Forwarded from Embassy of Russia in Singapore
❓ Kommersant newspaper.
Mr. President, you are working towards achieving a peace treaty for Armenia and Azerbaijan, but I would like to ask, what about your own country?
You have repeatedly said that Russia is ready for talks with Ukraine, but Vladimir Zelensky, for one, has issued an executive order prohibiting him to talk with you. Besides, there are no points of intersection in view, as I see it, which would make it possible to come to terms.
What specifically, from your point of view, could Russia offer Ukraine at these talks, which would form the basis for an agreement?
💬 Vladimir Putin: To be able to put forth any proposals, it is necessary that these talks take place. Besides, it is not always expedient in terms of one’s national aims to put one’s negotiating position on the table in advance. Sometimes, this is the last thing you do. A better option is to put forward what diplomats call initial demands and then gradually advance towards a common denominator that would suit both sides.
But in order to reach agreements, you should sit down at the negotiating table and talk. We came to terms with them in Istanbul, but they later threw everything into the rubbish bin. And now, as you have rightly said, they have forbidden themselves from talking with us about anything. How can we now discuss possible agreements if the other party is not even willing to talk to us?
We will wait; perhaps some necessary conditions will develop eventually. Our goodwill is well known, it is not subject to any change or doubt.
❓ After the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge, you said that any repeated attacks would invite Russia’s commensurate response. Are today’s concentrated strikes aimed at Ukrainian territory a response to the recent events in Sevastopol?
💬 Vladimir Putin: Yes, in part this is the case. But this is not the limit of what we could do.
❓ Good afternoon. Alexander Yunashev, Life.
Mr President, with reference to possible or impossible peace talks with Zelensky. You were asked several times whether or not you would go to the G20 summit, where Zelensky is likely to be present as well. You said several times that the decision was not yet taken. Has it perhaps been taken already?
And what about Thailand? Will you attend the APEC summit?
💬 Vladimir Putin: No, these decisions are still pending.
But since we are departing further and further from the topic of today’s talks and the subject of today’s talks, I think it is time we call it a day.
Thank you very much!
🔗 https://is.gd/QgXSwY
#Armenia #Azerbaijan #Ukraine #NordStream #BlackSea #Turkey #FoodSecurity
Mr. President, you are working towards achieving a peace treaty for Armenia and Azerbaijan, but I would like to ask, what about your own country?
You have repeatedly said that Russia is ready for talks with Ukraine, but Vladimir Zelensky, for one, has issued an executive order prohibiting him to talk with you. Besides, there are no points of intersection in view, as I see it, which would make it possible to come to terms.
What specifically, from your point of view, could Russia offer Ukraine at these talks, which would form the basis for an agreement?
💬 Vladimir Putin: To be able to put forth any proposals, it is necessary that these talks take place. Besides, it is not always expedient in terms of one’s national aims to put one’s negotiating position on the table in advance. Sometimes, this is the last thing you do. A better option is to put forward what diplomats call initial demands and then gradually advance towards a common denominator that would suit both sides.
But in order to reach agreements, you should sit down at the negotiating table and talk. We came to terms with them in Istanbul, but they later threw everything into the rubbish bin. And now, as you have rightly said, they have forbidden themselves from talking with us about anything. How can we now discuss possible agreements if the other party is not even willing to talk to us?
We will wait; perhaps some necessary conditions will develop eventually. Our goodwill is well known, it is not subject to any change or doubt.
❓ After the terrorist attack on the Crimean Bridge, you said that any repeated attacks would invite Russia’s commensurate response. Are today’s concentrated strikes aimed at Ukrainian territory a response to the recent events in Sevastopol?
💬 Vladimir Putin: Yes, in part this is the case. But this is not the limit of what we could do.
❓ Good afternoon. Alexander Yunashev, Life.
Mr President, with reference to possible or impossible peace talks with Zelensky. You were asked several times whether or not you would go to the G20 summit, where Zelensky is likely to be present as well. You said several times that the decision was not yet taken. Has it perhaps been taken already?
And what about Thailand? Will you attend the APEC summit?
💬 Vladimir Putin: No, these decisions are still pending.
But since we are departing further and further from the topic of today’s talks and the subject of today’s talks, I think it is time we call it a day.
Thank you very much!
🔗 https://is.gd/QgXSwY
#Armenia #Azerbaijan #Ukraine #NordStream #BlackSea #Turkey #FoodSecurity
President of Russia
Answers to media questions
At the end of the talks with the President of Azerbaijan and the Prime Minister of Armenia, Vladimir Putin answered questions from Russian media.
🇷🇺 Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov transmitted the text of a Telegram to his Philippine counterpart 🇵🇭H.E.Enrique A.Manalo, Secretary for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Philippines, with condolences over the tragic consequences of the Tropical Storm "Paeng" that caused numerous human casualties and significant property damage.
"I ask you to convey the words of deep sympathy to the families of the victims and the wishes for speedy recovery to all those affected by the disaster", said the Telegram.
"I ask you to convey the words of deep sympathy to the families of the victims and the wishes for speedy recovery to all those affected by the disaster", said the Telegram.
The XII International Forum «Arctic: Today and the Future» will be held in Saint-Petersburg on December 8-9, 2022. The Forum is aimed to unite efforts to ensure a sustainable future in a period of global geopolitical and economic changes.
The development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation is a strategic priority of the state and a guarantee of the well-being of our country. In the new conditions, synchronizing efforts and strengthening dialogue among participants in Arctic activities, including within the framework of Russia's chairmanship of the Arctic Council, is of paramount importance for the solution of these objectives.
To participate click the link 👇
https://www.forumarctic.com/eng/conf2022/visitors/visitors/index.php
The development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation is a strategic priority of the state and a guarantee of the well-being of our country. In the new conditions, synchronizing efforts and strengthening dialogue among participants in Arctic activities, including within the framework of Russia's chairmanship of the Arctic Council, is of paramount importance for the solution of these objectives.
To participate click the link 👇
https://www.forumarctic.com/eng/conf2022/visitors/visitors/index.php
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
🎙 President Vladimir Putin met with historians and representatives of Russia’s traditional religions on the occasion of the National #UnityDay.
Excerpts from the President's remarks
🇷🇺 Our common heartfelt devotion to Russia, our love for it, the unity of the multiethnic people of this country both in times of trial and in resolving large-scale development goals – these have always been the key moments in our history.
• Our position on the preservation of historical memory and thus our sovereignty irritates some countries in the West. As a matter of fact, this has been the case for centuries.
• For decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine experienced direct, overt interference from Western countries in its internal affairs.
❗️ The clash with the neo-Nazi regime – Russia's clash with the neo-Nazi regime that developed in Ukraine – was inevitable.
• It is Ukraine and the Ukrainian people that have become the first and the main victims of breeding hate towards Russians and Russia. Meanwhile, everything is exactly the opposite in Russia, and you are well aware of that – we have always treated the Ukrainian people with warm respect.
• Today the foreign powers are absolutely ruthless to the Ukrainian people as they send non-stop supplies of weapons and mercenaries there. They are promoting their geopolitical objectives at the expense of the Ukrainian people with goals that have nothing to do with the interests of the Ukrainian people.
Excerpts from the President's remarks
🇷🇺 Our common heartfelt devotion to Russia, our love for it, the unity of the multiethnic people of this country both in times of trial and in resolving large-scale development goals – these have always been the key moments in our history.
• Our position on the preservation of historical memory and thus our sovereignty irritates some countries in the West. As a matter of fact, this has been the case for centuries.
• For decades after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukraine experienced direct, overt interference from Western countries in its internal affairs.
❗️ The clash with the neo-Nazi regime – Russia's clash with the neo-Nazi regime that developed in Ukraine – was inevitable.
• It is Ukraine and the Ukrainian people that have become the first and the main victims of breeding hate towards Russians and Russia. Meanwhile, everything is exactly the opposite in Russia, and you are well aware of that – we have always treated the Ukrainian people with warm respect.
• Today the foreign powers are absolutely ruthless to the Ukrainian people as they send non-stop supplies of weapons and mercenaries there. They are promoting their geopolitical objectives at the expense of the Ukrainian people with goals that have nothing to do with the interests of the Ukrainian people.
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
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#Opinion by Maria Zakharova
Here’s a typical case of “democracy at work.”
A member of the US 🇺🇸 delegation checks and marks the presence of their “charges” from among the “collective West” allies before the Third Committee meeting on the resolution on combatting the glorification of Nazism.
A ticket-quota system of "free voting."
An important distinction: this is not party discipline. It is simply one country... controlling the way other nations vote at the UN.
Here’s a typical case of “democracy at work.”
A member of the US 🇺🇸 delegation checks and marks the presence of their “charges” from among the “collective West” allies before the Third Committee meeting on the resolution on combatting the glorification of Nazism.
A ticket-quota system of "free voting."
An important distinction: this is not party discipline. It is simply one country... controlling the way other nations vote at the UN.
Forwarded from Russian MFA 🇷🇺
⚡️ Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the adoption by the Third Committee at the 77th Session of the UN General Assembly of the resolution on combating glorification of Nazism
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✅ On November 4, the Third Committee at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York adopted the resolution on “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,” which was introduced by the Russian Federation.
❗️The resolution was coauthored by another 31 nations. 105 states voted in favour of the resolution, 52 delegations opposed it, and 15 countries abstained.
The resolution once again condemned glorification of the Nazi movement and the whitewashing of former members of the SS organisation. Deep concern was expressed about an ongoing war in some countries against monuments erected in remembrance of liberator soldiers and those who fought against Nazism and fascism. At the same time, deep indignation was expressed over marches to glorify Nazis and their proxies.
This year, the adoption of this important document was marred by Western countries’ open attempts to politicise the matter and settle accounts with Russia against the backdrop of the ongoing Ukraine crisis.
⚠️ This time, the “collective West,” specifically the EU countries, where all the above-mentioned violations occur on a systematic basis, have cast aside the last attempts to cover up their refusal to support the resolution by absurd references to freedom of speech and assembly, and voted against the international effort to combat aggressive manifestations of racism and xenophobia.
The positions of Germany and Japan are a matter of special concern.
❗️ The voting results have demonstrated the unfaltering support of the international community for the traditional Russian initiative, which is submitted to the UNGA annually.
Read in full
✅ On November 4, the Third Committee at the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York adopted the resolution on “Combating glorification of Nazism, neo-Nazism and other practices that contribute to fuelling contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance,” which was introduced by the Russian Federation.
❗️The resolution was coauthored by another 31 nations. 105 states voted in favour of the resolution, 52 delegations opposed it, and 15 countries abstained.
The resolution once again condemned glorification of the Nazi movement and the whitewashing of former members of the SS organisation. Deep concern was expressed about an ongoing war in some countries against monuments erected in remembrance of liberator soldiers and those who fought against Nazism and fascism. At the same time, deep indignation was expressed over marches to glorify Nazis and their proxies.
This year, the adoption of this important document was marred by Western countries’ open attempts to politicise the matter and settle accounts with Russia against the backdrop of the ongoing Ukraine crisis.
⚠️ This time, the “collective West,” specifically the EU countries, where all the above-mentioned violations occur on a systematic basis, have cast aside the last attempts to cover up their refusal to support the resolution by absurd references to freedom of speech and assembly, and voted against the international effort to combat aggressive manifestations of racism and xenophobia.
The positions of Germany and Japan are a matter of special concern.
❗️ The voting results have demonstrated the unfaltering support of the international community for the traditional Russian initiative, which is submitted to the UNGA annually.
Forwarded from Roscongress Direct
Russia is no longer the East of Europe, but the North of Eurasia
Russia is moving from a global East-West axial model to a North-South model, noted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk at the XV Verona Eurasian Economic Forum in Baku.
The Russian Federation is actively building a North-South transport corridor in three directions: along the western shore of the Caspian Sea through Dagestan and Azerbaijan, along the Caspian Sea itself and along the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. All directions are closed in Iran and go to the markets of the Persian Gulf, India and Southeast Asia.
The North-South transport corridor is being created by agreement between Russia, Iran, India and 10 other countries.
@RoscongressDirect
Russia is moving from a global East-West axial model to a North-South model, noted Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk at the XV Verona Eurasian Economic Forum in Baku.
The Russian Federation is actively building a North-South transport corridor in three directions: along the western shore of the Caspian Sea through Dagestan and Azerbaijan, along the Caspian Sea itself and along the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. All directions are closed in Iran and go to the markets of the Persian Gulf, India and Southeast Asia.
The North-South transport corridor is being created by agreement between Russia, Iran, India and 10 other countries.
@RoscongressDirect
The Representative of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation to the Philippines, Arseniy Astapenko, visited the Department of Agriculture (DA) on November 7, 2022 to discuss agricultural trade relations and possible technical collaborations.
He discussed with DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban the Russia’s market access concerns on meat, particularly poultry.
Undersecretary Panganiban, on the other hand, expressed the market access interests of the Philippines to Russia. He said the country could export okra, calamansi, and avocados, among other agri commodities.
https://www.da.gov.ph/gallery/meeting-with-the-russian-ministry-of-agriculture-representative-november-7-2022/
He discussed with DA Senior Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban the Russia’s market access concerns on meat, particularly poultry.
Undersecretary Panganiban, on the other hand, expressed the market access interests of the Philippines to Russia. He said the country could export okra, calamansi, and avocados, among other agri commodities.
https://www.da.gov.ph/gallery/meeting-with-the-russian-ministry-of-agriculture-representative-november-7-2022/
The commentary of the Russian Ambassador to the Philippines H.E.Marat Pavlov devoted to the Nation Unity Day in 🇷🇺 Russia in the new cover issue "The Philippines Graphic".
On November 9, 2022, Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Marat Pavlov hosted Mayor of the Cebu City Michael Lopez-Rama and his delegation at his residence to discuss further steps following signing of the Agreement on Friendship and Cooperation between the City of Vladivostok and the City of Cebu on September 8.
Forwarded from Philippine Embassy in Russia
His Excellency Ambassador Igor G. Bailen called on Metropolitan Anthony, Chairman, Department of External Church Relations, Russian Orthodox Church on October 31, 2022 at Danilov Monastery in Moscow.
They discussed the growth of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Philippines, particularly in Mindanao and its positive contributions to peace. They discussed how to build on the strong historical and common faith links between Christian Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism and Protestantism in the Philippines.
A crucial discussion was the debt of gratitude the Russian Ortbodox Church for the Philippines for hosting an emigre White Russian Orthodox Community from 1949 to 1951 in Samar.
They promised to collaborate in future projects of mutual benefit. Joining the Ambassador during the call was Deputy Chief of Mission and Consul General Robert O. Ferrer, Jr. and 3rd Secretary and Vice Consul Catherine F. Alpay.
They discussed the growth of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Philippines, particularly in Mindanao and its positive contributions to peace. They discussed how to build on the strong historical and common faith links between Christian Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism and Protestantism in the Philippines.
A crucial discussion was the debt of gratitude the Russian Ortbodox Church for the Philippines for hosting an emigre White Russian Orthodox Community from 1949 to 1951 in Samar.
They promised to collaborate in future projects of mutual benefit. Joining the Ambassador during the call was Deputy Chief of Mission and Consul General Robert O. Ferrer, Jr. and 3rd Secretary and Vice Consul Catherine F. Alpay.