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📅 On May 4 and 5, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will be taking part in the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Foreign Ministers’ Council (#SCO FMC) in Panaji, Republic of India.
🇷🇺🇮🇳 This meeting will open the final stage in the preparations for the SCO Summit under India’s presidency, which is scheduled to take place in New Delhi on July 3 and 4. <...> Russia praises its Indian partners for their proactive efforts and is committed to effectively enabling them to deliver on their agenda.
The Foreign Ministers will focus on preparing the agenda for the upcoming meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council (HSC). Among other things, they will discuss draft documents to be submitted to the heads of state.
The Foreign Ministers will exchange views on key regional and international matters with a focus on foreign policy coordination with the aim of strengthening the UN’s central coordinating role in reliably ensuring global security and sustainable economic development.
During the SCO FMC meeting, participants will pay special attention to expanding the ranks of the organisation. The Ministers will approve the SCO HSC draft resolution granting membership status to Iran and will discuss the application by Belarus asking if ways can be found to accelerate the procedures to accept it into the organisation.
🤝 Russia stands ready to work closely with all its partners in order to prepare a meaningful agenda and ensure the success of the upcoming SCO Summit in New Delhi, as well as further step-up constructive cooperation within the organisation.
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🇷🇺🇮🇳 This meeting will open the final stage in the preparations for the SCO Summit under India’s presidency, which is scheduled to take place in New Delhi on July 3 and 4. <...> Russia praises its Indian partners for their proactive efforts and is committed to effectively enabling them to deliver on their agenda.
The Foreign Ministers will focus on preparing the agenda for the upcoming meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council (HSC). Among other things, they will discuss draft documents to be submitted to the heads of state.
The Foreign Ministers will exchange views on key regional and international matters with a focus on foreign policy coordination with the aim of strengthening the UN’s central coordinating role in reliably ensuring global security and sustainable economic development.
During the SCO FMC meeting, participants will pay special attention to expanding the ranks of the organisation. The Ministers will approve the SCO HSC draft resolution granting membership status to Iran and will discuss the application by Belarus asking if ways can be found to accelerate the procedures to accept it into the organisation.
🤝 Russia stands ready to work closely with all its partners in order to prepare a meaningful agenda and ensure the success of the upcoming SCO Summit in New Delhi, as well as further step-up constructive cooperation within the organisation.
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🇷🇺🇮🇳 Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar hold talks "on the sidelines" of the SCO Ministerial in Panaji (Goa), India
#DruzhbaDosti
🇷🇺🇮🇳 Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov and Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar hold talks "on the sidelines" of the SCO Ministerial in Panaji (Goa), India
#DruzhbaDosti
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Minister of China Qin Gang hold talks "on the sidelines" of the SCO Ministerial
📍 Panaji (Goa), May 4, 2023
#RussiaChina
📍 Panaji (Goa), May 4, 2023
#RussiaChina
💬"On May 18-21, representatives of 72 countries will gather in the most northern point of Islamic culture distribution – the Russian region of the Republic of Tatarstan. The XIV International Economic Forum Russia – Islamic World: #KazanForum 2023 will be held here.
The peaceful coexistence of different confessions and nationalities and preserving the sacred traditions of Islam on one land for centuries is one of the peculiarities of the spiritual and cultural development of the Republic of Tatarstan and Russia 🇷🇺 as a whole."
https://thediplomaticinsight.com/northern-mecca-what-islamic-world-created-in-russia/
The peaceful coexistence of different confessions and nationalities and preserving the sacred traditions of Islam on one land for centuries is one of the peculiarities of the spiritual and cultural development of the Republic of Tatarstan and Russia 🇷🇺 as a whole."
https://thediplomaticinsight.com/northern-mecca-what-islamic-world-created-in-russia/
The Diplomatic Insight
Northern Mecca: What Islamic World Created in Russia?
...region of the Republic of Tatarstan. The XIV International Economic Forum Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum 2023 will be held here.
🗓 On 28 April 2023 the 5th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting (#ARF ISM) on ICT Security co-chaired by Russia 🇷🇺, Indonesia 🇮🇩 and the Republic of Korea 🇰🇷 was held in Moscow in a hybrid format.
🔹️More than 60 participants discussed cooperation on ICT Security-related issues within the framework of the ARF, UN and other international platforms.
🔹️This is the first ARF ISM on ICT Security held in hybrid format since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. On its sidelines a number of bilateral meetings took place.
🔹️More than 60 participants discussed cooperation on ICT Security-related issues within the framework of the ARF, UN and other international platforms.
🔹️This is the first ARF ISM on ICT Security held in hybrid format since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. On its sidelines a number of bilateral meetings took place.
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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On May 4, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar as part of his visit to Goa, #India, to participate in a meeting of the #SCO foreign ministers.
The Ministers exchanged views on the main issues of bilateral relations, including the schedule of upcoming contacts, as well as current issues on the global and regional agenda. The Ministers praised the dynamics of cooperation in key areas of the specially privileged strategic partnership between our countries.
The Parties reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening coordination activities to develop common approaches as part of interaction at the most important international platforms, including the #SCO, #BRICS, the #UN and the #G20.
The Ministers agreed to continue down the path of building a fair multipolar system of interstate relations.
#RussiaIndia #DruzhbaDosti
The Ministers exchanged views on the main issues of bilateral relations, including the schedule of upcoming contacts, as well as current issues on the global and regional agenda. The Ministers praised the dynamics of cooperation in key areas of the specially privileged strategic partnership between our countries.
The Parties reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening coordination activities to develop common approaches as part of interaction at the most important international platforms, including the #SCO, #BRICS, the #UN and the #G20.
The Ministers agreed to continue down the path of building a fair multipolar system of interstate relations.
#RussiaIndia #DruzhbaDosti
🗓On 27 April 2023 in Moscow, on the sidelines of the 11th ARF OESG Russia 🇷🇺 and Indonesia 🇮🇩 held bilateral consultations on International Information Security (IIS) on directors' level. Experts from the relevant line agencies of the two countries also took part in the meeting.
🔹️The consultations demonstrated the proximity of the approaches of Russia and Indonesia to the IIS. The negotiations were focused on prospects for further cooperation within specialized international platforms, primarily the UN (Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of ICTs 2021-2025, Ad-Hoc Committee to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on combating the use of ICTs for criminal purposes) and regional mechanisms.
🔹️The parties reiterated their intention to further promote the #ASEANRussia Dialogue on ICT Security-related issues and bilateral cooperation in accordance with the relevant Intergovernmental Agreement of 2021.
🔹️The consultations demonstrated the proximity of the approaches of Russia and Indonesia to the IIS. The negotiations were focused on prospects for further cooperation within specialized international platforms, primarily the UN (Open-Ended Working Group on security of and in the use of ICTs 2021-2025, Ad-Hoc Committee to elaborate a comprehensive international convention on combating the use of ICTs for criminal purposes) and regional mechanisms.
🔹️The parties reiterated their intention to further promote the #ASEANRussia Dialogue on ICT Security-related issues and bilateral cooperation in accordance with the relevant Intergovernmental Agreement of 2021.
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 On May 4, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Qin Gang on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Foreign Ministers’ Council meeting in the state of Goa, India.
The two Ministers praised Russian-Chinese relations for the momentum they have gained against the backdrop of growing geopolitical instability.
The two officials exchanged views on the current state of and prospects for developing the #SCO, welcoming the collective efforts by its member states to ensure peace and security in Eurasia. They also mentioned the SCO’s growing prestige in international affairs and its key role in the regional security architecture.
During the meeting, Sergey Lavrov and Qin Gang reaffirmed their mutual commitment to stepping up coordination efforts within the #UN, the #SCO, #BRICS, #RIC, #G20 and other key international organisations and dialogue mechanisms. They discussed several hot topics, including efforts to promote a peace settlement in the Ukraine crisis.
The meeting also included a confidential exchange of views on the latest international matters with a focus on the developments in the Asia-Pacific Region considering the fact that extra-regional actors have been increasingly active in seeking to set up various exclusive blocs and formats that undermine the ASEAN-centric security and stability framework in the region.
The two Ministers share the view that modern neo-colonialist practices are unacceptable and have a destructive effect on most countries around the world and international relations in general.
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The two Ministers praised Russian-Chinese relations for the momentum they have gained against the backdrop of growing geopolitical instability.
The two officials exchanged views on the current state of and prospects for developing the #SCO, welcoming the collective efforts by its member states to ensure peace and security in Eurasia. They also mentioned the SCO’s growing prestige in international affairs and its key role in the regional security architecture.
During the meeting, Sergey Lavrov and Qin Gang reaffirmed their mutual commitment to stepping up coordination efforts within the #UN, the #SCO, #BRICS, #RIC, #G20 and other key international organisations and dialogue mechanisms. They discussed several hot topics, including efforts to promote a peace settlement in the Ukraine crisis.
The meeting also included a confidential exchange of views on the latest international matters with a focus on the developments in the Asia-Pacific Region considering the fact that extra-regional actors have been increasingly active in seeking to set up various exclusive blocs and formats that undermine the ASEAN-centric security and stability framework in the region.
The two Ministers share the view that modern neo-colonialist practices are unacceptable and have a destructive effect on most countries around the world and international relations in general.
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#RussiaChina
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🗓 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attended the meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Foreign Ministers Council, held in Panaji, state of Goa, India, on May 4 and 5.
The Foreign Ministers discussed the agenda for the upcoming meeting of the #SCO Heads of State Council (HSC), which is scheduled to take place in New Delhi on July 3 and 4. Among other things, they reviewed draft documents to be submitted to the heads of state.
🌐 The Ministers paid special attention to expanding the organisation’s membership, with Iran expected to be granted full SCO membership at the upcoming summit. Procedures to accept Belarus into the organisation have been launched and are well underway. Bahrain, Kuwait, Myanmar, the Maldives and the UAE are about to join SCO-led cooperation efforts as new dialogue partners.
The meeting included a detailed exchange of views on key regional and international matters, during which the participants were unanimous in stating the importance of deeper foreign policy coordination among SCO countries, primarily at the UN.
In the context of the combined efforts by SCO member states to counter terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking and cross-border organised crime, the foreign ministers paid special attention to the situation in Afghanistan, considering the urgency of preventing the instability there from spilling over into the SCO space.
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The Foreign Ministers discussed the agenda for the upcoming meeting of the #SCO Heads of State Council (HSC), which is scheduled to take place in New Delhi on July 3 and 4. Among other things, they reviewed draft documents to be submitted to the heads of state.
🌐 The Ministers paid special attention to expanding the organisation’s membership, with Iran expected to be granted full SCO membership at the upcoming summit. Procedures to accept Belarus into the organisation have been launched and are well underway. Bahrain, Kuwait, Myanmar, the Maldives and the UAE are about to join SCO-led cooperation efforts as new dialogue partners.
The meeting included a detailed exchange of views on key regional and international matters, during which the participants were unanimous in stating the importance of deeper foreign policy coordination among SCO countries, primarily at the UN.
In the context of the combined efforts by SCO member states to counter terrorism, extremism, drug trafficking and cross-border organised crime, the foreign ministers paid special attention to the situation in Afghanistan, considering the urgency of preventing the instability there from spilling over into the SCO space.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following the SCO Foreign Ministers Council meeting (Panaji, May 5, 2023)
#SCO
We have a common vision of problems persisting in the international arena. Our shared desire is to coordinate our actions at the #UN and on the Eurasian continent with such organisations as the #EAEU and #ASEAN, and more globally, to cooperate with the #BRICS countries.
Our colleagues from Central Asia are interested in promoting cooperation on information security and the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking in the SCO space. We think it is important to establish relevant divisions and let them be coordinated by the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure.
There is an understanding that the role of national currencies in settlements between SCO members should be increased. Practices currently taking shape within the Eurasian Development Bank, the Asian Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the BRICS New Development Bank could be used for this purpose.
#Afghanistan
Today, we came to terms on reaffirming the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group. This group exists, although it has been some time since it met. One of the reasons is the Taliban’s status. Thus far, it is not recognised “de jure.” We are expecting the Taliban leaders to fulfill their promises on forming an inclusive government not only in terms of ethnic groups but also by ensuring the presence of the entire spectrum of Afghanistan’s political forces. This has yet to be done.
There is convincing evidence to the effect that the US supports the terrorist groups entrenched in the territory of Afghanistan that are opposed to the Taliban, including the Islamic State, the Islamic Movement of East Turkestan, and Al-Qaeda. The Americans have not abandoned their attempts to reintroduce US military infrastructure in the region surrounding Afghanistan, in Central Asia.
Everyone is well aware of the serious threat inherent in these attempts. We will resolutely oppose them.
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#SCO
We have a common vision of problems persisting in the international arena. Our shared desire is to coordinate our actions at the #UN and on the Eurasian continent with such organisations as the #EAEU and #ASEAN, and more globally, to cooperate with the #BRICS countries.
Our colleagues from Central Asia are interested in promoting cooperation on information security and the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking in the SCO space. We think it is important to establish relevant divisions and let them be coordinated by the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure.
There is an understanding that the role of national currencies in settlements between SCO members should be increased. Practices currently taking shape within the Eurasian Development Bank, the Asian Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the BRICS New Development Bank could be used for this purpose.
#Afghanistan
Today, we came to terms on reaffirming the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group. This group exists, although it has been some time since it met. One of the reasons is the Taliban’s status. Thus far, it is not recognised “de jure.” We are expecting the Taliban leaders to fulfill their promises on forming an inclusive government not only in terms of ethnic groups but also by ensuring the presence of the entire spectrum of Afghanistan’s political forces. This has yet to be done.
There is convincing evidence to the effect that the US supports the terrorist groups entrenched in the territory of Afghanistan that are opposed to the Taliban, including the Islamic State, the Islamic Movement of East Turkestan, and Al-Qaeda. The Americans have not abandoned their attempts to reintroduce US military infrastructure in the region surrounding Afghanistan, in Central Asia.
Everyone is well aware of the serious threat inherent in these attempts. We will resolutely oppose them.
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#Eurasia4You
🗓 On May 24-25 in Moscow the 2nd Eurasian Economic Forum will be held.
The Forum is held within the Russian Federation's 🇷🇺 chairmanship in the Eurasian Economic Union’s governing bodies in 2023.
The goal of the Forum is to improve cooperation on the Eurasian continent. The key areas of discussion on the business programme will be issues concerning integration processes in the Eurasian Economic Union that are of most relevance to business, including those of particular interest to the Russian Federation.
❗️ The 2023 edition of the Eurasian Economic Forum will take place under the theme of ‘Eurasian Integration in a Multipolar World’. The plenary session will be the Forum's key event. A total of about 35 business sessions will take place within the EEF-2023, which will be divided into seven thematic tracks.
The Eurasian Economic Forum will host on its sidelines the Green Eurasia International Climate Competition, the Business Breakfast of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives to discuss new opportunities for international cooperation in Eurasia, and the Business Breakfast of the EAEU-Indonesia Business Dialogue.
👨💼👩💼 Furthermore, the EAEU Business Council block program is planned to include two events: a session dedicated to business activities as a driver of the Eurasian economic integration, as well as a meeting of the Presidium of the Eurasian Economic Union's Business Council.
👉 Apply for participation
🗓 On May 24-25 in Moscow the 2nd Eurasian Economic Forum will be held.
The Forum is held within the Russian Federation's 🇷🇺 chairmanship in the Eurasian Economic Union’s governing bodies in 2023.
The goal of the Forum is to improve cooperation on the Eurasian continent. The key areas of discussion on the business programme will be issues concerning integration processes in the Eurasian Economic Union that are of most relevance to business, including those of particular interest to the Russian Federation.
❗️ The 2023 edition of the Eurasian Economic Forum will take place under the theme of ‘Eurasian Integration in a Multipolar World’. The plenary session will be the Forum's key event. A total of about 35 business sessions will take place within the EEF-2023, which will be divided into seven thematic tracks.
The Eurasian Economic Forum will host on its sidelines the Green Eurasia International Climate Competition, the Business Breakfast of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives to discuss new opportunities for international cooperation in Eurasia, and the Business Breakfast of the EAEU-Indonesia Business Dialogue.
👨💼👩💼 Furthermore, the EAEU Business Council block program is planned to include two events: a session dedicated to business activities as a driver of the Eurasian economic integration, as well as a meeting of the Presidium of the Eurasian Economic Union's Business Council.
👉 Apply for participation
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📰 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s article for Russia in Global Affairs magazine (May 5, 2023)
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Key talking points:
• The UN-centric system is undergoing a deep crisis, the root cause of which was brought on by the decision of certain UN members to replace international law and the UN Charter with some “rules-based international order”. <...> Its masterminds haughtily reject the key principle underlying the UN Charter, which is the sovereign equality of states.
• Since World War II, Washington has pulled off dozens of reckless criminal military operations without even trying to secure multilateral legitimacy. Why bother when your “rules” are unbeknownst to everyone.
• Everyone is aware of it, even though not everyone is talking about it openly: the real issue is not about Ukraine, but rather about the future of international relations. Will they be forged on a sustainable consensus, one based on the balance of interests? Or will they be reduced to an aggressive and explosive advancement of hegemony? The Ukraine issue cannot be considered outside its geopolitical context.
• There should be no double standards. Multilateralism and democracy should enjoy respect both within the member countries and in their relations with one another.
• At this juncture, genuine multilateralism requires that the UN adapt to objective developments in the process of forming a multipolar architecture of international relations. It is imperative to expedite Security Council reform by expanding the representation of countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
• It is our common duty to preserve the United Nations as the hard-won epitome of multilateralism and coordination of international politics. The key to success lies in working together, renouncing claims on exceptionalism and – I reiterate – showing respect for the sovereign equality of states. This is what we all signed up for when we ratified the UN Charter.
#UNCharterIsOurRules
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Key talking points:
• The UN-centric system is undergoing a deep crisis, the root cause of which was brought on by the decision of certain UN members to replace international law and the UN Charter with some “rules-based international order”. <...> Its masterminds haughtily reject the key principle underlying the UN Charter, which is the sovereign equality of states.
• Since World War II, Washington has pulled off dozens of reckless criminal military operations without even trying to secure multilateral legitimacy. Why bother when your “rules” are unbeknownst to everyone.
• Everyone is aware of it, even though not everyone is talking about it openly: the real issue is not about Ukraine, but rather about the future of international relations. Will they be forged on a sustainable consensus, one based on the balance of interests? Or will they be reduced to an aggressive and explosive advancement of hegemony? The Ukraine issue cannot be considered outside its geopolitical context.
• There should be no double standards. Multilateralism and democracy should enjoy respect both within the member countries and in their relations with one another.
• At this juncture, genuine multilateralism requires that the UN adapt to objective developments in the process of forming a multipolar architecture of international relations. It is imperative to expedite Security Council reform by expanding the representation of countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
• It is our common duty to preserve the United Nations as the hard-won epitome of multilateralism and coordination of international politics. The key to success lies in working together, renouncing claims on exceptionalism and – I reiterate – showing respect for the sovereign equality of states. This is what we all signed up for when we ratified the UN Charter.
#UNCharterIsOurRules
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📷 The St. George Ribbon at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Indonesia
👉 The St. George Ribbon is a symbol of military glory, courage and bravery during the liberating war against fascism in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).
It is a part of the Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", the Order of Glory (of all classes), as well as the Medal "For the Capture of Berlin".
#Victory78 #WeRemember
👉 The St. George Ribbon is a symbol of military glory, courage and bravery during the liberating war against fascism in the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945).
It is a part of the Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945", the Order of Glory (of all classes), as well as the Medal "For the Capture of Berlin".
#Victory78 #WeRemember
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🌟 Happy #VictoryDay!
Today marks the 78th Anniversary of the Great Victory over Nazism.
#LestWeForget
#Victory78 #VDay78 #May9
Today marks the 78th Anniversary of the Great Victory over Nazism.
#LestWeForget
#Victory78 #VDay78 #May9
🗓On May 11, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to #ASEAN H.E. Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov 🇷🇺 paid a courtesy call on the Permanent Representative of Myanmar to ASEAN H.E. Ambassador Aung Myo Myint 🇲🇲.
🌏 The diplomats discussed ASEAN-Russia agenda, as well as cooperation within the framework of ASEAN-led mechanisms including #ADMM-Plus where Russia and Myanmar are currently co-chairing Experts' Working Group on Counter Terrorism.
#RussiaASEAN #ASEANRussia
🌏 The diplomats discussed ASEAN-Russia agenda, as well as cooperation within the framework of ASEAN-led mechanisms including #ADMM-Plus where Russia and Myanmar are currently co-chairing Experts' Working Group on Counter Terrorism.
#RussiaASEAN #ASEANRussia
