🗓 On September 26-28, 2024, Moscow hosts the Russian Energy Week International Forum, a major event in the energy sector and a key international platform for discussing topical issues of fuel and energy industry development.

The Forum is aimed at demonstrating the prospects of the Russian fuel and energy industry and unlocking the potential of international cooperation in the energy sector. The event is attended by representatives of federal authorities, heads of specialised foreign agencies, energy experts, heads of Russian and foreign energy companies, scientists, and media representatives.

📄 The architecture of the Forum business programme includes more than 30 events divided into thematic blocks:
- International Agenda: Cooperation for Development;
- Sustainable Energy Development;
- Technology and Data as the Foundation of Leadership;
- Development of Russia’s Fuel and Energy Industry Sectors: Strategy and Regulation;
- Socially Oriented Fuel and Energy Industry.

The Russian Energy Week will also host a meeting of #BRICS Energy Ministers and the annual meeting of the BRICS Energy Research Cooperation Platform. Special focus will be given to cooperation between Russia and Africa in the energy sector.

ℹ️ In 2023, the Russian Energy Week Forum was attended by over 5,000 people, including about 1,200 representatives of Russian and foreign businesses from 84 countries and territories, 250 companies, 21 foreign ministers, and 36 heads of diplomatic missions.

#RussianEnergyWeek #REW2024

✉️ Russia's President Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the X Eastern Economic Forum (August 28, 2025)

✍️ Friends,

I would like to extend a warm welcome to you on the opening of the X Eastern Economic Forum.

Over the past decade, the Forum, traditionally held in Vladivostok, has cemented its reputation as a respected international event. It offers businesses, including those from abroad, a valuable opportunity to discover the unique economic, scientific, technological, and infrastructural potential of Russia’s Far East, while also fostering broad and diverse international cooperation. In this regard, the theme of this year’s Forum is highly symbolic – The Far East: Cooperation for Peace and Prosperity.

As the centre of global economic activity continues to shift towards the Asia-Pacific, new opportunities are emerging to develop mutually beneficial ties among countries across the region, not only through bilateral partnerships, but also within multilateral frameworks such as the #SCO and #BRICS.

Russia remains open to constructive dialogue with all interested partners and is committed to playing an active role in joint efforts to build a fair system of international relations in the Asia-Pacific – one based on genuine equality and mutual respect for each other’s legitimate interests.

I am confident that the Forum’s participants – government officials, local authorities, entrepreneurs, experts, and public figures from dozens of countries – will engage in meaningful discussions on topical issues facing the region and the wider world and will help shape new approaches and practical mechanisms for working together.

I wish you a successful and productive Forum.

#EEF2025

#Intervision

🎤 On September 20, the final of the international music contest "Intervision" will take place at the Live Arena venue.

Artists from over 20 countries will participate, including states from #BRICS, #CIS, Latin America, Asia, and Africa.

A video adress to the contest participants was sent by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.

🔊 The participants’ musical tracks are available to listen to👇

🇷🇺 Russia — SHAMAN, “Straight to the Heart” (VK)

🇧🇾 Belarus — Nastya Kravchenko, “Moth” (VK)

🇧🇷 Brazil — Luciano Calazans & Thais Nader, “Popcorn with Love” (VK)

🇨🇳 China — Wang Xi, “天边” (VK)

🇨🇴 Colombia — Nidia Góngora, “En Los Manglares” (VK)

🇨🇺 Cuba — Zulema Iglesias Salazar, “Guaguancó” (VK)

🇪🇬 Egypt — Mustafa Saad, “Ben elbanat” (VK)

🇰🇿 Kazakhstan — AMRE, “Steppe Light” (VK)

🇰🇪 Kenya — Sanaipei Tande, “Flavour” (VK)

🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan — The Nomad Trio, “Jalgiz saga” (VK)

🇲🇬 Madagascar — Denise & D-Lain, “Tiako Hanjeky” (VK)

🇶🇦 Qatar — Dana Al Meer, “Huwa Dha Anta” (VK)

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia — Zena Emad, “Mojrd Ham” (VK)

🇷🇸 Serbia — Slobodan Trkulja, “Three Little Roses” (VK)

🇿🇦 South Africa — Mzansi Jikelele, “Home” (VK)

🇹🇯 Tajikistan — Farrukh Hasanov, “Burn!” (VK)

🇺🇸 USA — Brandon Howard, “We Are Champions” (VK)

🇻🇪 Venezuela — Omar Acedo, “La Fiesta de la Paz” (VK)

🇻🇳 Vietnam — Duc Phuc, “Phù Đổng Thiên Vương” (VK)

👉 Competition Website

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📆 Reminder: Press conference on the preparation and holding of the international music contest "Intervision" will be held at 11 am on September 16, at the Reception House of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spiridonovka St., 17).

Participants: Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, Head of the Organizing Committee of the international music contest “Intervision” Dmitry Chernyshenko and General Director of the Channel One Russia Konstantin Ernst.

We also wish to inform that First Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office of the Russian Federation, Sergey Kiriyenko, will also attend the press conference.

📍 September 16, 11:00 — Moscow, Spiridonovka St., 17

Russian and foreign journalists are invited to attend the press conference.

👉 Learn more

📺 Remarks by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the General Debate of 80th Session of the UN General Assembly.

Key points (Unofficial translation):

• 80 years ago the most terrible war in human history came to an end. More than 70 million people fell victim to hostilities, hunger and disease. In 1945 the course of world history changed forever. We hold sacred the memory of brotherhood-in-arms with all Allies who then stood on the side of truth in the struggle against the forces of evil.

• #UNCharterIsOurRules The principles and the Charter agreed upon by the founding fathers of our Organization still serve as a bright beacon for international cooperation.

• We advocate for the unconditional observance of the principle of equality. In it lies the guarantee that all countries can take their rightful place in world affairs, regardless of their military power, population size, territory or economy.

• Russia strongly condemned the Hamas militants’ attack on peaceful Israelis on October 7, 2023. However, there is no justification for the brutal killing of Palestinian civilians, just as there is no justification for terrorism.

• The Arabic language is not banned in Israel, nor is Hebrew in Arab countries or Iran – but the Russian language is banned in Ukraine. Let me recall that Article 1 of the Charter speaks of the need to respect human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction of race, sex, language or religion. Europe remains silent, obsessed with the utopian goal of inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia.

• The rights of Russians and Russian-speaking people in the territories still under the control of the Kiev regime must be fully restored. On this basis we are ready to discuss the security guarantees for Ukraine.

• Russia and the US bear a special responsibility for world affairs, for avoiding risks that could plunge humanity into a new war.

• The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (#SCO) and #BRICS play a special role as mechanisms for coordination of countries of the Global South and East.

• NATO is already cramped in Europe, and it is expanding into the Pacific Ocean, the South China Sea, the Taiwan Strait, undermining the universal ASEAN mechanisms and creating threats not only to China and Russia but also to other countries in the region.

• Speaking of the future, we must not forget the lessons of the past – especially when Nazism is once again raising its head in Europe, militarization is gaining momentum under the same anti-Russian slogans. This causes particular concern given that a number of political figures, now in power in Brussels and certain EU and NATO capitals, seriously discuss World War III as a possible scenario.

• We call on member states and the Secretariat’s leadership to scrupulously follow all the Charter’s principles – without exception and without double standards. Then the legacy of the UN’s founding fathers will not be wasted.

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