i ask for your support, please, thank you, are there any questions for artory alekseevich, i don’t seeny questions, thank you, dear colleagues, as you know, in accordance with the amendments made to the constitution of the russian federation federation, the powers of the federal assembly, the state duma, and the federation council have been significantly expanded. including in terms of identifying candidates for certain positions. the federation council, in accordance with the constitution, must hold consultations on the candidates submitted by the president for the heads of the ministry and departments, the security bloc, defense, emergency situations, foreign policy, and security. and today we begin a hearing in the committee on international affairs. representative of the russian federation in the united nations, a person with vast diplomatic experience, experience in interacting with... we want to wish this to you, we hope that this interaction will become even closer, constructive and mutually beneficial, so we can continue our consultations. thank you, valentina ivanovna, we invi