✈️🎫 ASEAN and Russia 🇷🇺 are proud to announce the launch of the initiative “Expanding Business Contacts between Russia and ASEAN Countries’ Tourism Enterprises through Russian Language Training and Experience Exchange” - a landmark program designed to foster mutual understanding, enhance cultural exchange, and strengthen ties between ASEAN Member States and Russia. This initiative, funded by the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership Fund (#ARDPF), is taking place from July to August 2024.
🔹️The project aims to strengthen ties between tourism enterprises in Russia and ASEAN by offering targeted Russian language training and promoting experience exchange.
🔹️Within the framework of the project around 50 participants (in 2 batches) from all ASEAN Member States will get a full-time study of the Russian language, culture, history and cuisine. They will take part in excursions and practices aimed at better understanding the Russian tourist market, studying of the peculiarity of working with Russian tourists’ groups including the methods of attraction of Russian tourists, as well as providing tourist services at a high level.
🔹️This initiative also includes familiarization tours, master classes, workshops and round table discussions with major Russian tour operators, tour agencies and leading hotels in order to get all necessary recommendations for attracting ASEAN countries’ tourists to Russia and share information on new Russian tourist products.
🚩Started in 2010 with an online language course for tour operators from ASEAN, through the years this initiative has been developed into a comprehensive program that includes not only language studies, but also history, culture and field visits in Russia. As a result, more than 160 professionals from ASEAN returned to their countries as Russian speaking tour operators, guides, and hoteliers and now work with Russian tourists, as well as promote Russian tourism products in the region.
🤝The project's outcome is expected to be an increase in mutual tourist flows through the development and implementation of new and interesting tourist products, ensuring a comfortable and safe stay for tourists, introducing new technologies and methods of working with tourists, and improving the linguistic competence of industry staff from ASEAN Member States.
🔹️The project aims to strengthen ties between tourism enterprises in Russia and ASEAN by offering targeted Russian language training and promoting experience exchange.
🔹️Within the framework of the project around 50 participants (in 2 batches) from all ASEAN Member States will get a full-time study of the Russian language, culture, history and cuisine. They will take part in excursions and practices aimed at better understanding the Russian tourist market, studying of the peculiarity of working with Russian tourists’ groups including the methods of attraction of Russian tourists, as well as providing tourist services at a high level.
🔹️This initiative also includes familiarization tours, master classes, workshops and round table discussions with major Russian tour operators, tour agencies and leading hotels in order to get all necessary recommendations for attracting ASEAN countries’ tourists to Russia and share information on new Russian tourist products.
🚩Started in 2010 with an online language course for tour operators from ASEAN, through the years this initiative has been developed into a comprehensive program that includes not only language studies, but also history, culture and field visits in Russia. As a result, more than 160 professionals from ASEAN returned to their countries as Russian speaking tour operators, guides, and hoteliers and now work with Russian tourists, as well as promote Russian tourism products in the region.
🤝The project's outcome is expected to be an increase in mutual tourist flows through the development and implementation of new and interesting tourist products, ensuring a comfortable and safe stay for tourists, introducing new technologies and methods of working with tourists, and improving the linguistic competence of industry staff from ASEAN Member States.
🗓 On June 30 - July 5 and June 20-21, representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation 🇷🇺 took part in the 14th ASEANAPOL Contact Persons Meeting (#ACPM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 🇲🇾 and the 12th ASEANAPOL Training Cooperation Meeting (#ATCM) in Vientiane, Laos 🇱🇦.
🔹️Russian delegates undelined the important role #ASEANAPOL plays in strengthening cooperation and information exchange between law-enforcement agencies of the countries of the region in the sphere of combating terrorism, extremism and transnational organized crime.
🔹️The Russian side reaffirmed its commitment to further promote ties with ASEANAPOL including by enhancing capacity building efforts through increasing the quantity and widening the scope of the specialized trainings for law-enforcement experts from #ASEAN Member States that Russia 🇷🇺 has been conducting since 2012.
🔹️Russian delegates undelined the important role #ASEANAPOL plays in strengthening cooperation and information exchange between law-enforcement agencies of the countries of the region in the sphere of combating terrorism, extremism and transnational organized crime.
🔹️The Russian side reaffirmed its commitment to further promote ties with ASEANAPOL including by enhancing capacity building efforts through increasing the quantity and widening the scope of the specialized trainings for law-enforcement experts from #ASEAN Member States that Russia 🇷🇺 has been conducting since 2012.
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🇷🇺🇮🇳 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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💬 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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🇷🇺🇮🇳 The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin presented the Order of St Andrew the Apostle to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi. The ceremony was held in St Andrew’s Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.
💬 Vladimir Putin: It is a great honour for me to present the highest order of the Russian Federation, the Order of St Andrew the Apostle, to Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi.
🎖 It is the oldest order instituted more than three centuries ago by Russian Emperor Peter the Great. According to the statute, the order is awarded to outstanding Russian politicians and public figures as well as foreign leaders for distinguished service. <...>
By presenting the Order of St Andrew the Apostle, we express sincere gratitude for the contribution you have made to strengthening friendship and mutual understanding between our countries and nations. You have always been a strong advocate of expanding contacts with Russia. Back when you were the chief minister of the state of Gujarat, you proposed establishing sister ties with Russian regions, in particular, with the Astrakhan Region.
🤝 As the head of the Indian government for the past ten years, you have made tangible efforts to ensure that Russia-India relations become a specially privileged strategic partnership.
It is with your direct support that largest Russia-India projects have been implemented successfully in trade and the economy, in the military-technical industry, nuclear and hydrogen energy, in high technology and space development. It is hard to overestimate your contribution to shaping a steady foundation for Russia-India cooperation in the international arena, where both our countries protect the principles of multipolarity and strict compliance with international law.
🌐 Russia and India work together to ensure stability and global and regional security, and closely cooperate at #BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (#SCO).
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💬 Vladimir Putin: It is a great honour for me to present the highest order of the Russian Federation, the Order of St Andrew the Apostle, to Prime Minister of the Republic of India Narendra Modi.
🎖 It is the oldest order instituted more than three centuries ago by Russian Emperor Peter the Great. According to the statute, the order is awarded to outstanding Russian politicians and public figures as well as foreign leaders for distinguished service. <...>
By presenting the Order of St Andrew the Apostle, we express sincere gratitude for the contribution you have made to strengthening friendship and mutual understanding between our countries and nations. You have always been a strong advocate of expanding contacts with Russia. Back when you were the chief minister of the state of Gujarat, you proposed establishing sister ties with Russian regions, in particular, with the Astrakhan Region.
🤝 As the head of the Indian government for the past ten years, you have made tangible efforts to ensure that Russia-India relations become a specially privileged strategic partnership.
It is with your direct support that largest Russia-India projects have been implemented successfully in trade and the economy, in the military-technical industry, nuclear and hydrogen energy, in high technology and space development. It is hard to overestimate your contribution to shaping a steady foundation for Russia-India cooperation in the international arena, where both our countries protect the principles of multipolarity and strict compliance with international law.
🌐 Russia and India work together to ensure stability and global and regional security, and closely cooperate at #BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (#SCO).
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#RussiaIndia
🏸🏆 The team of the Russian Mission to ASEAN and Russian Embassy in Indonesia 🇷🇺 took part in a friendly badminton tournament with #ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta 🇮🇩. The teams faced off in a friendly yet competitive atmosphere.
🙏 Always happy to meet ASEAN friends both at working meeting and sports venues!
🙏 Always happy to meet ASEAN friends both at working meeting and sports venues!
🗓 On July 13, the 16th ASEAN-Russia Senior Economic Officials Meeting (#SEOM-Russia consultation) was held in Vientiane, Lao PDR 🇱🇦.
🔹️Participants discussed the key dimensions of the ASEAN-Russia Trade and Investment Work Programme for 2021-2025: agriculture, digital economy, logistics, climate change, tourism, creative economy. Russia 🇷🇺 and #ASEAN Member States agreed to develop and adopt in 2025 the new Strategic Programme of trade and investment cooperation.
🔹️Delegates expressed support to enhancing the scope of joint projects under the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership Financial Fund (#ARDPF).
🔹️Both sides also highlighted a number of the ASEAN-#EAEU projects and capacity building initiatives.
🔹️Participants discussed the key dimensions of the ASEAN-Russia Trade and Investment Work Programme for 2021-2025: agriculture, digital economy, logistics, climate change, tourism, creative economy. Russia 🇷🇺 and #ASEAN Member States agreed to develop and adopt in 2025 the new Strategic Programme of trade and investment cooperation.
🔹️Delegates expressed support to enhancing the scope of joint projects under the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership Financial Fund (#ARDPF).
🔹️Both sides also highlighted a number of the ASEAN-#EAEU projects and capacity building initiatives.
🗓 On July 14, Russian delegation took part in the 13th EAS Senior Economic Officials Meeting (#EAS SEOM consultation) in Vientiane, Lao PDR 🇱🇦.
🔹️Participants discussed key regional and global economic challenges, possible collective response and potential directions for cooperation, taking into consideration the discussions held at the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference and ongoing work in the WTO.
🔹️Russia 🇷🇺 informed the Meeting on its economic development pace and shared thoughts on how and in which spheres to promote tangible interaction.
🔹️Participants discussed key regional and global economic challenges, possible collective response and potential directions for cooperation, taking into consideration the discussions held at the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference and ongoing work in the WTO.
🔹️Russia 🇷🇺 informed the Meeting on its economic development pace and shared thoughts on how and in which spheres to promote tangible interaction.
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🎙 Statement by FM Sergey Lavrov during the UNSC meeting on multilateral cooperation in the interest of a more just, democratic and sustainable world order
📍 New York, July 16, 2024
💬 Today, the very foundations of the international legal order - strategic stability and the UN-centric system of international politics - are put to the test. We won’t be able to resolve the mounting conflicts unless we understand their root causes and restore faith in our ability to join forces for the common good and justice for all.
Let’s face it: not all countries represented in this chamber recognise the key principle of the UN Charter which is the sovereign equality of all states. Speaking through its presidents, the US has long declared its exceptionalism. This applies to Washington’s attitude towards its allies, whom it demands to be unquestioningly obedient even to the detriment of their national interests.
👉 Rule, America! This is the thrust of the notorious “rules-based order” which presents a direct threat to multilateralism and international peace.
The most important components of international law - the UN Charter and the resolutions of our Council - are interpreted by the collective West in a perverse and selective manner, depending on the instructions coming from the White House.
Key talking points:
• Washington’s hegemonistic policy has been the same for decades. Absolutely all schemes of Euro-Atlantic security were based on America’s domination, including the subjugation of Europe and the “containment” of Russia. The main role in this was assigned to NATO, which has ultimately tramped down the European Union that had been created to serve Europeans. The alliance has unceremoniously privatised OSCE bodies in brazen violation of the Helsinki Final Act.
• The unrestrained enlargement of NATO, which went on for years contrary to Moscow’s warnings, has also provoked the Ukraine crisis that began with the state coup organised by Washington in February 2014 to seize full control of Ukraine and use the neo-Nazi regime they brought to power to prepare an attack on Russia.
• NATO’s military infrastructure is moving into the Pacific with the obvious aim of undermining the ASEAN-centric architecture, which has for many decades been built on the principles of equality, mutual interests and consensus.
• Where are the free market attributes that the US and its allies have been telling everyone to follow for so many years? Market economy, fair competition, inviolability of private property, presumption of innocence, freedom of movement of people, goods, capital and services - all of these have been scrapped.
• The pivotal element of the reform of the UN should be the reshuffle of the UN Security Council, <...> which clearly has too many representatives of the collective West. A badly needed step is to reach the broadest accord possible on the concrete parameters of the reform, which should increase the representation of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
• The personnel policy of the UN Secretariat should be changed as well to eliminate the domination of Western citizens and subjects in the administrative UN bodies. The UN Secretary-General and his staff must faithfully and with no exceptions comply with the principles of impartiality and neutrality.
• #BRICS and the #SCO are playing an increasing role in the development of a just multilateral world based on the principles of the UN Charter. Their member states represent different regions and civilisations whose interaction is based on equality, mutual respect, consensus and mutually accepted compromises, which is the golden standard of multilateral cooperation involving great powers.
❗️ The UN will be able to overcome current disagreements and to reach consensus on most issues if everyone, without exception, honours its letter and spirit. “The end of history” has failed to materialise. Let us work together in the interests of launching the history of genuine multilateralism that reflects the entire wealth of cultural and civilisational diversity of the world’s nations.
📍 New York, July 16, 2024
💬 Today, the very foundations of the international legal order - strategic stability and the UN-centric system of international politics - are put to the test. We won’t be able to resolve the mounting conflicts unless we understand their root causes and restore faith in our ability to join forces for the common good and justice for all.
Let’s face it: not all countries represented in this chamber recognise the key principle of the UN Charter which is the sovereign equality of all states. Speaking through its presidents, the US has long declared its exceptionalism. This applies to Washington’s attitude towards its allies, whom it demands to be unquestioningly obedient even to the detriment of their national interests.
👉 Rule, America! This is the thrust of the notorious “rules-based order” which presents a direct threat to multilateralism and international peace.
The most important components of international law - the UN Charter and the resolutions of our Council - are interpreted by the collective West in a perverse and selective manner, depending on the instructions coming from the White House.
Key talking points:
• Washington’s hegemonistic policy has been the same for decades. Absolutely all schemes of Euro-Atlantic security were based on America’s domination, including the subjugation of Europe and the “containment” of Russia. The main role in this was assigned to NATO, which has ultimately tramped down the European Union that had been created to serve Europeans. The alliance has unceremoniously privatised OSCE bodies in brazen violation of the Helsinki Final Act.
• The unrestrained enlargement of NATO, which went on for years contrary to Moscow’s warnings, has also provoked the Ukraine crisis that began with the state coup organised by Washington in February 2014 to seize full control of Ukraine and use the neo-Nazi regime they brought to power to prepare an attack on Russia.
• NATO’s military infrastructure is moving into the Pacific with the obvious aim of undermining the ASEAN-centric architecture, which has for many decades been built on the principles of equality, mutual interests and consensus.
• Where are the free market attributes that the US and its allies have been telling everyone to follow for so many years? Market economy, fair competition, inviolability of private property, presumption of innocence, freedom of movement of people, goods, capital and services - all of these have been scrapped.
• The pivotal element of the reform of the UN should be the reshuffle of the UN Security Council, <...> which clearly has too many representatives of the collective West. A badly needed step is to reach the broadest accord possible on the concrete parameters of the reform, which should increase the representation of Asia, Africa and Latin America.
• The personnel policy of the UN Secretariat should be changed as well to eliminate the domination of Western citizens and subjects in the administrative UN bodies. The UN Secretary-General and his staff must faithfully and with no exceptions comply with the principles of impartiality and neutrality.
• #BRICS and the #SCO are playing an increasing role in the development of a just multilateral world based on the principles of the UN Charter. Their member states represent different regions and civilisations whose interaction is based on equality, mutual respect, consensus and mutually accepted compromises, which is the golden standard of multilateral cooperation involving great powers.
❗️ The UN will be able to overcome current disagreements and to reach consensus on most issues if everyone, without exception, honours its letter and spirit. “The end of history” has failed to materialise. Let us work together in the interests of launching the history of genuine multilateralism that reflects the entire wealth of cultural and civilisational diversity of the world’s nations.