i called my colleague this morning, as the kremlin reported during the conversation, the parties confirmed their intention to develop friendly bilateral relations based on the principles of alliance and strategic partnership. according to preliminary data from the cec , mirziyoyev is gaining more than 87% of the votes in the shanghai cooperation organization. whose mission observed the voting process noted that everything went without violations and in accordance with national laws. the cis observers came to a similar conclusion robert frantsev will continue uzbekistan he made his choice in favor of the course proposed in the country by the current head of state shavkat mirziyoyev. uzbekistan is a liberal democracy for the candidate from the liberal democratic party of uzbekistan shavkata, mirziyoyev, 13 million 625.000, 55 votes or 87.5% in the first early presidential elections in the country , more than 87% of voters freeze their votes

in the last elections in october 21. he was re-elected with a result slightly below about 80%, which is an important detail, which is straightforward. the transformation bear fruit and find response from the people of uzbekistan in only one number. as the population of the country grows , the population of the country will increase. so, as a rule, it means that the population of the country has what to eat and how to develop with the turnout of almost 80% of the mirziyoys, remains at the head of the state for another 7 years. the presidential term was extended as a result of the reform of the constitution adopted at a national referendum, at the same time, the fundamental law of the country was enshrined, which determines the principle of the social orientation of the state, as mirziyoyev assured. all subsequent reforms are aimed at realizing it is this approach. for this , steps will be taken to ensure economic growth, attract foreign investment and develop industry and the agrarian complex to support small businesses.

robert france foreman beidolets. dmitry shcherbakov uzbekistan central

asia gulf cooperation now live broadcast thank you for accepting our invitation to host the sixth strategic dialogue council meeting now. russia council cooperation in our capital. moscow this is the second time it has hosted such events, the previous one took place in 2016 . after that, we held our meetings in the region over the 12 years that have passed since the launch of this format, the strategic dialogue has established itself as an effective mechanism for the exchange of views on key regions and global problems, ways to develop economic and humanitarian cooperation between our countries, hoping that today's meeting will give additional

impetus strengthening russia's interaction with states and members of our council multifaceted relations continue to develop progressively, as evidenced by the dynamics of contacts at the highest and high levels that have significantly increased over the past year, we are tasked by a regular trust-based dialogue between russian president putin and the leaders of the countries of the cooperation council of the arab states of the gulf, in turn. i appreciate close personal communication with you dear colleagues , close working interaction plays an important role, through our foreign ministries warmly back a full discussion during the fifth round of strategic dialogue in a number of june 1 , 2022, as well as your trips to bahrain vanmana united arab emirates , the negotiations during

your visits to russia, as well as the conversation on the sidelines, were certainly useful. multilateral events in third countries, including the traditional meeting with the cooperation council troika in new york in september last year a systemic strategic framework corresponding to the departments of our countries and business structures are taking consistent steps to expand economic ties, despite the difficult geopolitical conditions. we manage to maintain the positive dynamics of mutual trade. according to the results of last year, the trade turnover between russia and your countries increased by more than 6% compared to the previous year. we have exceeded 11 billion dollars . of course,

trade with each of the countries present here does not develop evenly, but the general trend is positive. what about individual reserves that exist within the framework of bilateral relations in the trade and economic sphere? of course , during today's separate meetings we will talk about this in more detail, and i hope that during the plenary session we will discuss the whole range of challenges that our neighbor faces. east including strategically important area. gulf, we will touch on the topic of creating a regional system of collective security in the interests of effectively countering numerous challenges and threats. well, and then we will have communication with representatives of the media, oh, whom we also welcome here and on e, access to the press , they invite their omani colleague and the secretary general of the cooperation council , after contact with the press, we will continue the exchange of views and our communication at a working breakfast .

the results of our discussion will be consolidated in a joint statement, which we plan to adopt today. i would like to thank our experts for their work on its approval, as well as on the approval of the draft joint action plan. i would now like to give the floor to the minister of foreign affairs of the saltanat. aman who chairs the cooperation council this year, mr. badru bin hamoudu albusaide, and then ask to speak to the secretary general of the cooperation council, mr. justin thank you for your attention. dear sergey lavrov minister of foreign affairs of the russian federation dear ministers of foreign affairs of the country with the gpz dear mr.

secretary general of the cooperation council, present greetings. at the beginning, dear mr. minister, thank you for your welcome speech to be here in moscow today brings the russian federation aha will strengthen our bilateral relations in all areas in the economy in politics and in culture to discuss climate issues, and renewable energy,

and other global issues that are mutually interests of the country of the council, highly appreciate the positions and efforts of the government of the russian federation in relation to the palestinian problem. we are from our side. would you like hence here to confirm the central nature of this problem and the importance of the strategic importance of the solution. this is one of the main problems of instability in the region. wow, there is no doubt that we would also like to express that the violation of the israelis, and with regard to the palestinians who are brought to life, we are very concerned and upset, we reaffirm the importance of stepping up efforts in order to achieve, just this is

a comprehensive solution, and the palestinian problem in order to about achieving a just peace based on state decisions. uh and considering all other international on the legal basis in relation to the problem of blesensky. what will ensure the creation of independence in 667? following the development of the situation in sudan in bratsk sudan, we are deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation, and we reaffirm the security crisis there. what is important is to resolve the crisis through dialogue, but to join forces, uh, and unite the sudanese rossel of conservation, uh, the main state and

resolve the conflict without external interference. uh. this, uh conflict confirm it resume. confirmation of importance maintaining stability and supporting russia to achieve a political settlement of the yemeni crises. yemeni presidential governing council and support yemenis uh's aspirations for peace and stability. uh in your country, which should be achieved through dialogue and contribute to the reconstruction of the country, the ongoing conflict in ukraine uh poses challenges for peace and security. we believe

in the need for a peaceful solution to this conflict and reaffirm the importance of resolving the conflict through dialogue based on international e international law , taking into account the interests of all parties of the sovereignty and independence of the country. we are also with the goal of achievement and peace. build bridges of e-e cooperation and dialogue between stakeholders on the goals of achieving and establishing peace and restoring stability and prosperity. uh, in order to realize and hope the desperation of the two peoples and the entire region, dear gentlemen, ministers, dear state, present we meet at a time when

the world is called, associated with hells, multiple crises of political instability and climate change together, but there are a number of opportunities for positive change that we must not ignore. we must encourage their development and support them. in our region in the gulf region, which successfully hosted the expo in dubai in the world cup in qatar, is now hosting in saudi arabia e, formula 1 stages and other important international events. we are also preparing in particular, the name of the emirates are preparing to host a climate conference kop, 208, which will be held in november, the adoption

of the asian cup in january 2024, all these events. behind the tourism trade economy we hold sports cultural events, and as you know, dear sirs, ministers, dear assembly of our region. e-e is going through important changes, which is the restoration of relations between the saldian arabia and the iranian and islamic republic.

iran iran is ours. e, neighbor neighbor of all countries of cooperation, we lived as a gods people, and historically over the centuries, of course, certain political differences. we were interfered with. develop cooperation in our power. by strengthening cooperation and the principles of good neighborliness and common residence, these positive changes strengthen our ability to strengthen regional cooperation and its foundations, and mutual trust is restored and we understand that russia has vital interests in this region. among other things

, it lies in the development, and the routes of logistics expansion of trade and economic interaction through us and join us to reach africa and asia through our region we welcome uh to work with the russian federation in this direction for a better prosperous future. instability and security political developments and economic developments in the gulf region rather concentrate on a strong respect for the sovereignty of countries and respect for the laws. we are a neighborhood dialogue of constructive and open cooperation and

mutual attraction from mutual efforts without a doubt that this should be a factor in promoting economic cooperation and prosperity for all dear sirs, ministers in conclusion. i would like to take this opportunity to thank the ministry of foreign affairs of the russian federation for cooperation for their efforts in preparing an excellent preparation. and thanks to the friendly russian federation for the wonderful reception and hospitality dear mr. minister of foreign affairs

of the russian federation sergey lavrov dear ministers of the country with the gpp dear assembly i welcome you at the beginning to sincerely thank the government the russian federation is friendly for the wonderful welcome and hospitality for personal attention.

it is a lot of efforts on both sides to ensure this goal, especially in the context of our e-ministerial meeting, but this is already the sixth meeting of the strategic dialogue, and between the cooperation council of the russian federation, what should be confirmed, what should be in line with the instructions given by our leaders of the gulf countries, and if in order to strengthen cooperation and ties and between our countries in the interests of our peoples and achievements to achieve common goals, dear sirs, the minister is passing in a very important for the whole world. ah, the time when we see events that disrupt the stability of the world, confirm the important solution to problems through. dialogue negotiations through diplomatic

means also confirm our respect for the sovereignty of countries, international law of all international norms that will contribute to maintaining stability in the world , dear gentlemen, ministerial evidence of the excellent relations between our countries. this strategic cooperation memorandum was signed between our countries and with the power of the russian federation in 2021. russian relations are strong peoples. their implementation of common interests, dear,

gentlemen, ministers. today we are not talking about certain areas of cooperation, but all areas are important for promoting our dialogue, as well as trade with economic cooperation, cooperation in the field of security in energy, political dialogue. if other areas are important in which we intend to cooperate, such as, for example, academic cooperation of culture cooperation with the cultures of our countries is a side of our cooperation, cooperation today is very important, and to say that our relations are developing, and we are fine.

ha ha, and the opek plus format, which helps to stabilize markets, er, and energy prices, and we reaffirm the importance of all parties to the agreement complying with their obligations in the interests of consumers and suppliers and in order to develop the world economy, gentlemen, ministers. outside for sure. uh, russian-ukrainian crisis influenced the whole world and first the crisis of the country by initiatives in order to bring the positions of countries together, but through our trips and meetings that we held with representatives of both sides. uh. we are sure that the decision must be peaceful, otherwise, it will negatively affect the overall situation and stability in everything. region, and therefore we

wanted to confirm here the position of the cooperation council in relation to this crisis , the position of the council of ministers, in relation to the ukrainian-russian crisis, is that it is necessary to decide on the basis of un charter of international law. with respect for sovereignty. uh, it's strange to preserve my territorial integrity and not interfere with the internal affairs of the cis countries. shares all efforts aimed at mediation efforts aimed at regulating the crisis of dialogues, the humanitarian side of this crisis is particularly important. interested seek to extend the grain deal for the supply e russian and ukrainian grain through the black sea. to mitigate the humanitarian impact

of the food crisis challenges. rome is ours to our russian friends, uh , for extending the grain agreement, which facilitated the supply of grain to the world market in conclusion. i would like to somehow, uh, as representatives of the countries, uh, of the gulf , confirm that the meeting of the cis countries

will contribute to this in every possible way. thank you very much. we thank our guests from the press media. we 'll see you soon. today, another round of strategic dialogue began in moscow, the russian cooperation council for the arab states of the persian gulf. now it's news time economy, the euro exchange rate has overcome the mark of 100 1/2 rubles. for the first time since february, 22 dollars is approaching the mark of 92. the currency has not risen so high for a year and a half, the ruble is under pressure against the backdrop of declining export earnings, experts say. it also affects the high budget expenditures and the exit of non-residents from russian assets of companies in russia became less likely to go bankrupt in the first half of the year, the number of such cases fell by

40% to almost 3,000. this is a given hair dryer resource. there, such dynamics was explained by the delayed effect of last year, the laboratory. his introduced for almost all individuals and legal entities leading by the number of bankruptcies still moscow and the region, st. petersburg and tatarstan, the european union may not have enough gas in the coming winter, if it turns out to be colder than last year, said the head of the energy spa three puene. according to him, a shortage is possible even if the storage is full. in this case, the eu will have to buy gas at the floor high. there are no friendly prices on the market and more and more countries are returning their gold reserves amid the freezing of russian assets , reuters writes about this, citing a study by the investment company. it showed that 68% of central banks surveyed were holding reserves in their countries in 2020.

this indicator was at the level of 50%. experts cite the growth of geopolitical risks as the reason, regulators are returning gold to protect themselves from sanctions. this was economic news in a nutshell. prime minister mikhail mishustin today in yekaterinburg, where the international industrial exhibition was opened and at the prom this is the main industrial trade and export platform in russia, but they traditionally represent the latest developments of russian engineers. mishustin will speak at the strategic session. sustainable manufacturing renewal strategy. and before that, i saw the exhibition myself, where you can see the products of 35 companies of this company and drones, as well as vehicles, including the first completely domestic electric train. swallow during the inspection, the head of government discussed a number of issues, including localization production. what is very important is that our colleagues have just begun to deal with localization, that is, there are opportunities, including rnd

russian russian colleagues render russian, it is very important that we can do it together, including the opportunity that russia has to make a better version, and including those suitable and, so to speak , prepared for the russian market, and it’s good that the times allow it in this way, and localization allows the production of a number of spare parts in russia for the future. in pekin we met pina and valentina matvienko , as the speaker of the federation council said , russian-chinese cooperation is in the interests of both countries and is receiving more and more public and popular support. matviyenko also handed over to the president of the people's republic of china an oral message from vladimir putin, with whom she spoke before leaving. i spoke with vladimir

vladimirovich. he asked me to convey a very warm message to you. hi best wishes. eh, warmly, i recalled your visit in march, your lengthy negotiations, productive and gave you a verbal message you need not to read out. although it is oral, it is still addressed to you. let me pass it on to you. let me remind you that a delegation of russian parliamentarians arrived at the invitation of the chinese side. in order to take part in a meeting of the inter-parliamentary commission on cooperation between the two countries, valentin matviyenko earlier met with the chairman of the standing committee of the national people's congress of tyazheloji.

vladimir putin and head of udmurtia alexander brychalov discussed the socio-economic situation in the republic of the working meeting. the head of the region told how things are in healthcare with the repair and construction of roads. and also do all the children have enough places in the gardens, they separately paid attention to the military special operation and what kind of assistance udmurtia provides to soldiers and their families.