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🎙 Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Japan’s statements on ensuring security at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant
💬 Maria Zakharova: We have noted the statements by Japanese officials, specifically by Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan Hirokazu Matsuno and the Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi, who expressed concerns over the security at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant amidst the fake reports being spread by the Kiev regime about a ‘Russian provocation’ allegedly being prepared at the site.
We are surprised at the peremptory manner in which Tokyo is responding to rumours that have no actual evidence, as we have repeatedly stated.
☝️ Instead of talking about a facility located thousands of miles away from Japan, the country’s authorities should be concerned about their own nuclear security issues – such as the situation regarding the discharge of radioactive wastewater from Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, which has a direct negative impact on the interests of neighbouring states, including Russia, and has caused a strong response from the public.
We would like to recall a wise biblical saying and recommend that official Tokyo stop seeing a speck in another’s eye while failing to notice the log in their own.
💬 Maria Zakharova: We have noted the statements by Japanese officials, specifically by Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan Hirokazu Matsuno and the Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi, who expressed concerns over the security at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant amidst the fake reports being spread by the Kiev regime about a ‘Russian provocation’ allegedly being prepared at the site.
We are surprised at the peremptory manner in which Tokyo is responding to rumours that have no actual evidence, as we have repeatedly stated.
☝️ Instead of talking about a facility located thousands of miles away from Japan, the country’s authorities should be concerned about their own nuclear security issues – such as the situation regarding the discharge of radioactive wastewater from Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, which has a direct negative impact on the interests of neighbouring states, including Russia, and has caused a strong response from the public.
We would like to recall a wise biblical saying and recommend that official Tokyo stop seeing a speck in another’s eye while failing to notice the log in their own.
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🎙 Sergey Lavrov’s written interview with Indonesian newspaper Kompas (July 11, 2023)
• Viewing Ukraine as a military ram against Russia, the United States and the EU countries were pushing the Kiev regime to resolve the “Donbass problem” by force – through the ethnic cleansing of its Russian and Russian-speaking residents.
• The armed confrontation in Ukraine will continue until the West gives up its plans to preserve its domination and overcome its obsessive desire to inflict on Russia a strategic defeat at the hands of its Kiev puppets.
• We do not define the current phase of international relations as a new Cold War. The issue at hand is different and is about something different, namely, the formation of a multipolar international order. This is an objective process.
• Unilateral economic sanctions and our Western colleagues’ overall selfish foreign policy undermine global food and energy security. Their actions have complicated things for the developing countries.
• We are working towards strengthening ASEAN architecture for stability and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region. The extrapolation to the Asia-Pacific Region of the negative scenarios that have been staged by the US and NATO in other parts of the world must be prevented.
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• Viewing Ukraine as a military ram against Russia, the United States and the EU countries were pushing the Kiev regime to resolve the “Donbass problem” by force – through the ethnic cleansing of its Russian and Russian-speaking residents.
• The armed confrontation in Ukraine will continue until the West gives up its plans to preserve its domination and overcome its obsessive desire to inflict on Russia a strategic defeat at the hands of its Kiev puppets.
• We do not define the current phase of international relations as a new Cold War. The issue at hand is different and is about something different, namely, the formation of a multipolar international order. This is an objective process.
• Unilateral economic sanctions and our Western colleagues’ overall selfish foreign policy undermine global food and energy security. Their actions have complicated things for the developing countries.
• We are working towards strengthening ASEAN architecture for stability and cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region. The extrapolation to the Asia-Pacific Region of the negative scenarios that have been staged by the US and NATO in other parts of the world must be prevented.
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🇷🇺🇺🇳 Permament Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN:
🎙 Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing regarding the acts of sabotage at the Nord Stream pipeline (11 July 2023)
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💬 At our initiative, the Security Council has remained seized on this matter for several months by now. We note that regardless of the format of discussion and positions of states on the draft resolution that we proposed, almost all Council members unwaveringly condemned this crime and underscored the importance of finding out the truth and identifying the perpetrators.
We expect the authorities of Germany 🇩🇪, Denmark 🇩🇰 and Sweden 🇸🇪 to take concrete steps to conduct an objective and transparent investigation into all the circumstances of what happened with a mandatory involvement of Russian investigative authorities and other interested parties.
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🔹 We have also noted that the authorities of Germany, Denmark and Sweden claim in their joint letter that access to the crime scene is allegedly open. In that case, we will proceed from the assumption that our investigative bodies and experts can examine it independently at any time as part of the criminal proceedings initiated by the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation to look into a case of international terrorism.
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🇷🇺 The Russian Federation will raise the issue of sabotage of Nord Streams in the Security Council until the perpetrators are identified and held accountable.
We will use all means at our disposal to achieve that goal.
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☝️ The Council must make it clear that crimes against transboundary pipeline infrastructure that pose a direct threat to international peace and security will not go unpunished. Only in this way can we prevent the recurrence of such crimes, to which any state can fall victim.
🎙 Statement by Permanent Representative Vassily Nebenzia at UNSC briefing regarding the acts of sabotage at the Nord Stream pipeline (11 July 2023)
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💬 At our initiative, the Security Council has remained seized on this matter for several months by now. We note that regardless of the format of discussion and positions of states on the draft resolution that we proposed, almost all Council members unwaveringly condemned this crime and underscored the importance of finding out the truth and identifying the perpetrators.
We expect the authorities of Germany 🇩🇪, Denmark 🇩🇰 and Sweden 🇸🇪 to take concrete steps to conduct an objective and transparent investigation into all the circumstances of what happened with a mandatory involvement of Russian investigative authorities and other interested parties.
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🔹 We have also noted that the authorities of Germany, Denmark and Sweden claim in their joint letter that access to the crime scene is allegedly open. In that case, we will proceed from the assumption that our investigative bodies and experts can examine it independently at any time as part of the criminal proceedings initiated by the Office of the Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation to look into a case of international terrorism.
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🇷🇺 The Russian Federation will raise the issue of sabotage of Nord Streams in the Security Council until the perpetrators are identified and held accountable.
We will use all means at our disposal to achieve that goal.
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☝️ The Council must make it clear that crimes against transboundary pipeline infrastructure that pose a direct threat to international peace and security will not go unpunished. Only in this way can we prevent the recurrence of such crimes, to which any state can fall victim.
Developing Russia–Africa cultural projects to be discussed at Creative Business Forum field session
🌐 The Second Russia–Africa Summit will host a field session of the 7th Creative Business Forum on 27–28 July.
✅ The main theme will be the development of a creative economy based on domestic potential and national identity.
🤝 At the session, a discussion titled “Creative Economy: Developing Cultural Projects and Brands. Prospects for Russia's Interaction with the African Continent” will take place.
#RussiaAfrica #Summit2023
🌐 The Second Russia–Africa Summit will host a field session of the 7th Creative Business Forum on 27–28 July.
✅ The main theme will be the development of a creative economy based on domestic potential and national identity.
🤝 At the session, a discussion titled “Creative Economy: Developing Cultural Projects and Brands. Prospects for Russia's Interaction with the African Continent” will take place.
#RussiaAfrica #Summit2023
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🎞 Today we are once again travelling to a marvelous city in central Russia
❓Did you know that Uglich is one of the oldest towns in Russia? The results of archeological researches affirm that a settlement, situated at the place of the Uglich Kremlin, existed almost since the beginning of the Christian era.
⚔️ Shrouded in rich history, Uglich witnessed some truly dramatic events, which brought the whole country to the Time of Troubles. In 1591 the younger son of Ivan the Terrible, Prince Dmitry, was murdered here at the age of 10. Later, by the order of the Romanov Tsars, Uglich was turned into a place of pilgrimage.
⛪️ Moreover, the 17th-century Alekseevsky Monastery, along with the beautiful golden-domed Resurrection Monastery, that is defined to be on your Uglich itinerary as well.
📍Located at the picturesque banks of the Volga River, ancient but well-preserved Uglich is an ideal way to get closer to the Russian culture.
Let us explore it with the @tvbrics episode
#BRICS #Russia #DiscoverRussia
❓Did you know that Uglich is one of the oldest towns in Russia? The results of archeological researches affirm that a settlement, situated at the place of the Uglich Kremlin, existed almost since the beginning of the Christian era.
⚔️ Shrouded in rich history, Uglich witnessed some truly dramatic events, which brought the whole country to the Time of Troubles. In 1591 the younger son of Ivan the Terrible, Prince Dmitry, was murdered here at the age of 10. Later, by the order of the Romanov Tsars, Uglich was turned into a place of pilgrimage.
⛪️ Moreover, the 17th-century Alekseevsky Monastery, along with the beautiful golden-domed Resurrection Monastery, that is defined to be on your Uglich itinerary as well.
📍Located at the picturesque banks of the Volga River, ancient but well-preserved Uglich is an ideal way to get closer to the Russian culture.
Let us explore it with the @tvbrics episode
#BRICS #Russia #DiscoverRussia
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🇸🇹 Today, Sao Tome and Principe is celebrating Independence Day!
⚓️ As far back as the 15th century, the Portuguese discovered the two islands and founded the first settlements there, gradually turning the new territory into another colony and a transhipment hub for further expansion on the African continent.
🌾 As agriculture developed on the islands, slavery began to thrive in Sao Tome and Principe under Europe’s colonial approach and worldview. Although slavery was officially abolished in 1876, humiliating working conditions persisted at plantations for a long time.
This state of affairs caused well-justified discontent among the local people, and the situation sometimes devolved into civil unrest. The Committee for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe was established in 1960, and it was renamed the Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe in 1972.
🥀 Following the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal, national liberation movements became more active in Portugal’s colonies. As a result, Sao Tome and Principe declared independence on July 12, 1975.
🤝 The Soviet Union consistently supported the struggle of the people of Sao Tome and Principe for freedom. Our countries established diplomatic relations on August 9, 1975, less than a month after the declaration of independence of the new African state.
🇷🇺🇸🇹 Today, Russia and Sao Tome and Principe maintain friendly ties. We continue to expand mutually beneficial political, trade and economic cooperation. Russia and Sao Tome and Principe retain similar approaches towards the majority of international issues, including the necessity to strengthen the central role of the UN and forging a polycentric world order.
🎊 We congratulate our colleagues on their national day, and wish our friends from Sao Tome and Principe prosperity and well-being!
#RussiaAfrica #RussiaSaoTomeAndPrincipe
⚓️ As far back as the 15th century, the Portuguese discovered the two islands and founded the first settlements there, gradually turning the new territory into another colony and a transhipment hub for further expansion on the African continent.
🌾 As agriculture developed on the islands, slavery began to thrive in Sao Tome and Principe under Europe’s colonial approach and worldview. Although slavery was officially abolished in 1876, humiliating working conditions persisted at plantations for a long time.
This state of affairs caused well-justified discontent among the local people, and the situation sometimes devolved into civil unrest. The Committee for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe was established in 1960, and it was renamed the Movement for the Liberation of Sao Tome and Principe in 1972.
🥀 Following the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Portugal, national liberation movements became more active in Portugal’s colonies. As a result, Sao Tome and Principe declared independence on July 12, 1975.
🤝 The Soviet Union consistently supported the struggle of the people of Sao Tome and Principe for freedom. Our countries established diplomatic relations on August 9, 1975, less than a month after the declaration of independence of the new African state.
🇷🇺🇸🇹 Today, Russia and Sao Tome and Principe maintain friendly ties. We continue to expand mutually beneficial political, trade and economic cooperation. Russia and Sao Tome and Principe retain similar approaches towards the majority of international issues, including the necessity to strengthen the central role of the UN and forging a polycentric world order.
🎊 We congratulate our colleagues on their national day, and wish our friends from Sao Tome and Principe prosperity and well-being!
#RussiaAfrica #RussiaSaoTomeAndPrincipe
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📸 #PhotoOfTheDay
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov presented Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr.Kao Kim Hourn with a portrait matryoshka. This is a good old tradition: each Secretary-General of this organization is presented with such matryoshka, moreover, each subsequent is larger than the previous.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov presented Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr.Kao Kim Hourn with a portrait matryoshka. This is a good old tradition: each Secretary-General of this organization is presented with such matryoshka, moreover, each subsequent is larger than the previous.
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🇷🇺🇧🇳🇻🇳🇮🇩🇰🇭🇱🇦🇲🇾🇲🇲🇸🇬🇹🇭🇵🇭 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov takes part in the #RussiaASEAN meeting.
📍 Jakarta, July 13
📍 Jakarta, July 13
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with Lenta.ru online newspaper (July 13, 2023)
Key points:
🔸 We have to admit that Vladimir Zelensky’s Western curators completely refuse any form of de-escalation. The Kiev regime has directly and immediately rejected the possibility of talks on peace initiatives proposed by China, Brazil and African countries.
🔸 Must be recognized the new territorial reality following the free expression of the will of residents of the Donbass people’s republics and the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions in favour of political integration with Russia.
❗️ The Kiev authorities must guarantee the rights of Russian speakers and ethnic minorities in Ukraine, including the official status of the Russian language.
🔸 We warned the UN Security Council about the plans of the Ukrainian neo-Nazis to destroy the dam back in October last year. The lack of response on the part of the United Nations Secretariat has reinforced the confidence of the Ukrainian authorities that they will get away with it.
🔸 The United States and its NATO satellites are creating risks of a direct armed clash with Russia, and this is fraught with catastrophic consequences.
🔸 Russia is ready to help strengthen the sovereignty of African states and all their security dimensions in every possible way. This is the key idea of the upcoming the Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg.
🔸 Aggressive steps by unfriendly states create an existential threat for Russia. We will have to uphold our right to free and sovereign development using all available means.
🔸 We realise that a stronger multipolar world is a reality, rather than someone’s whim. The updated Foreign Policy Concept proclaims Russia’s civilisational mission as a world power.
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Key points:
🔸 We have to admit that Vladimir Zelensky’s Western curators completely refuse any form of de-escalation. The Kiev regime has directly and immediately rejected the possibility of talks on peace initiatives proposed by China, Brazil and African countries.
🔸 Must be recognized the new territorial reality following the free expression of the will of residents of the Donbass people’s republics and the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions in favour of political integration with Russia.
❗️ The Kiev authorities must guarantee the rights of Russian speakers and ethnic minorities in Ukraine, including the official status of the Russian language.
🔸 We warned the UN Security Council about the plans of the Ukrainian neo-Nazis to destroy the dam back in October last year. The lack of response on the part of the United Nations Secretariat has reinforced the confidence of the Ukrainian authorities that they will get away with it.
🔸 The United States and its NATO satellites are creating risks of a direct armed clash with Russia, and this is fraught with catastrophic consequences.
🔸 Russia is ready to help strengthen the sovereignty of African states and all their security dimensions in every possible way. This is the key idea of the upcoming the Russia-Africa Summit in St Petersburg.
🔸 Aggressive steps by unfriendly states create an existential threat for Russia. We will have to uphold our right to free and sovereign development using all available means.
🔸 We realise that a stronger multipolar world is a reality, rather than someone’s whim. The updated Foreign Policy Concept proclaims Russia’s civilisational mission as a world power.
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🎞 The Embassy of Russia in South Africa hosted the next ‘Russian Movie Night’
On 1️⃣2️⃣ July 2023, the Embassy of Russia held the next movie screening. Guests of the event were introduced to 1984 comedy “Love and Doves”.
Even 4 decades after the release, ‘Love and Doves’ remains one of the most favourite films in Russia touching upon such serious issues as love, fidelity and traditional family values.
🕊 The main characters – Vassily and Nadia are likened to doves which see one another from afar, maintain mutual affection and devotion.
🎬 The movie, based on a true story, was directed by Russian filmmaker Vladimir Menshov. About 44,5 million viewers watched the film during the first year after the release.
#RussianMovie #SovietMovie #RussianCulture #RussianMovieNight
On 1️⃣2️⃣ July 2023, the Embassy of Russia held the next movie screening. Guests of the event were introduced to 1984 comedy “Love and Doves”.
Even 4 decades after the release, ‘Love and Doves’ remains one of the most favourite films in Russia touching upon such serious issues as love, fidelity and traditional family values.
🕊 The main characters – Vassily and Nadia are likened to doves which see one another from afar, maintain mutual affection and devotion.
🎬 The movie, based on a true story, was directed by Russian filmmaker Vladimir Menshov. About 44,5 million viewers watched the film during the first year after the release.
#RussianMovie #SovietMovie #RussianCulture #RussianMovieNight
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🇷🇺🇮🇩 On July 12, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is attending the events held by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (#ASEAN), had a meeting with Foreign Minister of the Republic of Indonesia Retno Marsudi.
The Ministers highlighted:
👉 the practical aspects of bilateral cooperation
👉 the creation of security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region
👉 the priorities of cooperation at ASEAN-centric platforms and the further development of the #RussiaASEAN strategic partnership.
#RussiaIndonesia
The Ministers highlighted:
👉 the practical aspects of bilateral cooperation
👉 the creation of security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region
👉 the priorities of cooperation at ASEAN-centric platforms and the further development of the #RussiaASEAN strategic partnership.
#RussiaIndonesia
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🇷🇺🇮🇩🇨🇳 On July 12, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Wang Yi, Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, and Foreign Minister of Indonesia Retno Marsudi in Jakarta on the sidelines of #ASEAN ministerial events.
The Sides focused on issues of expanding trilateral cooperation to facilitate food and energy security in the context of current crisis trends in the global markets. The Sides reaffirmed their readiness to coordinate efforts in this field, including in the interests of boosting the economic resilience of the Global South, provided that all countries respect the principles of equality and mutual benefit in global economic ties.
They constructively exchanged opinions on a number of topical international and regional issues and discussed the objectives of strengthening the ASEAN-centric system of security and cooperation in the Asia Pacific region.
Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi supported the efforts of Indonesia, which is currently chairing ASEAN, to promote these objectives at the upcoming ministerial meetings within the framework of the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum in Jakarta.
The Sides focused on issues of expanding trilateral cooperation to facilitate food and energy security in the context of current crisis trends in the global markets. The Sides reaffirmed their readiness to coordinate efforts in this field, including in the interests of boosting the economic resilience of the Global South, provided that all countries respect the principles of equality and mutual benefit in global economic ties.
They constructively exchanged opinions on a number of topical international and regional issues and discussed the objectives of strengthening the ASEAN-centric system of security and cooperation in the Asia Pacific region.
Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi supported the efforts of Indonesia, which is currently chairing ASEAN, to promote these objectives at the upcoming ministerial meetings within the framework of the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum in Jakarta.
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⚡️ On the results of the NATO summit in Vilnius ⚡️
🗓 On July 11-12, Vilnius hosted a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Its results show that NATO has once again returned to the Cold War schemes, this time to protect “their one billion” from the other part of humanity based on the ideology of dividing the world into “democracies and autocracies.”
Led by the United States, the collective West refuses to accept the rise of a multipolar world and intends to use every instrument at its disposal, including military methods, to defend is hegemony. NATO’s attempts to use the UN Charter to camouflage its aggressive aspirations and actions are not credible. The bloc and the global organisation have nothing in common.
The Western “rules-based order” is a misappropriated prerogative to violate international law. The results of NATO’s actions are well known; they include the proliferation of instability, the destruction of states, the rise of terrorism, war crimes committed with impunity, the death of civilians, including children, and an endless wave of refugees.
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❗️ NATO, which is whipping up militarisation and aggravating military-political tension to ensure its superiority, continues with its provocative expansion policy. The focus of its aspirations is Ukraine’s further integration with NATO.
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☝️ We will scrutinise the results of the Vilnius summit. Taking into account the threats and challenges to Russia’s security and interests, we will use all the means and methods available to provide a prompt and appropriate response to them. In addition to the decisions taken, we will continue to strengthen our military structure and the country’s defence system.
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🗓 On July 11-12, Vilnius hosted a summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Its results show that NATO has once again returned to the Cold War schemes, this time to protect “their one billion” from the other part of humanity based on the ideology of dividing the world into “democracies and autocracies.”
Led by the United States, the collective West refuses to accept the rise of a multipolar world and intends to use every instrument at its disposal, including military methods, to defend is hegemony. NATO’s attempts to use the UN Charter to camouflage its aggressive aspirations and actions are not credible. The bloc and the global organisation have nothing in common.
The Western “rules-based order” is a misappropriated prerogative to violate international law. The results of NATO’s actions are well known; they include the proliferation of instability, the destruction of states, the rise of terrorism, war crimes committed with impunity, the death of civilians, including children, and an endless wave of refugees.
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❗️ NATO, which is whipping up militarisation and aggravating military-political tension to ensure its superiority, continues with its provocative expansion policy. The focus of its aspirations is Ukraine’s further integration with NATO.
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☝️ We will scrutinise the results of the Vilnius summit. Taking into account the threats and challenges to Russia’s security and interests, we will use all the means and methods available to provide a prompt and appropriate response to them. In addition to the decisions taken, we will continue to strengthen our military structure and the country’s defence system.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s video address to the Eurasian Forum of Young Diplomats, Diplomacy of the New Multipolar World, on the sidelines of the Manzherok Festival (July 12, 2023)
💬 I am glad to have this opportunity to address the participants of the 8th Eurasian Forum of Young Diplomats, which is taking place this year on the sidelines of the Manzherok Festival in hospitable Gorno-Altaisk.
The declared theme of your gathering – Diplomacy of the New Multipolar World – sounds more relevant than ever. We are all witnesses of truly historic changes taking place in the international arena. The undivided dominance of the "collective West" is coming to an end. At the same time, new centres of development are gaining momentum, primarily in Eurasia, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
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It is especially important that the emerging multipolarity should not be based on military-political and economic confrontation between the key world players, but on an agreed balance of interests. On cooperation, not rivalry. In this regard, it is difficult to overestimate the role of classical diplomacy based on universally recognised international legal rules, primarily the principles of the UN Charter, respect for the cultural and civilisational diversity of the world, and the right of peoples to choose their own models of development.
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🤝 I assume that your meeting, which is based on the concept of "horizontal diplomacy", will also make a useful contribution to maintaining an atmosphere of trust and mutual understanding. I am convinced that the Forum will be held in a friendly and informal manner, allowing us to exchange professional experience and establish mutually useful contacts, and, of course, to get better acquainted with the unique cultural and natural heritage of the Altai Republic.
I wish you fruitful discussions and all the best.
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💬 I am glad to have this opportunity to address the participants of the 8th Eurasian Forum of Young Diplomats, which is taking place this year on the sidelines of the Manzherok Festival in hospitable Gorno-Altaisk.
The declared theme of your gathering – Diplomacy of the New Multipolar World – sounds more relevant than ever. We are all witnesses of truly historic changes taking place in the international arena. The undivided dominance of the "collective West" is coming to an end. At the same time, new centres of development are gaining momentum, primarily in Eurasia, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.
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It is especially important that the emerging multipolarity should not be based on military-political and economic confrontation between the key world players, but on an agreed balance of interests. On cooperation, not rivalry. In this regard, it is difficult to overestimate the role of classical diplomacy based on universally recognised international legal rules, primarily the principles of the UN Charter, respect for the cultural and civilisational diversity of the world, and the right of peoples to choose their own models of development.
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🤝 I assume that your meeting, which is based on the concept of "horizontal diplomacy", will also make a useful contribution to maintaining an atmosphere of trust and mutual understanding. I am convinced that the Forum will be held in a friendly and informal manner, allowing us to exchange professional experience and establish mutually useful contacts, and, of course, to get better acquainted with the unique cultural and natural heritage of the Altai Republic.
I wish you fruitful discussions and all the best.
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