🗓 On April 23-24, the 13th ASEAN Regional Forum Open Ended Study Group on Confidence Building Measures to Reduce the Risk of Confict Stemming from the Use of ICTs (13th #ARF OESG) and the 6th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting (#ARF ISM) on ICT Security co-chaired by Russia 🇷🇺 and Indonesia 🇮🇩 was held in Moscow in a hybrid format.

🔹️Delegations of Indonesia 🇮🇩, Singapore 🇸🇬, Thailand 🇹🇭, Cambodia 🇰🇭, the Philippines 🇵🇭, India 🇮🇳 and Bangladesh 🇧🇩 took part in the meeting in person. Chair of the United Nations Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of ICTs 2021-2025, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Singapore to the UN H.E. Mr. Burhanudeen Gafoor 🇸🇬 addressed the gathering with his welcoming speech.

🔹️More than 80 participants discussed future plans and cooperation within the framework of the ARF ISM on ICT Security and considered new initiatives proposed by ARF members. The meeting also exchanged views on cooperation on ICT Security-related issues within the framework of the UN and other international platforms.

🤝 On the sidelines of the events a number of bilateral meetings took place.

🏢 In the Russian House in New Delhi the “Victory Dictation” was written - in Russian and English. Citizens of India, compatriots and students of the embassy school gathered in the library and the seminar hall of the cultural center.
📝 The dictation tasks were dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the complete liberation of Leningrad from the Nazi blockade, the liberation of Crimea, Belarus, and other important events of the Great Patriotic War.
🔹 For Asia and India, in particular, questions have been prepared that deal with some aspects of the Second World War related to the USSR.
✅ The test questions were translated into eight languages: in addition to Russian, the dictation was asked to be written in English, French, Spanish, Polish, Serbian, Mongolian, Chinese and Greek.

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🩰 On April 26, the Russian House in New Delhi hosted an annual concert of students of the School of Russian Classical Ballet under the direction of Galina Vishnyakova, a professional choreographer and former soloist of the Bolshoi Theater.

The audience saw magnificent dances performed by all age groups attending the School.

🎶 In addition to the dance performances, the spectators had an opportunity to enjoy the wonderful playing of clarinetist Zhanna Semenova.

🎨 Following the concert, awards were presented to students of the Russian House's Art School under the direction of Ekaterina Pokrovskaya. An exhibition of their works was opened in the foyer.

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