📰 Today, a meeting of the Council of Heads of State – participants of the CIS will take place in the Grand Kremlin Palace. Before the summit begins, Vladimir Putin will hold several bilateral meetings.

🇷🇺🇦🇿 The meeting with the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, has already started.

Relations are developing positively, as we noted during the official visit to Azerbaijan. The trade turnover is 4.3 billion dollars, and our direct investments in the Azerbaijani economy exceed four billion. There are many good and interesting projects in the energy sector and in infrastructure development, and they are all promising, all real, viable projects, both bilateral and multilateral. – said President Vladimir Putin at the beginning of the meeting.

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🇷🇺 CIS leaders took a joint photo before the start of the summit in Moscow

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🇷🇺 The President of Russia spoke at the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS in a narrow format.

"Cooperation within the CIS is one of the main priorities of the foreign policy of the Russian Federation. For us, the countries of the Commonwealth are the closest neighbors, friends, and strategic partners. We are naturally focused on strengthening our cooperation in every possible way. This is precisely what the concept of the Russian presidency in 2024 and the comprehensive plan of corresponding activities are aimed at," said Vladimir Putin.

Other statements by the President of the Russian Federation:

✅ Humanitarian ties in the CIS space continue to develop dynamically, and partnership in science is deepening.

✅ In the first half of 2024, the combined GDP of the CIS countries increased by 4.7%, and investment in fixed capital grew by 11.2%. Cooperation between the CIS countries and BRICS will strengthen the Commonwealth's position in global affairs.

✅ The processes of import substitution in the CIS space are progressing rapidly.

✅ The fight against terrorism, extremism, and crime is a key focus of joint work for the CIS countries.

✅ Mirziyoyev's initiative on the cooperation program for deradicalization is timely and will be approved at the CIS summit in Moscow.

✅ The President proposed to support the idea of creating an association of volunteer organizations in the CIS and to make volunteer forums an annual event.

✅ Russia proposes that CIS countries create a common register of the memorial heritage of the Great Patriotic War.

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📰 The meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the CIS continued in an expanded format.

"Our joint efforts are consistently strengthening the authority of the CIS as a regional integration association. The participants of the Commonwealth act exclusively on the principles of mutual understanding, equality, and good neighborliness, successfully addressing key tasks to improve the welfare and quality of life of our citizens," noted Vladimir Putin in his speech.

🇧🇾 During the meeting, Lukashenko stated:

"You can steal memory, but you cannot steal the truth... If it weren't for the heroism of the Soviet people, there would be no states or people who are doing everything to discredit the feat of the Soviet people and take away our great Victory."

📋 The event is attended by the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon, head of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov, Presidents of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Serdar Berdymukhamedov, as well as Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan.

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✍️ Following the CIS summit, a package of cooperation documents was signed, along with an Address from the Heads of State of the CIS member countries to the peoples of the Commonwealth and the global community in connection with the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945.

"We, the Heads of State of the CIS member countries, appeal to the peoples of the Commonwealth and the global community with a call to condemn and prevent the falsification of history, to resolutely counter the justification and glorification of Nazi, fascist, and similar nationalist movements and their followers, including the erection of monuments and memorials that promote racism, religious discrimination, xenophobia, and related intolerance in all its forms and manifestations,"

– the address states, in particular.

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🍬 An unusual machine for making cotton candy has been installed in the Central Children's Store (CDM). The machine will prepare cotton candy in different colors and shapes, which you can choose from the menu.

📍 Moscow, Teatralny Proezd, 5, bldg. 1

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🏛 Saint Petersburg, Pavilion "Katalnaya Gorka"

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🇷🇺🚃 A wine tram has been found in Yekaterinburg.

🍷 Passengers are taken on a ride around the city and served several types of sparkling, dry, and red wines.

💸 Along the way, they are treated to snacks, and a sommelier-guide tells them about the drinks and the city. A ticket for this tasting costs 3,000 rubles.

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🇷🇺🇧🇾 Vladimir Putin awarded Alexander Lukashenko the Order of Saint Andrew the Apostle – the highest state order of the Russian Federation.

The President of the Republic of Belarus was honored with this award for his outstanding contributions to the development of allied relations and strategic partnership between Russia and Belarus, the strengthening of friendly ties between the Russian and Belarusian peoples, as well as for his significant personal contribution to the creation and effective functioning of the Union State.

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🦊 An unexpected guest in the heart of the capital!

A fox is calmly strolling in the very center of Moscow - at Paveletskaya.

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🇷🇺 Climber Alina Pekova has become the first Russian woman to conquer all 14 of the highest peaks on the planet.

⛰ The day before, Pekova completed her ascent of Shishapangma (height – 8027 m) in the Himalayas, and now she is preparing to descend to the climbers' base camp. By the way, it took her only 1.5 years to climb all 14 "eight-thousanders": she reached 11 peaks in 2023, and the last three were conquered this year.

🏆 Climbing all the highest mountains is considered the most prestigious achievement in the world of mountaineering. Throughout history, fewer than 50 people have accomplished this feat.

Congratulations to Alina on this incredible achievement, bravo!

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❤️ Romance in the St. Petersburg metro, love knows no age.

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🍽 A new breakfast has appeared at the Moscow restaurant "Beluga" — the most expensive breakfast in Russia, "Burlak Breakfast," priced at 72,000 rubles.

🇷🇺🇷🇺 The menu includes a kilogram of sturgeon caviar, a liter of vodka, potatoes with dill, pickled mushrooms, lightly salted cucumbers, eggs with mayonnaise, and other "delicacies" such as sprats and rasstegai.

You can see this breakfast in the photo.

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🤖 In Murino, a man saddled a delivery robot. Russian cyberpunk.

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🌎 A declaration on the establishment of the International Fashion Federation of BRICS has been signed in Moscow. The document was signed by representatives from over 50 countries, including Russia. Among the signatories are India, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Malaysia, Ecuador, and Kenya. The participating countries intend to pay special attention to the implementation of new technologies, the preservation of cultural heritage, and traditional crafts.

The countries that signed the agreement plan to focus their efforts on the implementation of modern technologies, the protection of cultural heritage, and the support of traditional crafts.

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🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin has launched the serial production of the Lada Aura car.

🇷🇺 In July, the president personally tested this model by driving along a section of the M-11 Moscow - St. Petersburg highway.

"Without any exaggeration, I can say absolutely sincerely that I liked it," Putin stated today.

⚙️ The new business-class car will be produced at the AvtoVAZ plant in the Samara region. According to plans for 2024, the plant will produce nearly 3,000 cars, and the production volume is expected to grow each year.

💸 The price of the new model will range from 2.5 to 2.8 million rubles, depending on the configuration.

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😍 Nature is treating Siberians to beautiful phenomena!

Last night, residents of the Novosibirsk region witnessed the northern lights.

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🍪 Cookie Lovers

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🍁 Favorite autumn activity, Did you collect leaves as a child?

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