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🎙 Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maxim Reshetnikov during the #APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting (Bangkok, May 22):
#GreenEnergy
Russia is a responsible partner of APEC and fulfils all its obligations and consistently implements reached agreements, including those related to energy transition.
Russia continues to honour its key international agreements on an entire range of green agenda issues.
#DoingBusiness
The situation on financial markets has stabilised. The inflation rate is slowing down, while our national currency is strengthening. In May, the rouble showed the best dynamics among all world currencies.
Unprecedented sanctions have been met with the provision of support to business and increased freedoms to enterprises inside the country.
#RussiaEEC
Import duty rates for almost 15 percent of our imports have been reduced to zero. Certification procedures have been significantly simplified and customs procedures have been sped up.
#GreenEnergy
Russia is a responsible partner of APEC and fulfils all its obligations and consistently implements reached agreements, including those related to energy transition.
Russia continues to honour its key international agreements on an entire range of green agenda issues.
#DoingBusiness
The situation on financial markets has stabilised. The inflation rate is slowing down, while our national currency is strengthening. In May, the rouble showed the best dynamics among all world currencies.
Unprecedented sanctions have been met with the provision of support to business and increased freedoms to enterprises inside the country.
#RussiaEEC
Import duty rates for almost 15 percent of our imports have been reduced to zero. Certification procedures have been significantly simplified and customs procedures have been sped up.
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💬 Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on the #APEC trade ministers’ meeting
An aggressive pro-Western minority in multilateral associations of Asia-Pacific countries will not stop its attempts to impose a confrontational agenda on the regional community.
☝️ The meeting of the trade ministers of the APEC Forum that took place in Bangkok on May 21-22, 2022 is yet another graphic example of these attempts. The United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, joined by Japan, made an unfriendly demarche against Russia that went nowhere because APEC is dominated by a desire for depoliticised, constructive and future-oriented cooperation.
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An aggressive pro-Western minority in multilateral associations of Asia-Pacific countries will not stop its attempts to impose a confrontational agenda on the regional community.
☝️ The meeting of the trade ministers of the APEC Forum that took place in Bangkok on May 21-22, 2022 is yet another graphic example of these attempts. The United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, joined by Japan, made an unfriendly demarche against Russia that went nowhere because APEC is dominated by a desire for depoliticised, constructive and future-oriented cooperation.
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🇷🇺🇨🇳 On October 16, Beijing hosted talks between Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi.
✔️ The Ministers praised the positive dynamic of Russian-Chinese comprehensive interaction, had a detailed discussion of issues on the bilateral agenda, including contacts at the highest and high levels with a focus on the preparation for the Russian President’s participation in the Third Belt and Road Forum, as well as cooperation between Moscow and Beijing on aligning the development of the Eurasian Economic Union and China’s Belt and Road initiative.
✔️ The meeting participants underscored the importance of strengthening close coordination between Russia and China on the global stage, including in the UN and its Security Council, as well as the #SCO, the #G20, #APEC and other mechanisms and forums. They also reaffirmed mutual intention to improve contacts within #BRICS in the context of Russia’s chairmanship of the group in 2024.
✔️ The Ministers also exchanged opinions on a wide range of international and regional issues, including the sharply aggravated situation in the Middle East. They had a detailed discussion about security in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of maintaining stability on the Korean Peninsula and preventing the undermining of the ASEAN-centric security structure.
✔️ Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi also discussed the Ukrainian crisis, including the efforts to settle it through political and diplomatic means.
✔️ They noted with satisfaction that their positions were close or similar on all issues discussed.
✔️ The talks were held in traditionally trust-based and constructive atmosphere.
🤝 #RussiaChina
✔️ The Ministers praised the positive dynamic of Russian-Chinese comprehensive interaction, had a detailed discussion of issues on the bilateral agenda, including contacts at the highest and high levels with a focus on the preparation for the Russian President’s participation in the Third Belt and Road Forum, as well as cooperation between Moscow and Beijing on aligning the development of the Eurasian Economic Union and China’s Belt and Road initiative.
✔️ The meeting participants underscored the importance of strengthening close coordination between Russia and China on the global stage, including in the UN and its Security Council, as well as the #SCO, the #G20, #APEC and other mechanisms and forums. They also reaffirmed mutual intention to improve contacts within #BRICS in the context of Russia’s chairmanship of the group in 2024.
✔️ The Ministers also exchanged opinions on a wide range of international and regional issues, including the sharply aggravated situation in the Middle East. They had a detailed discussion about security in the Asia-Pacific region in the context of maintaining stability on the Korean Peninsula and preventing the undermining of the ASEAN-centric security structure.
✔️ Sergey Lavrov and Wang Yi also discussed the Ukrainian crisis, including the efforts to settle it through political and diplomatic means.
✔️ They noted with satisfaction that their positions were close or similar on all issues discussed.
✔️ The talks were held in traditionally trust-based and constructive atmosphere.
🤝 #RussiaChina