dear to everyone, all of russia is before your eyes, come to the international exhibition forum russia. russian troops took control of maryanka, one of the key settlements in the donetsk people's republic. sergei shaigu reported this to vladimir putin. according to the minister of defense, the capture of marinka will make it possible to more effectively protect donetsk from shelling in the ukrainian armed forces, and will also give the troops opportunities for further actions. according to shaigu, maryanka was liberated by the assault troops of the southern group. and the 150th division especially distinguished itself.

they made a powerful fortified fortification, which was connected by underground passages, and naturally, almost every street had its own fortified, well -fortified and fairly well protected from all attacks, both from the air, artillery, field artillery, construction, long-term firing points, a complex system of underground communications , thanks to decisive actions and

awards, those who were most active in the fighting distinguished themselves during the capture of marinka. sergey kievich, firstly, i want to congratulate you, this is success, first, second and most most importantly, convey my warmest congratulations and words of gratitude to all the personnel, all the military personnel who received, and

... built a significant number of reinforced concrete fortifications and communication passages there, and by breaking into this fortified area, our troops have the opportunity to enter a wider operational space , but this, of course, is a question for local commanders, and specialists from the general staff, the ministry of defense - this is a separate topic, but in any case, such an opportunity appears in this area, i know, that our military personnel

... alexander konstantinovich, he is the commander of a battalion and a tank, yes, and he is a senior lieutenant, yes, a senior lieutenant in a post, yeah, what kind of proposals, that means i promoted the rank of captain ahead of schedule, although it’s difficult to say ahead of time, he’s fighting he has been fighting successfully for a long time, but we cannot do otherwise, because there is a presidential decree, and here we are... the next

rank he is entitled to is captain. i know that the provisions on military service are not supposed to be skipped over step, but this is the position. but by presidential decree, so the president has the right to correct this situation, this decree. i ask you to make a proposal to award him the rank of major. vasilich, he deserves it, he burned in a tank three times, has seven shell shocks, one shrapnel wound, when his tanks were damaged. tanks, he saved the crew of his comrades, saved equipment, he succeeded, he fought with dignity, he himself destroyed five tanks and 23 armored vehicles of various classes,

i won’t talk about other achievements there, but this is a visible result, in ultimately leading assault teams, he led assault teams on numerous occasions. now he has come to the solution of the task that you have just set, it is clear that it is not only him, there were many of our guys who fought with dignity, and they are all examples, good examples of warriors, russian fighters. our military correspondent alexander sladkov was one of the first to visit the liberated maryenka and talk with... the russian military who stormed it. marenka has been liberated, but for now we can safely only get to its outskirts, then we walk on foot through the entire settlement to the new front line, here we fought for months for every street, for every house, friendship avenue,

this one was here, these are multi-storey buildings, the camera does not convey the feeling. this frozen city, it was all a line of defense, a line of defense, a line of defense, a line of defense on every street, our infantry penetrated, valiant, a tnt bomb is lying around, yes, what won’t they find here only during a cleanup, the sappers haven’t worked here yet , cossacks, ukrainian technology, famous. cossack, how about it? famous, i would not say that this is the height of skill, our howitzers nailed them, now this is not the marina direction, the kurakhovsky direction, battles have begun for the nearest settlements, georgievka and maksimilyanovka, then comes the most important

transport hub in the ssu, the city of kurakhovo. listen, this is not our ammunition, not ours, that’s why these carbs are theirs, they’re just lying there, our infantry is coming.

composition, first i would like to welcome the minister of industry, mines and trade, the iranian republic, the islamic republic of iran, mr. abbas al-abadi, and i i will say, in my speech, i want to note that we, in a narrow meeting, noted that today an agreement on...

cooperation was signed, in particular, the issue of adopting a declaration on the further development of economic processes within the framework of the eurasian economic union until 2030 and for the period until 2045, and this idea was supported, all members of the supreme council agreed to approve the declaration, and we will formalize the corresponding decision based on the results of our meeting, in fact, the declaration is a new... document of a programmatic nature, which provides steps to increase joint efforts in

key sectors, and additional areas of interaction have been identified. our economic ministers, experts and specialized specialists did a good job of agreeing on the text of the declaration. the document embodied the vision of all five countries of the union and how eurasian integration should further develop. reflects the opinions and interests of each of the eu members and appears to be very good. the main results of the activities of the eurasian union during the russian presidency, which will end on december 31. and the russian side is, of course, grateful to all partners in the association for their constructive joint work, including in implementing the priorities of our chairman. interaction within the union continues to develop dynamically

and successfully in all key areas of integration construction, even despite the well-known difficulties associated with the difficult international external situation. we note with satisfaction that this year in all member countries of the association stable economic growth is recorded. this is how we have gdp in russia for the first three quarters. added 3%, and by the end of the year 3.5% is expected. there is an increase in gross product, and a very significant one, in other eu countries. as far as i know, in 9 months it will be more than 9% in armenia. yes, that’s how it is, yes, well, this is a very good indicator: in kazakhstan there are almost five, yes kasamievich, well. excellent, in kyrgyzstan more than 4%, in belarus,

the same as in russia, 3.5, industrial production in the eu increased by 3.5%, the construction industry increased by 9.3%, which it is important that the number of unemployed in the eurasian union as a whole decreased by 14.2%, in russia unemployment is generally at... while its structure is improving, the supply of annual finished high-tech products is increasing with a simultaneous decrease in the raw material component. it is important that the share of national currencies in mutual settlements exceeded. 90%. and this figure will no doubt grow in the future, taking into account

the joint measures taken by our countries in the financial sector ; the circle of preferential foreign trade is systematically expanding five partners. today, as i mentioned at the beginning, the ceremony of signing a free trade agreement between the european union and iran took place. i would like to congratulate all of us and those present here. iranian minister of industry and trade, mr. alibadi, with the fact that work on this strategic document has been completed. the islamic republic of iran is one of... the largest economies in the eurasian region, a technologically developed state and a key link in the southern trade route between the eu markets and the countries of the middle east and south asia. therefore, strengthening ties with this country will bring obvious benefits to both all participants in our association and the islamic republic of iran itself. as you know,

the one in force since 2019 is temporary. the eu trade agreement with iran made it possible to double the counter trade turnover, although it covered only a small list of commodity items. in accordance with the agreement signed today, tariff benefits will be extended to more than 85% of the product range, over 90% of the current trade volumes of our countries with the islamic republic. and we count on the prompt implementation of the relevant ratification procedures by all state members. let me remind you that important agreements are currently being prepared with other countries with great economic potential. we are talking about a preferential agreement between the european union and egypt, one of

our key partners in the arab world on the african continent, with which the countries of the eurasian... have close relations and intensive commodity-economic trade and economic contacts. work on the draft free trade agreement with egypt is at a very advanced stage and we are certainly interested in signing it as soon as possible. in addition, the eurasian commission is negotiating with the united arab emirates and indonesia, the formation of free trade zones with these countries. in general, with the growing authority and economic weight of the european union, more and more countries and

international organizations are expressing interest in establishing mutual cooperation.

mutual trade rules approved the council of heads of the european union state energy bodies began its work on the common market. based on the results of our meeting, we will approve a decision to vest this council with additional control powers. intensive work continues on the development of a unified transport system in the eurasian union, including the international corridor, north-south, in this sense, again returning to ours. cooperation with the islamic republic of iran, which has key positions here. cooperation in the field of science has intensified and technology, the technological sovereignty of the european union states is being consistently strengthened , the digital agenda is being promoted through the common efforts of our countries, including,

an integration information system has been successfully created and developed. and uniform data exchange standards and digital commerce rules are adopted. another step forward in this direction will be our signing today of a protocol on amending the evraz customs code agreement regarding the regulation of foreign electronic trade. naturally, the agenda the current meeting of the supreme council includes other important issues of integration interaction, among them. removing remaining restrictions and barriers to mutual trade, improving anti-dumping mechanisms, developing a common market.

this year marks the 10th anniversary of the conclusion of the fundamental agreement in the european union, and we have now narrowly agreed that, given that this is an anniversary event, everyone agreed with my proposal to hold a summit dedicated to this anniversary in moscow in may 24. this summit will usher in a new decade of test collaboration. work to deepen integration, improve the well-being and quality of life of citizens of our countries. clear guidelines in this regard are defined by the long-term declaration adopted today on the further

development of economic processes within the framework of the eurasian economic union until 2030 and for the period until 2045. and i would also like to add to our meeting that draft decisions have been prepared on updating the composition of the board of the eurasian economic commission.

obligations obligations he was in energetically, without hesitation, he will take on his new administration of the president of kazakhstan, worked and was the chairman of the government, prime minister of kazakhstan, of course, i wish success to the entire new composition of the board of the eurasian... commission and the european union court. and let me give the floor to nikolayevich pashinyan, and then the other participants of the summit will speak. in addition, we will watch a video message from the president of the republic of cuba , miguelas canel, bermudos, as head of the state observer under eurodzes. and then we will hear michal’s report vladimovich mesnyakovich and we will sign and approve the prepared projects. thank you for your attention. nikola vladimirich, please . thank you.

in this context, the armenian side considers it important to sign a declaration on the further development of economic processes until 2030

. for the period until 2045, which is based on the conceptual and priority directions of medium- and long-term development of the eu. the armenian side welcomes the signing of a free trade agreement with iran; the signing of a full-scale agreement will contribute to strengthening trade, economic and logistics transport ties with iran will allow us to lay a solid contractual basis for joint plans. dear colleagues, at the same time, a number of unresolved issues of a fundamental nature have accumulated within the aas. i consider it appropriate to note the urgent need to achieve fundamental decisions to harmonize approaches, principles and mechanisms among member states.

countries development of renewable energy. another fundamentally important issue is the introduction of digital technologies into practical the activities of government business processes with the active involvement of our it communities in the field of increasing energy efficiency and this area is acquiring particular

relevance, in particular. cooperation within the framework of the ias. it is well known that the absence of a common border with the countries of the union creates certain difficulties and economic costs for armenia. this is a challenge for armenia, but at the same time a unique opportunity for ip. if we manage to provide transport, transit and administrative services through modern technologies

seamlessness.

to maximize the effects of the eu, taking into account national priorities for socio-economic development. in conclusion, i would like to once again express my gratitude to everyone for their active cooperation in 2023. i take this opportunity, dear colleagues, to congratulate everyone on the upcoming new year. i wish peace and prosperity to our countries. thank you for attention. thank you. big alexander grigorievich, please, belarus, dear participants of the council meeting, i apologize, i lost my voice, somewhere in belarus, today almost in new year's eve, we traditionally meet in the northern capital of russia, sum up the results of our work, update.