🗓 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 Second 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 ministries and executive structures 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.
🌐 Russia’s 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 formalised common approaches towards addressing global problems and expanding cooperation with a focus on quality preparations for the Third Russia-Africa Summit:
👉 political statement,
👉 on international information security,
👉 on counter-terrorism measures,
👉 on peaceful use of outer space.
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 Second 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 a majority of 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.
#RussiaAfrica
Instituted by a decision of the Second 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 ministries and executive structures 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.
🌐 Russia’s 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 formalised common approaches towards addressing global problems and expanding cooperation with a focus on quality preparations for the Third Russia-Africa Summit:
👉 political statement,
👉 on international information security,
👉 on counter-terrorism measures,
👉 on peaceful use of outer space.
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 Second 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 a majority of 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.
#RussiaAfrica
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Embassy comment
We took note of the latest article published today in the Straits Times by its international affairs correspondent Jonathan Eyal entitled “How Trump is already shaping Ukraine’s future – and it is not looking good”.
We will not compete with the author in the art of guessing about the consequences of a Trump administration coming to power in the USA and leave it to his conscience...
However, we cannot remain silent about the author’s assessments of Russia’s foreign policy, including in relation to the Ukrainian crisis. We regret to note that Mr Eyal’s knowledge in this area is approaching zero. Hence, we conclude, are the accusations against Russia of aggression, imaginary thirst for territorial acquisitions and desire to trample on established norms and destroy the global world order.
For those who would like to delve into the topic in more detail and understand Russia’s domestic and foreign policy, we recommend reading excerpts from the plenary session of the 21st annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club dated November 7, 2024 (available at http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/75521). Russian President Mr Vladimir Putin took part in it and set basic principles that should form the foundation for international relations in a new era. Among them are: 1 – openness to cooperation; 2 – recognition of world’s diversity as a prerequisite for its sustainability; 3 – maintaining maximum representativeness in the global process; 4 – understanding the indivisibility of security, i.e. the security of one cannot be ensured at the expense of the security of others; 5 – justice for all, since inequality is the scourge of the modern world; and finally – any sustainable international order can only be based on the principle of sovereign equality.
Now, please, compare our principles with the content of Mr Eyal’s article and think about the extent to which it reflects the real pillars of Russia's foreign policy activities.
It is difficult to say what is more in Mr Eyal’s propaganda – ignorance or dishonesty – but both are worth condemning.
We took note of the latest article published today in the Straits Times by its international affairs correspondent Jonathan Eyal entitled “How Trump is already shaping Ukraine’s future – and it is not looking good”.
We will not compete with the author in the art of guessing about the consequences of a Trump administration coming to power in the USA and leave it to his conscience...
However, we cannot remain silent about the author’s assessments of Russia’s foreign policy, including in relation to the Ukrainian crisis. We regret to note that Mr Eyal’s knowledge in this area is approaching zero. Hence, we conclude, are the accusations against Russia of aggression, imaginary thirst for territorial acquisitions and desire to trample on established norms and destroy the global world order.
For those who would like to delve into the topic in more detail and understand Russia’s domestic and foreign policy, we recommend reading excerpts from the plenary session of the 21st annual meeting of the Valdai International Discussion Club dated November 7, 2024 (available at http://en.kremlin.ru/events/president/news/75521). Russian President Mr Vladimir Putin took part in it and set basic principles that should form the foundation for international relations in a new era. Among them are: 1 – openness to cooperation; 2 – recognition of world’s diversity as a prerequisite for its sustainability; 3 – maintaining maximum representativeness in the global process; 4 – understanding the indivisibility of security, i.e. the security of one cannot be ensured at the expense of the security of others; 5 – justice for all, since inequality is the scourge of the modern world; and finally – any sustainable international order can only be based on the principle of sovereign equality.
Now, please, compare our principles with the content of Mr Eyal’s article and think about the extent to which it reflects the real pillars of Russia's foreign policy activities.
It is difficult to say what is more in Mr Eyal’s propaganda – ignorance or dishonesty – but both are worth condemning.
🇷🇺🇸🇦📞 President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.
The Parties expressed satisfaction with the current level of the friendly and mutually beneficial ties between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and reaffirmed their commitment to continue the consistent expansion of political, trade, economic and humanitarian links.
They stressed the importance of continuing close coordination within OPEC Plus and stated the effectiveness and timeliness of the steps being taken in this format to ensure balance on the global energy market.
The President and the Prime Minister discussed the complicated situation in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and noted that the principled approaches of Russia and Saudi Arabia with regard to the Middle East settlement are essentially identical.
The Parties also shared their opinions on the successful #BRICS summit in Kazan and agreed to maintain contact.
#RussiaSaudiArabia
The Parties expressed satisfaction with the current level of the friendly and mutually beneficial ties between Russia and Saudi Arabia, and reaffirmed their commitment to continue the consistent expansion of political, trade, economic and humanitarian links.
They stressed the importance of continuing close coordination within OPEC Plus and stated the effectiveness and timeliness of the steps being taken in this format to ensure balance on the global energy market.
The President and the Prime Minister discussed the complicated situation in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and noted that the principled approaches of Russia and Saudi Arabia with regard to the Middle East settlement are essentially identical.
The Parties also shared their opinions on the successful #BRICS summit in Kazan and agreed to maintain contact.
#RussiaSaudiArabia
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🔷On November 4-6, 2024, Moscow hosted the International Symposium 'Creating the Future', which is the first event held at the Russia National Center. The symposium was attended by over 6,000 participants from 101 countries.
The event brought together representatives from business, the scientific and engineering communities, futurists, artists, and creative industry professionals. Among the participants were delegates from BRICS, SCO, and CIS countries, who took part in more than 80 activities focused on exploring and designing the future.
Official web-page of the event: https://future.russia.ru/en
The event brought together representatives from business, the scientific and engineering communities, futurists, artists, and creative industry professionals. Among the participants were delegates from BRICS, SCO, and CIS countries, who took part in more than 80 activities focused on exploring and designing the future.
Official web-page of the event: https://future.russia.ru/en
СОЗДАВАЯ БУДУЩЕЕ
INVENTING THE FUTURE | II International Symposium 'Inventing the Future'
II International Symposium 'Inventing the Future' | Autumn 2025, Moscow
🌅Artek is located in Crimea, in one of the most beautiful places on the planet – the Black Sea coast, 12 kilometres away from the famous southern coastal resort – the city of Yalta, in the urban-type settlement named Gurzuf, and occupies an area of 218 hectares, of which 102 hectares is a park zone.
📄 On 11 November the UN General Assembly Third Committee approved by a large majority the resolution "Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance".
The document, co-authored by Russia, condemns trends that are cause for concern in many countries around the world, including in the United Kingdom.
Among them are the rise of skinhead groups, racist and xenophobic violence, antisemitism, Holocaust denial and Islamophobia. The importance of commemorating victims of slavery and slave trade is also acknowledged.
The document, co-authored by Russia, condemns trends that are cause for concern in many countries around the world, including in the United Kingdom.
Among them are the rise of skinhead groups, racist and xenophobic violence, antisemitism, Holocaust denial and Islamophobia. The importance of commemorating victims of slavery and slave trade is also acknowledged.
Forwarded from Russian House Singapore
Сегодня в Сингапуре в Приходе Русской Православной Церкви прошел уже ставший традиционным Географический диктант! 🌍✍️
Мероприятие организовано Русским Домом совместно с Посольством России в Республике Сингапур🇷🇺
Традиционно участники ответили на 40 вопросов, посвященных географии, смежным наукам и достоянию России.
Вопросы озвучили актриса театра и кино, любимая многими народная артистка России Мария Аронова и писатель-эссеист, генеральный директор Государственного музея имени Л. Н. Толстого в Москве Владимир Толстой.
С помощью технологий искусственного интеллекта участники услышали задания голосами великого русского писателя и мыслителя Льва Толстого, поэта Сергея Есенина и певца Федора Шаляпина. А перед диктантом гости традиционно отведали блюда русской кухни. 🥟
Юбилейная, X международная просветительская акция установила новые рекорды! Диктант написали на 11 020 площадках в 119 странах мира, включая Россию и Сингапур 🇸🇬
Поистине, география не знает границ! 🌏❤️
Мероприятие организовано Русским Домом совместно с Посольством России в Республике Сингапур🇷🇺
Традиционно участники ответили на 40 вопросов, посвященных географии, смежным наукам и достоянию России.
Вопросы озвучили актриса театра и кино, любимая многими народная артистка России Мария Аронова и писатель-эссеист, генеральный директор Государственного музея имени Л. Н. Толстого в Москве Владимир Толстой.
С помощью технологий искусственного интеллекта участники услышали задания голосами великого русского писателя и мыслителя Льва Толстого, поэта Сергея Есенина и певца Федора Шаляпина. А перед диктантом гости традиционно отведали блюда русской кухни. 🥟
Юбилейная, X международная просветительская акция установила новые рекорды! Диктант написали на 11 020 площадках в 119 странах мира, включая Россию и Сингапур 🇸🇬
Поистине, география не знает границ! 🌏❤️
⚡️Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s upcoming participation in the G20 Summit
On November 18-19, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the #G20 Leaders’ Summit. The Russian delegation will be led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the instruction of the head of state. A majority of the G20 member states’ leaders are expected to take part.
Brasilia regards the G20 as a core element of the polycentric system of international economic relations, distinguished by an effective decision-making mechanism due to its optimal number of members as well as the principle of consensus. The theme of Brazil’s first ever presidency of the forum is “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet.”
At the summit, the partners expect to reach consensus agreements, with the process viewed through the prism of the country’s international prestige. A leadership declaration (a non-signature document approved in the absence of objections from the parties) is expected to be the summit’s major practical outcome. <...>
Russia has been actively engaged in developing and coordinating the organisational and substantive aspects of the Brazilian project, having already added advanced domestic solutions on food security and poverty eradication into the database.
The summit in Rio de Janeiro will open with the launch ceremony of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. Russia’s planned official connection to this platform will give it another opportunity to raise issues relevant to the global majority at the international level, in particular, counteracting illegal unilateral sanctions and promoting domestic experience. <...>
Russia plays a prominent role in the G20, efficiently influencing the course and direction of negotiations, as well as the content of agreements. Moscow views the platform as an essential forum for global economic governance.
The G20 is extensively used to promote Russia’s ideas on the importance of building an open and non-discriminatory global economy, and abandoning unilateral restrictive measures, trade wars and protectionism. Efforts are taken to draw attention to the long-overdue reform of the global governance architecture to benefit emerging markets, with the focus on ending the dominance of Western powers in international financial, economic and trade institutions, de-dollarisation, and increasing the share of settlements in national currencies.
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Russia has consistently advocated the essential need to depoliticise the G20, which should focus on its direct responsibilities to encourage economic growth and sustainable development. The opponents’ attempts to bring peace and security issues beyond the group’s authority to the G20 agenda are counterproductive; this destructive policy hinders progress in core areas and causes increased division between the members.
❗️Russia views its priority in the G20 as achieving constructive agreements in the forum that consider all member nations’ interests based on consensus.
Moscow seeks a proper and balanced understanding of sustainable development goals with due account of the states’ national interests, takes efforts to effectively use the G20 to promote the democratisation of international financial and economic structures, particularly, the #IMF, #WorldBank and #WTO, and makes steps to diversify mutual settlement mechanisms and build independent trans-border supply chains.
On November 18-19, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the #G20 Leaders’ Summit. The Russian delegation will be led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the instruction of the head of state. A majority of the G20 member states’ leaders are expected to take part.
Brasilia regards the G20 as a core element of the polycentric system of international economic relations, distinguished by an effective decision-making mechanism due to its optimal number of members as well as the principle of consensus. The theme of Brazil’s first ever presidency of the forum is “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet.”
At the summit, the partners expect to reach consensus agreements, with the process viewed through the prism of the country’s international prestige. A leadership declaration (a non-signature document approved in the absence of objections from the parties) is expected to be the summit’s major practical outcome. <...>
Russia has been actively engaged in developing and coordinating the organisational and substantive aspects of the Brazilian project, having already added advanced domestic solutions on food security and poverty eradication into the database.
The summit in Rio de Janeiro will open with the launch ceremony of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. Russia’s planned official connection to this platform will give it another opportunity to raise issues relevant to the global majority at the international level, in particular, counteracting illegal unilateral sanctions and promoting domestic experience. <...>
Russia plays a prominent role in the G20, efficiently influencing the course and direction of negotiations, as well as the content of agreements. Moscow views the platform as an essential forum for global economic governance.
The G20 is extensively used to promote Russia’s ideas on the importance of building an open and non-discriminatory global economy, and abandoning unilateral restrictive measures, trade wars and protectionism. Efforts are taken to draw attention to the long-overdue reform of the global governance architecture to benefit emerging markets, with the focus on ending the dominance of Western powers in international financial, economic and trade institutions, de-dollarisation, and increasing the share of settlements in national currencies.
<...>
Russia has consistently advocated the essential need to depoliticise the G20, which should focus on its direct responsibilities to encourage economic growth and sustainable development. The opponents’ attempts to bring peace and security issues beyond the group’s authority to the G20 agenda are counterproductive; this destructive policy hinders progress in core areas and causes increased division between the members.
❗️Russia views its priority in the G20 as achieving constructive agreements in the forum that consider all member nations’ interests based on consensus.
Moscow seeks a proper and balanced understanding of sustainable development goals with due account of the states’ national interests, takes efforts to effectively use the G20 to promote the democratisation of international financial and economic structures, particularly, the #IMF, #WorldBank and #WTO, and makes steps to diversify mutual settlement mechanisms and build independent trans-border supply chains.
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On November 14, H.E. Nikolay Kudashev, the Ambassador of Russia to Singapore, participated in the presentation of the book "Dealing with an Ambiguous World" by Bilahari Kausikan, which has been translated into Russian for the first time.
During the event, the Ambassador shared his insights on the book, highlighting its valuable perspectives for navigating international relations and enhancing Russia's strategic partnership with ASEAN.
The presentation took place as part of the annual international conference "Russia and ASEAN in the Asia-Pacific Region: Dynamics of Cooperation, Regional Processes, and Global Context", hosted by the ASEAN Centre at MGIMO University.
This conference marks the 20th anniversary of Russia's accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.
During the event, the Ambassador shared his insights on the book, highlighting its valuable perspectives for navigating international relations and enhancing Russia's strategic partnership with ASEAN.
The presentation took place as part of the annual international conference "Russia and ASEAN in the Asia-Pacific Region: Dynamics of Cooperation, Regional Processes, and Global Context", hosted by the ASEAN Centre at MGIMO University.
This conference marks the 20th anniversary of Russia's accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia.