you, and i am happy to give the floor to the participants, and the panel and the moderator timofey vyacheslavovich. thank you so much. i would like to add that one of the signs of the uniqueness of this moment is that our esteemed chairman is, in principle, a department tie, which is not characteristic of him, as an exclusively democratic -minded individual. and indeed we hmm gathered today dear friends, dear colleagues dear speakers in order to discuss the world that is rapidly changing and despite all its anxiety, in my deep conviction. getting better. and, uh , definitely getting better every day in our opening session this year. we have representatives of three. uh, the great powers of the three major powers besides russia, india, and the united india, the united states , the largest country in the developing world, indonesia, the united states, the representative of algeria, and myself. hope it's like this a diverse selection of speakers and their kind consent to participate in our session. the report of the valdai club will allow us to take a comprehensive look at the issues that we are devo