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🌐G20 Rio de Janeiro Leaders’ Declaration 1. We, the Leaders of the G20, met in Rio de Janeiro on 18-19 November 2024 to address major global challenges and crises and promote strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive growth. We gather in the birthplace of the Sustainable Development Agenda to reaffirm our commitment to building a just world and a sustainable planet, while leaving no one behind <...> 4. We recognize that inequality within and among countries is at the root of most global challenges that we face and is aggravated by them. 8. While expressing our deep concern about the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and the escalation in Lebanon, we emphasize the urgent need to expand the flow of humanitarian assistance and to reinforce the protection of civilians and demand the lifting of all barriers to the provision of humanitarian assistance at scale. <...> 9. <...> We welcome all relevant and constructive initiatives that support a comprehensive, just, and durable peace [regarding Ukraine], upholding all the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter for the promotion of peaceful, friendly, and good neighborly relations among nations. <...> 11. We condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. <...> 15. The world produces more than enough food to eradicate hunger. Collectively, we do not lack knowledge nor resources to fight poverty and defeat hunger. What we need is political will to create the conditions to expand access to food. In light of this, we have launched the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty and welcome its innovative approach to mobilizing finance and knowledge sharing to support the implementation of country-led, country-owned, large-scale and evidence-based programs aiming at reducing hunger and poverty worldwide. <...> 35. We emphasize the role of sustainable development in its three dimensions – economic, social, and environmental – as a guiding principle for cooperation for people, planet and prosperity, with the ultimate goal of overcoming our collective challenges. We reaffirm our respective commitments to scale up urgent action to address the crises and challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity loss, desertification, ocean and land degradation, drought and pollution. <...> 62. The challenges the global community faces today can only be addressed through multilateral solutions for a better tomorrow and the strengthening of global governance for both present and future generations. <...> 64. We pledge to reform the Security Council through a transformative reform that aligns it with the realities and demands of the 21st century, makes it more representative, inclusive, efficient, effective, democratic and accountable, and more transparent to the whole of the UN membership, allowing for better responsibility sharing among all its members, while improving the effectiveness and transparency of its working methods. We call for an enlarged Security Council composition that improves the representation of the underrepresented and unrepresented regions and groups, such as Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean. <...> 85. We remain resolute in our commitment to fighting hunger, poverty, and inequality, promoting sustainable development in its economic, social, and environmental dimensions, and reforming global governance. We welcome Saudi Arabia’s ambition to advance its turn for hosting the G20 Presidency in the next cycle. We thank Brazil for its leadership this year and look forward to working together in 2025 under South Africa’s Presidency and meeting again in the United States in 2026. 📄Full text of the Declaration

Mr. Petros Tsegay, Eritrea’s Ambassador to the Russian Federation, represented Eritrea at the first Russia-Africa Conference held in Sochi, Russia, on 8 and 9 November. In his message to the conference, President Vladimir Putin highlighted that African states are confidently gaining political and economic influence, affirming themselves as one of the significant pillars of the multipolar world order. He emphasized that African nations are playing an increasingly important role in shaping the international community’s decisions on key regional and global issues. Mr. Sergei Lavrov, Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, stated that the conference was convened following the decision made at last year’s Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg. He explained that the aim is to expand political and trade relations between African countries and Russia. Mr. Lavrov also stressed that Russia places great importance on strengthening its traditionally friendly relations with African partners, emphasizing true equality, adherence to international law, and the absence of discrimination, coercion, or sanctions pressure. The conference was attended by 1,500 representatives from 54 countries, including 45 Ministers. https://shabait.com/2024/11/14/eritrea-participated-in-russia-africa-conference/

🇺🇳 The Third Committee of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly adopted the Russian-initiated draft resolution “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance”, co-authored by 40 UN member-states. ✅ 116 countries voted in favour ❌ 54 against ➖ 11 abstained. The list of those nations who voted against condemning racism and in favour of glorification of Nazism: United States, Canada, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Poland, Moldova, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Austria, Australia, Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Japan, Andorra, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Fiji, Georgia, Hungary, New Zealand, Iceland, Ireland, Kiribati, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Montenegro, Norway, San Marino, North Macedonia, Monaco, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Republic of Korea, Palau, Tonga.

📄Statement by the participants of the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum on current issues of exploration and use of Outer Space for peaceful purposes(Sochi, 10 November, 2024) 💬 We, the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and African States recognized by the United Nations (UN), Leadership of the African Union Commission and of executive bodies of the leading African integration organizations, as well as their representatives, gathered on 10 November 2024 in the Russian Federation, Sirius Federal Territory, to participate in the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum <...> • call for the strengthening of international cooperation in the use of space technologies for disaster mitigation by expanding the access of our countries to the use of services and information obtained through space activities, and to promote capacity and institution-building in order to cope with disasters, especially on the African Continent, • support the creation of a well-coordinated and integrated African Space Programme within the framework of the African Space Agency that is responsive to the social, economic, political and environmental needs of the African States, • emphasize the need to increase the benefits of space technology and its applications and to contribute to an orderly growth of space activities favorable to sustained economic growth and sustainable development in all countries, including strengthening sustainable spatial data infrastructure at the regional and national levels and building resilience to reduce the consequences of disasters, in particular in developing countries and in this regard stress the need to enhance cooperation with a view to assisting African States in the implementation of their outer space strategy, which aims to strengthen African States’ use of Outer Space to bolster their development aspirations, <...> • emphasize the importance of developing a universal approach to the exchange of information for the safety and security of space operations, • call on COPUOS Member States to increase the level of transparency and trust in the use and exploration of Outer Space exclusively for peaceful purposes, • call for the use of civilian space systems, including commercial ones, and their ground infrastructure, as well as the achievements of space science, technologies and services exclusively for peaceful purposes, • agree to intensify the dialogue within the framework of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum and in the relevant multilateral fora on issues related to the exploration and peaceful use of Outer Space. 👉Read in full #RussiaAfrica

#Day1 🗓 On November 9, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the African nations on the sidelines of the First Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Sochi, including: #RussiaMali 🇷🇺🇲🇱 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of #MaliAbdoulaye Diop. The Parties discussed a range of issues concerning the further strengthening of Russian-Mali relations, which are traditionally friendly in nature. In this context, they examined in detail various aspects of enhancing bilateral trade and economic and investment partnership. Moscow and Bamako also reaffirmed their unwavering commitment to deepening political dialogue and enhancing coordination on key issues within the global and regional agendas at the United Nations and in other multilateral formats. #RussiaUganda 🇷🇺🇺🇬 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of #Uganda Gen. Jeje Odongo. The Sides discussed in detail the key trends in furthering Russian-Ugandan multifaceted cooperation with a focus on enhancing the mutually beneficial trade, economic and investment partnership, as well as developing joint projects in energy, mining, agriculture, science, education, medicine, and digital technologies. They also reaffirmed the intent of Moscow and Kampala to strengthen constructive interaction and coordination at the UN and other international venues. #RussiaCameroon 🇷🇺🇨🇲 Minister of External Relations of the Republic of #CameroonLejeune Mbella Mbella. The Parties discussed a range of issues concerning the further strengthening of the traditionally friendly Russia-Cameroon relations. This includes enhancing bilateral trade, economic cooperation and investment partnership, as well as improving the legal framework and implementing promising joint projects. Moscow and Yaounde also reaffirmed their commitment to deepening their trust-based political dialogue and closer coordination on topical international and regional issues at the United Nations and in other multilateral formats. #RussiaCAR 🇷🇺🇨🇫 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Central Africans Abroad of the Central African Republic Sylvie Baipo-Temon. The Sides discussed in detail a range of issues related to advancing the traditionally friendly Russian-Central African relations, focusing on promoting promising projects in mineral exploration and production, agriculture, healthcare, and personnel training. They also reaffirmed Moscow and Bangui’s intent to intensify political dialogue and close coordination at the UN and other multilateral formats while addressing global and regional problems based on the fundamental principles of international law and the UN Charter. Sergey Lavrov and Sylvie Baipo-Temon signed an Agreement between the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Central African Republic on the Mutual Cancellation of Visa Requirements for Holders of Diplomatic and Service Passports, as well as a Memorandum on Consultations between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Francophonie and Central Africans Abroad of the Central African Republic. #RussiaRwanda 🇷🇺🇷🇼 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of #Rwanda Olivier Nduhungirehe. The Parties discussed a range of issues pertaining to further strengthening the friendly Russian-Rwandan relations, with a particular focus on expanding cooperation in trade, the economy, investment, humanitarian matters. Moscow and Kigali also reaffirmed their commitment to deepening political dialogue and maintaining close coordination at the UN to address global and regional issues. The Ministers signed a Russian-Rwandan intergovernmental agreement on visa-free travel for holders of diplomatic or service passports. #RussiaAfrica

📑 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has compiled and issued a Report regarding the Situation with the Glorification of Nazism and the Spread of Neo-Nazism and Other Practices That Contribute to Fuelling Contemporary Forms of Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance Read in full (pdf) The report continues the efforts of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation to draw attention to the manifestations of various forms of glorification of the Nazi movement, neo-Nazism, racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in foreign countries. The document reflects the line of Western countries aimed at fomenting rabid Russophobia. which has become one of the "manifestations" of their support for Ukraine against the background <...> Considerable attention is also paid to the actions of certain States, primarily the Baltic States, Poland and Ukraine, which <...> actively continue to destroy on their territory the entire array of Soviet and Russian, and often their own, memorial heritage and step up their activities to falsify the history of World War II. 🔻 The West is openly and unceremoniously changing historical concepts – from equating the Nazi regime with the "totalitarian" Soviet one to attempting to place all responsibility for the war on the Soviet Union and declare it "a criminal worse than the Third Reich". 🔻 The meaning and, most importantly, the essence of the verdict of the International Military Tribunal for the trial and punishment of major war criminals of the European Axis countries (the Nuremberg Tribunal) is being deliberately blurred. 🔻 The political elites of the overwhelming majority of European and North American "democratic" states are trying their best to conceal from the international community, including their own citizens, the Nazi essence of the policy of the Kiev and similar regimes. The absolute majority of members of the international community share Russia's approaches to the glorification of Nazism and the justification of racism. In 2023, the Russian resolution was supported by the majority of the world's countries – 1️⃣1️⃣8️⃣. 49 delegations voted against it, including the United States and Ukraine, as well as EU member states. The manifestations of racial discrimination and glorification of Nazism pose a direct threat to the fundamental values of true democracy and human rights and a serious challenge to international and regional security and stability. <...> ☝️ Russia, together with like-minded countries, does not intend to tolerate such racist and neo-colonial approaches and will oppose them in every possible way.

🎙 Excerpts from President of Russia Vladimir Putin's speech in the plenary session of the 21st annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club (November 7, 2024) 💬Vladimir Putin: The moment of truth is fast approaching. The former world arrangement is irreversibly passing away, actually it has already passed away, and a serious, irreconcilable struggle is unfolding for the development of a new world order. It is irreconcilable, above all, because this is not even a fight for power or geopolitical influence. It is a clash of the very principles that will underlie the relations of countries and peoples at the next historical stage. Its outcome will determine whether we will be able, through joint efforts, to build a world that will allow all nations to develop and resolve emerging contradictions based on mutual respect for cultures and civilisations, without coercion and use of force. And finally, whether the human society will be able to retain its ethical humanistic principles, and whether an individual will be able to remain human. At first glance, it might appear that there is no alternative. Yet, regrettably, there is. It is the dive of humanity into the depths of aggressive anarchy, internal and external splits, the erosion of traditional values, the emergence of new forms of tyranny, and the actual renunciation of the classical principles of democracy, along with fundamental rights and freedoms. Increasingly often, democracy is being interpreted not as the rule of majority but of minority. Traditional democracy and the rule of the people are being set against an abstract notion of freedom, for the sake of which, as some argue, democratic procedures, elections, majority opinion, freedom of speech, and an unbiased media can be disregarded or sacrificed. The peril lies in the imposition of totalitarian ideologies and making them the norm, as exemplified by the current state of Western liberalism. This modern Western liberalism, in my view, has degenerated into extreme intolerance and aggression towards any alternative or sovereign and independent thought. Today, it even seeks to justify neo-Nazism, terrorism, racism, and even the mass genocide of civilians. Moreover, there are international conflicts and confrontations fraught with the danger of mutual destruction. Weapons that can cause this do exist and are being constantly improved, taking new forms as the technologies advance. The number of nations possessing such weapons is growing, and no one can guarantee that these weapons will not be used, especially if threats incrementally multiply and legal and moral norms are ultimately shattered. ❗️We have come close to the dangerous point. The West’s calls to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, a nation with the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons, reveal the reckless adventurism of certain Western politicians. Such blind faith in their own impunity and exceptionalism could lead to a global catastrophe. Efforts to cling to their diminishing power through force result only in widespread instability and more tensions, leading to casualties and destruction. However, these efforts fail to achieve the desired outcome of maintaining absolute, unchallenged power. For the march of history cannot be halted.

🎙 Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks during the expanded-format talks with Deputy Prime Minister – Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu(Astana, November 7, 2024) 💬 As always, I am delighted to find myself among our friends in Kazakhstan and to benefit from the opportunity to continue our proactive dialogue. You have just mentioned the number of times our presidents, you and I, and our allies meet every year. 🇷🇺🇰🇿 Indeed, relations between Russia and Kazakhstan have been gathering momentum. We have been working hard to prepare President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Kazakhstan, scheduled for November 27. We are drafting several dozen documents, just as we discussed during the restricted-format meeting. We will make sure to fast-track this process to make this summit meeting as effective and results-driven as possible. Russia and Kazakhstan have made great strides in expanding their region-to-region and inter-parliamentary ties. Ufa will be hosting the XX Inter-Regional Cooperation Forum. We hope that our leaders will be able to deliver their greetings via videoconference to the regional delegates from our two countries. We are also looking forward to expanding our ties within multilateral platforms such as the #CSTO, the #EAEU, the #CIS and the #SCO. Kazakhstan has been invited to join BRICS as a partner country. It is our hope that this will add a new dimension to our contacts regarding present-day global challenges, especially as we are witnessing and living in a time of change. 📈Trade and economic cooperation has also enjoyed positive momentum. There are flagship strategic projects underway, including the effort to upgrade the Central Asia – Centre natural gas pipeline, and many other energy projects. This includes agreements on gas supplies to Uzbekistan, as well as delivering gas to connect Kazakhstan’s northeastern regions to gas distribution networks, which could potentially pave the way for launching gas deliveries to China. All these efforts are aimed at creating resilient infrastructure in a sector which serves as a key economic development driver. Cultural, humanitarian and educational ties, projects to open joint schools in Russia and Kazakhstan, as well as efforts by universities to open more branches, and the opening of Russia’s consulate in Aktau – all these undertakings will promote closer people-to-people ties, bringing those who are interested in these contacts closer together. 🤝 I am certain the Plan of Consultations and Cooperation for 2025 and 2026 that we will be signing today will make our contribution to these processes even more effective. #RussiaKazakhstan

On the occasion of the National Unity Day, the Embassy organised a master class on making pancakes and pies for our friends from the Eritrean Association of Alumnus of Soviet/Russian universities and their children. Can you guess by looking at the faces who was happier, the adults or the children?😏 В День народного единства сотрудники Посольства России в Эритрее решили показать нашим друзьям из актива Ассоциации выпускников российских вузов и их детям как готовить блины и пироги с капустой. Сможете угадать по этим счастливым лицам кто был рад больше взрослые или дети 😏?

On October 23, Charge d'Affairs a.i. of the Russian Federation in the State of Eritrea Mr.Artem Zakharov met with Mr. Redae Tesfalul, Director of the Department of America and Europe of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sides discused a joint projects in medical and trade sphere.

#BRICS2024 🗓 On 22 October, ahead of the #BRICS Summit, a gala concert of soloists from BRICS countries was held in the Column Hall of the Kazan City Hall. 🎼Laureates of international and Russian competitions, singers of leading theatres and creative groups of the BRICS countries, accompanied by the Symphony Orchestra of Musa Jalil Tatar Academic State Opera and Ballet Theatre, performed for the leaders of the BRICS countries. Among the performers: 🇷🇺Pavel Milyukov 🇨🇳 Zhang Mengwen 🇮🇳 Anando Mukerjee 🇧🇷 José Gallisa 🇿🇦Siyabulela Ntlale 📸BRICS Summit Photo Bank

On October 21, Charge d'Affairs a.i. of the Russian Federation in the State of Eritrea Mr.Artem Zakharov met with H.E. Ambassador Zemede Tekle, Commissioner of Sport and Culture of the State of Eritrea. Sides discussed a future sport and culture exchanges between our countries.