🇷🇺🇮🇷 President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to Masoud Pezeshkian, the newly-elected President of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

✉️ President Putin: Russian-Iranian relations are of friendly and good neighbourly nature. Moscow and Tehran effectively coordinate efforts in resolving relevant issues on the international agenda.

I am counting that your activity as President will facilitate further growth of constructive bilateral cooperation in all directions for the benefit of our friendly peoples and will strengthen regional security and stability.

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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme (July 7, 2024, Moscow)

❓Question: We can see an evident change in the rhetoric of the current Ukrainian leadership: it is less peremptory, they do not mention reaching the 1991 borders. How would you comment on it?

💬 Sergey Lavrov: Zelensky might say something quite the opposite tomorrow.

We will only consider, assess and evaluate specific deeds. For what they say every day we have a saying about Yemelya. Better not to use it as the basis for policy, but decide on our actions proceeding from the objectives set in the special military operation.

🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme (July 7, 2024)
 
❓Question: You said that Joe Biden was a more preferable president for Russia. But we see what is happening now. How would you comment on that?

💬 Sergey Lavrov: It was President Vladimir Putin who said this in reply to a question about which candidate we “favour.”

Frankly, it is a pathetic sight. When the system of “American democracy” produces such results and this course of the presidential race, anyone can make their own independent conclusions about the way things are orchestrated and arranged.

Take another “democracy,” France. The first round of the presidential election is over there. There can be two rounds, and it appears that the second round was designed to manipulate voters’ will that was expressed during the first round. When candidates can withdraw from the race, and they are convinced to do that to smooth things down for the “victory” of the conservatives or populists, it does not look like democracy.

A direct expression of will is the result of public opinion. We know what people think. If the results of the first round were used to form the parliament, France would have seen serious change.

🤝 On July 8, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosted a meeting between Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and African Countries, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov and the "Arab Group for Peace" delegation led by former President of the People's Democratic Republic of #Yemen Ali Nasser Mohammed.

The discussions entailed a comprehensive exchange of views on pressing Middle Eastern issues, emphasizing the resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the security of maritime navigation in the Red Sea, and the stabilization of the situations in Yemen and Sudan.

🇷🇺 The Russian delegation reiterated its steadfast commitment to political and diplomatic solutions for the region's ongoing crises and conflicts, adhering to the principles and norms of international law, including the provisions of the UN Charter.

🇷🇺🇮🇷📞 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin spoke over the phone with President-elect of the Islamic Republic of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Masoud Pezeshkian on his victory in the presidential election and wished him success in this important office.

Both Sides expressed their satisfaction with the current high level of bilateral neighbourly relations, and reaffirmed their commitment to closely work together to further develop mutually beneficial cooperation in various areas.

🤝 The two Leaders agreed to establish personal contact this year.

✉️ Also, a message of congratulations was sent to Masoud Pezeshkian.

#RussiaIran

О Санкт-Петербургском международном форуме
объединенных культур
 
В период с 12 по 14 сентября 2024 года в культурной столице России состоится юбилейный, Х Санкт-Петербургский международный форум объединенных культур.

Это масштабное мероприятие соберет представителей официальных правительственных делегаций, ведущих экспертов и всемирно известных деятелей культуры из разных стран. Ожидается участие высшего руководства Российской Федерации.

В ходе Форума будут подробно обсуждаться актуальные вопросы глобального развития современной культурной среды. Одной из главных целей ставится укрепление международного сотрудничества в сфере культуры и искусства в духе открытости, взаимопонимания и взаимного уважения национальных культурных традиций во всем их многообразии.

В прошлом году на площадке девятого Форума были представлены 92 государства.
🇱🇧Ливанскую делегацию возглавил Министр культуры Ливанской Республики, судья Мухаммед Виссам Муртада.

حول منتدى سانت بطرسبرغ الدولي للثقافات المتحدة
 
في الفترة من 12 إلى 14 أيلول 2024، ستقام في عاصمة روسيا الثقافية، الذكرى السنوية العاشرة لمنتدى سانت بطرسبرغ الدولي للثقافات المتحدة.

هذا الحدث واسع النطاق، سيجمع ممثلين عن الوفود الحكومية الرسمية، وكبار الخبراء والشخصيات الثقافية المشهورة عالميًا من مختلف البلدان. ومن المتوقع مشاركة الإدارة العليا للاتحاد الروسي.

كما سيتم بالتفصيل مناقشة القضايا الحالية المتعلقة بالتطور العالمي للبيئة الثقافية الحديثة، خلال هذا المنتدى. وأحد الأهداف الرئيسية سيكون تعزيز التعاون الدولي في مجال الثقافة والفن، بروح الانفتاح والتفاهم والاحترام المتبادل للتقاليد الثقافية الوطنية بكل تنوعها.

في المنتدى التاسع، في العام الماضي، شاركت 92 دولة. وترأس الوفد 🇱🇧 اللبناني وزير الثقافة في الجمهورية اللبنانية القاضي محمد وسام مرتضى.

🇷🇺🇮🇳 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, on an official visit to Russia, held talks in the Grand Kremlin Palace.

💬 Vladimir Putin: Mr Prime Minister, this is your first official visit after your reappointment following parliamentary elections. I would like to congratulate you on this once again.

Our countries have long-time friendship and good relations that have evolved over the decades. This year, we are marking the 77th Anniversary of diplomatic relations.

Today, our relations have the status of a specially privileged strategic partnership. We are in permanent contact, and we prioritise the development of trade and economic ties. Certainly, their development meets the interests of the people of India and the peoples of the Russian Federation.

📈 Last year, our trade soared by 60 percent and even more, by 66 percent; it increased by an additional 20 percent in the first quarter of 2024.

🌐 We cooperate closely on the international arena, including at international organisations, primarily the #UN and such associations as the #SCO and #BRICS.

Yesterday, we had an opportunity to discuss virtually all practical issues in an informal setting. I am grateful to you for devoting attention to the most acute issues and for trying to find some options for resolving the Ukraine crisis, primarily by peaceful methods.

Mr Prime Minister, we will be delighted to see you in Kazan this autumn at the upcoming BRICS Summit.

At the end of my opening remarks, I would like to wish you new successes in facilitating the development of the Indian state. You and I know each other for a long time, and I know that your entire life is devoted to implementing the idea of strengthening the Indian state and improving the life of the people of India.

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🎙 Russia's President Vladimir Putin addressed the Plenary Session of the 10th #BRICS Parliamentary Forum (July 11, St Petersburg)

💬 President Vladimir Putin: The theme of this forum — The Role of Parliaments in Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security — is extremely important. It speaks for itself, highlighting the nature of the fundamental global transformations underway today.

Your open discussions, the face-to-face conversations between legislators representing their voters fully align with the principles that underpin BRICS philosophy. These include consideration of each other’s interests, reliance on democracy in international relations, respect for sovereignty of nations and their right to determine their own development trajectories.

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🌐 We understand very well that formation of a world order that reflects the real balance of forces and the new geopolitical, economic and demographic reality is a complicated and, unfortunately, even painful process – mainly because the efforts of the BRICS members and other developing countries are facing fierce resistance from the ruling elites of the so-called “golden billion” states.

Acting contrary to historical logic and often to the detriment of the long-term interests of their own nations, they seek to cement a certain order based on their own so-called rules that nobody has ever seen, discussed or adopted. These rules are written or corrected every time anew, to suit every specific situation and in the interests of those who consider themselves exceptional and arrogated the right to dictate their will to others. This is classical colonialism at its best, a clear attempt to replace legitimate international law and monopolise the ultimate truth – and this monopoly is destructive.

The pressure on those who have their own stance is growing. Contrary to the principles of international law, they are using force and coercion, unilateral sanctions, selective application of trade rules, and blackmail.

We have seen attempts to restrict direct contacts between lawmakers, which goes against the principle of free interparliamentary cooperation and the sovereign right of official representatives of every state to protect their national interests.

That is why today the significance and relevance of collective work by people’s representatives on the constructive agenda of our association are rising dramatically.

🇷🇺 Let me remind you that the main goal of Russia’s BRICS Chairmanship this year is to create the most favourable conditions for consistent development of all its members. I am convinced that, by acting together in unity, we will be able to fulfill our countries’ potential in the economy, investment, technology, and human capital; to strengthen the positive impact of BRICS on global developments and make the world safer and more harmonious.

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🇷🇺🇺🇳 Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the UN:

🎙 Explanation of vote by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy prior to the vote on the UNGA draft resolution “Safety and security of nuclear facilities of Ukraine, including the ZNPP" (July 11, 2024)

💬 When many of the UN Member States received an invitation to June’s pseudo-peace and pseudo-global get-together in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, they asked for our assessment of this venture. We urged our colleagues not to cherish any illusions about the true intentions of its organizers.

Those intentions were plain to see. They wanted by hook or by crook to cajole as many countries as possible into coming to pose for a group photo in order to create the appearance of universal support for the Kiev regime and its Western sponsors. <...>

Colleagues, we now have the opportunity to see for ourselves that our Western colleagues cannot be trusted even when it comes to some trifling matters. Today, before your eyes, a draft resolution provocatively entitled "Safety and Security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine, including the ZNPP" has been pushed through in the General Assembly.

Although disguised, the primary goal of the resolution is fairly clear. Its sponsors are seeking to endorse the outcomes of the meeting in the Alps with the blessing from the General Assembly, and thus promote the false Western narrative about the source of threats to nuclear facilities in Ukraine.

I believe it is obvious to all sensible people present here that such sensitive and technical issues should be discussed in the UN Office in Vienna under the auspices of the Agency, which possesses the relevant mandate, expertise and competence to do so. <...>

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🎙 Remarks to the press by First Deputy Permanent Representative Dmitry Polyanskiy following the vote on the UNGA draft resolution "Safety and Security of Ukraine’s Nuclear Facilities, Including the ZNPP" (July 11, 2024)

Key talking points:

💬 You all had the opportunity to witness what has happened. There was a politicized resolution, presented by Ukraine under the guise of the problems of nuclear safety of this country. But in fact, it was a political draft.

• Of course, this another nonconsensual, politicized draft will make absolutely no effect on the ground, as the previous ones. It may only unfortunately embolden the party of war in Europe, in the US and in Ukraine, of course.

• The obvious thing which should be added to it [resolution], of course, is the condemnation of Ukrainian strikes on the Zaporozhskaya NPP. There are so many proofs to these strikes. I showed one. It is a UAV which we brought from there. There are dozens of these cases. All of them are being documented, and this big truth is absolutely out of the draft. It shows how detached it is from reality.

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🎙 Briefing by MFA Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova (July 12, 2024)

🔹 Outcomes of NATO summit in Washington, D.C.
🔹 US President’s remarks at the NATO summit
🔹 Ukrainian crisis
🔹 Kiev regime's war crimes
🔹 Situation in Moldova
🔹 Korean Peninsula
🔹 Japan’s new anti-Russia steps
🔹 The establishment of the Alliance of Sahel States
🔹 The activity of the Emergency Youth Aid public organisation

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#Ukraine #NATO

Ultimately, Kiev was promised an irreversible path to the alliance. I’m not sure what they have in mind when they say irreversible path. The only image this term conjures up is a road that leads to a precipice. Now, in order to make sense of what they are talking about, they have come up with another term for the irreversible path to the alliance and call it a bridge to the alliance. Truth be told, its length has yet to be determined. However, I will reveal a military secret for the Kiev regime to be aware of what it is about: it is indeed a bridge to NATO, but it’s a drawbridge any way you look at it.

#US

It is nobody’s business other than the US Department of State. But the other countries’ foreign ministries should be concerned with what President Biden said at the NATO summit. He did not speak about America’s domestic issues or the summit’s agenda but about global issues that concern absolutely all nations. The reaction of the international community, which became public knowledge several hours after Biden’s press statements, is indicative.

It was that reaction that made top news as the outcome of the NATO summit.

The US State Department and Administration probably thought that it would be seen as proof of Biden’s competence and competitiveness as a presidential candidate. But it turned out differently. They have only made matters worse, especially after President Biden called Putin the president of Ukraine and said that “Vice-President Trump” was qualified to be president.

#Armenia

Russia has never made its friends or partners choose between being “with us” and “against us.” This is contrary to our philosophy. Unlike this, the Western countries show unrestrained impudence and complete disregard for the interests and concerns of their strategic dialogue partners, present or future.

The Americans are motivated by self-interest, which is evident from their hitherto unseen active enthusiasm about looking after Armenia. The country has gone through difficult periods many times before. Why wasn’t the US showing generosity, helping, or offering Armenia opportunities?