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#WYF2024
🌐 The World Youth Festival has kicked off of at the Sirius Federal Territory.
The largest international youth event of the year has gathered more than 20,000 bright and talented participants from 190 countries, including young leaders in such fields as science, culture, education, international cooperation, volunteering, sports, business and media.
During the festival (March 1 to March 7) various educational, cultural, scientific and sporting events will be held with the aim of building strong ties between young people from all over the world.
In total, 800 events are scheduled throughout the week, including roundtables, lectures, discussions, master classes, panel sessions, trainings, exhibitions, concerts, etc.
The regional programme of the World Youth Festival will be held from March 10 to March 17. During that time foreign participants will visit 30 Russian cities.
💬 President of Russia Vladimir Putin to the participants of the WYF during the opening ceremony: Multi-ethnic unity is our supreme value, and it has largely shaped the principles by which our state and society live and develop today.
👉 Programme composition of the World Youth Festival
📸 © WYF 2024
🌐 The World Youth Festival has kicked off of at the Sirius Federal Territory.
The largest international youth event of the year has gathered more than 20,000 bright and talented participants from 190 countries, including young leaders in such fields as science, culture, education, international cooperation, volunteering, sports, business and media.
During the festival (March 1 to March 7) various educational, cultural, scientific and sporting events will be held with the aim of building strong ties between young people from all over the world.
In total, 800 events are scheduled throughout the week, including roundtables, lectures, discussions, master classes, panel sessions, trainings, exhibitions, concerts, etc.
The regional programme of the World Youth Festival will be held from March 10 to March 17. During that time foreign participants will visit 30 Russian cities.
💬 President of Russia Vladimir Putin to the participants of the WYF during the opening ceremony: Multi-ethnic unity is our supreme value, and it has largely shaped the principles by which our state and society live and develop today.
👉 Programme composition of the World Youth Festival
📸 © WYF 2024
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🔴 #LIVE: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks at the special session of MGIMO University's discussion programme held jointly with the 7th Global Forum of Young Diplomats – "Russia and Its Role in the Formation of a Multipolar World"
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💬 Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy stated the significance of developing humanitarian connections between the US and the Russian people, adding that acquiring proficiency in English does not compromise one’s sense of patriotism.
However, she refrained from discussing the extent to which the United States supports the so-called NGOs involved in subversive activities in our country.
Additionally, there was no mention of Washington’s openly declared objective to achieve Russia’s “strategic defeat”. Exactly. There can be no country without a people. So, what the Americans want is to inflict a strategic defeat on our people.
She also refrained from acknowledging that the US is providing long-range weapons to the neo-Nazi Kiev regime, enabling it to carry out terrorist attacks against the Russian people.
Moreover, there was no acknowledgment of the fact that the US is allocating billions for the bloodshed it has provoked and organised for many years.
She did not say any of that. But I will. I will also add: Lynne, stop lying; instead, support your fellow citizens.
At the World Youth Festival in Sochi, young people from America expressed their desire to foster friendship with Russia (see the video). Perhaps it is time for the Embassy to personally welcome not those who are against Russia but those who support it, especially considering they are American citizens. Are you up to the challenge?
US Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy stated the significance of developing humanitarian connections between the US and the Russian people, adding that acquiring proficiency in English does not compromise one’s sense of patriotism.
However, she refrained from discussing the extent to which the United States supports the so-called NGOs involved in subversive activities in our country.
Additionally, there was no mention of Washington’s openly declared objective to achieve Russia’s “strategic defeat”. Exactly. There can be no country without a people. So, what the Americans want is to inflict a strategic defeat on our people.
She also refrained from acknowledging that the US is providing long-range weapons to the neo-Nazi Kiev regime, enabling it to carry out terrorist attacks against the Russian people.
Moreover, there was no acknowledgment of the fact that the US is allocating billions for the bloodshed it has provoked and organised for many years.
She did not say any of that. But I will. I will also add: Lynne, stop lying; instead, support your fellow citizens.
At the World Youth Festival in Sochi, young people from America expressed their desire to foster friendship with Russia (see the video). Perhaps it is time for the Embassy to personally welcome not those who are against Russia but those who support it, especially considering they are American citizens. Are you up to the challenge?
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to questions at the special session of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Antalya (March 1, 2024)
Key talking points:
• Multipolarity is today’s reality. Not by design to challenge the West, but as a natural progression driven primarily by economic advancement.
• The centre of global development has shifted to the Asia-Pacific region, primarily to South and East Asia. In general, Eurasia is now the engine of the world's development. The Euro-Atlantic has already lost this role.
• A draft treaty that we prepared jointly with China, which prohibits the introduction of any weapons in outer space and aims to prevent an arms race in outer space, has been on the table at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva for 15 years or even longer. The Americans are blocking it. Now they have decided to blame us for it.
🤷♂️ We are not anticipating any changes that the US elections will bring.
• Russia is actively engaged in restoring Palestinian unity. The division between the Palestinians (Fatah and Hamas, the West Bank and Gaza) weakens their position and hampers their ability to have meaningful conversations with the international community.
❗️ Our Western colleagues must abandon colonial thinking, stop living at the expense of others, and refrain from adopting arrogant, essentially racist, approaches to international relations.
• Chisinau regime, which is following in the footsteps of the Kiev regime: cancelling everything Russian, discriminating against the Russian language in all spheres and, together with the Ukrainians, putting serious economic pressure on Transnistria.
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Key talking points:
• Multipolarity is today’s reality. Not by design to challenge the West, but as a natural progression driven primarily by economic advancement.
• The centre of global development has shifted to the Asia-Pacific region, primarily to South and East Asia. In general, Eurasia is now the engine of the world's development. The Euro-Atlantic has already lost this role.
• A draft treaty that we prepared jointly with China, which prohibits the introduction of any weapons in outer space and aims to prevent an arms race in outer space, has been on the table at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva for 15 years or even longer. The Americans are blocking it. Now they have decided to blame us for it.
🤷♂️ We are not anticipating any changes that the US elections will bring.
• Russia is actively engaged in restoring Palestinian unity. The division between the Palestinians (Fatah and Hamas, the West Bank and Gaza) weakens their position and hampers their ability to have meaningful conversations with the international community.
❗️ Our Western colleagues must abandon colonial thinking, stop living at the expense of others, and refrain from adopting arrogant, essentially racist, approaches to international relations.
• Chisinau regime, which is following in the footsteps of the Kiev regime: cancelling everything Russian, discriminating against the Russian language in all spheres and, together with the Ukrainians, putting serious economic pressure on Transnistria.
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🗓 On March 2, Russia hosted the 1st ASEAN-Russia Young Diplomats Summit in Sochi 🇷🇺. The event was held under the Co-Chairmanship of Russia and Lao PDR 🇱🇦 in conjunction with the VII Global Forum of Young Diplomats and on the sidelines of the World Youth Festival 2024 (#WYF2024).
🔹️The Summit brought together young diplomats from Russia and #ASEAN Member States, representatives of the Russia-ASEAN Business Council and the ASEAN Center in MGIMO University.
🔹️Diplomats from ASEAN Member States and Russia exchanged views on the trends of modern diplomacy and shared their vision of the prospects for ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership. They discussed new areas of cooperation in the fields of science and education, volunteering, development of people-to–people contacts, business, sports and e-sports ties.
🔹️Russian Ambassador to ASEAN H.E. Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov in his welcoming remarks emphasized the special attention Russia is paying to strengthening youth-to-youth interaction with ASEAN countries. Executive Director of the Russia-ASEAN Business Council Daniyar Akkaziev noted the role of young entrepreneurs from Russia and ASEAN in promoting the creative industries. Experts from @aseancentremgimo discussed the importance of academic exchanges in deepening dialogue with the countries of Southeast Asia.
🔹️The ASEAN-Russia Young Diplomats Summit paved the way for new creative initiatives to empower youth and increase their opportunities to be involved in decision-making. Constructive engagements, dialogue and collaboration among young diplomats provide unique opportunities to forge trustworthy professional networks and lay a solid ground for close cooperation in future.
🔹️The delegates supported the initiative to hold meetings between young diplomats from Russia and ASEAN on a regular basis.
#ASEANRussia #WYF2024
🔹️The Summit brought together young diplomats from Russia and #ASEAN Member States, representatives of the Russia-ASEAN Business Council and the ASEAN Center in MGIMO University.
🔹️Diplomats from ASEAN Member States and Russia exchanged views on the trends of modern diplomacy and shared their vision of the prospects for ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership. They discussed new areas of cooperation in the fields of science and education, volunteering, development of people-to–people contacts, business, sports and e-sports ties.
🔹️Russian Ambassador to ASEAN H.E. Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov in his welcoming remarks emphasized the special attention Russia is paying to strengthening youth-to-youth interaction with ASEAN countries. Executive Director of the Russia-ASEAN Business Council Daniyar Akkaziev noted the role of young entrepreneurs from Russia and ASEAN in promoting the creative industries. Experts from @aseancentremgimo discussed the importance of academic exchanges in deepening dialogue with the countries of Southeast Asia.
🔹️The ASEAN-Russia Young Diplomats Summit paved the way for new creative initiatives to empower youth and increase their opportunities to be involved in decision-making. Constructive engagements, dialogue and collaboration among young diplomats provide unique opportunities to forge trustworthy professional networks and lay a solid ground for close cooperation in future.
🔹️The delegates supported the initiative to hold meetings between young diplomats from Russia and ASEAN on a regular basis.
#ASEANRussia #WYF2024
BRICS EXPRESSES INTERESTS OF GLOBAL MAJORITY, SAYS RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL AIDE USHAKOV
Russia took the rotating presidency of the BRICS group in 2024. Yury Ushakov, Russian presidential foreign policy aide, has granted TASS an interview in which he previewed Moscow's priorities, prospects for BRICS development and expansion, and commented on the West's attempts to impede the association’s activities.
Read in full: https://tass.com/politics/1755449/
Russia took the rotating presidency of the BRICS group in 2024. Yury Ushakov, Russian presidential foreign policy aide, has granted TASS an interview in which he previewed Moscow's priorities, prospects for BRICS development and expansion, and commented on the West's attempts to impede the association’s activities.
Read in full: https://tass.com/politics/1755449/