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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at a meeting with Foreign Minister of Indonesia Retno Marsudi
📍 Jakarta, July 12, 2023
💬 I am likewise pleased to be meeting with you today. We are glad to come to Indonesia, to Jakarta and Bali. We would like to take this opportunity to discuss important matters, as well as to devote time to the #ASEAN Member Countries.
We always support this format. We appreciate the efforts of Indonesia, as the chair of this organisation in 2023, to promote the values and principles of ASEAN in the context of developing the Asia-Pacific countries, considering the regional architecture, which, as we all agree, should become ASEAN-centric. This is the best foundation for mutually beneficial and mutually respectful cooperation. Indonesia is committed to these principles. We hope that this will be successfully implemented.
#RussiaIndonesia
📍 Jakarta, July 12, 2023
💬 I am likewise pleased to be meeting with you today. We are glad to come to Indonesia, to Jakarta and Bali. We would like to take this opportunity to discuss important matters, as well as to devote time to the #ASEAN Member Countries.
We always support this format. We appreciate the efforts of Indonesia, as the chair of this organisation in 2023, to promote the values and principles of ASEAN in the context of developing the Asia-Pacific countries, considering the regional architecture, which, as we all agree, should become ASEAN-centric. This is the best foundation for mutually beneficial and mutually respectful cooperation. Indonesia is committed to these principles. We hope that this will be successfully implemented.
#RussiaIndonesia
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🇷🇺🇱🇰 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov holds a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Ali Sabry
📍 Jakarta, July 13
#RussiaSriLanka
📍 Jakarta, July 13
#RussiaSriLanka
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🇷🇺🇧🇳 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov holds a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Erywan Yusof
📍 Jakarta, July 13
#RussiaBrunei
📍 Jakarta, July 13
#RussiaBrunei
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🇷🇺🇮🇳 On July 13, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Minister of External Affairs of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the sidelines of the #ASEAN ministerial events in Jakarta.
The Parties discussed a range of topical issues concerning #RussiaIndia relations and cooperation in various fields. The Ministers exchanged opinions on the key issues on the regional and international agendas, including cooperation within the SCO and BRICS.
The Parties discussed a range of topical issues concerning #RussiaIndia relations and cooperation in various fields. The Ministers exchanged opinions on the key issues on the regional and international agendas, including cooperation within the SCO and BRICS.
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⚡️ Report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation "Human Rights Situation in Certain Countries" ⚡️
This report is a further effort by the Russian Foreign Ministry to bring public attention to human rights challenges facing today's international community.
👉 A full version of the report
The double-standards phenomena remains a major challenge as regards human rights assessments. It is evident that year after year the "collective West" has been increasingly resorting to this approach in order to fuel confrontation. These states have completely discredited everything they said about the universal nature of human rights. In fact, some members of the international community have blatantly instrumentalized the human rights agenda to serve the political interests of certain states and to interfere in internal affairs and infringe the sovereignty of independent states.
This report looks into the human rights situation in certain countries, including those that consider themselves advanced democracies which claim to set standards in human rights protection, as well as those that seek to join them.
We believe that the emerging new world and fairer system of international relations will make it possible to fully implement the principle of genuine respect for the sovereignty, as well as historical, cultural, religious, and national particularities of states across the world. Such system will be free from colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, racial discrimination and related intolerance.
☝️ This report includes negative examples from both the present and the recent past, which, for the most part, we are all well aware of, to illustrate behaviours the entire constructive-minded international community needs to stand up to.
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This report is a further effort by the Russian Foreign Ministry to bring public attention to human rights challenges facing today's international community.
👉 A full version of the report
The double-standards phenomena remains a major challenge as regards human rights assessments. It is evident that year after year the "collective West" has been increasingly resorting to this approach in order to fuel confrontation. These states have completely discredited everything they said about the universal nature of human rights. In fact, some members of the international community have blatantly instrumentalized the human rights agenda to serve the political interests of certain states and to interfere in internal affairs and infringe the sovereignty of independent states.
This report looks into the human rights situation in certain countries, including those that consider themselves advanced democracies which claim to set standards in human rights protection, as well as those that seek to join them.
We believe that the emerging new world and fairer system of international relations will make it possible to fully implement the principle of genuine respect for the sovereignty, as well as historical, cultural, religious, and national particularities of states across the world. Such system will be free from colonialism, neo-colonialism, racism, racial discrimination and related intolerance.
☝️ This report includes negative examples from both the present and the recent past, which, for the most part, we are all well aware of, to illustrate behaviours the entire constructive-minded international community needs to stand up to.
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🇷🇺🇱🇰 On July 13, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Ali Sabry on the sidelines of the #ASEAN ministerial events in Jakarta, Indonesia.
During the conversation, the Ministers expressed mutual interest in maintaining a regular political dialogue and expanding cooperation in practical areas.
During the conversation, the Ministers expressed mutual interest in maintaining a regular political dialogue and expanding cooperation in practical areas.
🇷🇺Russian President Vladimir Putin (@KremlinRussia) replies to journalists’ questions
📍Moscow, July 13th, 2023
After the plenary session of the Future Technologies Forum, 🇷🇺Vladimir Putin replied to questions from the media
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📍Moscow, July 13th, 2023
After the plenary session of the Future Technologies Forum, 🇷🇺Vladimir Putin replied to questions from the media
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🇷🇺🇹🇭 Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Don Pramudwinai hold talks
📍 Phuket, July 15
#RussiaThailand
📍 Phuket, July 15
#RussiaThailand
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🗓 On July 14, Russian delegation headed by Director of Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Economic Development Nikita Kondratev 🇷🇺 took part in the ASEAN-Russia Senior Economic Officials Meeting in Surabaya, Indonesia 🇮🇩.
🔹️Participants discussed the implementation of the ASEAN-Russia Trade and Investment Work Programme for 2021-2025 and Programme of Cooperation between ASEAN and #EEC for 2020-2025.
🔹️Russian delegation presented the status of ongoing and new projects under #RussiaASEAN Financial Fund:
- Digitalization of MSMEs in Russia and ASEAN
- ASEAN-Russia E-Commerce Cooperation Roundtable
- Digital skills and opportunities for skills development in the context of labor market digitalization in ASEAN countries
- Innovation for ASEAN and Russia smart and sustainable cities
- Expanding business contacts between Russia and ASEAN countries’ tourism enterprises through Russian language training and experience exchange
🔹️During the meeting #ASEAN countries and Russia also exchanged views on cooperation prospects in the sphere of trade and investment, finance, sustainable development and climate change, tourism and creative economy.
🔹️Participants discussed the implementation of the ASEAN-Russia Trade and Investment Work Programme for 2021-2025 and Programme of Cooperation between ASEAN and #EEC for 2020-2025.
🔹️Russian delegation presented the status of ongoing and new projects under #RussiaASEAN Financial Fund:
- Digitalization of MSMEs in Russia and ASEAN
- ASEAN-Russia E-Commerce Cooperation Roundtable
- Digital skills and opportunities for skills development in the context of labor market digitalization in ASEAN countries
- Innovation for ASEAN and Russia smart and sustainable cities
- Expanding business contacts between Russia and ASEAN countries’ tourism enterprises through Russian language training and experience exchange
🔹️During the meeting #ASEAN countries and Russia also exchanged views on cooperation prospects in the sphere of trade and investment, finance, sustainable development and climate change, tourism and creative economy.
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Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov takes part in the opening ceremony of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Phuket.
📍 Thailand, Phuket
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov takes part in the opening ceremony of the Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Phuket.
📍 Thailand, Phuket
Press release on the foreign minister meetings at the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum (https://is.gd/8ZHPwv)
On July 14, 🇷🇺Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the 13th ministerial meeting of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and the 30th session of the ASEAN Regional Forum on security (ARF) in 🇲🇨 Jakarta.
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On July 14, 🇷🇺Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov took part in the 13th ministerial meeting of the East Asia Summit (EAS) and the 30th session of the ASEAN Regional Forum on security (ARF) in 🇲🇨 Jakarta.
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Russian MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova:
💬 Today's attack on the Crimean Bridge was perpetrated by Kiev, which is a terrorist regime and has all the traits of an international organised crime group.
Decisions are made by Ukrainian officials and the military with the direct involvement of the US and British intelligence services and politicians. The United States and Britain are running this state-run terrorist entity.
💬 Today's attack on the Crimean Bridge was perpetrated by Kiev, which is a terrorist regime and has all the traits of an international organised crime group.
Decisions are made by Ukrainian officials and the military with the direct involvement of the US and British intelligence services and politicians. The United States and Britain are running this state-run terrorist entity.
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⚡️ The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation:
💬 In connection with the incident on the Crimean Bridge, a criminal case of a terrorist attack has been opened
Upon the fact of damage to the Crimean Bridge, the Main Investigative Directorate the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code (terrorist act).
According to the investigation, on the night of July 16-17, as a result of a terrorist act committed by the special services of Ukraine, one of the sections of the Crimean Bridge was damaged. Two civilians were killed (a man and a woman travelling in a car on the bridge), their minor daughter was injured.
As part of the criminal case, the necessary examinations have been appointed. The investigation is identifying persons from among the Ukrainian special services and armed formations involved in the organization and execution of this crime.
💬 In connection with the incident on the Crimean Bridge, a criminal case of a terrorist attack has been opened
Upon the fact of damage to the Crimean Bridge, the Main Investigative Directorate the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation has opened a criminal case on the grounds of a crime under Article 205 of the Russian Criminal Code (terrorist act).
According to the investigation, on the night of July 16-17, as a result of a terrorist act committed by the special services of Ukraine, one of the sections of the Crimean Bridge was damaged. Two civilians were killed (a man and a woman travelling in a car on the bridge), their minor daughter was injured.
As part of the criminal case, the necessary examinations have been appointed. The investigation is identifying persons from among the Ukrainian special services and armed formations involved in the organization and execution of this crime.
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⚡️ Foreign Ministry statement on the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge
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In the early hours of July 17, the Crimean Bridge suffered yet another terrorist attack with the use of two Ukrainian water-surface drones. One of the deck sections was damaged.
Two civilians were killed: Alexey and Natalya Kulik, residents of the Novy Oskol municipality of the Belgorod Region, who were crossing the bridge in their car. Their 14-year-old daughter, Angelina, has become an orphan; she was admitted to a hospital in a moderately severe condition.
Kiev said that it was a joint operation by the Ukrainian Navy and Security Service. It confirms the involvement the country’s political leadership and security services in the terrorist attack. The reaction of some Ukrainian MPs to the Kulik family tragedy was even more cynical and unsettling. They sneered at people’s grief, which allows us to make conclusions about the moral and mental development of the Kiev politicians.
A criminal case was opened after the terrorist attack, and the necessary investigative actions are being taken. We are confident that those guilty will be found and will not escape justice. If the investigation finds that the surface drones that attacked the bridge are of Western origin, and that Western countries played a role in planning, sponsoring and conducting this operation, it will confirm their complicity in the Kiev regime’s terrorist activity.
❗️ The Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge, which is a purely civilian facility. We hope that the international community and relevant multilateral agencies will put their foot down and give a proper assessment of yet another crime committed by the Ukrainian authorities.
The damage to the Crimean Bridge caused by the terrorist attack will be repaired shortly. All attempts to disrupt the transport link to the peninsula and tear Crimea from the rest of Russia are invariably futile.
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In the early hours of July 17, the Crimean Bridge suffered yet another terrorist attack with the use of two Ukrainian water-surface drones. One of the deck sections was damaged.
Two civilians were killed: Alexey and Natalya Kulik, residents of the Novy Oskol municipality of the Belgorod Region, who were crossing the bridge in their car. Their 14-year-old daughter, Angelina, has become an orphan; she was admitted to a hospital in a moderately severe condition.
Kiev said that it was a joint operation by the Ukrainian Navy and Security Service. It confirms the involvement the country’s political leadership and security services in the terrorist attack. The reaction of some Ukrainian MPs to the Kulik family tragedy was even more cynical and unsettling. They sneered at people’s grief, which allows us to make conclusions about the moral and mental development of the Kiev politicians.
A criminal case was opened after the terrorist attack, and the necessary investigative actions are being taken. We are confident that those guilty will be found and will not escape justice. If the investigation finds that the surface drones that attacked the bridge are of Western origin, and that Western countries played a role in planning, sponsoring and conducting this operation, it will confirm their complicity in the Kiev regime’s terrorist activity.
❗️ The Foreign Ministry strongly condemns the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge, which is a purely civilian facility. We hope that the international community and relevant multilateral agencies will put their foot down and give a proper assessment of yet another crime committed by the Ukrainian authorities.
The damage to the Crimean Bridge caused by the terrorist attack will be repaired shortly. All attempts to disrupt the transport link to the peninsula and tear Crimea from the rest of Russia are invariably futile.
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❗️ Foreign Ministry statement on the #IstanbulAgreements
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Almost a year ago, on July 22, 2022, two interrelated agreements were signed in Istanbul, namely, the Black Sea Initiative on Ukrainian food and Russian ammonia exports and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Federation and the Secretariat of the United Nations on promoting Russian food products and fertilisers to the world markets.
A year later now, progress on implementing these agreements has been disappointing.
The Black Sea Initiative was launched just a week after it was signed. However, contrary to the purported humanitarian objectives, the Ukrainian food exports were almost immediately transacted on a purely commercial basis and, until the last moment, were used to serve Kiev and its Western curators’ self-serving interests.
The Russia-UN Memorandum has never really worked. The Americans and the British are keeping pace as they impose extraterritorial restrictions. As a result, Russian bank payments, insurance and transport logistics, as well as spare parts supplies and foreign assets have been completely blocked.
We are forced to state that none of the five systematic objectives stipulated in the Russia-UN Memorandum has been accomplished.
❗️ The blatant sabotage of the Istanbul agreements defeats the purpose of continuing the Black Sea Initiative which did not live up to its humanitarian rationale.
👉 In accordance with paragraph H of the agreement, Russia objects to an extension <...> This means:
• revoking safe navigation guarantees,
• curtailing the maritime humanitarian corridor,
• resuming the status of a temporarily dangerous area in the northwestern Black Sea,
• disbanding the JCC in Istanbul.
Without Russia, the Black Sea Initiative will cease to operate as of July 18.
☝️ Once concrete results rather than promises and assurances are in place, Russia will be ready to consider resuming the deal.
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Almost a year ago, on July 22, 2022, two interrelated agreements were signed in Istanbul, namely, the Black Sea Initiative on Ukrainian food and Russian ammonia exports and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Federation and the Secretariat of the United Nations on promoting Russian food products and fertilisers to the world markets.
A year later now, progress on implementing these agreements has been disappointing.
The Black Sea Initiative was launched just a week after it was signed. However, contrary to the purported humanitarian objectives, the Ukrainian food exports were almost immediately transacted on a purely commercial basis and, until the last moment, were used to serve Kiev and its Western curators’ self-serving interests.
The Russia-UN Memorandum has never really worked. The Americans and the British are keeping pace as they impose extraterritorial restrictions. As a result, Russian bank payments, insurance and transport logistics, as well as spare parts supplies and foreign assets have been completely blocked.
We are forced to state that none of the five systematic objectives stipulated in the Russia-UN Memorandum has been accomplished.
❗️ The blatant sabotage of the Istanbul agreements defeats the purpose of continuing the Black Sea Initiative which did not live up to its humanitarian rationale.
👉 In accordance with paragraph H of the agreement, Russia objects to an extension <...> This means:
• revoking safe navigation guarantees,
• curtailing the maritime humanitarian corridor,
• resuming the status of a temporarily dangerous area in the northwestern Black Sea,
• disbanding the JCC in Istanbul.
Without Russia, the Black Sea Initiative will cease to operate as of July 18.
☝️ Once concrete results rather than promises and assurances are in place, Russia will be ready to consider resuming the deal.
Press release on 🇷🇺Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s telephone conversation with 🇹🇷Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (https://is.gd/wSWncS)
On July 18, 🇷🇺FM Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with 🇹🇷FM Hakan Fidan at the latter’s initiative.
The ministers exchanged views on the regional agenda with emphasis on the recent events around Ukraine. They discussed the results of joint work on the Black Sea Initiative. Mr Lavrov said implementation of the grain deal was stopped on July 18 due to the failure to fulfil the 🇷🇺Russian part of the package agreements in the 🇷🇺Russia-🇺🇳UN Memorandum: Russian bank payments, insurance and transport logistics continue to be blocked, and our foreign assets and supplies of Russian agricultural products and fertilisers to world markets remain frozen, while the humanitarian character of the deal was lost when Kiev began overtly commercialising it...
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On July 18, 🇷🇺FM Sergey Lavrov had a telephone conversation with 🇹🇷FM Hakan Fidan at the latter’s initiative.
The ministers exchanged views on the regional agenda with emphasis on the recent events around Ukraine. They discussed the results of joint work on the Black Sea Initiative. Mr Lavrov said implementation of the grain deal was stopped on July 18 due to the failure to fulfil the 🇷🇺Russian part of the package agreements in the 🇷🇺Russia-🇺🇳UN Memorandum: Russian bank payments, insurance and transport logistics continue to be blocked, and our foreign assets and supplies of Russian agricultural products and fertilisers to world markets remain frozen, while the humanitarian character of the deal was lost when Kiev began overtly commercialising it...
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❗️The Russian Foreign Ministry has gathered data and facts exposing the mechanisms for how private military companies in the United States, the United Kingdom and France are regulated and managed.
The United States, the United Kingdom and France actively deploy their private military companies abroad. Technically speaking, these companies have the status of commercial entities that provide security and defence services. In reality, these companies consist of mercenaries with rich experience in conducting combat operations on the territory of various states.
For example, it is common knowledge that:
▪️ at least four major US companies (Academi, DynCorp International, Cubic Corporation and Forward Observations Group) assist the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
▪️ Prevail Partners from the UK provides Ukrainian special services with intelligence data, including personal data of foreign and Russian citizens;
▪️ French PMCs offer to train service personnel for the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of Eastern European states, and they recruit volunteers to fight for the Kiev regime.
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👉 The United States
👉 The United Kingdom
👉 France
The United States, the United Kingdom and France actively deploy their private military companies abroad. Technically speaking, these companies have the status of commercial entities that provide security and defence services. In reality, these companies consist of mercenaries with rich experience in conducting combat operations on the territory of various states.
For example, it is common knowledge that:
▪️ at least four major US companies (Academi, DynCorp International, Cubic Corporation and Forward Observations Group) assist the Armed Forces of Ukraine;
▪️ Prevail Partners from the UK provides Ukrainian special services with intelligence data, including personal data of foreign and Russian citizens;
▪️ French PMCs offer to train service personnel for the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the territory of Eastern European states, and they recruit volunteers to fight for the Kiev regime.
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👉 The United Kingdom
👉 France
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📆 On July 19, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held an annual meeting with directors of Russian non-profit organisations (NGOs).
The event was attended by about 100 representatives of federal and regional NGOs who shared their experience and vision of their common goals at the international level.
The participants discussed:
• the integration of Russia's new constituent entities,
• the contributions of the non-government sector to creating new multilateral dialogue platforms,
• the role of non-profits in promoting cultural and humanitarian projects abroad,
• the youth dimension of public diplomacy and preserving historical memory.
The event was attended by about 100 representatives of federal and regional NGOs who shared their experience and vision of their common goals at the international level.
The participants discussed:
• the integration of Russia's new constituent entities,
• the contributions of the non-government sector to creating new multilateral dialogue platforms,
• the role of non-profits in promoting cultural and humanitarian projects abroad,
• the youth dimension of public diplomacy and preserving historical memory.