it is an honor to address today's africa plenary session of the second russia africa first summit . let me express my gratitude to you president putin arrived in this beautiful historical city of st. petersburg. the russian people stood shoulder to shoulder with

africa, providing moral, technical and material support. for many of our countries, when we fought for the liberation of our countries from colonialism, this is support and solidarity, the promotion of our development countries , the provision of peace and security in our countries in 2018 .

strange, dear. a visitor to us and gentlemen for decades, sustainable economic development at the regional and global level has been delayed due to the growing trend of strengthening international organized crime , the intensification of conflicts and terrorism, which hinder international peace and security. with our own people, we

leave no one behind in our development, a multilateral approach and the strengthening of existing institutions, as well as the creation of new partnerships are of key importance for a new world order that will be just and peaceful and this world order is already being formed in this regard , the russian federation has shown solidarity and support, guided by our desperation and development goals, and we thank you for organizing this summit noted on our agenda. focuses the start of a new chapter of progress that we will identify areas

of mutual interest moreover , this platform should provide impetus for advancing multi-component cooperation. in agriculture, natural resource use industry , trade, infrastructure and energy development, as well as in the field of peace and security, as well as on the technological and humanitarian issue of strengthening momentum, it cannot be overestimated how important it is in this regard. considering the presence of russian companies at this meeting to promote the modernization and

industrialization of our countries, i would like to express my sincere gratitude to the russian federation for providing space for zimbabwean companies to exhibition so that we can demonstrate. what potential lies in our economy and in our environment and zimbabwe is open for business. this is the land of extensive investment opportunities in agriculture. mining energy infrastructure production technology and ct tourism. and this is not a complete list of the future of digital technologies. we african africans need access to innovative

inventions in the field of science and technology, and we count on the russian federation in this regard, we emphasize that zimbabwe is still under the illegal sanctions imposed on us by some western countries over 20 years ago simply because we chose to. to reunite our people and our earth my administration guided by the interaction has decided to be a friend to all and an enemy to no one, however, some countries have decided to act to our detriment despite this policy of ours this year in august. we will hold all general elections international

observers if we take the conclusion mr. president , we will use this opportunity to express admiration for the resilience of the partnership between russia and africa we have a common path. let's look not to the past, but to the future, which contains so many opportunities, in which there are only hopes and prosperity for all our peoples.

thank you very much, dear president, dear friend. here is what i would like to note in connection with your speech. firstly , i want to thank you for assessing russia's contribution to the development of relations with friends on the african continent, i also want to, uh, draw attention to the fact that sanctions are being imposed against those who does not want to live, just according to the rules that someone drew, and in this regard, we support the idea of, uh, the overwhelming majority of those who have gathered about the need to increase the role of africa in the united nations system so that we all do not live by the rules , which someone wrote for themselves, but imposes on us, but would live according to international law according to the norms of international law. and everything that we and you discussed yesterday

at bilateral meetings, all areas of our bilateral cooperation. of course we will support. let give the floor to the chairman. commission of the african union musefaki moham vladimir putin president of the russian federation and chairman of the african union your excellency ladies and gentlemen , heads of state governments to you mr. vladimir putin president of the russian federation

without essence it is a business in september the first summit was held russia africa and today in st. petersburg many arrived on the second male of russia africa in a polarized world context and more, this is all characterized between neighboring countries, and i

i understand this question in order to emphasize the importance that the african union should take, on the basis of justice, it is necessary to resolve all these conflicts, of course , we are concerned about the issue of grain supply , the initiative should work for the benefit of all countries of the world and in particular the country of africa, ladies

and gentlemen, and right within the framework. it was in this spirit. i am the first summit of our partnership in conjunction with the russian federation during which we adopted a declaration that included the framework of this cooperation and, of course, taking into account the impact of the economic context due

to the covid-19 pandemic and possibly the absence is rather limited, of course, to partnerships. in the forest, well, let's not forget the help that the soviet union provides in

our struggle against colonialism and proteid, africa is 30 million m². this has already been mentioned. in this room, more than 1 billion people live on this fox continent. we have a huge potential in terms of human and natural resource development. fulfilling all our goals and he ports among

other things. of course we are talking about energy. about the infrastructure of transport chains about digital technologies trade in the world of development security and that's it. this will be a joint declaration of technology to give momentum. security advice to reduce

the injustice against all africans who are underrepresented in this body your excellency ladies and gentlemen, the functionality of this partnership is measured only by results. we all have our anxieties, but

nonetheless. we believe in this partnership, that's all. this is due to the presence of african countries today at the summit result. we are looking for concrete results that we will all take into account and in order to overcome all sorts of difficulties, the implementation of 2016 is the third year and cooperation between the russian federation and the african union is quite important, but nevertheless there are many things that we could improve both investment and trade performance show that exchange. the glass of the limit of our potential and, of course, the energy sector must also

be given a certain impulse in this area , it is necessary to perform all actions in order to to develop a joint approach and provide us with energy and ensure the industrialization of all countries in a safe, secure area , food is provided for the development of our our agricultural sector in this area. we also need concrete actions to strengthen security cooperation and fight against terrorism call for a declaration. you commission of the african union allows me to express

the opinion of the african union season 10, as well as the points of contact of these opinions, which were taken by all of us together and it is necessary use facts and influence our daily lives so that we can better the lives of everyone around the world in africa i would like to thank you for your attention. thank you thank you very much, dear mr. hamat. we have already talked about this, we will still be able to discuss the situation related to the conflict in ukraine , but we, of course, agree with you that all contradictions should be resolved through negotiations. but the problem is that they refuse to negotiate with us. the essence of the conflict at the heart of the conflict is the creation of threats to the security of russia from the sides of the united states and nato, and i repeat once again

, refuse to negotiate on issues of ensuring equal security for all, including russia and ukraine itself. more precisely, the current ukrainian regime refuses to negotiate, officially announced this and the president of ukraine adopted a corresponding decree, therefore prohibiting the issue of negotiations. well, they have repeatedly said that i have officially stated that we are ready for these negotiations. but we can’t impose now i’m talking, so it seems to me that i need to conduct a dialogue from getting together with the other side. although we are grateful to our african friends for their attention to this problem, as far as cooperation between russia and africa as a whole is concerned, of course, this is, uh, we worked together. our colleagues worked our service. worked in an appropriate way to hmm put all this into the declaration. we are very grateful

to the commission of the african union because it took the most active part in this work and i hope that we will make this declaration as a result of our joint activities. uh, in preparation for ourselves this award, dear friends colleagues. i want to take a short break. we have many more speakers, it will be small and we will start the second plenary edition in the format of a working breakfast. thank you very much for your collaboration. plenary session of the summit russia avrika took part in the celebrations in penan. they celebrate the seventieth anniversary of the victory in the korean

patriotic liberation war. but now there is a live broadcast of the federation council's government hours of open dialogues with vice-premiers and ministers. uh, also in in july, a traditional meeting was held with the council of the chamber with prime minister mikhail vladimirovich mishustin, together with the government, we worked out measures related to the issuance of treasury loans by the region. there were also improvements in the mechanisms of a single tax payment of the contract system of state purchases and much more. i want to shave the prime minister mikhail than mishustin and the entire cabinet of ministers for constant constructive cooperation . one of the most important areas on the agenda of the federation council during the session was support for participants and veterans of the special military operation members. their families were

taken from above. sixty relevant laws, many of which were also initiated by senators, are under constant control. the federation council keeps the development of the rehabilitation and prosthetics system under special attention. we are devoting work to work created at the initiative of the president of the state fund. defenders of the fatherland its branches. as you know, they have opened in all regions of the federation and i ask each of you, dear senators. as a summer homework, carefully analyze how it happens in your subjects of the federation, how the work is structured. what proposal questions do employees of this fund have? and, of course, first of all, the veteran participants have their own, additional measures may be needed, somewhere it is necessary to complete the mechanisms for coordinating federal ones.

the authorities within the framework of these funds e establish closer coordination with public organizations feedback here is very important in the fall with this. we definitely. let's continue this work theirs must be absolutely sure that society supports them, appreciates military work, and the state guarantees them to their families, the necessary support and protection, and taking advantage of the opportunity of a colleague. let's thank all our servicemen for the honest performance of their military duty, for their courage, for mass heroism. they are doing a historically important work for our entire great country.

colleagues during the spring session, more than 80 socially significant laws were approved, including in the field of protecting seven with children, this topic has been a priority for many years for the federation council, thanks to joint work with the government, we managed to increase the volume. well, conditionally, the so-called children's budget, up to a record value of almost 2 1/2 trillion rubles, has really never been under its control. we also took up the issue of developing children's infrastructure. uh, health care children's summer vacation as a result of the beginning of the summer season 15 subjects. in the russian federation, with the support of the federal budget , 49 new living buildings were built, which are immediately began to be used for

children's recreation and health improvement by the end of the year another 40 modules are planned sixteen regions have already been allocated for this. uh, necessary federal funds. dozens of subjects have shown interest in the program, we will definitely continue this work, specific steps have been taken, and under such important areas for the regions as interbudgetary relations, the formation of investment programs, social gasification and a number of others, the holding of days of subjects of the federation has reached a new level, we see how this the format is in demand as far as it is useful it allows you to quickly solve long-standing regional problems significantly accelerate the implementation of extremely important social projects of the subjects of the federation. work is actively underway to integrate the legal and social.

and the economic space of russia of the new subjects of the federation and i want to thank our colleagues senators from e, luhansk, donetsk e, zaporizhia hmm kherson regions for your active interaction and participation already in our work , we are consistently working to ensure that the whole range of labor and social guarantees has become available to our citizens of the dpr, lpr, zaporozhye kherson regions, and once again i want to emphasize that it is very pleasant that the senator from the new regions is also participating in this work, given the experience and unique competencies that our chambers considered appropriate to create representatives of the federation council for the integration of new regions, which will coordinate the formation of the regional legislative and

regulatory framework. uh, in four new subjects to provide them with the necessary assistance. uh, hmm, it’s better to introduce regional practices that have justified themselves, justified themselves, and in the near future i will inform russian president vladimir vladimirovich putin about this initiative. i think it is useful, it was also initiated-initiated by the senators from the new regions. uh, if your colleagues support your support, i instruct first deputy chairman of the federation council andrey vladimirovich yatskin to head this council , prepare a regulation on its work and ensure effective work starting from october 1. well, i'm counting dear our colleagues, and on your active participation in your proposal from the new regions. uh, unfortunately, i would like to remind you once again that in recent years i have made ukraine that, in fact, i have not been involved

in the development of these regions, and we must make every effort to help them meet the high standards that are accepted in our country, i think together we will be able to do this, along with legislative activity, the most important constitutional powers of the federal assembly is the exercise of parliamentary control, which, among other things, involves a parliamentary inquiry in this session. an investigation into the circumstances related to the creation of a biological laboratory in ukraine was completed and approved, the corresponding final report, almost all of the recommendations contained in it. already reviewed by the government. specific ones are given for them. uh, the instructions and the final report

of the parliament to international parliamentary organizations we also hope for their appropriate reaction , today the parliamentary commission is actively working on investigation of criminal acts against minors. uh, from the side of the kiev regime. we have already discussed this topic today. i am convinced that it will help open the eyes of the world community to the scale and cruelty of all crimes. spring session period. we consistently informed the international parliamentary community, and about the ongoing provocations of terrorist acts carried out by the authorities of ukraine , the parliaments of the world sent appeals in connection with the terrorist attack on the kakhovka hydroelectric power station us decision to supply cluster munitions to kiev