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🎙 Statement by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the Plenary Session of the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum (Cairo, 20 December 2025)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: Our cooperation continues its confident, forward-looking development. Its comprehensive and genuinely strategic character is being further strengthened. We seek to coordinate efforts both on the international stage and bilaterally, in a spirit of mutual respect and equality.
We are advancing a shared vision of a more just and democratic multipolar world order, free from diktat and “double standards”, and based on respect for international law and the fundamental principles of the UN Charter, in their entirety and interconnection.
We advocate full consideration of the political and economic interests of African countries at all key international platforms, ensure fairer representation of African States in the global decision-making system, including the UN Security Council, and support reform of the international financial architecture. We fully respect the decisions adopted in this regard – the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration.
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We attach great importance to strengthening peace and security on the African continent. This is a key prerequisite for steady and sustainable socio-economic development, and an essential element of global stability.
As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, Russia makes a meaningful contribution to resolving ongoing conflicts and preventing new ones in Africa. We fully share the principle fundamental to Africans: “African solutions to African problems”.
As it did 65 years ago, Russia remains a reliable partner to its friends in defending their sovereignty, relying on their own strengths. We consider unacceptable the course pursued by certain countries and military-political blocs representing the Global Minority, aimed at drawing the region into confrontational geopolitical ventures. This runs counter to Africa’s independent development and prosperity.
We assist in strengthening the defence capabilities of African countries to counter internal and external threats, first and foremost terrorism.
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We are convinced that sustainable conflict resolution requires addressing root causes, which lie in the legacy of Western colonialism – a system that disrupted Africa’s natural historical development, arbitrarily drew borders, and imposed an economic order serving the interests of Western metropolises.
Regrettably, various forms of neo-colonialism persist to this day. We stand ready to act together with our African partners to eradicate them, including through the development of legal instruments to assess and compensate for damage inflicted during the colonial period. Following the first Russia–Africa Ministerial Conference, we agreed to consider establishing a relevant permanent coordination mechanism.
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Today, we are witnessing Africa’s “second awakening”, and the strengthening of its international standing.
We support our African friends’ aspiration to independently choose their partners.
We remain a reliable ally of African states in strengthening their national sovereignty – politically, in security matters, and across all other dimensions: economic, energy, food, technological, digital, human resources, and information – relying on their own resources and national interests, as well as on external partners who fully respect those interests.
Our political dialogue at the highest and high levels is actively developing. Russia’s diplomatic presence on the continent continues to expand. This year, embassies opened in Niger, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan. Next in line are The Gambia, Liberia, Togo, and the Comoros.
We invite partners that do not yet have embassies in Moscow to consider opening them. We stand ready to provide every possible assistance.
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💬 Sergey Lavrov: Our cooperation continues its confident, forward-looking development. Its comprehensive and genuinely strategic character is being further strengthened. We seek to coordinate efforts both on the international stage and bilaterally, in a spirit of mutual respect and equality.
We are advancing a shared vision of a more just and democratic multipolar world order, free from diktat and “double standards”, and based on respect for international law and the fundamental principles of the UN Charter, in their entirety and interconnection.
We advocate full consideration of the political and economic interests of African countries at all key international platforms, ensure fairer representation of African States in the global decision-making system, including the UN Security Council, and support reform of the international financial architecture. We fully respect the decisions adopted in this regard – the Ezulwini Consensus and the Sirte Declaration.
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We attach great importance to strengthening peace and security on the African continent. This is a key prerequisite for steady and sustainable socio-economic development, and an essential element of global stability.
As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, Russia makes a meaningful contribution to resolving ongoing conflicts and preventing new ones in Africa. We fully share the principle fundamental to Africans: “African solutions to African problems”.
As it did 65 years ago, Russia remains a reliable partner to its friends in defending their sovereignty, relying on their own strengths. We consider unacceptable the course pursued by certain countries and military-political blocs representing the Global Minority, aimed at drawing the region into confrontational geopolitical ventures. This runs counter to Africa’s independent development and prosperity.
We assist in strengthening the defence capabilities of African countries to counter internal and external threats, first and foremost terrorism.
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We are convinced that sustainable conflict resolution requires addressing root causes, which lie in the legacy of Western colonialism – a system that disrupted Africa’s natural historical development, arbitrarily drew borders, and imposed an economic order serving the interests of Western metropolises.
Regrettably, various forms of neo-colonialism persist to this day. We stand ready to act together with our African partners to eradicate them, including through the development of legal instruments to assess and compensate for damage inflicted during the colonial period. Following the first Russia–Africa Ministerial Conference, we agreed to consider establishing a relevant permanent coordination mechanism.
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Today, we are witnessing Africa’s “second awakening”, and the strengthening of its international standing.
We support our African friends’ aspiration to independently choose their partners.
We remain a reliable ally of African states in strengthening their national sovereignty – politically, in security matters, and across all other dimensions: economic, energy, food, technological, digital, human resources, and information – relying on their own resources and national interests, as well as on external partners who fully respect those interests.
Our political dialogue at the highest and high levels is actively developing. Russia’s diplomatic presence on the continent continues to expand. This year, embassies opened in Niger, Sierra Leone, and South Sudan. Next in line are The Gambia, Liberia, Togo, and the Comoros.
We invite partners that do not yet have embassies in Moscow to consider opening them. We stand ready to provide every possible assistance.
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📄 JOINT STATEMENT by the Participants in the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum (Cairo, December 20, 2025)
✍️ We, the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and the African States recognised by the UN, the Leadership of the African Union Commission and the executive bodies of the leading African integration organisations, as well as their representatives:
• We are pleased to note the strategic level of Africa-Russia cooperation and the dynamic implementation of the agreements enshrined in the final documents of the First (Sochi, 23–24 October 2019) and Second (Saint Petersburg, 27–28 July 2023) Russia–Africa Summits, including the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum Action Plan 2023–2026.
• We express our willingness to proceed with the preparation of the next Action Plan for 2026–2029 aiming at its adoption at the third Russia–Africa Summit.
• We reconfirm the shared responsibility of African States and Russia to promote a just and stable world based on the principles of sovereign equality of States, non-interference in their internal affairs, respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity and the right of all peoples to self-determination as provided for, inter alia, by UN General Assembly resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 and 79/115 of 4 December 2024.
Political Cooperation
• We acknowledge the intense dynamics of political engagement between Russia and African States, including at the high and highest levels, and welcome the expansion of mutual diplomatic presence.
• We advocate for cooperative, rather than confrontational relations. We recognize the value of diverse multilateral platforms, including BRICS, in promoting a more inclusive and representative system of global governance.
• We reaffirm our commitment to further facilitating, on a bilateral basis, of conditions for reciprocal travels between Russia and African States, in particular to increase business, education, cultural, tourist and other people-to-people exchanges.
Security Cooperation
• We call on the world community to consolidate political and diplomatic efforts aimed at overall reduction of tensions, peaceful resolution of ongoing conflicts and prevention of new crises as well as ensuring lasting and comprehensive global and regional stability.
• We advocate for compliance with international law and reject any approaches threatening stability in Africa. We emphasise the importance of respecting the universal Africa-led solutions, with partners supporting where appropriate and deplore the involvement of external actors in fuelling conflicts in Africa.
• We reaffirm our commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, its financing and providing of safe havens to terrorists.
Trade and Economic Cooperation
• We acknowledge the positive dynamics in mutual trade between the Russian Federation and African States, despite the unilateral coercive measures in force. Given the potential of Russia–Africa trade and economic cooperation, we reaffirm our shared commitment to significantly increase and diversify its scale.
• We underscore the importance of expanding the participation of Russian companies in Africa, including through cooperation focused on establishing and strengthening manufacturing and industrial capabilities.
• We reaffirm our determination to enhance interaction in the fuel and energy industries and in the field of critical raw minerals essential for just and balanced energy transition, particularly on the African continent.
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✍️ We, the Foreign Ministers of the Russian Federation and the African States recognised by the UN, the Leadership of the African Union Commission and the executive bodies of the leading African integration organisations, as well as their representatives:
• We are pleased to note the strategic level of Africa-Russia cooperation and the dynamic implementation of the agreements enshrined in the final documents of the First (Sochi, 23–24 October 2019) and Second (Saint Petersburg, 27–28 July 2023) Russia–Africa Summits, including the Russia–Africa Partnership Forum Action Plan 2023–2026.
• We express our willingness to proceed with the preparation of the next Action Plan for 2026–2029 aiming at its adoption at the third Russia–Africa Summit.
• We reconfirm the shared responsibility of African States and Russia to promote a just and stable world based on the principles of sovereign equality of States, non-interference in their internal affairs, respect for sovereignty, territorial integrity and the right of all peoples to self-determination as provided for, inter alia, by UN General Assembly resolutions 1514 (XV) of 14 December 1960 and 79/115 of 4 December 2024.
Political Cooperation
• We acknowledge the intense dynamics of political engagement between Russia and African States, including at the high and highest levels, and welcome the expansion of mutual diplomatic presence.
• We advocate for cooperative, rather than confrontational relations. We recognize the value of diverse multilateral platforms, including BRICS, in promoting a more inclusive and representative system of global governance.
• We reaffirm our commitment to further facilitating, on a bilateral basis, of conditions for reciprocal travels between Russia and African States, in particular to increase business, education, cultural, tourist and other people-to-people exchanges.
Security Cooperation
• We call on the world community to consolidate political and diplomatic efforts aimed at overall reduction of tensions, peaceful resolution of ongoing conflicts and prevention of new crises as well as ensuring lasting and comprehensive global and regional stability.
• We advocate for compliance with international law and reject any approaches threatening stability in Africa. We emphasise the importance of respecting the universal Africa-led solutions, with partners supporting where appropriate and deplore the involvement of external actors in fuelling conflicts in Africa.
• We reaffirm our commitment to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, its financing and providing of safe havens to terrorists.
Trade and Economic Cooperation
• We acknowledge the positive dynamics in mutual trade between the Russian Federation and African States, despite the unilateral coercive measures in force. Given the potential of Russia–Africa trade and economic cooperation, we reaffirm our shared commitment to significantly increase and diversify its scale.
• We underscore the importance of expanding the participation of Russian companies in Africa, including through cooperation focused on establishing and strengthening manufacturing and industrial capabilities.
• We reaffirm our determination to enhance interaction in the fuel and energy industries and in the field of critical raw minerals essential for just and balanced energy transition, particularly on the African continent.
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✍️ Документы, подписанные по итогам заседания Высшего Евразийского экономического совета (21 декабря 2025 года, Санкт-Петербург)
1. Решение «О подходах к развитию торгово-экономического сотрудничества с основными партнёрами Евразийского экономического союза на среднесрочную перспективу».
2. Решение «О бюджете Евразийского экономического союза на 2026 год».
3. Решение «О начале переговоров с Республикой Узбекистан о заключении соглашения между Евразийским экономическим союзом и его государствами-членами, с одной стороны, и Республикой Узбекистан, с другой стороны, об обмене информацией о товарах и транспортных средствах международной перевозки, перемещаемых через таможенные границы Евразийского экономического союза и Республики Узбекистан».
4. Решение «Об Основных направлениях международной деятельности Евразийского экономического союза на 2026 год».
5. Решение «Об основных ориентирах макроэкономической политики государств – членов Евразийского экономического союза на 2026–2027 годы».
6. Решение «О порядке перечисления сумм ввозных таможенных, специальных, антидемпинговых и компенсационных пошлин».
7. Решение «Об утверждении планов либерализации по секторам услуг по руководству проектами в сфере строительства».
8. Решение «О Концепции развития туризма в рамках Евразийского экономического союза».
9. Решение «Об определении общих принципов и подходов в отношении установления в законодательстве государств – членов Евразийского экономического союза ответственности за нарушение обязательных требований к продукции, правил и процедур проведения обязательной оценки соответствия в целях установления сходного (сопоставимого) регулирования в указанной сфере».
10. Решение «Об общих принципах и подходах к определению ответственности за нарушение требований и процедур в сфере применения санитарных, ветеринарно-санитарных и карантинных фитосанитарных мер».
11. Решение «О результатах осуществления внешнего аудита (контроля) в органах Евразийского экономического союза в 2024 году».
12. Решение «Об отчёте об исполнении бюджета Евразийского экономического союза за 2024 год».
13. Решение «Об утверждении размера пошлины, уплачиваемой хозяйствующими субъектами при обращении в Суд Евразийского экономического союза».
14. Решение «О председательстве в органах Евразийского экономического союза».
15. Распоряжение «О реализации Решения Высшего Евразийского экономического совета от 8 мая 2015 г. № 13».
16. Распоряжение «О некоторых вопросах деятельности Председателя Суда Евразийского экономического союза по кадровым вопросам».
17. Распоряжение «О подходах к гармонизации законодательства государств – членов Евразийского экономического союза в сфере финансового рынка и формированию общего финансового рынка Евразийского экономического союза».
18. Распоряжение «О времени и месте проведения очередного заседания Высшего Евразийского экономического совета».
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✍️ В присутствии членов Высшего Евразийского экономического совета подписаны:
📄 План мероприятий («дорожная карта») по реализации Декларации о дальнейшем развитии экономических процессов в рамках Евразийского экономического союза до 2030 года и на период до 2045 года «Евразийский экономический путь».
📄 Соглашение о свободной торговле между Евразийским экономическим союзом и его государствами-членами, с одной стороны, и Республикой Индонезией, с другой стороны.
1. Решение «О подходах к развитию торгово-экономического сотрудничества с основными партнёрами Евразийского экономического союза на среднесрочную перспективу».
2. Решение «О бюджете Евразийского экономического союза на 2026 год».
3. Решение «О начале переговоров с Республикой Узбекистан о заключении соглашения между Евразийским экономическим союзом и его государствами-членами, с одной стороны, и Республикой Узбекистан, с другой стороны, об обмене информацией о товарах и транспортных средствах международной перевозки, перемещаемых через таможенные границы Евразийского экономического союза и Республики Узбекистан».
4. Решение «Об Основных направлениях международной деятельности Евразийского экономического союза на 2026 год».
5. Решение «Об основных ориентирах макроэкономической политики государств – членов Евразийского экономического союза на 2026–2027 годы».
6. Решение «О порядке перечисления сумм ввозных таможенных, специальных, антидемпинговых и компенсационных пошлин».
7. Решение «Об утверждении планов либерализации по секторам услуг по руководству проектами в сфере строительства».
8. Решение «О Концепции развития туризма в рамках Евразийского экономического союза».
9. Решение «Об определении общих принципов и подходов в отношении установления в законодательстве государств – членов Евразийского экономического союза ответственности за нарушение обязательных требований к продукции, правил и процедур проведения обязательной оценки соответствия в целях установления сходного (сопоставимого) регулирования в указанной сфере».
10. Решение «Об общих принципах и подходах к определению ответственности за нарушение требований и процедур в сфере применения санитарных, ветеринарно-санитарных и карантинных фитосанитарных мер».
11. Решение «О результатах осуществления внешнего аудита (контроля) в органах Евразийского экономического союза в 2024 году».
12. Решение «Об отчёте об исполнении бюджета Евразийского экономического союза за 2024 год».
13. Решение «Об утверждении размера пошлины, уплачиваемой хозяйствующими субъектами при обращении в Суд Евразийского экономического союза».
14. Решение «О председательстве в органах Евразийского экономического союза».
15. Распоряжение «О реализации Решения Высшего Евразийского экономического совета от 8 мая 2015 г. № 13».
16. Распоряжение «О некоторых вопросах деятельности Председателя Суда Евразийского экономического союза по кадровым вопросам».
17. Распоряжение «О подходах к гармонизации законодательства государств – членов Евразийского экономического союза в сфере финансового рынка и формированию общего финансового рынка Евразийского экономического союза».
18. Распоряжение «О времени и месте проведения очередного заседания Высшего Евразийского экономического совета».
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✍️ В присутствии членов Высшего Евразийского экономического совета подписаны:
📄 План мероприятий («дорожная карта») по реализации Декларации о дальнейшем развитии экономических процессов в рамках Евразийского экономического союза до 2030 года и на период до 2045 года «Евразийский экономический путь».
📄 Соглашение о свободной торговле между Евразийским экономическим союзом и его государствами-членами, с одной стороны, и Республикой Индонезией, с другой стороны.
💬 President Vladimir #Putin:
The common economic space of the Eurasian Economic Union and the #CIS free trade area covers a market of 730 million consumers.
🤝 An increasing number of countries are expressing readiness to build cooperation with our integration framework.
#Eurasia4You
The common economic space of the Eurasian Economic Union and the #CIS free trade area covers a market of 730 million consumers.
🤝 An increasing number of countries are expressing readiness to build cooperation with our integration framework.
#Eurasia4You
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❗️Reports by Associated Press regarding alleged 'evacuation' of the Russian Embassy in Venezuela are simply put — A LIE.
Be careful and don't fall for Western provocations.
Be careful and don't fall for Western provocations.
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🌍 The Second Ministerial Conference of the #RussiaAfrica Partnership Forum has successfully concluded in Cairo.
Over two intense days of work, the Russian delegation led by Sergey #Lavrov took part in more than 20 meetings and events. On December 19-20, the Russian Minister held bilateral talks with representatives of the following countries and organizations:
1. 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
2. 🇧🇮 Burundi
3. 🇹🇿 Tanzania
4. 🇧🇼 Botswana
5. 🇬🇲 The Gambia
6. 🇳🇦 Namibia
7. 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
8. 🇹🇬 Togo
9. 🇲🇷 Mauritania
10. 🇲🇼 Malawi
11. 🇸🇨 Seychelles
12. 🇷🇼 Rwanda
13. 🇪🇬 Egypt
14. 🇩🇿 Algeria
15. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
16. 🇹🇳 Tunisia
17. 🇸🇸 South Sudan
18. 🌍 ECOWAS
Recap of the key events of the Second Ministerial Conference:
📄 Sergey Lavrov’s meetings with Egypt’s Leadership
📺 Sergey Lavrov’s address at the Plenary Session of the Conference
📺 Joint press conference of the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Egypt
📄 Joint Statement by the Participants of the Second Ministerial Conference
💬 Sergey Lavrov: It was a sincere pleasure for me to take part in the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, which is being held for the first time on the African continent, in Egypt’s capital.
I would like to kindly thank our Egyptian friends for the excellent organization of the event, their traditional hospitality, and to congratulate them on the successful hosting of this Conference.
❗️ We have every reason to state that the conference has laid solid groundwork for high-quality preparations for the Third Russia-Africa Summit, scheduled for 2026. We will make every effort to ensure its successful holding.
Over two intense days of work, the Russian delegation led by Sergey #Lavrov took part in more than 20 meetings and events. On December 19-20, the Russian Minister held bilateral talks with representatives of the following countries and organizations:
1. 🇨🇬 Republic of the Congo
2. 🇧🇮 Burundi
3. 🇹🇿 Tanzania
4. 🇧🇼 Botswana
5. 🇬🇲 The Gambia
6. 🇳🇦 Namibia
7. 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea
8. 🇹🇬 Togo
9. 🇲🇷 Mauritania
10. 🇲🇼 Malawi
11. 🇸🇨 Seychelles
12. 🇷🇼 Rwanda
13. 🇪🇬 Egypt
14. 🇩🇿 Algeria
15. 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
16. 🇹🇳 Tunisia
17. 🇸🇸 South Sudan
18. 🌍 ECOWAS
Recap of the key events of the Second Ministerial Conference:
📄 Sergey Lavrov’s meetings with Egypt’s Leadership
📺 Sergey Lavrov’s address at the Plenary Session of the Conference
📺 Joint press conference of the Foreign Ministers of Russia and Egypt
📄 Joint Statement by the Participants of the Second Ministerial Conference
💬 Sergey Lavrov: It was a sincere pleasure for me to take part in the Second Ministerial Conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum, which is being held for the first time on the African continent, in Egypt’s capital.
I would like to kindly thank our Egyptian friends for the excellent organization of the event, their traditional hospitality, and to congratulate them on the successful hosting of this Conference.
❗️ We have every reason to state that the conference has laid solid groundwork for high-quality preparations for the Third Russia-Africa Summit, scheduled for 2026. We will make every effort to ensure its successful holding.
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⚡️ Article by Mikael Agasandyan, Director of the First CIS Countries Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, published in Eurasian Dialogue (December 22, 2025)
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✍️ A prosperous and dynamic business sector is undoubtedly one of the key system-forming drivers across a wide range of areas.
Creating the most favourable conditions for entrepreneurship, including in the external dimension, is a strategic priority. Supporting Russian participants in foreign economic activity through diplomatic and international-legal instruments has therefore become one of the core tasks of Russia's Foreign Ministry.
In practical terms, efforts are focused on the consistent advancement of economic integration processes, improving the legal and regulatory framework, strengthening interstate trade ties and technological sovereignty, and facilitating dialogue between regions and the business community.
The principal driving force behind dynamic progress on the economic track is joint work with partners within regional multilateral structures involving Russia – the #EAEU, the #CIS and, to a certain extent, taking into account its specific mandate, the CSTO.
#EAEU
The flagship project in this regard is the Eurasian Economic Union – not only as an economic organization, but also as the most deeply integrated interstate association with supranational regulation.
The #EAEU’s external trade activities open up broad opportunities for business, primarily through the conclusion of free trade agreements with third countries.
The Eurasian Development Bank (#EDB) has a substantial set of instruments to support and promote entrepreneurship. The EDB provides financing and/or technical assistance for projects that generate or strengthen an integration effect within the region.
Particular attention should also be paid to the EAEU Business Council. Its work is aimed at establishing direct links between entrepreneurs, fostering a favourable business environment, promoting trade-economic, industrial and investment cooperation, and supporting the EAEU’s external trade agenda.
#CIS
The economic dimension is likewise a key pillar of cooperation within the CIS. An extensive legal framework has been established, an integral component of which is the Free Trade Area Agreement of October 18, 2011, ensuring the functioning of a full-fledged free trade regime for goods.
According to the CIS Interstate Statistical Committee, the foreign trade turnover of CIS countries reached USD 1.1 trillion in 2024.
Special mention should be made of the statement on the inadmissibility of the use of unilateral restrictive measures in international relations, approved at the meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers on October 7, 2024. <…>
#CSTO
Within the CSTO framework, member states attach particular importance to military-economic and industrial cooperation, which is directly linked to the development of national defence-industrial complexes and the corresponding logistics and supply systems of the armed forces of the Organization’s member states.
In the spirit of alliance and commitment to shared objectives, and with due regard for the national interests of each member state, painstaking work continues to further integrate and consolidate the efforts and competencies of defence-sector enterprises and organizations across the CSTO area, as well as to create the necessary conditions for implementing joint projects in priority fields.
☝️ In conclusion, despite the progress achieved, considerable reserves for further economic development within our common space remain untapped.
The experience and resources of our regional structures are especially in high demand in the context of implementing the initiative of Russia's President Vladimir Putin to form a Greater Eurasian Partnership (#GEP).
#Eurasia4You
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✍️ A prosperous and dynamic business sector is undoubtedly one of the key system-forming drivers across a wide range of areas.
Creating the most favourable conditions for entrepreneurship, including in the external dimension, is a strategic priority. Supporting Russian participants in foreign economic activity through diplomatic and international-legal instruments has therefore become one of the core tasks of Russia's Foreign Ministry.
In practical terms, efforts are focused on the consistent advancement of economic integration processes, improving the legal and regulatory framework, strengthening interstate trade ties and technological sovereignty, and facilitating dialogue between regions and the business community.
The principal driving force behind dynamic progress on the economic track is joint work with partners within regional multilateral structures involving Russia – the #EAEU, the #CIS and, to a certain extent, taking into account its specific mandate, the CSTO.
#EAEU
The flagship project in this regard is the Eurasian Economic Union – not only as an economic organization, but also as the most deeply integrated interstate association with supranational regulation.
The #EAEU’s external trade activities open up broad opportunities for business, primarily through the conclusion of free trade agreements with third countries.
The Eurasian Development Bank (#EDB) has a substantial set of instruments to support and promote entrepreneurship. The EDB provides financing and/or technical assistance for projects that generate or strengthen an integration effect within the region.
Particular attention should also be paid to the EAEU Business Council. Its work is aimed at establishing direct links between entrepreneurs, fostering a favourable business environment, promoting trade-economic, industrial and investment cooperation, and supporting the EAEU’s external trade agenda.
#CIS
The economic dimension is likewise a key pillar of cooperation within the CIS. An extensive legal framework has been established, an integral component of which is the Free Trade Area Agreement of October 18, 2011, ensuring the functioning of a full-fledged free trade regime for goods.
According to the CIS Interstate Statistical Committee, the foreign trade turnover of CIS countries reached USD 1.1 trillion in 2024.
Special mention should be made of the statement on the inadmissibility of the use of unilateral restrictive measures in international relations, approved at the meeting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers on October 7, 2024. <…>
#CSTO
Within the CSTO framework, member states attach particular importance to military-economic and industrial cooperation, which is directly linked to the development of national defence-industrial complexes and the corresponding logistics and supply systems of the armed forces of the Organization’s member states.
In the spirit of alliance and commitment to shared objectives, and with due regard for the national interests of each member state, painstaking work continues to further integrate and consolidate the efforts and competencies of defence-sector enterprises and organizations across the CSTO area, as well as to create the necessary conditions for implementing joint projects in priority fields.
☝️ In conclusion, despite the progress achieved, considerable reserves for further economic development within our common space remain untapped.
The experience and resources of our regional structures are especially in high demand in the context of implementing the initiative of Russia's President Vladimir Putin to form a Greater Eurasian Partnership (#GEP).
#Eurasia4You
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🎙 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the General Meeting of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO (Moscow, December 23, 2025)
💬 Sergey Lavrov: UNESCO marked its 80th anniversary in 2025. It has gone a long way since that time by establishing itself as a universally recognised and leading forum in culture, science, sports and education.
However, in recent years our Western colleagues did everything to inject as much politics as possible into UNESCO’s work and to give its agenda an Ukraine bias, just as they do it in other international structures. This is an obvious manifestation of the so-called double standards with the UNESCO Executive Board adopting anti-Russian resolutions regarding Crimea and Ukraine which go far beyond UNESCO’s mandate.
Under the preceding Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, who represented France, the organisation’s Secretariat was open about its commitment to serving the interests of the Western minority, turning a blind eye to the policies of the Kiev regime against Russian education and culture, the killings of our journalists and massive violations of the rights of Russians and Russian-speakers in Ukraine, including their right to speak their native tongue and to practice the Orthodox faith, despite the fact that the UN Charter guarantees these rights. <…>
I regard the decisive victory of the newly elected Director-General, Egypt’s Khaled El-Enany, as an encouraging sign.
During his election campaign, he advocated for reforming UNESCO, primarily by depoliticising its activities – specifically, addressing the legacy left by the French Director-General who preceded our Egyptian colleague.
🇷🇺 Despite all challenges, Russia has, as always, made a substantial contribution to UNESCO’s work across all its areas of activity in the past year.
• At Russia’s initiative, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed the masterpiece of Palaeolithic art, Rock Paintings of Shulgan-Tash Cave, located in the Republic of Bashkortostan, onto the World Heritage List. This brings the total number of Russian sites on the list to 34.
• The 5th Russian Congress of UNESCO Chairs was successfully held in Moscow.
• The Russian network of UNESCO Chairs has expanded with two new members, while 18 schools have been granted the status of UNESCO Associated Schools. The city of Volzhsky has been included in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.
In the field of education, particular attention will be paid to safeguarding traditional spiritual and moral values within the education system. <…>
The adoption of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology came as a notable development this year. Russian experts made a substantial contribution to drafting this paper.
🌍 Within the framework of cooperation with African countries, we are funding media projects implemented through UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication.
We are expanding partnerships with our friends in the near abroad. On June 6, in conjunction with its colleagues from the CIS, the Permanent Delegation of Russia to UNESCO once again held events at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to mark Russian Language Day. We teamed up with our Belarusian allies to prepare a submission for inclusion on the World Heritage List.
Improving Russia’s international standing in the humanitarian sphere should remain a focus of our attention going forward. I am confident that we will continue to work in a coordinated and proactive manner.
In this regard, I propose considering the advisability of engaging with UNESCO mechanisms that are new to us, in particular those aimed at promoting the cultural and linguistic heritage of the peoples of our country and our unique experience in preserving it. This could be facilitated by accession to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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💬 Sergey Lavrov: UNESCO marked its 80th anniversary in 2025. It has gone a long way since that time by establishing itself as a universally recognised and leading forum in culture, science, sports and education.
However, in recent years our Western colleagues did everything to inject as much politics as possible into UNESCO’s work and to give its agenda an Ukraine bias, just as they do it in other international structures. This is an obvious manifestation of the so-called double standards with the UNESCO Executive Board adopting anti-Russian resolutions regarding Crimea and Ukraine which go far beyond UNESCO’s mandate.
Under the preceding Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, who represented France, the organisation’s Secretariat was open about its commitment to serving the interests of the Western minority, turning a blind eye to the policies of the Kiev regime against Russian education and culture, the killings of our journalists and massive violations of the rights of Russians and Russian-speakers in Ukraine, including their right to speak their native tongue and to practice the Orthodox faith, despite the fact that the UN Charter guarantees these rights. <…>
I regard the decisive victory of the newly elected Director-General, Egypt’s Khaled El-Enany, as an encouraging sign.
During his election campaign, he advocated for reforming UNESCO, primarily by depoliticising its activities – specifically, addressing the legacy left by the French Director-General who preceded our Egyptian colleague.
🇷🇺 Despite all challenges, Russia has, as always, made a substantial contribution to UNESCO’s work across all its areas of activity in the past year.
• At Russia’s initiative, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed the masterpiece of Palaeolithic art, Rock Paintings of Shulgan-Tash Cave, located in the Republic of Bashkortostan, onto the World Heritage List. This brings the total number of Russian sites on the list to 34.
• The 5th Russian Congress of UNESCO Chairs was successfully held in Moscow.
• The Russian network of UNESCO Chairs has expanded with two new members, while 18 schools have been granted the status of UNESCO Associated Schools. The city of Volzhsky has been included in the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities.
In the field of education, particular attention will be paid to safeguarding traditional spiritual and moral values within the education system. <…>
The adoption of the Recommendation on the Ethics of Neurotechnology came as a notable development this year. Russian experts made a substantial contribution to drafting this paper.
🌍 Within the framework of cooperation with African countries, we are funding media projects implemented through UNESCO’s International Programme for the Development of Communication.
We are expanding partnerships with our friends in the near abroad. On June 6, in conjunction with its colleagues from the CIS, the Permanent Delegation of Russia to UNESCO once again held events at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris to mark Russian Language Day. We teamed up with our Belarusian allies to prepare a submission for inclusion on the World Heritage List.
Improving Russia’s international standing in the humanitarian sphere should remain a focus of our attention going forward. I am confident that we will continue to work in a coordinated and proactive manner.
In this regard, I propose considering the advisability of engaging with UNESCO mechanisms that are new to us, in particular those aimed at promoting the cultural and linguistic heritage of the peoples of our country and our unique experience in preserving it. This could be facilitated by accession to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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✉️ Поздравление Министра иностранных дел России С.В.Лаврова директору Департамента информации и печати, члену Коллегии МИД России М.В.Захаровой (24 декабря 2025 года)
✍️ Уважаемая Мария Владимировна,
Сердечно поздравляю Вас с юбилеем.
Энергичный, целеустремлённый дипломат нового поколения, Вы посвятили всю свою жизнь служению России. Ваш яркий, неповторимый профессиональный стиль, высочайшая работоспособность и нестандартный подход к решению поставленных задач позволили Вам достичь впечатляющих результатов в труде.
Глубокого уважения заслуживает Ваш неоценимый вклад в информационное сопровождение внешнеполитической деятельности, доведение её принципов и приоритетов до широкой российской и мировой общественности, а также в развенчание западной пропаганды. Закономерно, что Вы снискали, не побоюсь этого слова, всенародную любовь и уважение миллионов россиян и друзей нашей страны за рубежом.
🤝 Дорожу нашим многолетним тесным взаимодействием. Высоко ценю Вашу надёжность, искреннюю готовность трудиться на благо страны, не считаясь с личным временем и другими обстоятельствами.
💐 Желаю Вам крепкого здоровья, благополучия и новых больших успехов во всех начинаниях!
С.ЛАВРОВ
✍️ Уважаемая Мария Владимировна,
Сердечно поздравляю Вас с юбилеем.
Энергичный, целеустремлённый дипломат нового поколения, Вы посвятили всю свою жизнь служению России. Ваш яркий, неповторимый профессиональный стиль, высочайшая работоспособность и нестандартный подход к решению поставленных задач позволили Вам достичь впечатляющих результатов в труде.
Глубокого уважения заслуживает Ваш неоценимый вклад в информационное сопровождение внешнеполитической деятельности, доведение её принципов и приоритетов до широкой российской и мировой общественности, а также в развенчание западной пропаганды. Закономерно, что Вы снискали, не побоюсь этого слова, всенародную любовь и уважение миллионов россиян и друзей нашей страны за рубежом.
🤝 Дорожу нашим многолетним тесным взаимодействием. Высоко ценю Вашу надёжность, искреннюю готовность трудиться на благо страны, не считаясь с личным временем и другими обстоятельствами.
💐 Желаю Вам крепкого здоровья, благополучия и новых больших успехов во всех начинаниях!
С.ЛАВРОВ
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⚡️ Under Presidential Decree No. 883 of December 12, 2025, the Russian Federation is introducing a new impatriation framework aimed at supporting the relocation to permanent residence of foreign nationals and stateless persons who wish to contribute their skills and expertise in Russia.
👉 The programme is aimed for foreign nationals who:
• have achievements in science, technology, production, sports, creative industries, culture, or education;
• have made a contribution to society, the economy, or Russia’s defence and security;
• possess highly sought-after professions, qualifications, or skills.
👉 Key features of the programme:
• Open to citizens of all countries worldwide;
• Accelerated migration procedures:
– temporary residence permit without quotas or exams;
– direct access to a permanent residence permit.
👉 Support and integration:
• Spouses, parents, children (including adopted or under guardianship) are eligible to relocate together with the impatriate;
• Impatriates and their families receive end-to-end support at both the federal and regional levels, including through the Regional Standard for Impatriate Integration, implemented on a one-stop shop basis in pilot regions.
✅ Applications for impatriate status open on April 15, 2026.
Supervised by Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Agency for Strategic Initiatives, the programme marks Russia’s first immigration initiative focused specifically on attracting global talent, combining legal certainty, streamlined procedures, and comprehensive integration support.
☝️ Explore the infocards to learn more.
#Russia1Love
👉 The programme is aimed for foreign nationals who:
• have achievements in science, technology, production, sports, creative industries, culture, or education;
• have made a contribution to society, the economy, or Russia’s defence and security;
• possess highly sought-after professions, qualifications, or skills.
👉 Key features of the programme:
• Open to citizens of all countries worldwide;
• Accelerated migration procedures:
– temporary residence permit without quotas or exams;
– direct access to a permanent residence permit.
👉 Support and integration:
• Spouses, parents, children (including adopted or under guardianship) are eligible to relocate together with the impatriate;
• Impatriates and their families receive end-to-end support at both the federal and regional levels, including through the Regional Standard for Impatriate Integration, implemented on a one-stop shop basis in pilot regions.
✅ Applications for impatriate status open on April 15, 2026.
Supervised by Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Agency for Strategic Initiatives, the programme marks Russia’s first immigration initiative focused specifically on attracting global talent, combining legal certainty, streamlined procedures, and comprehensive integration support.
☝️ Explore the infocards to learn more.
#Russia1Love