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🎙 President of Russia Vladimir Putin's remarks at the Plenary Session of the XVI BRICS Summit in the BRICS Plus/Outreach format (Kazan, October 24, 2024)

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💬 Vladimir Putin: I am delighted to welcome all of you to the BRICS Plus/Outreach-format meeting. This inclusive platform has proven its worth by enabling the BRICS group participants to engage in a direct and open dialogue with their friends and partners. <...>

According to our agenda, we will discuss the most pressing issues the international community is facing today, including sustainable development, eradication of poverty, climate change adaptation, exchanging technology and knowledge, fighting terrorism and transborder crime.

We will focus particularly on the peaceful resolution of conflicts, certainly including a serious discussion of the deteriorating situation in the Middle East.

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#MultipolarWorld

🌐 All our countries share similar aspirations, values and a vision of a new democratic world order that reflects cultural and civilisational diversity. We are confident that such a system should be guided by the universal principles of respect for the legitimate interests and sovereign choice of nations, respect for international law and a spirit of mutually beneficial, honest co-operation.

☝️ The transition to a more just international system is not easy. Its development is being hampered by forces whose thinking and actions continue to be aimed at dominating everything and everyone. Under the guise of a rule-based order they are imposing on the world, they are actually attempting to contain growing competition and prevent the independent development of countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America that they cannot control.

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#MiddleEast

The current round of the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation is probably one of the most sanguinary in the long list of conflicts. Over 40,000 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in the ongoing hostilities in the Gaza Strip. I would like to emphasise that we have always come out against the use of terrorist methods. <...>

Since the start of the escalation, we have joined forces with our BRICS and other partners to contribute to a settlement. <...>

I would like to repeat that the main condition for restoring peace and stability in the Palestinian territories is the realisation of the two-state formula approved by the UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions.

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#EurasianSecurity

The countries represented in this room have immense opportunities and resources at their disposal and play a prominent role on the international stage. They have been using their standing to enhance global security and promote sustainable development around the world. <...>

Russia advocated the idea of creating an inclusive system of equitable and indivisible security for Eurasia free from any discrimination.

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#UnitedNations

🇺🇳 The UN must retain its central role in efforts to maintain peace and security and facilitate sustainable and steady development.

To ensure the effective functioning of the UN in the future, we believe it is important to adapt its structures to the realities of the 21st century, expanding the representation of countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America, including those whose leaders are present here, in the Security Council and other key international bodies.

An effort to reform UN development institutions and global financial structures has long been overdue. <...>

The founding fathers of the United Nations believed that its purpose was to enable nations to come together and agree on joint actions.

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❗️ Russia, like all BRICS countries, is open to cooperation with all countries of the Global South and East to promote inclusive and sustainable development and ultimately build a better world.

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🇷🇺🇺🇳 President of Russia Vladimir Putin and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met on the sidelines of the XVI BRICS Summit.

📍 Kazan, October 24, 2024

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🇷🇺🇵🇸 President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas held a meeting on the sidelines of the XVI BRICS Summit in Kazan (October 24, 2024)

💬 President Vladimir Putin: Mr President, friends,

During your visit to Moscow in August, we engaged in extensive discussions, exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East, reviewed crucial aspects of Russian-Palestinian cooperation, and also concurred that you would attend the #BRICS Summit in Kazan to continue our dialogue.

Regrettably, since our previous meeting, the situation in the region has not improved; on the contrary, it is deteriorating. The tragic events in the Gaza Strip have already led to more than 40,000 deaths and provoked tensions in Lebanon and other parts of the Middle East. Tensions are also escalating in the West Bank. We all bear witness to this.

Russia's principled position is consistent and absolutely impartial: we firmly advocate for an early cessation of bloodshed and the provision of humanitarian access to all those in need. We urge all parties to exercise restraint.

A lasting peace in the region can only be achieved through a political and diplomatic settlement based on recognised international legal grounds and platform, which provide for the establishment of an independent sovereign Palestinian State that would coexist in peace and security with Israel.

Russia has traditionally devoted special attention to the Middle East settlement issue. Among other efforts, we have been addressing this issue during our BRICS chairmanship. As you observed at the meeting and during bilateral contacts, BRICS countries have similar approaches. This was affirmed both by the extraordinary BRICS summit on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the discussion that took place here in Kazan.

Of course, Russia cannot overlook the needs of the people. As you are aware, we have transferred over 800 tonnes of supplies, including food and medicine, to the Palestinians. Naturally, we will do everything within our power to steer the situation towards the resolution of all the problems in this area.

📄 The Russian Foreign Ministry has compiled and issued a report on the indigenous peoples rights situation in certain countries, focusing on the analysis of the situation with native population of the six member-states of the Arctic Council — Denmark, Canada, Norway, US, Finland, and Sweden, as well as in Australia, New Zealand and Japan.

👉 Read the report in full

The US, Canada, and their allies have recently been stepping up their activities at international platforms, in regional formats, and the media, trying to shift the focus from the vital problems of indigenous peoples in North America and the Western countries of the Arctic Region, as well as in Australia, New Zealand and Japan to the so-called “violations of indigenous peoples’ rights” in Russia and in a number of major developing countries.

❗️At the same time, practically all the above-mentioned countries have pursued, in one way or another, assimilation and discriminatory policy towards their aboriginal populations, which has created numerous socio-political and cultural problems. Nowadays, many countries develop mechanisms for coordination and cooperation with indigenous peoples.

There are common problems that indigenous peoples in various countries are confronted with:

• a gradual erosion of their traditional way of life as a result of earlier assimilation policies;

• violation of the indigenous peoples’ rights to lands of traditional inhabitance and natural resources;

• decay of the natural environment due to industrial development and certain countries’ overseas military activities;

• high unemployment and indigenous communities’ dependence on government subsidies.

The worst affected by these negative phenomena are the countries in the Arctic Region, where the above-mentioned problems are still relevant. As a result, there is a need for solutions, including those suggested by the international community, and this is the reason why these problems are covered in this separate report.

🇷🇺🇧🇾 This agenda was included in the first joint report on the human rights situation in certain countries, produced by the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Foreign Ministry of the Republic of Belarus, published in June 2024. The Russian Foreign Ministry’s annual reports on human rights issues also systematically address these subjects, including those related to the glorification of Nazism, the spread of neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance (the latest issue of that report was published in September, 2024).

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🤝 President of Russia Vladimir Putin held talks with President of Republika Srpska Milorad Dodik on the sidelines of the XVI BRICS Summit in Kazan (October 24, 2024)

💬 Vladimir Putin: Mr President, welcome to Kazan.

The last time we met was not so long ago, but time flies quickly. We met in St Petersburg in June, and before that, in February, at the Games of the Future. Now we are meeting in Kazan.

It is important that Russia’s cooperation with Republika Srpska is very hands-on and is progressing in the spirit of mutual respect, as it should be between fraternal nations.

Our political contacts are expanding. Our colleagues on both sides maintain constant contact in political and economic affairs alike. We are aware of the challenges you are facing and the trials you have to go through. However, we are confident that with your moral fibre and the resolve to defend your national interests that the people living in Republika Srpska are showing, you will be able to overcome all difficulties.

I am delighted to see you and I would like to thank you for visiting Kazan to take part in the BRICS Summit. I hope it has been useful, at least in terms of being updated on what was happening at the BRICS Summit. I am sure that you had useful business contacts during this event.

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You know, the attempt to demonise Russia is quite evident. Today at a news conference, someone asked if we are behind the unrest in certain Western capitals. That is utterly ridiculous. We simply lack the means to orchestrate any marches or unrest there. Such claims are absurd. This narrative is merely a tactic to further their own agenda and to avoid responsibility for the fundamental mistakes the West is making in relation to other countries, all in a desperate bid to maintain its dominance at any cost.

The global landscape is evolving, and so is the role of BRICS. I want to emphasise once more, as you may have seen and heard, that we are not engaged in conflict with anyone, nor do we seek confrontation. We are simply charting our own course, developing new tools and mechanisms for cooperation based on equality and mutual respect for each other’s interests. This is how we will continue to operate now and in the future.

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#KievRegimeCrimes

The Ukrainian armed forces have turned into a Nazi army long ago and commit atrocities against civilians. They use the example of their idols from the Third Reich, who used the most cruel and inhuman torture and methods of extermination. <...>

Meanwhile, we are once again seeing that there is no reaction from international human rights organisations.

☝️ We see yet another proof that these institutions have completely deteriorated. <...> They see their main task in serving the interests of Western patrons.

#Moldova

🗳 Chisinau launched a massive crackdown against the opposition and independent media and used administrative leverage to pressure them directly, while the US and EU representatives had no qualms about interfering in the election process.

Despite all this, the outcome of the election demonstrated that the Moldovan leadership failed in its efforts. The nation firmly spoke out against EU integration, even if the authorities, including Maia Sandu, went to great lengths to sweep these results under the carpet. It is quite obvious that the final results of the referendum, with 50.46 percent of favourable votes and 49.54 percent of votes cast against the proposal, resulted from a last-ditch effort to falsify the final tally.

❗️ Everyone agrees that they were falsified.

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🎙 Remarks and answers to media questions by President of Russia Vladimir Putin following the results of the XVI BRICS Summit in Kazan (October 24, 2024)

💬 Vladimir Putin: The XVI BRICS Summit has just concluded with great success.

It marked the culmination of Russia's chairmanship of the group and was one of the significant events on the global political calendar.

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Regarding the Kazan Summit itself, delegations from 35 countries and six international organisations participated in it, as you are already aware. Such broad representation clearly underscores the authority and role of BRICS, as well as the growing interest in cooperation with us from states that are indeed pursuing truly independent and sovereign policies.

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📄 The Kazan Declaration which summed up the discussions was approved at the Summit.

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In Kazan, we reaffirmed that BRICS is not a closed format; it is open to all those who share BRICS values. The Group's members are prepared to work towards identifying joint solutions without external pressure or attempts to enforce narrow approaches upon anyone. BRICS is compelled to respond to the burgeoning demand in the world for such cooperation. Accordingly, we devoted particular attention to the matter of potential BRICS expansion through the establishment of a new category — that of partner states.

The Summit has concluded. I wish to express my gratitude once again to all my colleagues, who travelled to Kazan, for their contributions to our collective efforts. I must highlight that their input was quite substantial.

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Answers to media questions. Key points:

Prospects for the settlement of the Ukrainian crisis

• All the parties are in favour of resolving the conflict at the earliest opportunity, preferably through peaceful means. You may be aware that the People's Republic of China and Brazil put forward an initiative at the General Assembly in New York. Numerous BRICS nations endorse these initiatives, and we, in turn, extend our gratitude to our partners for their attention to this conflict and their pursuit of methods to resolve it.

• We are ready to discuss a peace agreement in any shape or form based on the reality on the ground. That is to say, I am not ready to accept anything else.

On alleged Russia's interference in the US electoral process and the prospects for normalization of Russia-US relations

• This issue has been making headlines for years now. <...> However, after an investigation conducted in the United States, everyone, including US Congress, concluded that it was utter nonsense and that nothing of the kind ever happened. There were no contacts back then, and there are none now.

• Russia-US relations after the elections depend primarily on the United States. If the United States is open to building normal relations with Russia, we will do the same. If not, so be it. This is up to the future Administration.

On global and regional stability, security and building a just world

• Is it fair in terms of security that you have for years disregarded our repeated requests to our partners not to expand NATO eastward? Is it fair that you lied through your teeth, saying that the bloc would not expand while doing precisely that in violation of your commitments? <...> Is it fair that you violated your commitments within the OSCE, when all Western countries signed a document stating that no country may ensure its security at the expense of other countries?

❗️This is not fair. We want to change this, and we will change it.

The situation in the Middle East

• I believe that there is no person on Earth whose heart does not bleed when they see what is happening in Gaza. Over 40,000 people, mostly women and children, have been killed.

• The solution can only be found by addressing the root causes, the primary one being the lack of a fully recognized, sovereign Palestinian state. It is necessary to implement all relevant UN Security Council resolutions on this matter.

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