next there will be tests, well, by the way, the catamaran is unusual, it is on hydrofoils, which will allow it to rise above the waters of lake baikal and go much faster than similar vessels. in general, there are two catamarans, twins, and these are the lead vessels. the main feature of these projects is that such... no one has ever done projects, that is, these are catamarans on a wing, a modern motor ship with a small draft of 10 meters, which again solves one of the problems of lake baikal, there are very few equipped berths on lake baikal, so it is suitable for unequipped berths, such

characteristics need to be confirmed during sea trials, so to speak, to take wing, how comfortable will this flight be, let's say, what's in the cabin? the cabin has a fairly comfortable cabin with 148 seats, our cruising range is calculated for thousands of kilometers, that is, these catamarans will connect the coast of the irkutsk region and the coast. in addition to the fact that the vessels are the first of their kind - this is already a challenge, aggressive sanctions added difficulties, it was necessary to replace, for example, engines, support came in handy. together with china, with the full support of rostech, is re-motorizing not only these ships, but the entire fleet that the east siberian shipping company has, and the engines are new, so the hull is changing, changing. design solutions, at

the production stage we also train personnel. next year, catamarans will begin to carry passengers, while each costs 400 million, which is already profitable, cheaper in the future, when there is a series. there are customers for other regions. the far east, crimea and not only on catamarans, nearby are being built cruise liner. it should be noted that such dimensions, i'm talking about a cruise liner there, yes, 87. length today they do not exist, yeah, since such overall dimensions simply do not exist, this will be the first, the peculiarity is that the draft due to the aluminum superstructure is only 2 meters, you can approach close to the shore, after the completion of construction in 26 lanner will offer passengers four-star comfort, that is, this is the beginning of the renewal of the fleet, which has been working since soviet times and in general the revival of irkutsk shipbuilding, but it is important to keep up.

an example from dagestan, without this equipment the ship will not go on the required course, this is the so-called steering machine, they produce such at the plant in makhachkala, in fact, a fairly large range of various products is produced here, now you will learn about everything in more detail. ours goes to each ship, now a live broadcast from the brics media summit in moscow. from morning to evening, every day, our persistence extends so much that we even asked her to exhibit it today at the media summit. good

day, dear colleagues, dear friends, thank you for such a forest introduction, but allow me. to begin not with the speech that we prepared with our colleagues in the press information department with colleagues in the ministry of foreign affairs, a few days before today's event, let me begin with what i think is an emergency situation, well, look, if some joyful event happens on the eve of some event, well, i don't know, they find out in the hall that someone has an anniversary? birthday, uh, or some joyful event has happened, everyone welcomes it applause, congratulations, and in their speeches they repeatedly return to this topic. when some tragic event occurs, an emergency,

some man-made disaster or terrorist attack, everyone begins their speeches with words of condolence, sometimes they declare a minute of silence. and they also return to this situation in their speeches, today i really want to draw attention to the extraordinary situation, which concerns us directly, unfortunately it is not positive, to be met with applause, it is like more like a situation with a terrorist attack or a catastrophe, yesterday russian journalists were subjected to aggression... by the united states of america, they were subjected to a real terrorist information attack as a corporation, and also in their personal capacity.

this is not an accident, this is not a mistake, this is a chain of planned actions that our journalists carry out year after year. this is russia today, this is sputnik, and colleagues who work with them, not only as correspondents and journalists, but even as speakers, even as guests of their broadcasts, have been subjected to for several years, in the last 2 weeks these attacks have become literally on the verge of real information aggression.

everything that is happening today, these days with russian journalists with russian media structures, the attack that the collective west is making on them, can happen to any of you, whether you are the head of a corporation , whether you are the editor-in-chief, whether you are an ordinary correspondent located abroad, silence is unacceptable, because this is, among other things, a sign of... agreement with such an attitude to freedom of speech, to security journalism, to the values ​​that make up the ethics of this profession, i call for an expression of support for our colleagues, i call

for an expression of support not because they are journalists, not only because of this, i call for an expression of support not only because this is... with them, with these journalists and with these russian media corporations, crimes are being committed, this is an attack on freedom of speech, this is an attack on the profession of journalism, this is an attack on human dignity, we must show solidarity, i really

hope that this topic will also be heard today. now i would like to move directly to my speech, i will not talk about... lavrov said this today in a video address. so, against this background, the role of sound forces and mechanisms aimed at a positive agenda, at uniting the efforts of the international community to overcome the challenges facing it, is increasing. and one of these formats is brics, which has become a model of interstate cooperation. this is why so many countries now, even over the past year there are more than thirty of them, have turned to their views. not just with interest, but with a desire to take part in the activities of this association, because they consider it

a lifeline, as a real, as a real panacea for everything that is happening in international relations today. brics does not seek to create new dividing lines based on bloc thinking. on the contrary, brics promotes synergy of various civilizations, advocates a collective approach to solving the problems of our time. at the heart of the philosophy. brics, the traditions of equal dialogue, openness and consensus, respect for the path of development chosen by states and taking into account each other's interests. the countries of the association share similar views on the modern world in striving for multipolarity as the basis for sustainable development, commitment to the central, coordinating role of the united nations to the principles and norms of international law. such a partnership model is, as i have already said, of growing interest to the countries of the world majority, at the moment... about three dozen states are showing interest in strengthening cooperation with brics in

various formats, the most popular question of the last few months, what is the mechanism, i mean the question that we get as the ministry of foreign affairs at our media events is: when will countries be able to become members of brics, those countries that have applied. russia is closely following the activity that it is demonstrating.

this is the year of our presidency of brics, but it is held under the motto that you all know, strengthening multilateralism for a fair global development of security, it is planned to hold over 250 events in eleven regions of russia, i want to tell you that visiting different regions of our country i hear more and more questions about brics, because information has already become a part of the lives of many people, and we, by the way, asked ourselves the question about how it is possible to somehow regulate the use of the brics emblem, the name brics, because we have a huge number of non-governmental organizations that in their headlines, in their the names of their structures introduce this abbreviation, they want to be part of a large family. brics, it seems to me, is the result of your work first of all, by now more than 150 events

of various levels have taken place in all three main areas of cooperation, well, of course , we expect the central event in kazan and everything suggests that it will be a world sensation, no less. there have already been meetings of the heads of foreign policy departments of the brics member countries, education, sports, transport, the environment, agriculture, heads of. communication and other materials on the results of each event are posted in several languages,

on the official website of our country's chairmanship in the association, and of course, special sections created on the website of the ministry of foreign affairs in social networks. as part of the program of events of our brics chairmanship , we pay special attention to the topic of cooperation in the information sphere. and on july 12 , the first ever consultations of the heads of the information departments of the country's foreign policy departments took place in moscow. brics. we not only synchronized watches with our partners on current issues of cooperation in the media sphere, but also discussed a number of practical steps for the future. the tas news agency came up with the initiative. both brics member countries and countries interested in the agenda are present, of course, on this scale, when , like my colleagues, i would like to express special gratitude to the chinese

xinhua agency, the initiator and chairman of the brics media forum, for supporting this initiative, today the approaches that... are defended by the world the majority, to which our country naturally belongs, in the wider world the meaning of this word, i would say, even the russian world, is multipolarity, it is a diversity of cultures, it is the indivisibility of security, it is the rejection of anyone's hegemonic claims, the imposition of neoliberal pseudo-values, all this meets literally fierce resistance from the west.

these are challenges, this is the overt pressure of the western mainstream, this is the desire to line everyone up in one line, so that all the media in the world followed only one agenda, somewhere in one center approved, which is formed and controlled not by the people, not by events, but simply by some small group of people who call themselves a beautiful garden and

oppose themselves to those who are called the jungle. i think that all these challenges are well known to you, including in your practical work, so i would like to move on to specific, probably, proposals: in the current conditions, the task of further strengthening interaction with state participants of brics in the information sphere is particularly relevant, in particular, we are ready to propose focusing, well, and taking specific steps in the following areas: first, this is support for encouraging: mutually beneficial cooperation between the editorial offices of the mass media of the brics countries, as well as between the relevant ministries, departments, organizations, non-governmental, structures of the parties working in the field of mass media, the second is the creation of a floor of mass media of the brics countries to attract information support

activities of the association, the third is the mutual simplification of the conditions for accreditation of journalists and correspondent offices.

in distant foreign countries, i must say that, and i am pleased and can note this, that the work of our media summit has not gone unnoticed by the largest international

organizations, in particular , the united nations is closely monitoring our work, activities, the work of the brics media summit, we have been sent appropriate greetings, i would like to invite the director of the information center to speak. under-secretary-general of the united nations for global communications, melissa fleming, which i am happy to do, i would like to begin

by congratulating, also on behalf of the department and the leadership of the department of global communications, our long-standing partners and friends , the itortas news agency, a co-organizer of the summit, a long-standing partner of the organization , tas is a member of the international media alliance created by the united nations to promote the goal of sustainable development, but we also have other areas of activity, in particular, of course, this is the famous program that is being conducted.

the embodiment of which is the united nations itself and its charter. another fundamental trend that determines the further vector of brics development is the decentralization of international relations. the role of regional players is increasing everywhere. and this trend is fully consistent with the strategic priority of brics, the formation of a fair, inclusive polycentric world order in which developing countries would have proportionate to their...

more dangerous, last year alone , a record number of journalists and media workers lost their lives covering events around the world. even more were imprisoned, including in countries that claim to be the founders of modern freedom of speech and journalism. it turns out that freedom of the media is threatened by those who are supposed to guarantee it. i am sure that many of those present at today's forum have not found.

networks are used to denigrate reputations scientific research, the spread of disinformation, fake news, and hate speech, the situation is exacerbated by the misuse of generative artificial intelligence to the detriment of global peace, stability and human rights. according to the secretary-general, such actions fuel conflicts, threaten democracy, undermine public

health and harm public figures. more and more readers and viewers are looking for sensational stories that are easily replicated on social media, overlooking verified facts, provided by responsible journalists. however, there is hope. there are signs that trusted sources of information, such as traditional media, radio and television, are beginning to win back audiences that want to see the reporting and commentary of trained journalists. we are also seeing an increase in visits to un websites and social media by people looking for facts, inspiration and solutions. in june this year, the secretary-general launched global principles for information integrity. this is a set of recommendations for improving the information environment. the principles are based on human rights, especially in the area of ​​freedom and access to information. the principles aim to ensure that all participants are responsible for creating

a reliable online environment. and in the media representatives participating in today's forum, we see allies and partners who, together with the un, will support this initiative. ensuring a long-term future for this kind of ethical, responsible and professional journalism, one of the key priorities of the united nations. we believe that the highest standards of integrity and transparency are destined to become a role model. in our view, the world community. journalists have all the necessary tools to tip the scales in favor of more accurate, objective and reliable information. it is this information, based on facts, that will greatly contribute to the adoption of effective decisions, which in turn will stimulate sustainable development and progress all over the world. i wish every success to the brics media summit. thank you for your attention. thank you very much, vladimir

valerievich. we ask you to convey our gratitude for the words of greetings to deputy general ms. fleming and the department of communications of the united nations, with whom we really have long-standing and fruitful cooperation. thank you. among the guests of our media summit, we have many guests who have been, let's say , our friends for many years, in particular, i would like to introduce you director general. union of information agencies of the organization of islamic cooperation mohammed rabu al-yami, with whom i have even a special agreement on cooperation, i ask dr. alami to deliver his speech. allah the merciful, the compassionate, respected gentlemen, your excellency, peace, mercy and

blessings be upon you. allah, i am glad to participate with you in the brics media summit, which is an important event on the path to strengthening cultural and information pluralism in our world, based on firm principles the brix community and the desire of its members to build a new world based on.