🎙 Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (November 13, 2024)
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov's schedule
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 West's hybrid war against Russia
🔹 Hostile rhetoric of NATO's Secretary General
🔹 Anniversary of the White Helmets in Syria
🔹 Biased approach of the UNESCO Director-General
🔹 Situation in Moldova
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#NATO #Ukraine
We have noted that the British press is reporting on the intentions of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron to persuade the incumbent US President Joe Biden to allow Kiev to launch Storm Shadow cruise missiles deep inside Russia's territory before Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to the media, London hopes that the White House will finally approve this step.
We would like to remind Washington, London, Paris and Brussels that they continue to play with fire. President of Russia Vladimir Putin has clearly outlined our response: if Ukraine receives permission to launch such strikes, it would indicate that NATO countries have effectively entered into a direct armed conflict with Russia. This would fundamentally alter the nature and essence of the conflict, with all the ensuing consequences.
❗️ If they use long-range Western systems against the territory of our country, they will face an inevitable and devastating response.
#WhiteHelmets
On October 25, 2024, the UK’s Foreign Office marked the tenth anniversary of the White Helmets NGO by issuing a lengthy statement commending this entity, which is still viewed as a humanitarian organisation in the West. Apart from London, several other sponsors signed this paper: Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Qatar and the United States.
And this is happening after everything the White Helmets did in Syria. They used the suffering of the people of Syria as a cheap, albeit bloody, publicity stunt and made working with terrorists their hallmark. London is not even trying to conceal its support for these undercover fighters and has commended the “tremendous efforts and courage” of this “humanitarian organisation.”
The White Helmets remain a major destabilising factor in Syria. Their removal from the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, termination of their activities and exposure of their past crimes are essential for achieving stability in Syria, a country which has suffered so much, and across the region.
#UNESCO #KievRegimeCrimes
The UNESCO Secretariat and in particular Director-General Audrey Azoulay herself continue to openly disregard the Kiev regime’s crimes committed against Russian journalists, including premeditated murders, terrorist attacks and assassination attempts.
We are outraged by the draft report of the UNESCO Director-General, which will be submitted to the Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), which will convene in Paris on November 21-22 <...>.
The report is based on “information” provided by politically biased pro-Western NGOs and does not mention the murder of Russian journalists.
🔹 FM Sergey Lavrov's schedule
🔹 Kiev regime crimes
🔹 West's hybrid war against Russia
🔹 Hostile rhetoric of NATO's Secretary General
🔹 Anniversary of the White Helmets in Syria
🔹 Biased approach of the UNESCO Director-General
🔹 Situation in Moldova
📰 Read
📺 Watch
#NATO #Ukraine
We have noted that the British press is reporting on the intentions of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron to persuade the incumbent US President Joe Biden to allow Kiev to launch Storm Shadow cruise missiles deep inside Russia's territory before Donald Trump’s inauguration. According to the media, London hopes that the White House will finally approve this step.
We would like to remind Washington, London, Paris and Brussels that they continue to play with fire. President of Russia Vladimir Putin has clearly outlined our response: if Ukraine receives permission to launch such strikes, it would indicate that NATO countries have effectively entered into a direct armed conflict with Russia. This would fundamentally alter the nature and essence of the conflict, with all the ensuing consequences.
❗️ If they use long-range Western systems against the territory of our country, they will face an inevitable and devastating response.
#WhiteHelmets
On October 25, 2024, the UK’s Foreign Office marked the tenth anniversary of the White Helmets NGO by issuing a lengthy statement commending this entity, which is still viewed as a humanitarian organisation in the West. Apart from London, several other sponsors signed this paper: Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Qatar and the United States.
And this is happening after everything the White Helmets did in Syria. They used the suffering of the people of Syria as a cheap, albeit bloody, publicity stunt and made working with terrorists their hallmark. London is not even trying to conceal its support for these undercover fighters and has commended the “tremendous efforts and courage” of this “humanitarian organisation.”
The White Helmets remain a major destabilising factor in Syria. Their removal from the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic, termination of their activities and exposure of their past crimes are essential for achieving stability in Syria, a country which has suffered so much, and across the region.
#UNESCO #KievRegimeCrimes
The UNESCO Secretariat and in particular Director-General Audrey Azoulay herself continue to openly disregard the Kiev regime’s crimes committed against Russian journalists, including premeditated murders, terrorist attacks and assassination attempts.
We are outraged by the draft report of the UNESCO Director-General, which will be submitted to the Intergovernmental Council of the International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC), which will convene in Paris on November 21-22 <...>.
The report is based on “information” provided by politically biased pro-Western NGOs and does not mention the murder of Russian journalists.
🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answers to questions following his participation in the 15th Sir Bani Yas International Forum (Abu Dhabi, November 15, 2024)
❓ Question: Today, President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz for the first time in two years. What does the Russian side think about these initiatives? Can Germany or other Western countries act as an intermediary?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: The Kremlin has made it clear earlier what the Russian side thinks about it. A press release was put out. There’s nothing I can add to it.
I read the reports released by the German Chancellor’s office following the telephone call. They say he condemned Russia’s aggression and that Germany will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.
That’s what the Germans and other EU and NATO members are saying publicly anyway. When they say they will stand with Ukraine for as long as necessary, the question is: necessary for whom? Absolutely not for the Ukrainian people.
To reiterate, the Kremlin has provided its assessments in a detailed statement.
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❓ Question: A US missile defence base has opened in Poland 165 kilometres away from the Russian border. At the opening, President Andrzej Duda said it was originally planned to use it to repel a potential attack by Iran. However, he now proudly stated that the opening of a US base in Poland shows that Russia has lost its influence there. What can you say about this and what might be the response?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: Our assessments made 10 to 15 years ago are coming true. When the Americans withdrew from the ABM Treaty, they said they would deploy their positioning areas in European countries for the sole purpose of defending against Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
We analysed their plans and the way they looked and said right away that this had nothing to do with Iran, but was rather an attempt to create unilateral advantages in a face-off with our country, to ratchet up tensions and to pursue a policy to contain Russia. All of our assessments have come true.
I like the fact that you are asking perfect questions where each one contains an answer.
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Key points:
• It’s impossible to drive a wedge between Russia and China. We hold regular consultations with Chinese colleagues concerning coordination of our actions with regard to the problems created by the Americans and their allies on and around the Korean Peninsula. That’s all I can share with you. We maintain a very positive dialogue on this subject.
• Western political science circles are speculating that the Ukraine issue should be wrapped up, Russia should be met halfway with regard to some of its legitimate demands and then be used as part of a coalition against China. These attempts are pursuing absolutely untoward goals.
• We will wait for proposals [from the D. Trump administration]. We always emphasise that in any case politicians who say that they are for peace rather than war deserve attention. But we have no idea what exactly they will propose. Our position was clearly articulated by President Vladimir Putin during his speech at the Russian Foreign Ministry on June 14.
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❓ Question: Today, President of Russia Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz for the first time in two years. What does the Russian side think about these initiatives? Can Germany or other Western countries act as an intermediary?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: The Kremlin has made it clear earlier what the Russian side thinks about it. A press release was put out. There’s nothing I can add to it.
I read the reports released by the German Chancellor’s office following the telephone call. They say he condemned Russia’s aggression and that Germany will stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.
That’s what the Germans and other EU and NATO members are saying publicly anyway. When they say they will stand with Ukraine for as long as necessary, the question is: necessary for whom? Absolutely not for the Ukrainian people.
To reiterate, the Kremlin has provided its assessments in a detailed statement.
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❓ Question: A US missile defence base has opened in Poland 165 kilometres away from the Russian border. At the opening, President Andrzej Duda said it was originally planned to use it to repel a potential attack by Iran. However, he now proudly stated that the opening of a US base in Poland shows that Russia has lost its influence there. What can you say about this and what might be the response?
💬 Sergey Lavrov: Our assessments made 10 to 15 years ago are coming true. When the Americans withdrew from the ABM Treaty, they said they would deploy their positioning areas in European countries for the sole purpose of defending against Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
We analysed their plans and the way they looked and said right away that this had nothing to do with Iran, but was rather an attempt to create unilateral advantages in a face-off with our country, to ratchet up tensions and to pursue a policy to contain Russia. All of our assessments have come true.
I like the fact that you are asking perfect questions where each one contains an answer.
***
Key points:
• It’s impossible to drive a wedge between Russia and China. We hold regular consultations with Chinese colleagues concerning coordination of our actions with regard to the problems created by the Americans and their allies on and around the Korean Peninsula. That’s all I can share with you. We maintain a very positive dialogue on this subject.
• Western political science circles are speculating that the Ukraine issue should be wrapped up, Russia should be met halfway with regard to some of its legitimate demands and then be used as part of a coalition against China. These attempts are pursuing absolutely untoward goals.
• We will wait for proposals [from the D. Trump administration]. We always emphasise that in any case politicians who say that they are for peace rather than war deserve attention. But we have no idea what exactly they will propose. Our position was clearly articulated by President Vladimir Putin during his speech at the Russian Foreign Ministry on June 14.
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🇷🇺🇦🇪 On November 15, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, who is on a working visit to Abu Dhabi, had talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and also participated in the 15th Sir Bani Yas International Forum on Peace and Security.
During the talks, the ministers discussed in detail current issues related to further development of traditionally friendly Russia-UAE relations of strategic partnership. Moscow and Abu Dhabi reaffirmed their unwavering determination to build up multifaceted mutually beneficial co-operation based on agreements reached earlier at the highest level.
The foreign ministers acknowledged the two countries’ mutual focus on maintaining regular political dialogue, strengthening inter-parliamentary ties and intensifying delegation exchange, including through the regions of the Russian Federation. Concurrently, they expressed a common opinion that amid global transformations and aggravation of systemic problems and challenges in the world economy, ensuring sustainable positive dynamics of bilateral trade is becoming increasingly important. In this regard, the ministers noted the coordinating role of the Intergovernmental Russian-Emirati Commission for Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation.
The ministers expressed confidence that the UAE’s accession to BRICS as a full-fledged member will strengthen the political, economic, scientific, technological and human potential of this association and will create additional opportunities for coordination on pressing global issues, as well as bilateral cooperation, including with due regard for the results of Russia’s 2024 BRICS presidency.
When comparing notes on key topics on the international and Middle East agendas, the main focus was on the escalation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone and the Israeli-Lebanese border area, with an emphasis on the need to take urgent measures to immediately cease fire and provide assistance to civilians who suffered during the hostilities. The ministers also reaffirmed the importance of intensifying collective efforts to ensure conditions for the earliest possible resumption of a comprehensive negotiation process between the Palestinians and Israelis on a well-known international legal basis in the interests of creating an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.
When discussing the situation in Syria, the foreign ministers voiced their support for a comprehensive political settlement in this country in accordance with the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 2254, based on the principles of preserving Syria’s unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty.
The ministers emphasised that the Yemeni crisis can be resolved exclusively through political and diplomatic means by creating necessary preconditions for the earliest possible launch of a full-scale inter-Yemeni national dialogue under the auspices of the UN.
Sergey Lavrov outlined Russia’s fundamental assessments and considerations with regard to the unfolding geopolitical situation, including the developments within and surrounding Ukraine.
🤝 It was agreed that close coordination of the approaches of Moscow and Abu Dhabi should be continued with a view to promoting a comprehensive and lasting settlement of regional conflicts through inclusive and equal dialogue that factors in the legitimate interests and concerns of all parties involved.
#RussiaUAE
During the talks, the ministers discussed in detail current issues related to further development of traditionally friendly Russia-UAE relations of strategic partnership. Moscow and Abu Dhabi reaffirmed their unwavering determination to build up multifaceted mutually beneficial co-operation based on agreements reached earlier at the highest level.
The foreign ministers acknowledged the two countries’ mutual focus on maintaining regular political dialogue, strengthening inter-parliamentary ties and intensifying delegation exchange, including through the regions of the Russian Federation. Concurrently, they expressed a common opinion that amid global transformations and aggravation of systemic problems and challenges in the world economy, ensuring sustainable positive dynamics of bilateral trade is becoming increasingly important. In this regard, the ministers noted the coordinating role of the Intergovernmental Russian-Emirati Commission for Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation.
The ministers expressed confidence that the UAE’s accession to BRICS as a full-fledged member will strengthen the political, economic, scientific, technological and human potential of this association and will create additional opportunities for coordination on pressing global issues, as well as bilateral cooperation, including with due regard for the results of Russia’s 2024 BRICS presidency.
When comparing notes on key topics on the international and Middle East agendas, the main focus was on the escalation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone and the Israeli-Lebanese border area, with an emphasis on the need to take urgent measures to immediately cease fire and provide assistance to civilians who suffered during the hostilities. The ministers also reaffirmed the importance of intensifying collective efforts to ensure conditions for the earliest possible resumption of a comprehensive negotiation process between the Palestinians and Israelis on a well-known international legal basis in the interests of creating an independent Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.
When discussing the situation in Syria, the foreign ministers voiced their support for a comprehensive political settlement in this country in accordance with the provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 2254, based on the principles of preserving Syria’s unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty.
The ministers emphasised that the Yemeni crisis can be resolved exclusively through political and diplomatic means by creating necessary preconditions for the earliest possible launch of a full-scale inter-Yemeni national dialogue under the auspices of the UN.
Sergey Lavrov outlined Russia’s fundamental assessments and considerations with regard to the unfolding geopolitical situation, including the developments within and surrounding Ukraine.
🤝 It was agreed that close coordination of the approaches of Moscow and Abu Dhabi should be continued with a view to promoting a comprehensive and lasting settlement of regional conflicts through inclusive and equal dialogue that factors in the legitimate interests and concerns of all parties involved.
#RussiaUAE
#InMemoriam
🗓 Today, Russia is marking a significant date in the history of national diplomacy. Legendary Soviet diplomat, statesman and scientist, Hero of Socialist Labour Anatoly #Dobrynin was born 1️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ years ago, on November 16, 1919.
Anatoly Dobrynin worked his way through the ranks in the Central Administration of the Soviet Foreign Ministry and was eventually promoted to Ambassador of the Soviet Union. He went down in history as one of the most accomplished and outstanding diplomats of the post-WWII period.
🇷🇺🇺🇸 Anatoly Dobrynin’s talent and professionalism were manifested most vividly during his tenure as Soviet Ambassador to the United States. He served in this capacity for almost 25 years, from 1962 until 1986 and became the doyen of the local diplomatic corps.
While serving in Washington, Anatoly Dobrynin communicated with six US Presidents, specifically, John F.Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, James Carter and Ronald Reagan. Despite the difficulties of the Cold War period and crises besetting Soviet-US relations during that era, Anatoly Dobrynin managed to establish and maintain constructive collaboration with every new US administration. During his tenure, the Soviet Embassy and the White House communicated via a secret telephone hotline making it possible to quickly address urgent issues of the bilateral and international agenda.
Anatoly Dobrynin took part in resolving the Caribbean missile crisis in 1962, and this became an outstanding episode in his biography. At that dramatic historical moment, he displayed his unique negotiating skills, an ability to understand the other side and to serve as a trusted representative of the Soviet state’s interests, while working with the Americans.
💼 The years of the so-called détente in Soviet-US relations became one of the most fruitful periods of Anatoly Dobrynin’s work in Washington. At that time, important decisions were made in the strategic arms limitation sphere. At that time, US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, an aide to President Richard Nixon, became Anatoly Dobrynin’s main negotiating partner. Dobrynin established constructive and trust-based relations with him.
After completing his diplomatic career, Dobrynin shared his rich experience in his memoirs titled "Strictly Confidential". Today, they are generally recognised as a source of valuable information on the history of Russian-US relations and global politics in the second half of the 20th century.
Anatoly Dobrynin's name is rightfully emblazoned in the history of Russian and world diplomacy. It is hard to overestimate his contribution to strengthening the positions of our country on the international arena. Officials at the Russian Foreign Ministry remember him as a wise mentor who educated an entire galaxy of prominent experts on US affairs and specialists in other fields.
👉 Read more about Anatoly Dobrynin (Department of History and Records of the Russian Foreign Ministry)
#HistoryOfDiplomacy
🗓 Today, Russia is marking a significant date in the history of national diplomacy. Legendary Soviet diplomat, statesman and scientist, Hero of Socialist Labour Anatoly #Dobrynin was born 1️⃣0️⃣5️⃣ years ago, on November 16, 1919.
Anatoly Dobrynin worked his way through the ranks in the Central Administration of the Soviet Foreign Ministry and was eventually promoted to Ambassador of the Soviet Union. He went down in history as one of the most accomplished and outstanding diplomats of the post-WWII period.
🇷🇺🇺🇸 Anatoly Dobrynin’s talent and professionalism were manifested most vividly during his tenure as Soviet Ambassador to the United States. He served in this capacity for almost 25 years, from 1962 until 1986 and became the doyen of the local diplomatic corps.
While serving in Washington, Anatoly Dobrynin communicated with six US Presidents, specifically, John F.Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, James Carter and Ronald Reagan. Despite the difficulties of the Cold War period and crises besetting Soviet-US relations during that era, Anatoly Dobrynin managed to establish and maintain constructive collaboration with every new US administration. During his tenure, the Soviet Embassy and the White House communicated via a secret telephone hotline making it possible to quickly address urgent issues of the bilateral and international agenda.
Anatoly Dobrynin took part in resolving the Caribbean missile crisis in 1962, and this became an outstanding episode in his biography. At that dramatic historical moment, he displayed his unique negotiating skills, an ability to understand the other side and to serve as a trusted representative of the Soviet state’s interests, while working with the Americans.
💼 The years of the so-called détente in Soviet-US relations became one of the most fruitful periods of Anatoly Dobrynin’s work in Washington. At that time, important decisions were made in the strategic arms limitation sphere. At that time, US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, an aide to President Richard Nixon, became Anatoly Dobrynin’s main negotiating partner. Dobrynin established constructive and trust-based relations with him.
After completing his diplomatic career, Dobrynin shared his rich experience in his memoirs titled "Strictly Confidential". Today, they are generally recognised as a source of valuable information on the history of Russian-US relations and global politics in the second half of the 20th century.
Anatoly Dobrynin's name is rightfully emblazoned in the history of Russian and world diplomacy. It is hard to overestimate his contribution to strengthening the positions of our country on the international arena. Officials at the Russian Foreign Ministry remember him as a wise mentor who educated an entire galaxy of prominent experts on US affairs and specialists in other fields.
👉 Read more about Anatoly Dobrynin (Department of History and Records of the Russian Foreign Ministry)
#HistoryOfDiplomacy
🏛 Today marks 79 years since the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded on November 16, 1945.
The history of our country’s cooperation with the Organisation began in 1954, when the USSR signed its Charter.
Today, the UNESCO List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage includes 33 Sites located in Russia. Among them is the astronomical observatories complex of the Kazan Federal University, which was included in the List last year. One of the practical results of fruitful cooperation with UNESCO is also the joint organisation of the UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize for Achievements in the Basic Sciences.
In recent years, the Organisation has been undergoing through an acute and fundamental crisis. The substitution of the principles of international law by the notorious ‘rule-based order,’ insistently pushed by the West, is having a devastating effect on UNESCO.
📰 An example of the blatant ‘double standard’ at UNESCO is the complete lack of response of the organisation’s management, and specifically Director-General Audrey Azoulay, to the murders, assassinations and persecution of Russian journalists by the Kiev regime, and the harassment and censorship of Russian media in the countries of the ‘collective West,’ despite the Executive Board instruction to ‘condemn the killings and physical violence against journalists without distinction’ is available to the Director General.
💬 Russian Foreign Ministry's Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova: “The UNESCO Secretariat and Director-General Audrey Azoulay continue to openly disregard the Kiev regime’s crimes committed against Russian journalists, including premeditated murders, terrorist attacks and assassination attempts. The UNESCO Secretariat has openly disregarded the reliable data about the murder of Russian journalists. A glaring example of this assumption is the statistics cited in the report, according to which not a single Russian journalist was killed in 2022-2023.” (from the briefing of November 13, 2024)
Russia has consistently defended UNESCO's real values and priorities as a truly universal multilateral platform, something the Organisation’s Secretariat has long forgotten.
#UNESCO79 #RussiaUNESCO
The history of our country’s cooperation with the Organisation began in 1954, when the USSR signed its Charter.
Today, the UNESCO List of World Cultural and Natural Heritage includes 33 Sites located in Russia. Among them is the astronomical observatories complex of the Kazan Federal University, which was included in the List last year. One of the practical results of fruitful cooperation with UNESCO is also the joint organisation of the UNESCO-Russia Mendeleev International Prize for Achievements in the Basic Sciences.
In recent years, the Organisation has been undergoing through an acute and fundamental crisis. The substitution of the principles of international law by the notorious ‘rule-based order,’ insistently pushed by the West, is having a devastating effect on UNESCO.
📰 An example of the blatant ‘double standard’ at UNESCO is the complete lack of response of the organisation’s management, and specifically Director-General Audrey Azoulay, to the murders, assassinations and persecution of Russian journalists by the Kiev regime, and the harassment and censorship of Russian media in the countries of the ‘collective West,’ despite the Executive Board instruction to ‘condemn the killings and physical violence against journalists without distinction’ is available to the Director General.
💬 Russian Foreign Ministry's Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova: “The UNESCO Secretariat and Director-General Audrey Azoulay continue to openly disregard the Kiev regime’s crimes committed against Russian journalists, including premeditated murders, terrorist attacks and assassination attempts. The UNESCO Secretariat has openly disregarded the reliable data about the murder of Russian journalists. A glaring example of this assumption is the statistics cited in the report, according to which not a single Russian journalist was killed in 2022-2023.” (from the briefing of November 13, 2024)
Russia has consistently defended UNESCO's real values and priorities as a truly universal multilateral platform, something the Organisation’s Secretariat has long forgotten.
#UNESCO79 #RussiaUNESCO
Forwarded from Russian Embassy in South Africa
🇷🇺 On 14 Nov, the Russian Embassy co-hosted the round table ‘African Unity in a Multipolar World’ attended by activists of the #Russophile movement from across the globe, South African experts on pan-Africanism, politics and economics, media, and culture.
🇿🇦 General Secretary of the SACP Solly Afrika Mapaila, as well as members of the ANC NEC Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Ms. Lindiwe Zulu took part in the event as speakers and guests of honour.
🎙️The Ambassador-designate of Russia to South Africa H.E. Mr. Roman Ambarov opened the event by outlining the movement’s contribution to preservation and strengthening of the traditions of friendship and mutual respect that connect Russians with other nations.
🌐 Participants of the round table called for building a new, fairer global architecture, standing up to genuine sovereignty, spoke out against the use of unlawful unilateral restrictive measures.
#Russia #SouthAfrica #EmbassyofRussia #Ambarov #russophile #MIR
🇿🇦 General Secretary of the SACP Solly Afrika Mapaila, as well as members of the ANC NEC Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Ms. Lindiwe Zulu took part in the event as speakers and guests of honour.
🎙️The Ambassador-designate of Russia to South Africa H.E. Mr. Roman Ambarov opened the event by outlining the movement’s contribution to preservation and strengthening of the traditions of friendship and mutual respect that connect Russians with other nations.
The International Russophile Movement once again brings together people from different parts of the world. The fact that these events are held in South Africa is especially important. Being Russia’s strategic partner, longtime friend and a close ally in #BRICS, South Africa is one of the leaders of the African continent,’ Roman Ambarov noted.
🌐 Participants of the round table called for building a new, fairer global architecture, standing up to genuine sovereignty, spoke out against the use of unlawful unilateral restrictive measures.
#Russia #SouthAfrica #EmbassyofRussia #Ambarov #russophile #MIR
🎙 Statement by Konstantin Vorontsov, Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation, Deputy Director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation at the Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons under Agenda Item 7 "General Exchange of Views" (Geneva, November 14, 2024)
💬 The Russian Federation reaffirms its commitment to the obligations under the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and advocates the full implementation of all its provisions.
The CCW regime has shown in practice its real ability to respond to humanitarian threats, as well as its high adaptivity to changing conditions of warfare.
☝️ The strengthening of CCW and its five Protocols is directly dependent on its universalization. We urge the States that have not done it so far to also accede to the CCW as well as to its Protocols.
We emphasize the firm observance by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of Amended Protocol II, which establishes an effective mechanism against the improper use of landmines, which are for many States a legitimate and necessary means of ensuring national security.
We confirm our reserved attitude to the possible resumption of independent expert work on Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines (MOTAPM) within the CCW. Such mines are a legitimate means of defense and any attempts to qualify their use as “special humanitarian threat” have nothing to do with reality.
🤝 We confirm our willingness to further discuss the issue of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) within the optimal platform for that – CCW Group of Governmental Experts (GGE), basing on discussion mandate and the principle of consensus.
We welcome the adoption at the Sixth Review Conference of financial rules designed to ensure the long-term and sustainable functioning of the Convention.
The Russian Federation confirms its commitment to a constructive, results-oriented dialogue with all interested parties.
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💬 The Russian Federation reaffirms its commitment to the obligations under the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) and advocates the full implementation of all its provisions.
The CCW regime has shown in practice its real ability to respond to humanitarian threats, as well as its high adaptivity to changing conditions of warfare.
☝️ The strengthening of CCW and its five Protocols is directly dependent on its universalization. We urge the States that have not done it so far to also accede to the CCW as well as to its Protocols.
We emphasize the firm observance by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation of Amended Protocol II, which establishes an effective mechanism against the improper use of landmines, which are for many States a legitimate and necessary means of ensuring national security.
We confirm our reserved attitude to the possible resumption of independent expert work on Mines Other Than Anti-Personnel Mines (MOTAPM) within the CCW. Such mines are a legitimate means of defense and any attempts to qualify their use as “special humanitarian threat” have nothing to do with reality.
🤝 We confirm our willingness to further discuss the issue of lethal autonomous weapons systems (LAWS) within the optimal platform for that – CCW Group of Governmental Experts (GGE), basing on discussion mandate and the principle of consensus.
We welcome the adoption at the Sixth Review Conference of financial rules designed to ensure the long-term and sustainable functioning of the Convention.
The Russian Federation confirms its commitment to a constructive, results-oriented dialogue with all interested parties.
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⚡️Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s upcoming participation in the G20 Summit
On November 18-19, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the #G20 Leaders’ Summit. The Russian delegation will be led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the instruction of the head of state. A majority of the G20 member states’ leaders are expected to take part.
Brasilia regards the G20 as a core element of the polycentric system of international economic relations, distinguished by an effective decision-making mechanism due to its optimal number of members as well as the principle of consensus. The theme of Brazil’s first ever presidency of the forum is “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet.”
At the summit, the partners expect to reach consensus agreements, with the process viewed through the prism of the country’s international prestige. A leadership declaration (a non-signature document approved in the absence of objections from the parties) is expected to be the summit’s major practical outcome. <...>
Russia has been actively engaged in developing and coordinating the organisational and substantive aspects of the Brazilian project, having already added advanced domestic solutions on food security and poverty eradication into the database.
The summit in Rio de Janeiro will open with the launch ceremony of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. Russia’s planned official connection to this platform will give it another opportunity to raise issues relevant to the global majority at the international level, in particular, counteracting illegal unilateral sanctions and promoting domestic experience. <...>
Russia plays a prominent role in the G20, efficiently influencing the course and direction of negotiations, as well as the content of agreements. Moscow views the platform as an essential forum for global economic governance.
The G20 is extensively used to promote Russia’s ideas on the importance of building an open and non-discriminatory global economy, and abandoning unilateral restrictive measures, trade wars and protectionism. Efforts are taken to draw attention to the long-overdue reform of the global governance architecture to benefit emerging markets, with the focus on ending the dominance of Western powers in international financial, economic and trade institutions, de-dollarisation, and increasing the share of settlements in national currencies.
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Russia has consistently advocated the essential need to depoliticise the G20, which should focus on its direct responsibilities to encourage economic growth and sustainable development. The opponents’ attempts to bring peace and security issues beyond the group’s authority to the G20 agenda are counterproductive; this destructive policy hinders progress in core areas and causes increased division between the members.
❗️Russia views its priority in the G20 as achieving constructive agreements in the forum that consider all member nations’ interests based on consensus.
Moscow seeks a proper and balanced understanding of sustainable development goals with due account of the states’ national interests, takes efforts to effectively use the G20 to promote the democratisation of international financial and economic structures, particularly, the #IMF, #WorldBank and #WTO, and makes steps to diversify mutual settlement mechanisms and build independent trans-border supply chains.
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On November 18-19, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, will host the #G20 Leaders’ Summit. The Russian delegation will be led by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the instruction of the head of state. A majority of the G20 member states’ leaders are expected to take part.
Brasilia regards the G20 as a core element of the polycentric system of international economic relations, distinguished by an effective decision-making mechanism due to its optimal number of members as well as the principle of consensus. The theme of Brazil’s first ever presidency of the forum is “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet.”
At the summit, the partners expect to reach consensus agreements, with the process viewed through the prism of the country’s international prestige. A leadership declaration (a non-signature document approved in the absence of objections from the parties) is expected to be the summit’s major practical outcome. <...>
Russia has been actively engaged in developing and coordinating the organisational and substantive aspects of the Brazilian project, having already added advanced domestic solutions on food security and poverty eradication into the database.
The summit in Rio de Janeiro will open with the launch ceremony of the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty. Russia’s planned official connection to this platform will give it another opportunity to raise issues relevant to the global majority at the international level, in particular, counteracting illegal unilateral sanctions and promoting domestic experience. <...>
Russia plays a prominent role in the G20, efficiently influencing the course and direction of negotiations, as well as the content of agreements. Moscow views the platform as an essential forum for global economic governance.
The G20 is extensively used to promote Russia’s ideas on the importance of building an open and non-discriminatory global economy, and abandoning unilateral restrictive measures, trade wars and protectionism. Efforts are taken to draw attention to the long-overdue reform of the global governance architecture to benefit emerging markets, with the focus on ending the dominance of Western powers in international financial, economic and trade institutions, de-dollarisation, and increasing the share of settlements in national currencies.
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Russia has consistently advocated the essential need to depoliticise the G20, which should focus on its direct responsibilities to encourage economic growth and sustainable development. The opponents’ attempts to bring peace and security issues beyond the group’s authority to the G20 agenda are counterproductive; this destructive policy hinders progress in core areas and causes increased division between the members.
❗️Russia views its priority in the G20 as achieving constructive agreements in the forum that consider all member nations’ interests based on consensus.
Moscow seeks a proper and balanced understanding of sustainable development goals with due account of the states’ national interests, takes efforts to effectively use the G20 to promote the democratisation of international financial and economic structures, particularly, the #IMF, #WorldBank and #WTO, and makes steps to diversify mutual settlement mechanisms and build independent trans-border supply chains.
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🛬 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrives in Rio de Janeiro to take part in the G20 Summit
📍 Rio de Janeiro, November 18
Regarding Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s upcoming participation in the G20 Summit
📍 Rio de Janeiro, November 18
Regarding Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s upcoming participation in the G20 Summit
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🇷🇺 FM Sergey Lavrov arrives to the venue, where the First Plenary Session of the G20 Summit will be soon opened. On arrival he was greeted by President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
📍 Rio de Janeiro, November 18
🇷🇺 FM Sergey Lavrov arrives to the venue, where the First Plenary Session of the G20 Summit will be soon opened. On arrival he was greeted by President of the Federative Republic of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
📍 Rio de Janeiro, November 18
⚡️ Comment by Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the murder of Narodnaya Gazeta Editor-in-Chief Yulia Kuznetsova (November 18, 2024)
▪️On November 17, Narodnaya Gazeta Editor-in-Chief Yulia Kuznetsova died in the line of duty in the village of Bolshoye Soldatskoye, the Kursk Region, as a result of a targeted UAV attack launched by armed militants of the Kiev regime.
Ukrainian Nazis dropped drone-carried munitions on a vehicle loaded with the newspaper’s archives. The ensuing blast also injured an e-typesetting operator of the newspaper and an accompanying police officer.
We express our sincere condolences to Ms Kuznetsova’s family and friends. She died while performing her professional duty. We wish her wounded colleagues a rapid recovery and convalescence.
❗️ This cold-blooded murder is yet another example of the ugly and pathologically criminal nature of the Zelensky regime, which is ready to use bloody terrorist methods against civilians, civil services, and media personnel. Moreover, the Ukrainian Nazis have launched a real hunt for journalists covering frontline events. This year alone, they delivered targeted strikes that killed war correspondents Semyon Yeryomin, Valery Kozhin, and Nikita Tsitsagi, and heavily wounded Alexei Ivliyev and Yevgeny Poddubny.
🤐 This series of cruel murders and attempts on the lives of Russian journalists is a direct consequence of the connivance tactics adopted by the Western patrons of the Nazi clique in Kiev and the deliberate hushing-up of these crimes by the relevant international organisations and human rights groups.
Yet another eloquent example of this politically biased and profoundly immoral approach is the recently published draft report for 2022-2023 on media security and the impunity problem by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, a report that ignores the official Russian data on journalist deaths during that period. <...>
Likewise, this hall of shame includes cynical statements by representatives of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). They claim that the lack of response to numerous crimes against Russian journalists from the High Commissioner and various special procedures under the UN Human Rights Council is due to Russia failing to provide access for them to confirm this data. <...>
☝️ Currently, Russia’s competent authorities are carrying out an investigation to identify and bring to account, as prescribed by law, all Ukrainian militants implicated in Yulia Kuznetsova’s murder, which is classified as a terrorist attack.
We emphasise once again: all those guilty of murdering the Russian journalist will face well-deserved and unavoidable punishment.
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▪️On November 17, Narodnaya Gazeta Editor-in-Chief Yulia Kuznetsova died in the line of duty in the village of Bolshoye Soldatskoye, the Kursk Region, as a result of a targeted UAV attack launched by armed militants of the Kiev regime.
Ukrainian Nazis dropped drone-carried munitions on a vehicle loaded with the newspaper’s archives. The ensuing blast also injured an e-typesetting operator of the newspaper and an accompanying police officer.
We express our sincere condolences to Ms Kuznetsova’s family and friends. She died while performing her professional duty. We wish her wounded colleagues a rapid recovery and convalescence.
❗️ This cold-blooded murder is yet another example of the ugly and pathologically criminal nature of the Zelensky regime, which is ready to use bloody terrorist methods against civilians, civil services, and media personnel. Moreover, the Ukrainian Nazis have launched a real hunt for journalists covering frontline events. This year alone, they delivered targeted strikes that killed war correspondents Semyon Yeryomin, Valery Kozhin, and Nikita Tsitsagi, and heavily wounded Alexei Ivliyev and Yevgeny Poddubny.
🤐 This series of cruel murders and attempts on the lives of Russian journalists is a direct consequence of the connivance tactics adopted by the Western patrons of the Nazi clique in Kiev and the deliberate hushing-up of these crimes by the relevant international organisations and human rights groups.
Yet another eloquent example of this politically biased and profoundly immoral approach is the recently published draft report for 2022-2023 on media security and the impunity problem by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, a report that ignores the official Russian data on journalist deaths during that period. <...>
Likewise, this hall of shame includes cynical statements by representatives of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). They claim that the lack of response to numerous crimes against Russian journalists from the High Commissioner and various special procedures under the UN Human Rights Council is due to Russia failing to provide access for them to confirm this data. <...>
☝️ Currently, Russia’s competent authorities are carrying out an investigation to identify and bring to account, as prescribed by law, all Ukrainian militants implicated in Yulia Kuznetsova’s murder, which is classified as a terrorist attack.
We emphasise once again: all those guilty of murdering the Russian journalist will face well-deserved and unavoidable punishment.
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❗️ Chairman of the Union of Journalists of Russia Vladimir Solovyov and the Head of the Moscow Branch of the Union of Journalists of Moscow Pavel Gusev sent a letter to the Director General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay in connection with the situation around her 2022-2023 draft report “Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity” (November 18, 2024)
✍️ The Russian Union of Journalists expresses its deep indignation regarding the situation surrounding your report on "Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity".
We are dismayed to note that the report lacks information about Russian journalists who were killed on duty over the past two years.
This fact raises serious questions about the objectivity and impartiality of the report's authors, especially in light of numerous accounts of attacks, threats, and the deaths of Russian journalists and media employees. Such situation gives the impression that UNESCO is deviating from its mission as an international organization dedicated to protect freedom of expression and the rights of all journalists, and de facto acting in accordance with the politicized agendas of certain anti-Russian states and blocs.
☝️ Disregarding the fates of Russian journalists, as well as ignoring crimes committed against them, not only undermines trust in the organization, but also contradicts its fundamental principles.
Russian Union of Journalists insists on a revision of the report's content to include objective data regarding our fallen colleagues, as well as information about Russian journalists who have faced violence, threats, and repression in a number of so-called "democratic" EU countries. Ignoring these facts is unacceptable and damages UNESCO's reputation as an independent and neutral arbiter on the protection of journalism and freedom of speech.
We hope for your attention to this matter, because respect for the profession of a journalist and his work should remain a fundamental principle of UNESCO's work.
✍️ The Russian Union of Journalists expresses its deep indignation regarding the situation surrounding your report on "Safety of Journalists and the Danger of Impunity".
We are dismayed to note that the report lacks information about Russian journalists who were killed on duty over the past two years.
This fact raises serious questions about the objectivity and impartiality of the report's authors, especially in light of numerous accounts of attacks, threats, and the deaths of Russian journalists and media employees. Such situation gives the impression that UNESCO is deviating from its mission as an international organization dedicated to protect freedom of expression and the rights of all journalists, and de facto acting in accordance with the politicized agendas of certain anti-Russian states and blocs.
☝️ Disregarding the fates of Russian journalists, as well as ignoring crimes committed against them, not only undermines trust in the organization, but also contradicts its fundamental principles.
Russian Union of Journalists insists on a revision of the report's content to include objective data regarding our fallen colleagues, as well as information about Russian journalists who have faced violence, threats, and repression in a number of so-called "democratic" EU countries. Ignoring these facts is unacceptable and damages UNESCO's reputation as an independent and neutral arbiter on the protection of journalism and freedom of speech.
We hope for your attention to this matter, because respect for the profession of a journalist and his work should remain a fundamental principle of UNESCO's work.
⚡️ In Rio de Janeiro, FM Sergey Lavrov took part in the launch ceremony of the Global Alliance against Hunger and Poverty