📢 RT Academy's first international online course for journalists has come to an end. More than 300 students from #ASEAN and South Asia region boosted their skills of TV & Online Journalism and learned about the news making pipeline from producing stage to post-production.
🟩 Only around 200 of them managed to pass through all the tasks to receive #RT Academy certificates and continue their media journey with the team.
🟩 We are happy that our ASEAN friends took an active part in the RT Academy course. 65 students came from Indonesia 🇮🇩, 33 from Myanmar 🇲🇲, 8 from Vietnam 🇻🇳, 20 from Malaysia 🇲🇾, 10 from Singapore 🇸🇬, 4 from Thailand 🇹🇭, 1 from Brunei 🇧🇳, 5 were representing the Philippines 🇵🇭, 9 participants were from Cambodia 🇰🇭, 1 from Laos 🇱🇦 and 1 student was from Timor-Leste 🇹🇱. Another large group represented South Asian nations.
🟩 As their final assignment, the students prepared real TV news reports, with topics ranging from breaking news to economy and regional politics.
🟩 In 2023 RT International chose Jakarta 🇮🇩 - the host city of the ASEAN Headquarters, as the location for its representative office in the region. In September 2023, Indonesia also became the destination for RT's first international educational program - 2-day seminars on TV journalism, which were held in Jakarta, with 75 journalism students, TV, radio and newspaper journalists in attendance.
❗️Africa and China 🇨🇳 are the next planned destinations of the RT's educational schedule in the fall оf 2024.
❗️Africa and China 🇨🇳 are the next planned destinations of the RT's educational schedule in the fall оf 2024.
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📢 On May 15-17, MGIMO University hosted its first #ASEAN and #EAS Student Model, organized by the ASEAN Centre together with the Southeast Asian Club of the Students Scientific Community of MGIMO with the support of MGIMO’s Endowment.
🔹️H.E. Vilavan Yiapoher, Ambassador of the Lao PDR to Russia who is currently chairing the ASEAN Moscow Committee 🇱🇦, Mr. Andrey Lyamin, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Asia and Pacific Cooperation of the Russian MFA 🇷🇺 and MGIMO’s Vice Rector for Research Affairs Dr. Andrey Baykov 🇷🇺 addressed the delegates at the opening ceremony. Ambassador of Cambodia to Russia H.E. Pichkhun Panha 🇰🇭, Ambassador of Singapore to Russia H.E. Mark Neo 🇸🇬, Ambassador of Myanmar to Russia H.E. Thit Linn Ohn 🇲🇲, representatives of other embassies of the ASEAN Member States also attended the event.
🔹️Open lecture of H.E. Un Kheang, the State Secretary of the MFA of the Kingdom of Cambodia 🇰🇭 was the main part of the first day program of the ASEAN and EAS Model. He explained the reasons of Cambodia’s accession to ASEAN and its contribution to its development. In 2024 Cambodia celebrates the 25th anniversary of its membership in ASEAN, and over the years the Kingdom chaired the Association three times.
🔹️The event was aimed at familiarizing the students with the structure of ASEAN, its goals and development. The ASEAN and EAS Model program included a series of lectures and master classes from the ASEAN Centre’s experts. Participation in the Model allowed the students to improve their negotiation and presentation skills, learn more about the business culture of Southeast Asian countries, explore the ASEAN Way of decision-making and try on the role of a participant of the ASEAN and EAS Summits.
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🔹️H.E. Vilavan Yiapoher, Ambassador of the Lao PDR to Russia who is currently chairing the ASEAN Moscow Committee 🇱🇦, Mr. Andrey Lyamin, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Asia and Pacific Cooperation of the Russian MFA 🇷🇺 and MGIMO’s Vice Rector for Research Affairs Dr. Andrey Baykov 🇷🇺 addressed the delegates at the opening ceremony. Ambassador of Cambodia to Russia H.E. Pichkhun Panha 🇰🇭, Ambassador of Singapore to Russia H.E. Mark Neo 🇸🇬, Ambassador of Myanmar to Russia H.E. Thit Linn Ohn 🇲🇲, representatives of other embassies of the ASEAN Member States also attended the event.
🔹️Open lecture of H.E. Un Kheang, the State Secretary of the MFA of the Kingdom of Cambodia 🇰🇭 was the main part of the first day program of the ASEAN and EAS Model. He explained the reasons of Cambodia’s accession to ASEAN and its contribution to its development. In 2024 Cambodia celebrates the 25th anniversary of its membership in ASEAN, and over the years the Kingdom chaired the Association three times.
🔹️The event was aimed at familiarizing the students with the structure of ASEAN, its goals and development. The ASEAN and EAS Model program included a series of lectures and master classes from the ASEAN Centre’s experts. Participation in the Model allowed the students to improve their negotiation and presentation skills, learn more about the business culture of Southeast Asian countries, explore the ASEAN Way of decision-making and try on the role of a participant of the ASEAN and EAS Summits.
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🗓 On 8-9 May, representatives of the Russian Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defence 🇷🇺 took part in the ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Support Group Meeting on Confidence Building Measures and Preventive Diplomacy (#ARF ISG on CBMs and PD) and ARF Defense Officials' Dialogue (ARF #DOD) in Vientiane, Lao PDR 🇱🇦.
🔹️ARF officials exchanged views on regional security developments, discussed progress achieved by the relevant ARF ISMs and outlined plans for the next Inter-Sessional Year 2024-2025, as well as agreed to foster open discussions and promote collaboration in defence-related matters.
#ARF #ISG #ARFDOD #DOD
🔹️ARF officials exchanged views on regional security developments, discussed progress achieved by the relevant ARF ISMs and outlined plans for the next Inter-Sessional Year 2024-2025, as well as agreed to foster open discussions and promote collaboration in defence-related matters.
#ARF #ISG #ARFDOD #DOD
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⭐️ Precious memorable moments and impressions of our #ASEAN and South Asia friends participating in the RT Academy's first international online course for journalists.
🟩 Students of RT Academy had the opportunity to learn all stages of TV news production - from pitching a story to newsgathering, reporting and presenting, as well as to get acquainted with the work of newsroom editors, presenters and camera persons.
🟩 Launched on 1️⃣ April, 2024, RT English-language, international online educational project for journalists was attended by students from all over the Asia-Pacific. More than 150 students represented ASEAN.
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🗓 On May 20-21, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the Foreign Ministers Council meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member-countries.
The participants focused on the organisation’s activities in the context of preparations for the meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council meeting in Astana on July 3-4. They also discussed draft documents to be presented for the leaders’ consideration.
The participants will reflect their coordinated approaches to the SCO’s further development and current global and regional issues in the Astana Declaration.
The admission of Belarus will be an important step towards strengthening the #SCO. The Ministers endorsed the relevant draft decisions of the Heads of State Council.
They also coordinated proposals of the SCO Foreign Ministers Council on comprehensive improvement of the organisation’s activities in the context of current geopolitical realities.
They adopted draft leadership statements and conceptual documents as a foundation for promoting cooperation in energy, transport, logistics and environmental protection.
During a detailed exchange of views on key regional and international issues, the Ministers discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip and the Middle East as a whole, and, in part, settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
They paid special attention to the SCO’s efforts to facilitate stabilization in Afghanistan, considering the importance of this factor for the security of the SCO space.
🤝 FM Lavrov also had a number of bilateral meetings.
The participants focused on the organisation’s activities in the context of preparations for the meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council meeting in Astana on July 3-4. They also discussed draft documents to be presented for the leaders’ consideration.
The participants will reflect their coordinated approaches to the SCO’s further development and current global and regional issues in the Astana Declaration.
The admission of Belarus will be an important step towards strengthening the #SCO. The Ministers endorsed the relevant draft decisions of the Heads of State Council.
They also coordinated proposals of the SCO Foreign Ministers Council on comprehensive improvement of the organisation’s activities in the context of current geopolitical realities.
They adopted draft leadership statements and conceptual documents as a foundation for promoting cooperation in energy, transport, logistics and environmental protection.
During a detailed exchange of views on key regional and international issues, the Ministers discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip and the Middle East as a whole, and, in part, settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
They paid special attention to the SCO’s efforts to facilitate stabilization in Afghanistan, considering the importance of this factor for the security of the SCO space.
🤝 FM Lavrov also had a number of bilateral meetings.
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🎙 Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov’s interview with PIR Center for Policy Studies (May 22, 2024)
Key points:
💬 The interest towards #BRICS has been steadily growing against the backdrop of large-scale geopolitical challenges and dramatic changes taking place in the world today.
• BRICS is seen as one of the pillars of a new, more equitable world order, which is designed to give all countries equal opportunities, to free the states of the Global South and Global East from the role of obedient suppliers of cheap labor and raw materials that the West imposes on them, and to consolidate the right of all nations for preserving their identity, self-determination, independent domestic and foreign policy, and protection of traditional values.
Russia and other BRICS countries fully share this stance and are in favor of an honest partnership that denies any exceptionalism.
• BRICS is an innovative format of interstate cooperation, bringing together different cultures and civilizations, countries with different economic and political systems <...>. Our common goal is a firm commitment to pursuing an independent domestic and foreign policy, defending sovereignty and our national interests.
• As part of Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship in 2024, we intend to continue developing strategic partnership on the basis of consensus and continuity, and work to enhance its role in world affairs. It's also reflected by the motto of the Russian BRICS Year “Strengthening Multilateralism for Equitable Global Development and Security”.
• The BRICS Summit in October 2024, will be the culmination of the Russian year in BRICS. We intend to continue the tradition of organizing on the sidelines meetings with developing countries. That cooperation within the BRICS framework and its mechanisms of interaction with like-minded nations will enable the voice of the Global South to sound louder and clearer in the international arena, as well as to defend our national interests and the right to choose our own path of development.
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#BRICS2024
Key points:
💬 The interest towards #BRICS has been steadily growing against the backdrop of large-scale geopolitical challenges and dramatic changes taking place in the world today.
• BRICS is seen as one of the pillars of a new, more equitable world order, which is designed to give all countries equal opportunities, to free the states of the Global South and Global East from the role of obedient suppliers of cheap labor and raw materials that the West imposes on them, and to consolidate the right of all nations for preserving their identity, self-determination, independent domestic and foreign policy, and protection of traditional values.
Russia and other BRICS countries fully share this stance and are in favor of an honest partnership that denies any exceptionalism.
• BRICS is an innovative format of interstate cooperation, bringing together different cultures and civilizations, countries with different economic and political systems <...>. Our common goal is a firm commitment to pursuing an independent domestic and foreign policy, defending sovereignty and our national interests.
• As part of Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship in 2024, we intend to continue developing strategic partnership on the basis of consensus and continuity, and work to enhance its role in world affairs. It's also reflected by the motto of the Russian BRICS Year “Strengthening Multilateralism for Equitable Global Development and Security”.
• The BRICS Summit in October 2024, will be the culmination of the Russian year in BRICS. We intend to continue the tradition of organizing on the sidelines meetings with developing countries. That cooperation within the BRICS framework and its mechanisms of interaction with like-minded nations will enable the voice of the Global South to sound louder and clearer in the international arena, as well as to defend our national interests and the right to choose our own path of development.
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#BRICS2024
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following the SCO Foreign Ministers Council meeting (Astana, May 21, 2024)
Key talking points:
▪️ At a group meeting of the heads of delegations with President of Kazakhstan and during the Ministerial Council meeting, we expressed our deepest condolences and solidarity with the Iranian people, as well as confidence that Tehran will continue its foreign policy, including with regard to its active participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
• The #SCO remains one of the supporting pillars of the multipolar world order. It is well positioned to become a driving force behind transforming Eurasia into a single continental space of peace, stability, mutual trust and progress.
• Security can be reliably ensured only by the Eurasian countries themselves, without the intervention of extra-regional forces. We observe such attempts on the part of the United States, the European Union and NATO, which strive to assume responsibility for everything that happens in the region.
• We are all aware of the importance of intensifying the work of the SCO, considering its weight and role in Eurasia, and its partners, including the OSCE, the CIS, the EAEU, and ASEAN.
• Developing common approaches to ensuring Eurasian security and cooperation by the countries of this continent is a crucial goal. We underscored that the SCO could well catalyse these processes with the involvement of other partners in the region.
• The SCO has two observers and 14 dialogue partners. Recently, Laos and Algeria have applied for partner status. We discussed improving the efficiency of interaction with these countries within the SCO Plus format.
🇧🇾 Starting from the July summit, Belarus will become a full-fledged SCO member. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will take part in all events of the Astana summit without exception. The Belarusian minister attended our discussion.
🇲🇳 Mongolia is the obvious next candidate for SCO membership.
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Key talking points:
▪️ At a group meeting of the heads of delegations with President of Kazakhstan and during the Ministerial Council meeting, we expressed our deepest condolences and solidarity with the Iranian people, as well as confidence that Tehran will continue its foreign policy, including with regard to its active participation in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
• The #SCO remains one of the supporting pillars of the multipolar world order. It is well positioned to become a driving force behind transforming Eurasia into a single continental space of peace, stability, mutual trust and progress.
• Security can be reliably ensured only by the Eurasian countries themselves, without the intervention of extra-regional forces. We observe such attempts on the part of the United States, the European Union and NATO, which strive to assume responsibility for everything that happens in the region.
• We are all aware of the importance of intensifying the work of the SCO, considering its weight and role in Eurasia, and its partners, including the OSCE, the CIS, the EAEU, and ASEAN.
• Developing common approaches to ensuring Eurasian security and cooperation by the countries of this continent is a crucial goal. We underscored that the SCO could well catalyse these processes with the involvement of other partners in the region.
• The SCO has two observers and 14 dialogue partners. Recently, Laos and Algeria have applied for partner status. We discussed improving the efficiency of interaction with these countries within the SCO Plus format.
🇧🇾 Starting from the July summit, Belarus will become a full-fledged SCO member. President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko will take part in all events of the Astana summit without exception. The Belarusian minister attended our discussion.
🇲🇳 Mongolia is the obvious next candidate for SCO membership.
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Happy Vesak Day to our Buddhist friends across #ASEAN! 🙏
May this special day inspire peace, happiness and harmony.
May this special day inspire peace, happiness and harmony.
🗓 On May 23-24, Moscow hosted the 3rd ASEAN Regional Forum (#ARF) Workshop on Countering the Use of ICTs for Criminal Purposes, co-chaired by Russia 🇷🇺, Thailand 🇹🇭 and China 🇨🇳.
🔹️The agenda of the workshop covered such issues as criminalization and crime prevention, international cooperation on countering the use of #ICTs for criminal, terrorist and extremist purposes, as well as international legal aspects of countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes and the practice of national and cross-border investigations.
🔹️The participants shared their approaches to the topical issues related to countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes. The discussion highlighted the need to enhance practical cooperation in this field and to early elaborate under the UN auspices the comprehensive international convention on countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes.
🔹️The agenda of the workshop covered such issues as criminalization and crime prevention, international cooperation on countering the use of #ICTs for criminal, terrorist and extremist purposes, as well as international legal aspects of countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes and the practice of national and cross-border investigations.
🔹️The participants shared their approaches to the topical issues related to countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes. The discussion highlighted the need to enhance practical cooperation in this field and to early elaborate under the UN auspices the comprehensive international convention on countering the use of ICTs for criminal purposes.