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🗓 On July 26 and 27, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend annual ministerial events held by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (#ASEAN) in Vientiane. He will take part in foreign ministers’ meetings in the Russia-ASEAN format, as well as within the East Asia Summit (#EAS) and the ASEAN Regional Forum (#ARF). 🌏 ASEAN is currently one of the most successful regional organisations which forms the core of the integration processes in the Asia-Pacific Region. The association has created a solid network of interstate institutions involving the leading world powers, including Russia. This year, Russia marks 20 years of joining the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (the Bali Treaty). Signed in 1976, it is one of the fundamental documents for ASEAN in terms of ensuring regional peace and stability. Geopolitical tension has been escalating in Asia-Pacific, and against this backdrop our relations with ASEAN serve as an important stabilising factor in the region. ❗️ Russia views ASEAN as one of the key partners in the context of carrying out the initiative to build a Eurasian security architecture as set forth by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. The agenda of the July 26 #RussiaASEAN ministerial meeting covers cooperation matters in all their aspects, including politics, trade and economics, as well as social and cultural affairs within the framework of the five-year Comprehensive Plan of Action to Implement the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Russian Federation Strategic Partnership, as approved by the leaders in 2021. <…> 📈 In 2023, Russia’s trade with ASEAN countries increased by 14.6 percent to almost $22 billion. Accumulated investment by ASEAN countries in the Russian economy reached $3.5 billion in the first nine months of 2023, while Russia invested a total of $11.5 billion in Southeast Asia. <…> Russia has coined a range of #EAS initiatives. They include creating a mechanism of pan-regional cooperation on countering epidemics and restoring economic potential by stimulating tourism. ASEAN has supported our idea of strengthening the resource of civic responsibility by improving cooperation between volunteer movements. We consider the #ARF as one of the key platforms for discussing topical issues of the regional agenda, developing measures of mutual trust and preventive diplomacy, and boosting non-politicised practical cooperation in security. During the forum’s 31st session on July 27, we will thoroughly discuss countering new threats and challenges, combating terrorism and transnational crime, disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and ensuring security at sea. We will summarise the results of #RussiaIndonesia co-chairmanship in the Russia-ASEAN Forum on the Safe Use of Information and Communication Technologies in 2022-2024. 📄 Read in full: http://tiny.cc/zmnazz

🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi hold talks on the sidelines of #ASEAN events 📍 Vientiane, July 25, 2024 #RussiaChina *** 🤝 The Officials praised efforts by Russia and China to promote their political dialogue and practical cooperation at a time when the international system has to grapple with a lot of turbulence and uncertainty. They paid special attention to reviewing progress on the agreements resulting from the May 2024 summit meeting in Beijing. The Ministers also discussed cooperation within ASEAN considering the fact that certain countries have become increasingly proactive in setting up restricted bloc-based military and political mechanisms, which are designed to undermine the ASEAN-centric security and stability framework for the Asia-Pacific Region. They praised the new Russia – China + ASEAN Chair format following the first meeting of this kind with Laos on July 25, and said that they hoped that developing this dialogue platform would help forge closer ties across the ASEAN space. 🌐 Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi stressed the importance for Moscow and Beijing to step up their foreign policy coordination efforts at various international platforms, including the #UN, the #SCO, #APEC, the Group of Twenty and other formats. The Russian minister thanked China for supporting Russia’s #BRICS Chairmanship and reaffirmed Moscow’s readiness to assist Beijing as SCO President. The two Ministers went on to discuss ways to implement the concept of building a new security architecture for Eurasia. It has been put forward by Russia as a response to stagnating Euro-Atlantic mechanisms. Sergey Lavrov thanked his counterpart for China’s balanced and consistent position on the Ukraine crisis and welcomed Beijing’s initiatives to promote approaches taking into consideration the interests of all the stakeholders and addressing the causes at the root of this conflict. As usual, the conversation unfolded in a trust-based and constructive manner, which has become a hallmark of the Russia-China strategic partnership. http://tiny.cc/ttoazz #RussiaChina

🇷🇺🛬 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Vientiane to take part in regular ministerial meetings related to Association of Southeast Asian Nations (#ASEAN). #RussiaASEAN

🗓 К предстоящему участию Министра иностранных дел России С.В.Лаврова в министерских совещаниях по линии АСЕАН 26-27 июля во Вьентьяне в рамках ежегодных министерских мероприятий по линии Ассоциации государств Юго-Восточной Азии (#АСЕАН) Министр иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лавров примет участие во встречах глав внешнеполитических ведомств в форматах #РоссияАСЕАН, Восточноазиатского саммита (#ВАС) и Регионального форума АСЕАН по безопасности (#АРФ). 🌏 На сегодняшний день АСЕАН является одной из наиболее успешных региональных организаций, «ядром» интеграционных процессов на пространстве АТР. Ассоциация сформировала вокруг себя прочную систему межгосударственных объединений с участием ведущих мировых держав, включая Россию. В текущем году отмечается 20-летие присоединения России к Договору о дружбе и сотрудничестве в Юго-Восточной Азии (Балийскому договору) 1976 года – одному из основополагающих документов Ассоциации, отвечающему задачам обеспечения мира и стабильности в регионе. На фоне обострения геополитического противостояния в АТР наши отношения с Ассоциацией являются важным стабилизирующим фактором региональной ситуации. ❗ Рассматриваем АСЕАН в качестве одного из ключевых партнёров в контексте реализации инициативы Президента Российской Федерации В.В.Путина о создании архитектуры евразийской безопасности. В ходе министерской встречи Россия-АСЕАН 26 июля предстоит обсудить весь спектр вопросов сотрудничества в политической, торгово-экономической и социально-культурной сферах в рамках выполнения пятилетнего Комплексного планадействий по реализации стратегического партнёрства Россия-АСЕАН, одобренного лидерами в 2021 году. <…> 📈 В прошлом году товарооборот России со странами АСЕАН вырос на 14,6%, составив почти 22 млрд долл. США. Объём накопленных капиталовложений в отечественную экономику из асеановских государств за 9 месяцев 2023 года достиг 3,5 млрд долл. США, а общая сумма российских инвестиций в Юго-Восточной Азии – 11,5 млрд долл. США. <…> В активе России на платформе #ВАС – целый ряд практико-ориентированных инициатив. В их числе – создание механизма общерегиональной кооперации в области противодействия эпидемиям, восстановление экономического потенциала через стимулирование туризма. Поддержкой асеановской группы пользуется и наша идея укрепления ресурса гражданской ответственности через налаживание взаимодействия по линии волонтёрских движений. Рассматриваем #АРФ как одну из ключевых площадок для обсуждения актуальных вопросов региональной повестки дня, выработки мер взаимного доверия и превентивной дипломатии, наращивания неполитизированного практического сотрудничества в сфере безопасности. В ходе 31-й сессии Форума 27 июля предстоит предметно рассмотреть вопросы противодействия новым вызовам и угрозам, борьбы с терроризмом и транснациональной преступностью, разоружения и нераспространения ОМУ, обеспечения морской безопасности. Будут подведены итоги российско-индонезийского сопредседательства в механизме АРФ по безопасности использования информационно-коммуникационных технологий в 2022-2024 годах. 📄 Читайте полностью - https://vk.cc/cyDTvp

🎙Statement by Aleksandr Pankin, deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the #G20 Development Ministerial Meeting on “Fighting Inequalities”(Rio de Janeiro, July 23, 2024) 💬 In recent decades, we have seen tangible progress in reducing inequality levels in certain areas. Last year, for example, the #BRICS countries were well ahead of the G7 in terms of global GDP share (35 percent against 30 percent, respectively). Still, additional steps are needed to remedy the situation. The creation of the G20 has greatly contributed to the democratization of global governance. The African Union's recent joining the G20 as a new member has been another significant achievement. Other positive developments are also taking place. Today, the G20 is increasingly relying on universal mechanisms, such as the UN, rather than on behind-the-scenes West-driven arrangements, standards and club formats. This is how, for example, work on the thematic tracks on Tax Cooperation and Combatting Corruption is being carried out. Russia has been consistently gaining ground in the global economic system. According to the World Bank, we have ranked among the top five largest economies, become a high-income country and one of the ten most profitable exporters. We are continuously improving the Russian manufacturing sector. We are enhancing our technological sovereignty, increasing the output of high value added products, and developing unique professional competencies. We guarantee a reliable supply of energy, food and fertilizers to foreign consumers and offer them digital services, programmes and engineering solutions that are unaffected by political fluctuations. We intend to expand the range of supplies of knowledge-intensive and complex goods. <...> Strengthening the production capacities and human resources of developing countries and increasing gains is of crucial importance. This would allow to put an end to the situation, when, according to the Africans themselves, for ages the continent has been supplying raw materials and agricultural stuff to the West, which has been profiting from it. A vivid example by one African leader: Africa gets less than 6 percent of the USD 46 billion from global sales of African grown coffee. It is high time to put an end to these neo-colonial practices. We should focus efforts on strengthening the industrial sector of the Global South and East, increasing the funding of their healthcare and education, digitalization, and expanding university and student exchanges. We have actively advocated these ideas within BRICS partners as well as in the #RussiaAfrica format. Developed countries, according to their own pledges, are expected to allocate at least 0.7 percent of GDP to development assistance, which has been stagnating. <...> Geopolitical games played by the West may lead to an irreparable fragmentation of the world economy and further fuel inequality. Our societies will thus be doomed to utter impoverishment and radicalization. The G20 can and must put a firm stop to that, bringing us back on the path of multilateralism. The key to our success is to reaffirm adherence to the UN Charter, international law and mutually beneficial cooperation. 📄Full statement

✍️ President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the 6th Russia–China Energy Business Forum (July 23, 2024) 💬 Relations between the Russian Federation and the People’s Republic of China continue to develop along the lines of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation. One of the most important aspects of these relations is traditionally our energy cooperation, which has grown especially vigorous and productive in the past years. 🇷🇺🇨🇳 Bilateral cooperation in the oil-and-gas, coal and electric power sectors is systematically expanding. The supply of Russian energy resources to China has reached record-breaking levels. Specialists from our countries are working together to improve technologies for extracting, processing and transporting these commodities, and to increase their environmental safety. The Russia-China Energy Business Forum, which brings together representatives of relevant government agencies and business and expert communities, plays a crucial role in this, enabling a direct and constructive dialogue on bilateral cooperation agenda in these important sectors. I would like to mention one of its most recent projects, "the Investment Atlas of Russian-Chinese Energy Cooperation" – a unique information and analysis platform that opens up new opportunities for implementing mutually beneficial joint projects and initiatives. 🤝 I am confident that the work of this forum will be fruitful, while the ideas and proposals put forward by its participants will be put into practice. Read in full: http://tiny.cc/c56azz #RussiaChina

#KievRegimeCrimes ❗️ The Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large on the Kiev Regime's War Crimes, Rodion Miroshnik continues to record the most heinous crimes of the Kiev regime. ▪️ In the first six months of 2024, at least 2,547 civilians suffered from the actions of the Kiev regime, prone to taking out its anger on them. As many as 2,082 civilians received wounds of varying severity and 465 were killed. The number of shells that were fired by the Ukrainian militants at Russian purely civil facilities in 11 Russian territories adjacent to the frontline over half a year approaches the mark of 42,000 – there were 41,706 of them – 230 hits per day. 🔺 It is noteworthy that the second quarter of this year saw a qualitative change in the types of the weapons that the Ukrainian Armed Forces (UAF) use against Russian civil facilities. More and more often artillery shells are replaced by explosive missiles of longer range and UAVs of various types. This has entailed an increase in the number of victims and the scale of destruction. Nonetheless, the shells of NATO’s 155mm caliber that the UAF use are still in the lead in terms of how many civilians were killed and injured and civil facilities were fired at with them. These are the very shells that the Czech Republic is so diligently collecting across the world right now, allegedly to enhance Ukraine’s defence. 📖 Read the digest for April-June 2024, which includes photographic evidence and informational materials on the most brutal and cynical crimes committed by the Kiev regime in Russian regions: http://tiny.cc/t2x9zz 📹 Watch Rodion Miroshnik's briefing, during which facts about the most high-profile violations of international humanitarian law by the Kiev regime and its sponsors in the first half of 2024 were presented: http://tiny.cc/52x9zz

🇷🇺🇺🇳Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN: 🎙Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UN Security Council meeting following the strikes on Tel Aviv (New York, July 22, 2024) 💬 The formal reason for convening today's Security Council meeting by a number of its Western members was the July 19 UAV strike on the center of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. As a result of the attack one person died and several others were injured. The Yemeni movement Ansar Allah claimed responsibility for the attack. ❗️ Russia, of course, condemns any attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure. We express our condolences to the family of the deceased and wish the injured a speedy recovery. <...> In no way are we downplaying the sensitivity of the incident for Tel Aviv, but let us not forget that less than a hundred kilometers southward, the escalation is on a completely different level. *** It has been almost 10 months since Israel's bloody operation in the Gaza Strip started. Over this period, it has already claimed the lives of 39,000 innocent Gazans. Since October 7, - despite the unambiguous position of the entire international community and the decisions by international bodies, including the UN Security Council and the UN International Court of Justice – the Israel Defense Forces has continued its brutal clean-up of the enclave, which is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. ‼️ In the past 24 hours alone, 37 Palestinians have been killed and 57 have been injured in Gaza. The enclave literally lies in ruins: homes, schools and hospitals have been destroyed. The civilian infrastructure has barely one stone left standing. On Friday, we will convene a UNSC meeting on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The number of casualties among UN humanitarian personnel and NGOs is already approaching three hundred. This is the biggest single loss for the UN in modern history. ❌ Yet Israel, indulged by Washington, continues to ignore all Security Council resolutions and all peace initiatives, including the notorious Biden Plan, which exists only on paper. <...> ☝️ Colleagues, the way out of this crisis is fairly clear to all of us: there must be an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, as well as the release of all hostages and arbitrarily detained Palestinians. We, most of our Council colleagues and almost the entire international community have been repeatedly saying that. Stopping the violence in Gaza will bring alleviation to the whole region. That also applies to the instability in the Red Sea. Read in full

People of the New Regions The exhibition prepared by The Foundation for the Study of Democracy #PeopleoftheNewRegions

🇷🇺🇧🇾 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin congratulated Alexander Lukashenko on the 30th anniversary of his tenure as President of Belarus. ✍️ The entire recent history of Belarus, that is inextricably linked with your name, heralded the establishment of modern state institutions and considerable successes in social and economic spheres. On six consecutive occasions, Belarusian voters entrusted the top state position to you, and this is, doubtless, a testimony to your tremendous authority and prestige among compatriots. It is hard to overestimate your personal contribution to the development of friendly relations and fruitful cooperation between our countries, to asserting and strengthening the Union State and advancing mutually beneficial integration processes in the Eurasian region. I will be happy to continue our constructive and comradely dialogue, as well as close-knit joint work, for the benefit of the fraternal peoples of Russia and Belarus. #RussiaBelarus

▪️ President of Russia Vladimir Putin extended his condolences to President of Vietnam To Lam on the passing of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong. The message reads, in part: 🖊 “Nguyen Phu Trong devoted his whole life to serving his homeland. Over the years of serving in high-responsibility state and party posts, he has earned deep respect from his compatriots and significant weight in international affairs. In Russia, he will always be remembered as a true friend of our country, who made a great personal contribution to the establishment and development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between Moscow and Hanoi. I had a chance to spend time with this wonderful person many times, and I will forever cherish the memory of him. I ask you to convey my words of sincere sympathy and support to the family and friends of the deceased, as well as to all the friendly people of Vietnam.”