well as sending mercenaries and military advisors, thereby encouraging further escalation of the conflict. • NATO’s ambitions have long surpassed its so-called historical responsibility zone. Apart from the so-called eastern flank, it is also building up its presence in the Asia-Pacific region. • Equally concerning is the US activity in developing high-precision ground-based strike systems with a firing range of up to 5,500 km and preparing them for deployment in forward zones. Moreover, the transfer and deployment of these missile systems are already being prepared in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. • Given the escalating geopolitical tensions, we must adopt additional measures to ensure the security of Russia and its allies. We are doing this carefully and thoughtfully, without becoming drawn into a full-scale arms race that would damage the socioeconomic development of the country. • Meanwhile, we have specified the fundamental principles for the use of nuclear weapons envisaged in the updated Basic Principles of State Policy on Nuclear Deterrence. Let me stress once again, so that no one accuses us of trying to scare everyone with nuclear weapons: this is a policy of nuclear deterrence. • Earlier today, I spoke about the risks associated with the United States deploying medium-range missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. We will respond to such threats in a comprehensive manner. The most important task is to ensure the timely detection of the launch of such missiles and to intercept them. • We need to continue to further expand military and military-technical cooperation with allies and partners, with those who are ready and willing to work with us, and that is the majority of countries around the world. Read in full

📄 Excerpt from the article by Dmitry Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (December 13, 2024) Ukraine: the West’s new social vivisection exercises • The current Kiev regime feeds from the hands of the countries of the collective West, which, in addition to funnelling arms into it, manages it through “soft power” political technologies. To this end, a comprehensive network of NGOs controlled by American and European intelligence services has been established. • Western forces are acting against us according to the same hypocritical principle of “divide et impera.” Their establishments and Ukrainian ideologues are persistently attempting to apply the Taiwanese, Hong Kong, and other experiences (including Manchukuo) in Ukraine. Their aim is to demonstrate that Russians and Ukrainians are as disparate as possible, to sever Ukraine from Russia, to sow discord, and to create ethnic divisions. • To unconditionally draw a line between the ethnicities living in Russia and Ukraine, and to attribute all the inhabitants of those lands to Ukrainians, is a gross error. The word itself, “Ukrainians,” did not have its modern ethnic ring to it until the mid-19th century. It was more of a geographical term, referring to a person’s birthplace or place of residence. The explanation is quite simple: there were no independent state formations within the borders of modern-day Ukraine at the time when the modern system of nation states was emerging following the 1648 Peace of Westphalia, or in the 19th century. • Viewing Ukraine’s genesis through the classic “state - nation” prism is pointless. Ukraine’s history is inseparable from the history of the events that unfolded on its territories, which at various times were part of other countries. Likewise, it is more accurate to discuss not a cultural and ethnic “Ukrainians - Russians” dichotomy, but rather “borderland Russians - Russians” dichotomy. • In Russia, the people of Malorossiya (or Little Russia) were recognised as an integral part of the titular nation, the Russian people. Their integration into imperial society was considerable. Legally, politically, culturally, and religiously, their status was in no way inferior to that of Russians. • Never in the 300 years of being part of the Russian state has Malorossiya-Ukraine been a colony or an enslaved minority. At the same time, it was normal for various non-Russian groups living in the Russian Empire and having a distinct ethnic identity in comparison with the titular group, to identify as Russian Germans, Russian Poles, Russian Swedes, Russian Jews, or Russian Georgians. It was a common figure of speech. However, there was no such thing as “Russian Ukrainians.” The phrase even sounded absurd. Read the article in full

🔴#LIVE: The opening ceremony of the exhibition dedicated to the 25th Anniversary of the Treaty on the Establishment of the Union State 🔴 Russia's MFA Website 🔴Ruptly #RussiaBelarus#RussiaBelarus25#UnionState

🎙Excerpts from President of Russia Vladimir Putin's remarks at the Plenary Session of the AI Journey international conference 💬Vladimir Putin: Russia’s experience in the practical implementation of artificial intelligence is needed in various countries. Today, nations in Asia, Africa, Latin America, as well as our partners from the #CIS, the Eurasian Economic Union, the #SCO, #BRICS, and other associations are forming promising economic sectors and introducing innovations. Russia unquestionably shares and supports their commitment to developing, and also supports domestic companies in creating AI-based products and services both for themselves and for the whole world. We will provide the countries of the Global South and East with consultative and technical assistance in the domain of artificial intelligence. Of course, we hope that we will also borrow our partners’ achievements and implement joint projects based on equal access to knowledge, technology, and scientific achievements. This priority is enshrined in the National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence. We are ready to help create and apply generative models not only in Russian, but also in other languages. As I have said, these systems’ algorithms must be trusted, that is, clear, open, and unbiased. They must also be developed considering cultural and national peculiarities of each civilisation with its history, identity and traditions, which we, in Russia, deeply respect. ❗️I am confident that an international alliance of AI National associations and development institutions of the BRICS countries and other interested states will give a boost to this cooperation. This Alliance will be launched at the AI Journey conference today. I hope that new foreign participants, including my colleagues, leaders of state, will attend this event.

📄Joint Ministerial Statement of the 35th APEC Ministerial Meeting 2024(Lima, Peru) • In reaffirming our commitment to the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040 of an open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific community by 2040 for the prosperity of all our people and future generations, including by implementing the Aotearoa Plan of Action (APA), and under the APEC 2024 theme “Empower. Include. Grow.,” we have advanced APEC’s cooperation agenda through three thematic priorities: ✅ trade and investment for inclusive and interconnected growth; ✅ innovation and digitalization to promote transition to the formal and global economy; ✅ sustainable growth for resilient development. <...> 👉Empower • We commend APEC’s work this year in encouraging innovation and digitalization to promote the transition from the informal to the formal economy, including through focused discussions and policy dialogues. <...> • We recognize the essential role of an enabling, open, fair, non-discriminatory, safer and more inclusive digital ecosystem that facilitates trade, and the importance of enhancing trust and security in the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs) <...> 👉Include • We emphasize the importance of realizing the economic potential of all. We acknowledge the valuable contributions of persons with disabilities to economic growth in the region, while recognizing the need to provide them with more opportunities. <...> • We acknowledge the contributions to inclusive economic growth of Indigenous Peoples as appropriate and welcome further dialogues and collaborative efforts focused on capacity-building to increase their participation in regional and global markets. <...> • We emphasize the importance of assisting the region’s small and medium enterprises, including by embracing digital tools and fostering innovation, expanding financial inclusion initiatives, enhancing supply chain networks <...>. 👉Grow • We reiterate our commitment to working together to deliver a free, open, fair, non-discriminatory, transparent, inclusive, and predictable trade and investment environment. <...> • As we mark the 30th anniversary of the World Trade Organization (WTO), we reiterate our support for the rules-based multilateral trading system, with the WTO at its core. We commit to work towards necessary reform of the WTO, in order to improve all its functions <...> • We commit to safeguarding secure, resilient, inclusive, effective, sustainable, open and interconnected supply chains. <...> 👉Strengthening APEC • We reaffirm our commitment to strengthening APEC as an important and effective economic cooperation forum in the Asia-Pacific region, and reaffirm its voluntary, non-binding and consensus-building principles. <...> Read in full

В рамках проведения международной просветительской акции "Географический диктант", организуемой Русским географическим обществом, одна из площадок мероприятия была открыта в Посольстве России в Эритрее. В этом году участниками диктанта стали не только российские граждане, проживающие в Асмэре, но также наши друзья из Посольства КНР и Ассоциации выпускников российских вузов. С гордостью отмечаем, что в этом году одним из авторов вопросов стал наш второй секретарь Михаил Белоконь. #РоссияАфрика#РоссияЭритрея

⚡️Statement by the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin Watch herein in full (dubbed in English) Transcript to be added

15 ноября провели в Посольстве России 🇷🇺 в Эритрее 🇪🇷 встречу с представителями Ассоциации выпускников российских и советских вузов, посвященную Дню народного единства. Показали гостям видеоролики о регионах Енисейской Сибири и провели квиз о народах нашей страны. На мероприятии выступили Посол Эритреи в Москве Петрос Ц.Асгедом и Председатель Ассоциации Йоханнес Абте. По фото и видео можно заметить, что никто не остался равнодушен 😊 On November 15, the meeting with representatives of the Alumni Association of Russian and Soviet Universities took place at the Russian Embassy 🇷🇺 in Eritrea 🇪🇷. The event was dedicated to National Unity Day. We showed the guests videos about the regions of Yenisey Siberia and held a quiz about the peoples of our country. Ambassador of Eritrea to Moscow H.E. Petros Tseggai Asghedom and Chairman of the Association Yohannes Habte addressed their welcome speeches to the audience . Looking at the photos and videos, you can see that no one remained indifferent 😊

The First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum On November 9-10, Sochi hosted the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum at Sirius University. Instituted by a decision of the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg in July 2023, this new dialogue format is called on to become a certain coordinating mechanism for implementing objectives set by the heads of state and government. Along with heads of foreign policy agencies and executive agencies of integration associations, the event brought together sectoral ministers as well as representatives of parliamentary, public, academic and business circles of Russia and African countries, with over 1,500 people attended the event. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov chaired a plenary session, the conference’s high-priority event that involved 54 heads of official delegations from African states and regional integration associations. At the beginning of the plenary session, they read out greetings from the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Chair of the African Union – President of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani. The ministers coordinated their positions on key issues of the international agenda as well as the Russian-African agenda, prioritising the implementation of the action plan of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum for 2023-2026. Also, they specified and coordinated long-term guidelines for expanding mutual collaboration still further. Four joint statements, including a political statement as well as three sectoral statements on international information security, counter-terrorism measures and the peaceful use of outer space formalised common approaches towards addressing global problems and expanding cooperation with a focus on quality preparations for the 3rd Russia-Africa Summit. The conference’s packed business programme, including 20 panel sessions and specialised events, provided an additional impetus for diverse mutually beneficial cooperation. Experts and high-ranking guests discussed various high-priority issues in great detail, including food security and collaboration in the agro-industrial sector, training specialists for the real economy, geological prospecting, digitalisation, and cooperation in education, healthcare and youth policy. Representatives of the Eurasian Economic Commission and various African associations discussed mutual integration issues. Elaborating on the provisions of the Declaration of the 2nd Russia-Africa Summit, the sides held specialised meetings on international information security, counter-terrorism efforts, and the prevention of an arms race in outer space. Representatives of Russian and African media outlets took part in an event on measures to combat the manifestations of neo-colonialism. Sergey Lavrov met separately with most African delegations on the sidelines of the conference. The officials signed an extensive package of memorandums and agreements between Russia and a number of African states. https://mid.ru/en/foreign_policy/news/1980737/