Greetings to Rossotrudnichestvo representatives abroad
On 3 September 2012 President of Russia Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to participants in the meeting of Rossotrudnichestvo representatives abroad.
The message reads, in part:
“The Federal Agency for the CIS Affairs, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) and its representatives abroad make a significant contribution to the development of relations with international partners in culture, science, the economy and the media. These efforts are an essential component of Russia’s foreign policy implemented by the Foreign Ministry in cooperation with other agencies.
Russia’s scientific and cultural centres in over 70 countries actively promote humanitarian exchanges, contacts between non-governmental, public, educational and youth organisations, and ties between twin cities. The state has charged you with a vitally important mission of providing support for our compatriots. With your help, more people study the Russian language, including those who live in the CIS, a priority region for us.
Today, when many states actively use the soft power policy to pursue their national interests, we see an escalating role and responsibility of Rossotrudnichestvo and its branches in promoting a positive image of our country abroad, strengthening its prestige and influence. It is essential for the world to obtain reliable information about modern Russia, to learn about our spiritual and intellectual traditions, rich history and enormous contribution to the development of civilisation.
I am confident that despite the scale and complexity of these tasks, you are capable of fulfilling them, given your professionalism, commitment and dedication to your work for the benefit of Russia.”
On 5-6 June 2013, the 18th Ministerial Session of the Council of Baltic Sea States (CBSS) will take place at the «Yantar» State Residence in the Pionersky town, the Kaliningrad region.
Dear Nikolay Nikolaevich, Dear friends,
We have just signed the Cooperation Memorandum between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia and the International Investment Bank.
Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants of an international conference titled the Military and Political Aspects of European Security.
The directive was drafted by the Ministry of Education and Science in accordance with Article 9 of Federal Law No. 101-FZ On International Treaties of the Russian Federation of July 15, 1995.
The draft federal law On Introducing Amendments to the Federal Law On Exiting and Entering the Russian Federation has been developed by the Federal Migration Service following the President’s Executive Order No. 1709 of December 29, 2012, On the Passport of a Citizen of the Russian Federation as an Identity Document Beyond the Borders of the Russian Federation with an Electronic Chip Carrying Additional Biometric Information, as well as the Instruction of the Government of January 18, 2013.
A meeting of the Business 20 Organizing Committee on preparations for the G20 Business Summit, to be held as part of the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum on June 20-21, 2013, took place at the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the United Kingdom. Russia was represented at the meeting by the President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) and Chief of the Business 20 for the period of the Russian Presidency Alexander Shokhin.
On May 21, London hosted a round table on private investment in infrastructure projects organized by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Kirill Dmitriyev, RDIF CEO and Co-Chair of the Business 20 Investment and Infrastructure Taskforce, and Thomas Maier, EBRD Managing Director for Infrastructure, moderated the discussion.
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