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Tashkent, May 12 /Xinhua/ — Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov today met with visiting EU Special Representative for Central Asia Eduard Stiprais, a Dunyo news agency correspondent reported, citing a post on the Uzbek Foreign Minister’s Telegram channel.
“The recent Central Asia-European Union summit in Samarkand once again highlighted the enormous potential of partnership that we can harness for the benefit of people in both regions,” the statement said.
During the meeting, the parties touched upon all aspects of dynamically developing relations – from education to green energy, as well as current regional and global topics. The mutual desire to further expand the horizons of cooperation was emphasized. –0–
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Yerevan, May 12 /Xinhua/ — Armenia and China are currently at a stage of significant development of relations, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said at a meeting with newly appointed Chinese Ambassador Li Xinwei on Monday, the press service of the country’s Foreign Ministry quotes.
The interlocutors discussed steps and upcoming programs aimed at expanding bilateral partnership.
“Armenia and China are currently at a stage of significant development of relations both in terms of high-level political dialogue and cooperation in the economic and other spheres. I attach great importance to the maximum implementation of existing opportunities,” the head of the Armenian Foreign Ministry emphasized.
The issues of cooperation at various international venues were discussed. An exchange of views on international and regional events also took place. The parties emphasized the importance of developing mutually beneficial partnerships. –0–
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ALMATY, May 12 (Xinhua) — Kazakhstan’s GDP growth was 6 percent in January-April 2025, according to forecast data from the National Statistics Bureau of Kazakhstan, the press service of the Ministry of National Economy of Kazakhstan reported on Monday.
Acceleration of the pace of development is noted in key sectors of the economy: transport /22.4 percent/, trade /7 percent/. Growth was also recorded in agriculture /3.9 percent/ and communications /2.6 percent/.
Growth in the transport sector was achieved due to an increase in the volume of services for the transportation of goods by rail and pipeline transport, the shares of which in the total volume of the industry amounted to 20.5 percent and 19.6 percent, respectively.
In the construction industry, the index of physical volume of work amounted to 16.2%.
The trade sector demonstrated steady growth – 7% against 6.3% in the first quarter. The wholesale trade indicator increased to 7.4%, retail – to 6.1%.
In industry, the production index reached 6.4%. Growth was noted in the mining sector – 7.1%, in particular due to an increase in coal production /11.2%/. In the manufacturing industry, the indicator is 7.2%, including the production of food products /12%/, tobacco products /26.3%/, chemical products /11.2%/ and mechanical engineering /11.2%/.
Agriculture is also showing positive dynamics. The gross output index for January-April was 3.9 percent. –0–
Russia has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow, accusing them of spying and sabotage. Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia has accused British diplomats of working to ensure Moscow’s defeat in the conflict with Ukraine.
The FSB claimed to have documents showing a British foreign office department in London was coordinating what it called, the escalation of the political and military situation and was tasked with ensuring Russia’s strategic defeat against Ukraine.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said, the activities of the British embassy in Moscow have gone well beyond diplomatic convention and accused it of carrying out deliberate activity designed to harm the Russian people.
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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s visit to China is of great significance amid the current chaotic transformation of the international situation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Monday.
Noting that China and Brazil are both large developing countries, key emerging markets and important members of the BRICS group and the Global South, the diplomat pointed out that China-Brazil ties have always been at the forefront of China’s development relations with developing countries.
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Lula da Silva is on a state visit to China from May 10 to 14.
As Lin Jian also recalled, last year China and Brazil celebrated the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations.
During President Xi Jinping’s successful state visit to Brazil in 2024, the two heads of state jointly announced the elevation of bilateral relations to a China-Brazil community of shared future for a fairer world and a more sustainable planet, and the alignment of the Belt and Road Initiative with Brazil’s development strategies, Lin Jian said, stressing that bilateral ties have entered a new historical period.
“President L.I. Lula da Silva is the leader of a major Latin American country and an experienced international political figure with significant influence,” the official representative emphasized, adding that this is the Brazilian leader’s sixth visit to China and the second since 2023.
Lin Jian said that this visit will further enrich the strategic content of the China-Brazil community with a shared future and demonstrate the firm will and responsibility of China and Brazil to lead countries in the Global South in strengthening solidarity and cooperation, and promote stability and prosperity in the region and the world.
In addition, the representative of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that during the visit, President L.I. Lula da Silva will also attend the opening ceremony of the 4th ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC Forum (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States).
China attaches great importance to Brazil’s important role in LAC affairs and is willing to work with the Brazilian side to promote new progress in building a China-LAC community with a shared future, Lin Jian concluded. –0–
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MANILA, May 12 (Xinhua) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has won again the Davao City mayoral race in the 2025 midterm elections, preliminary results showed late Monday.
According to the Philippine Elections Commission, which was reported by local media, after more than 60 percent of the ballots were counted, Duterte won a comfortable lead, garnering 405,000 votes compared to his closest rival’s 49,000.
The former president was arrested in March at Manila International Airport and then taken to the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Netherlands, where he remains in custody.
Under Philippine electoral law, a candidate can only be disqualified from running for office on the basis of a criminal conviction in a local court. –0–
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LONDON, May 12 (Xinhua) — A power outage hit the London Underground on Monday afternoon, causing widespread disruption to public transport across the British capital, Transport for London (TfL) confirmed.
TfL confirmed that disruption was affecting several parts of the Underground network, with services suspended on major lines including Bakerloo, Waterloo and City, and others experiencing major delays and partial suspensions.
A TfL spokesman said the outage occurred in south-west London and “everything went down” due to “an issue with the National Grid”.
“Some passengers may have had to spend some time in the tunnels,” a TfL spokesman said.
TfL said work was currently underway to restore services and get the Tube back online. –0–
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BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) — The Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council recently issued the Regulations on Inspection Work in Ecological and Environmental Protection, replacing the previous version issued in 2019.
As noted in the document, China seeks to fully utilize environmental inspection as a key tool for identifying and solving problems.
The inspection work will focus on areas such as pollution prevention, green transformation of development models, environmental protection and restoration, as well as initiatives that contribute to achieving carbon peak and carbon neutrality.
China has been steadily promoting its “Beautiful China” initiative, emphasizing environmental protection as a top priority in socio-economic development. –0–
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LONDON, May 12 (Xinhua) — A power cut has hit the London Underground, causing widespread disruption to public transport across the British capital, Transport for London (TfL) confirmed on Monday.
A TfL spokesman confirmed the disruption affected several sections of the Underground and admitted some passengers may have been temporarily stranded in tunnels. –0–
A group of six Bulgarians living in the UK have been jailed for a combined total of more than 50 years for being part of a spying operation across Europe on behalf of Russia.
Following a three-month trial at the Old Bailey, two women and a man were found guilty of conspiring to obtain information intended to be directly or indirectly useful to Russia.
Three other men pleaded guilty to Official Secrets Act charges before the trial started.
Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said: “The strength of the investigation into the group’s surveillance operations left the ringleaders – Orlin Roussev and Bizer Dzhambazov – with no option but to plead guilty to the charges they faced.
“As shown in footage from his initial interviews, Roussev firmly denied carrying out any espionage activity for Russia. However, before he was due to stand trial, he admitted that he had been part of the conspiracy to spy.
“This was in large part due to the detailed analysis of more than 200,000 digital messages and hundreds of items seized from Roussev’s home address.
“The investigation team worked incredibly hard to piece together a complex and wide-ranging conspiracy that I would describe as espionage on an industrial scale.
“The significant jail sentences handed to the group reflect the serious threat they posed to the safety and interests of the UK, as well as targets across Europe.
“This case is a clear example of the increasing amount of state threat casework we are dealing with in the UK. It also highlights a relatively new phenomenon whereby espionage is being ‘outsourced’ by certain states.
“Regardless of the form the threat takes, this investigation shows that we will take action to identify and disrupt any such activity that puts UK national security and the safety of the public at risk.”
The court heard that detectives from the Met’s Counter terrorism Command seized hundreds of items after a co-ordinated series of raids and arrests were carried out on 8 February 2023.
In particular, a 33-room former hotel belonging to Roussev was found to contain items including sophisticated spying equipment such as listening devices, concealed cameras and a fake ID card printer.
Through their investigation, detectives identified that Roussev, who was leading the group, was in direct contact with Jan Marsalek – an Austrian national who, in turn, was identified as working with the Russian intelligence services.
The investigation team identified six core spying ‘plots’ the group were involved in. This included activity that targeted two investigative journalists who were seen as reporting stories contrary to the interests of the Russian state.
A former senior Kazakh politician who lived in the UK was also targeted, and the group planned to stage protests at the Kazakhstan embassy in London. Both operations were part of an elaborate plan to help the Russia state gain favour with Kazakhstan.
The group also carried out surveillance at a US military site in Germany, where they believed Ukrainian soldiers were being trained.
Another man who was designated as a ‘foreign agent’ by Russia was also targeted by the group during surveillance operations in Montenegro.
Sifting through thousands of messages, and then matching these up with physical travel, financial statements and surveillance reports and footage, meant detectives were able to build up a compelling picture of the group’s activity, as well as identify those involved and their roles within the group.
The six members of the group, who were all sentenced at the Old Bailey on Monday, 12 May, were:
– Orlin Roussev, 46 (06.02.1978) of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, sentenced to 10 years’ and eight months imprisonment. – Bizer Maksimov Dzhambazov, 43 (21.04.1981), of Harrow, north London, sentenced to 10 years and two months’ imprisonment. – Katrin Nikolayeva Ivanova, 33 (01.07.1991) of Harrow, north London, sentenced to nine years and eight months’ imprisonment. – Ivan Iliev Stoyanov, 33 (22.12.1991) of Greenford, west London, sentenced to five years and three weeks’ imprisonment – Vanya Nikolaveva Gaberova, 30 (10.08.1994) of Euston, north London, sentenced to six years, eight months and three weeks’ imprisonment. – Tihomir Ivanov Ivanchev, 39 (31.07.85) of Acton, west London, sentenced to eight years’ imprisonment.
Officers found that Roussev was directing the group’s activity, and was receiving tasks through his contact with Marsalak. Dzhambazov was effectively the second in command.
The other four were involved in the execution of various espionage and surveillance activities across the UK and Europe in relation to the six plots identified by detectives.
Ivanova, Gaberova and Ivanchev were all found guilty on 7 March of conspiracy to spy, contrary to Section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977.
Roussev and Dzhambazov pleaded guilty before the trial started to the same offence.
Stoyanov pleaded guilty before the trial to spying, contrary to section 1(1)(c) of the Official Secrets Act 1911.
The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO Council) has concluded Monday that the Russian Federation is responsible for the downing of Flight MH17 and has thus violated the Convention on International Civil Aviation, known as the Chicago Convention. The ICAO Council rendered this decision in a case initiated by the Netherlands and Australia in 2022 against the Russian Federation over the downing of Flight MH17 on 17 July 2014. The Council has found in favour of the Netherlands and Australia.
Foreign minister Caspar Veldkamp: ‘I am pleased with this decision by the ICAO Council, first and foremost because of what it means for the next of kin of the victims of the downing of Flight MH17. It cannot take away their grief and pain, but the decision is an important step towards establishing the truth and achieving justice and accountability for all victims of Flight MH17, and their families and loved ones. This decision also sends a clear message to the international community: states cannot violate international law with impunity.’
In the coming weeks the ICAO Council will consider what form of reparation is in order. In that context the Netherlands and Australia are requesting that the ICAO Council order the Russian Federation to enter into negotiations with the Netherlands and Australia, and that the Council facilitate this process. The latter is important in order to ensure that the negotiations are conducted in good faith and according to specific timelines, and that they will yield actual results.
ICAO is a specialised agency of the United Nations with 193 member states. Under the Chicago Convention these states may not use weapons against civil aircraft in flight. It is for the ICAO Council to decide whether countries have violated the Convention.
The decision was reached on Monday by a vote among the members of the ICAO Council. A large majority of the Council members voted in favour of the Netherlands’ and Australia’s position.
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola has firmly denied allegations of persecution against white South Africans, especially white farmers.
This is after a group of 49 Afrikaners left South Africa on Sunday after being granted refugee status by the Trump administration, following claims that they were “victims of unjust racial discrimination“.
The group is expected to arrive at the Dulles International Airport in Virginia on Monday.
Addressing a media briefing in Pretoria on Monday on South Africa’s G20 Presidency, Lamola said the South African government refutes the claim that white South Africans are persecuted and qualify as refugees.
“We have stated… that, in line with the international definition, they do not qualify for that status, according to us, and there is no persecution of Afrikaners in South Africa.”
Lamola said that crime in South Africa affects all citizens regardless of race, and there is no systematic targeting of Afrikaners.
“Crime in South Africa affects everyone, irrespective of race and gender. There is a more pronounced crime that we are dealing with, which the President has declared a pandemic, [and that] is… gender-based violence, which is a societal challenge that we have to respond to.
“But there’s no danger at all that backs that there is persecution of white South Africans or Afrikaners (sic).”
The Minister said police statistics do not support claims of racial persecution, and that crime is a national challenge affecting all South Africans.
“In fact, more farm dwellers are also affected by crime, and white farmers do get [more] affected by crime, just like any other South African who gets affected by crime. So this is not factual… and [it is] without basis.”
On the question of whether these “refugees” have been vetted, Lamola said there was a process they had to undergo involving the South African Police Service (SAPS), such as checking all their criminal records.
“As I’ve said earlier, they can’t provide any proof of prosecution because there’s none… And we’re glad that a number of organisations, even from Afrikaner structures, have denounced this so-called ‘persecution’.”
Lamola stated that where there are challenges, there are platforms to resolve them within the South African context, making this a domestic issue.
“Our legislation provides sufficient platforms for any issue to be ventilated in that regard, and white South Africans, including Afrikaners, have voiced their views in this regard, and we welcome that as the government of South Africa. We encourage more of such engagements and platforms to clarify on the world stage this disinformation.”
The Minister took the time to denounce the notion of persecution and highlighted domestic platforms for resolving issues.
Regarding the Group of 20 (G20) Leaders’ Summit set for later this year, he said all members are invited, and that the participation of the United States and Russia is left to their discretion.
Meanwhile, Lamola announced that South Africa has extended invitations to African countries and other global entities, with any further invitations requiring consensus among G20 members. – SAnews.gov.za
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BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) — China supports and welcomes the ceasefire reached by India and Pakistan and expects the two countries to consolidate and continue the momentum of the ceasefire and properly resolve differences through dialogue and negotiations, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said on Monday.
He made this statement at a regular press conference, responding to journalists’ requests to comment on the agreement reached on May 10 by India and Pakistan on a ceasefire and the re-organization of bilateral talks on May 12.
Lin Jian noted that the ceasefire between India and Pakistan is in line with the fundamental and long-term interests of the two sides, conducive to peace and stability in the region, and meets the common expectations of the international community.
India and Pakistan are neighbors that cannot be separated from each other and are also neighbors of China, Lin Jian said, noting that since tensions between them began to escalate, China has maintained close communication with relevant parties and called on India and Pakistan to maintain calm and restraint and refrain from escalating tensions.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, held telephone conversations on May 10 with Pakistani Vice Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Indian Prime Minister’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, respectively, to help ease the situation and achieve a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire.
“China expects India and Pakistan to consolidate and maintain the momentum of the ceasefire to avoid recurrence of conflict, and properly resolve differences through dialogue and negotiation, thereby returning to the path of political resolution,” Lin Jian said.
He added that China is ready to maintain communication with India and Pakistan and play a constructive role in achieving a comprehensive and long-term ceasefire between them and maintaining peace and stability in the region. -0-
Weimar+ Joint Statement on Ukraine and Euro-Atlantic security
Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom plus the EU High Representative, following their meeting in London
We met in London on 12 May to discuss Russian aggression against Ukraine and Euro-Atlantic security.
On Ukraine, we reiterated our solidarity with the Ukrainian people, our sympathy for the victims of recent attacks by Russia, and our full support for Ukraine’s security, sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognised borders.
We welcomed US-led peace efforts and the prospect of further talks this week. So far, Russia has not shown any serious intent to make progress. It must do so without delay. We joined Ukraine in calling for an immediate, full, unconditional 30-day ceasefire to create space for talks on a just, comprehensive and lasting peace.
Any peace will only last if it is based on international law including the UN Charter and Ukraine is able to deter and defend against any future Russian attack.
We discussed how we would further step up European efforts to support Ukraine in its ongoing defence against Russia’s war of aggression. Ukraine should be confident in its ability to continue to resist successfully Russian aggression with our support.
Strong Ukrainian armed forces will be vital. We agreed to work with Ukraine on initiatives to strengthen Ukraine’s armed forces, restock munitions and equipment, and further enhance industrial capacity.
We are committed to robust security guarantees for Ukraine. This includes exploring the creation of a coalition of air, land and maritime reassurance forces that could help create confidence in any future peace and support the regeneration of Ukraine’s armed forces. And we will work on new reconstruction and recovery commitments, including at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome on 10-11 July, to ensure that Ukraine’s future security is underpinned by a vibrant economy.
We agreed to pursue ambitious measures to reduce Russia’s ability to wage war by limiting Kremlin revenues, disrupting the shadow fleet, tightening the Oil Price Cap, and reducing our remaining imports of Russian energy. We will keep Russian sovereign assets in our jurisdictions immobilised until Russia ceases its aggression and pays for the damage caused.
On Euro-Atlantic security, we reaffirmed that NATO is the bedrock of our security and prosperity. The Alliance has secured peace for over 75 years. A strong, united NATO, based on a strong transatlantic bond, an ironclad commitment to defend each other, and fair burden-sharing, is essential to maintain this.
European countries must play a still greater role in assuring our own security. We will further strengthen NATO and the contribution of European Allies by stepping up security and defence expenditure to meet the requirement to deter and defend across all domains in the Euro-Atlantic area.
We will use all feasible levers to strengthen our collective defence capability and production and reinforce Europe’s technological and industrial base. To that end, we will build on work in NATO, the EU and likeminded groups to achieve these goals.
An enhanced security and defence relationship between the UK and EU is key to improving the lives of our people and making our continent more safe and secure, as will enhanced cooperation between NATO and the EU on the basis of the three Joint Declarations, and greater co-operation with Ukraine.
Source: Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Saint Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering – Dmitry Shvidkovsky presents the award to Mikhail Vilensky
A graduate of the SPbGASU Master’s program, Anna Baranova, and her supervisor, Associate Professor of the Department of Urban Planning, Mikhail Vilensky, became laureates of the competition for the Medal of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences named after Ilya Georgievich Lezhava for the best diploma project in the field of urban planning in 2024.
On April 25, at the general meeting of RAASN members in the Central House of Architects in Moscow, the medal and diplomas were presented to Mikhail Vilensky by RAASN President Dmitry Shvidkovsky. As Mikhail Vilensky reported, this award was given for the first time for a master’s thesis project defended in St. Petersburg.
Ilya Georgievich Lezhava (1935–2018) is an outstanding Soviet and Russian architect, theorist and practitioner of urban planning, academician of the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences, Honored Architect of the Russian Federation, one of the founders of “Paper Architecture” – a movement that includes architectural projects that are unrealistic due to their technical complexity or other reasons.
The RAASN Medal named after I. G. Lezhava is awarded annually to one graduate of a Russian architectural university or faculty, a citizen of the Russian Federation, for a final qualifying work for the qualification of “Master” in the field of “Urban Planning”.
The medal and diplomas were awarded for the master’s thesis “Urban planning organization of the sports infrastructure system in St. Petersburg”. The project was completed at the Department of Urban Planning of SPbGASU. We asked the author of the project and her scientific supervisor to tell us about their work.
Anna Baranova: “For me, architecture is not only design work, but also research work. In modern architectural activity, in my opinion, they are disconnected. For example, in my research on urban planning organization of mass sports infrastructure, to highlight the problem of insufficient sports facilities in St. Petersburg, it was necessary to check the existing indicators of provision. It turned out that many factors, such as territorial accessibility, the location of planned facilities and their nature, are simply not taken into account. An analysis of how such objects are designed led to the conclusion about problems in the organization of architectural activity at the legislative level.
Therefore, it is important to reduce the gap between scientific academic activity and architectural practice. They must work together: without understanding the organization and processes of architectural design (practice), science can go into utopia, and design practice without science can lose the common vision of the past, present and future.”
Mikhail Vilensky: “The study is devoted to the formation of sports infrastructure in St. Petersburg. For a modern person, sports are an integral part of life, but we have outdated social and spatial forms of such infrastructure.
Our work examines the evolution and development of such forms in St. Petersburg from their inception to the current state, taking into account the variability of both sports and urban planning forms. The work is based on a large-scale analysis of archival and planometric materials, an assessment of the availability of sports infrastructure and its provision.
For the first time, the development of urban planning regulations in the field of sports infrastructure and their impact on urban planning in the USSR and Russia has been studied. Territories in St. Petersburg where the provision of sports infrastructure is not only insufficient, but also absent, have been identified, which leads to complex spatial conflicts when dilemmas arise as to which functions are more important for the city in the context of a shortage of free space. Strategies for the development of various urban territories within the framework of the formation of sports infrastructure have been proposed.
Currently, Anna and I continue to work on this topic – we are developing proposals for improving regional urban development regulations in terms of creating infrastructure for sports.”
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In the context of decoupling, Russia has become a center of attraction for Eurasian integration processes and can play a unifying role in the new multipolar world. This was discussed by participants and guests of the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Dimensions of Eurasian Integration: Transport and Logistics, Energy and Food Security”, which was held Institute of State and Municipal Administration (IGMU) HSE University.
The conference was attended by leaders of the domestic corporate sector, Russian and foreign industry experts and representatives of the diplomatic corps of friendly countries of the Arab East. Among the participating organizations were Russian Railways and Russian Railways Logistics, Russian Agricultural Bank, Renaissance Insurance, RusHydro and the Resource Group of Agricultural Enterprises, Sber and the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of the Sultanate of Oman, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia and the Eurasian Economic Commission, and the International Research Institute for Management Problems.
Director of the Irkutsk State Medical University of the National Research University Higher School of Economics Andrey Zhulin noted that it is now important to listen to and hear professionals in the field of public administration and public-private partnership. “This will allow us to analyze successful practices in the field of integration processes during a period of fundamental changes in international trade and logistics,” he emphasized.
It is important that the conference is taking place at the Higher School of Economics. Over the past 30 years, it is the HSE, according to the director of the Irkutsk State Medical University, that has proven its importance for the national economy and has become a kind of assembly point for integration and management meanings.
Russia is attracting the attention of politicians and market players with increasing intensity, noted in turn the director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of the Irkutsk State Medical University of the National Research University Higher School of Economics, member of the Russian-Omani Business Council under the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation (CCI) Marat Zembatov. “Our country is called upon to play a unique unifying role – both as the center of gravity of Eurasia, and as a state-civilization with its own special economic and cultural structure, and as the center of the transport and logistics framework of the Eurasian economic space in the broad sense,” the expert said.
He recalled that earlier in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. In the coming days, the Free Trade Agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and Iran will come into force, and the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Russia and this country has already been ratified. It is Moscow that is becoming the center of attraction for integration processes and the center for the formation of new integration meanings.
During the expert discussion, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Yemen Ahmed Salem Al-Waheishi congratulated those gathered on the upcoming anniversary – the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War and noted the invariably creative role of Russia in strengthening stability and ensuring food security in the Global South and Global East.
The use of modern transport, logistics and digital technologies to ensure the growth of foreign trade, including in the direction of the Arab East, North and East Africa, according to the ambassador, have become key factors in the successful implementation of Russia’s unifying role in organizing the use of international transport corridors.
Counselor of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Russian Federation Salum Hossam Eddin, who delivered a welcoming speech on behalf of Ambassador Ahmed Abdulrahman Al-Saati, stated that friendly relations between Russia and the countries of the Arab East will receive an additional boost this year: already in June, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Kingdom of Bahrain will be presented to participants as an honorary guest country.
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Craters in the lunar surface are visible in this photo taken during the Apollo 11 mission. NASA via AP
April 2025 was a busy month for space.
Pop icon Katy Perry joined five other civilian women on a quick jaunt to the edge of space, making headlines. Meanwhile, another group of people at the United Nations was contemplating a critical issue for the future of space exploration: the discovery, extraction and utilization of natural resources on the Moon.
As a space lawyer and co-founder of For All Moonkind, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting human heritage in outer space, I know that the Moon could be the proving ground for humanity’s evolution into a species that lives and thrives on more than one planet. However, this new frontier raises complex legal questions.
Space, legally
Outer space – including the Moon – from a legal perspective, is a unique domain without direct terrestrial equivalent. It is not, like the high seas, the “common heritage of humankind,” nor is it an area, like Antarctica, where commercial mining is prohibited.
Instead, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty – signed by more than 115 nations, including China, Russia and the United States – establishes that the exploration and use of space are the “province of all humankind.” That means no country may claim territory in outer space, and all have the right to access all areas of the Moon and other celestial bodies freely.
The fact that, pursuant to Article II of the treaty, a country cannot claim territory in outer space, known as the nonappropriation principle, suggests to some that property ownership in space is forbidden.
Can this be true? If your grandchildren move to Mars, will they never own a home? How can a company protect its investment in a lunar mine if it must be freely accessible by all? What happens, as it inevitably will, when two rovers race to a particular area on the lunar surface known to host valuable water ice? Does the winner take all?
As it turns out, the Outer Space Treaty does offer some wiggle room. Article IX requires countries to show “due regard” for the corresponding interests of others. It is a legally vague standard, although the Permanent Court of Arbitration has suggested that due regard means simply paying attention to what’s reasonable under the circumstances.
First mover advantage – it’s a race
The treaty’s broad language encourages a race to the Moon. The first entity to any spot will have a unilateral opportunity to determine what’s legally “reasonable.” For example, creating an overly large buffer zone around equipment might be justified to mitigate potential damage from lunar dust.
On top of that, Article XII of the Outer Space Treaty assumes that there will be installations, like bases or mining operations, on the Moon. Contrary to the free access principle, the treaty suggests that access to these may be blocked unless the owner grants permission to enter.
Both of these paths within the treaty would allow the first person to make it to their desired spot on the Moon to keep others out. The U.N. principles in their current form don’t address these loopholes.
The draft U.N. principles released in April mirror, and are confined by, the language of the Outer Space Treaty. This tension between free access and the need to protect – most easily by forbidding access – remains unresolved. And the clock is ticking.
The Moon’s vulnerable legacy
The U.S. Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon by 2028, China has plans for human return by 2030, and in the intervening years, more than 100 robotic missions are planned by countries and private industry alike. For the most part, these missions are all headed to the same sweet spot: the lunar south pole. Here, peaks of eternal light and deep craters containing water ice promise the best mining, science and research opportunities.
Regions of the lunar south pole, left, and north pole, right, contain water in the form of ice (blue), which could be useful for space agencies hoping to set up lunar bases. NASA
In this excitement, it’s easy to forget that humans already have a deep history of lunar exploration. Scattered on the lunar surface are artifacts displaying humanity’s technological progress.
More recently, in 2019, China’s Chang’e 4 achieved the first soft landing on the Moon’s far side. And in 2023, India’s Chandrayaan-3 became the first to land successfully near the lunar south pole.
These sites memorialize humanity’s baby steps off our home planet and easily meet the United Nations definition of terrestrial heritage, as they are so “exceptional as to transcend national boundaries and to be of common importance for present and future generations of all humanity.”
The international community works to protect such sites on Earth, but those protection protocols do not extend to outer space.
Astronaut footprints are still intact on the lunar surface because the Moon doesn’t have weather. But nearby spacecraft or rovers could kick up dust and cover them. AP Photo
The more than 115 other sites on the Moon that bear evidence of human activity are frozen in time without degradation from weather, animal or human activity. But this could change. A single errant spacecraft or rover could kick up abrasive lunar dust, erasing bootprints or damaging artifacts.
Protection and the Outer Space Treaty
In 2011, NASA recommended establishing buffer, or safety zones, of up to 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) to protect certain sites with U.S. artifacts.
Because it understood that outright exclusion violates the Outer Space Treaty, NASA issued these recommendations as voluntary guidelines. Nevertheless, the safety zone concept, essentially managing access to and activities around specific areas, could be a practical tool for protecting heritage sites. They could act as a starting point to find a balance between protection and access.
Building on this agreement, the international community could require specific access protocols — such as a permitting process, activity restrictions, shared access rules, monitoring and other controls — for heritage sites on the Moon. If accepted, these protective measures for heritage sites could also work as a template for scientific and operational sites. This would create a consistent framework that avoids the perception of claiming territory.
At this time, the draft U.N. principles released in April 2025 do not directly address the opposing concepts of access and protection. Instead, they defer to Article I of the Outer Space Treaty and reaffirm that everyone has free access to all areas of the Moon and other celestial bodies.
As more countries and companies compete to reach the Moon, a clear lunar legal framework can guide them to avoid conflicts and preserve historical sites. The draft U.N. principles show that the international community is ready to explore what this framework could look like.
Michelle L.D. Hanlon is affiliated with For All Moonkind, a not-for-profit organization committed to protecting human cultural heritage in outer space starting with the Apollo lunar landing sites.
Craters in the lunar surface are visible in this photo taken during the Apollo 11 mission. NASA via AP
April 2025 was a busy month for space.
Pop icon Katy Perry joined five other civilian women on a quick jaunt to the edge of space, making headlines. Meanwhile, another group of people at the United Nations was contemplating a critical issue for the future of space exploration: the discovery, extraction and utilization of natural resources on the Moon.
As a space lawyer and co-founder of For All Moonkind, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting human heritage in outer space, I know that the Moon could be the proving ground for humanity’s evolution into a species that lives and thrives on more than one planet. However, this new frontier raises complex legal questions.
Space, legally
Outer space – including the Moon – from a legal perspective, is a unique domain without direct terrestrial equivalent. It is not, like the high seas, the “common heritage of humankind,” nor is it an area, like Antarctica, where commercial mining is prohibited.
Instead, the 1967 Outer Space Treaty – signed by more than 115 nations, including China, Russia and the United States – establishes that the exploration and use of space are the “province of all humankind.” That means no country may claim territory in outer space, and all have the right to access all areas of the Moon and other celestial bodies freely.
The fact that, pursuant to Article II of the treaty, a country cannot claim territory in outer space, known as the nonappropriation principle, suggests to some that property ownership in space is forbidden.
Can this be true? If your grandchildren move to Mars, will they never own a home? How can a company protect its investment in a lunar mine if it must be freely accessible by all? What happens, as it inevitably will, when two rovers race to a particular area on the lunar surface known to host valuable water ice? Does the winner take all?
As it turns out, the Outer Space Treaty does offer some wiggle room. Article IX requires countries to show “due regard” for the corresponding interests of others. It is a legally vague standard, although the Permanent Court of Arbitration has suggested that due regard means simply paying attention to what’s reasonable under the circumstances.
First mover advantage – it’s a race
The treaty’s broad language encourages a race to the Moon. The first entity to any spot will have a unilateral opportunity to determine what’s legally “reasonable.” For example, creating an overly large buffer zone around equipment might be justified to mitigate potential damage from lunar dust.
On top of that, Article XII of the Outer Space Treaty assumes that there will be installations, like bases or mining operations, on the Moon. Contrary to the free access principle, the treaty suggests that access to these may be blocked unless the owner grants permission to enter.
Both of these paths within the treaty would allow the first person to make it to their desired spot on the Moon to keep others out. The U.N. principles in their current form don’t address these loopholes.
The draft U.N. principles released in April mirror, and are confined by, the language of the Outer Space Treaty. This tension between free access and the need to protect – most easily by forbidding access – remains unresolved. And the clock is ticking.
The Moon’s vulnerable legacy
The U.S. Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon by 2028, China has plans for human return by 2030, and in the intervening years, more than 100 robotic missions are planned by countries and private industry alike. For the most part, these missions are all headed to the same sweet spot: the lunar south pole. Here, peaks of eternal light and deep craters containing water ice promise the best mining, science and research opportunities.
Regions of the lunar south pole, left, and north pole, right, contain water in the form of ice (blue), which could be useful for space agencies hoping to set up lunar bases. NASA
In this excitement, it’s easy to forget that humans already have a deep history of lunar exploration. Scattered on the lunar surface are artifacts displaying humanity’s technological progress.
More recently, in 2019, China’s Chang’e 4 achieved the first soft landing on the Moon’s far side. And in 2023, India’s Chandrayaan-3 became the first to land successfully near the lunar south pole.
These sites memorialize humanity’s baby steps off our home planet and easily meet the United Nations definition of terrestrial heritage, as they are so “exceptional as to transcend national boundaries and to be of common importance for present and future generations of all humanity.”
The international community works to protect such sites on Earth, but those protection protocols do not extend to outer space.
Astronaut footprints are still intact on the lunar surface because the Moon doesn’t have weather. But nearby spacecraft or rovers could kick up dust and cover them. AP Photo
The more than 115 other sites on the Moon that bear evidence of human activity are frozen in time without degradation from weather, animal or human activity. But this could change. A single errant spacecraft or rover could kick up abrasive lunar dust, erasing bootprints or damaging artifacts.
Protection and the Outer Space Treaty
In 2011, NASA recommended establishing buffer, or safety zones, of up to 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) to protect certain sites with U.S. artifacts.
Because it understood that outright exclusion violates the Outer Space Treaty, NASA issued these recommendations as voluntary guidelines. Nevertheless, the safety zone concept, essentially managing access to and activities around specific areas, could be a practical tool for protecting heritage sites. They could act as a starting point to find a balance between protection and access.
Building on this agreement, the international community could require specific access protocols — such as a permitting process, activity restrictions, shared access rules, monitoring and other controls — for heritage sites on the Moon. If accepted, these protective measures for heritage sites could also work as a template for scientific and operational sites. This would create a consistent framework that avoids the perception of claiming territory.
At this time, the draft U.N. principles released in April 2025 do not directly address the opposing concepts of access and protection. Instead, they defer to Article I of the Outer Space Treaty and reaffirm that everyone has free access to all areas of the Moon and other celestial bodies.
As more countries and companies compete to reach the Moon, a clear lunar legal framework can guide them to avoid conflicts and preserve historical sites. The draft U.N. principles show that the international community is ready to explore what this framework could look like.
Michelle L.D. Hanlon is affiliated with For All Moonkind, a not-for-profit organization committed to protecting human cultural heritage in outer space starting with the Apollo lunar landing sites.
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
GENEVA, May 12 (Xinhua) — China and the United States on Monday issued a joint statement following high-level China-U.S. talks on economic and trade issues in Geneva.
The full text of the joint statement follows:
Joint Statement on the High-Level China-US Trade and Economic Talks in Geneva
The Government of the People’s Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as China) and the Government of the United States of America (hereinafter referred to as the United States), recognizing the importance of their bilateral economic and trade relations to both countries and the global economy, recognizing the importance of sustainable, long-term, and mutually beneficial economic and trade relations, reviewing their recent discussions and believing that continued discussions have the potential to resolve each side’s concerns in their economic and trade relations, moving forward in the spirit of mutual openness, continuous communication, cooperation, and mutual respect, commit to take the following actions by May 14, 2025:
The United States shall modify the application of the additional ad valorem rate of duty on goods from China (including goods from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region) imposed by Executive Order 14257 on April 2, 2025, by suspending 24 percentage points of that rate for an initial period of 90 days, while maintaining the remainder of the ad valorem rate of 10 percent on those goods in accordance with the terms of that Executive Order. The United States shall terminate the modified additional ad valorem rates of duty on those goods imposed by Executive Order 14259 on April 8, 2025, and by Executive Order 14266 on April 9, 2025.
China shall accordingly modify the application of the additional ad valorem duty rate on United States goods set out in the No. 4 Notice of the Customs Tariff Committee of the State Council in 2025 by suspending the application of 24 percentage points of that duty rate for an initial period of 90 days, while maintaining the remaining additional ad valorem duty rate of 10 percent on those goods. China shall abolish the modified additional ad valorem duty rates on those goods imposed by the No. 5 Notice of the Customs Tariff Committee of the State Council and the No. 6 Notice of the Customs Tariff Committee of the State Council in 2025, and shall take all necessary administrative measures to suspend or cancel the non-tariff countermeasures taken against the United States on or after April 2, 2025.
Following the above actions, the Parties shall establish a mechanism to continue discussions on economic and trade relations. The Chinese side will be represented at these talks by He Lifeng, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, and the American side will be represented by Scott Bessent, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and Jamieson Greer, U.S. Trade Representative. Such discussions may be held alternately in China and the United States, or in a third country with the consent of the Parties. If necessary, the Parties may hold working-level consultations on relevant economic and trade issues. –0–
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Tashkent, May 12 /Xinhua/ — The “Chinese Language Bridge” competition for schoolchildren and students was held in Tashkent recently.
The event is organized by the Embassy of China in Uzbekistan. The competition is divided into two categories – for university students and schoolchildren. The competition includes a thematic presentation, a quiz and a creative number, which allows for a comprehensive assessment of the level of proficiency in Chinese, cultural awareness and communication skills of the participants.–0–
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
GAZA, May 12 (Xinhua) — The Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the militant wing of the Hamas movement, said Monday it would release Edan Alexander, a US-Israeli citizen, who is being held in the Gaza Strip.
A spokesman for the group, Abu Obeida, said in a brief statement that the decision had been made by the group’s leadership, without providing further details about the release.
A senior Hamas official and head of the group’s negotiating team, Khalil al-Haya, said on Sunday that the group would release E. Alexander as part of efforts to secure a ceasefire and reopen border crossings for humanitarian aid.
He said Hamas had been in contact with the US administration in recent days and had shown a “positive attitude” toward mediation efforts.
The decision by Hamas came nearly a month after the movement said it had lost contact with the group guarding E. Alexander following Israeli strikes on their location.
E. Alexander was captured on October 7, 2023. He is believed to be the last living American hostage held in Gaza. –0–
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
GENEVA, May 12 (Xinhua) — High-level China-U.S. talks on trade and economic issues mark a significant step forward, World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said Sunday.
In her statement, N. Okonjo-Iweala noted that she was pleased with the positive outcome of the negotiations.
In the current climate of global tension, such progress is important not only for the United States and China, but for the rest of the world, she said. –0–
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
GENEVA, May 12 (Xinhua) — China and the United States on Monday announced a series of tariff adjustment measures aimed at easing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
The decision followed a two-day high-level economic and trade meeting between China and the United States. A joint statement released following the meeting said both sides recognized the importance of bilateral economic and trade relations for themselves and for the global economy. They also stressed the importance of sustainable, long-term, and mutually beneficial economic and trade relations.
The statement said the United States will modify the application of the additional ad valorem duty rate on goods from China (including goods from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and the Macao Special Administrative Region) imposed by the order on April 2, 2025, by suspending the application of 24 percentage points of that rate for an initial period of 90 days, while maintaining the remainder of the ad valorem rate of 10 percent on those goods. The United States will also eliminate the modified additional ad valorem duty rates on those goods imposed on April 8 and 9, respectively.
Under Executive Order 14259, issued by the White House on April 8, the United States raised the “equivalent” tariff rate on China to 84 percent. A day later, the White House raised the rate to 125 percent in another executive order.
According to the statement, China will accordingly change the application of the additional ad valorem rate of duty on goods from the United States set out in the No. 4 Notice of the Customs Tariff Committee of the State Council in 2025, suspending the application of 24 percentage points of this rate for an initial period of 90 days, while maintaining the remaining additional ad valorem rate of 10 percent on these goods.
China shall also eliminate the modified additional ad valorem duties on these products imposed by the 5th Notice of the Customs Tariff Committee of the State Council in 2025 and the 6th Notice of the Customs Tariff Committee of the State Council in 2025, and shall take all necessary administrative measures to suspend or eliminate the non-tariff countermeasures taken against the United States on or after April 2, 2025.
Both parties undertake to take these actions by May 14, 2025.
After the above actions are completed, the two sides will establish a mechanism to continue discussions on economic and trade relations. Such discussions may be held alternately in China and the United States or in a third country by mutual agreement, the statement said. –0–
Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) — China will take practical and effective measures to resolutely prevent the illegal export of strategic mineral resources, the Ministry of Commerce said Monday.
According to a representative of the above-mentioned ministry, strengthening control over the export of strategic mineral resources is of crucial importance to national security and development interests.
Since China imposed export restrictions on some strategic minerals, some foreign companies have been found to have colluded with local illegal individuals to evade export controls through smuggling and other means, a Commerce Ministry official said.
To curb the smuggling of these strategic resources, China has launched a campaign to crack down on illegal activities such as false declaration, concealment of information and transshipment through third countries, the spokesman said.
China has also stepped up customs inspections and efforts to combat and investigate such activities, thoroughly identifying illegal organizations and the smuggling networks behind them, in a bid to effectively safeguard national security and development interests, the spokesperson said.
Additional action to curb illegal activities will also be taken in the near future, the ministry spokesman added. -0-
Source: State University Higher School of Economics – State University Higher School of Economics –
The Higher School of Business of the National Research University Higher School of Economics and the Gazprom Neft Corporate University have completed training for students of the second stream of the corporate program “CFO Academy”.
“CFO Academy” is a large-scale two-year educational program for managers and leading specialists of financial and economic services – a personnel reserve for management positions in the financial and economic function in the Gazprom Neft group of companies. The new stream of the program was successfully completed by 41 students, most of whom were promoted during the training, including to the positions of financial directors and heads of departments of the financial and economic block.
The content of the CFO Academy was based on international certification programs for professionals in the field of management finance, such as ACCA, CIMA and CMA, and included the development of expertise in the field of corporate finance, preparation and analysis of financial statements, investment planning and risk management. An important component of the program were modules dedicated to the formation of strategic thinking, development of management competencies, as well as strengthening internal communications and cross-functional interaction in the group of companies. Particular attention in this stream was paid to the study of current trends in the field of artificial intelligence and its application in business management, including the financial and economic function.
Deputy Director of the Higher School of Business, National Research University Higher School of Economics
The CFO Academy is a unique symbiosis of global financial education standards with deep industry expertise and real-life tasks of Gazprom Neft. More than 50% of the program consists of working with real cases, and the projects developed within the program are already assessed by the company as promising for implementation, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the “training through practice” model – participants do not just master the theory, but immediately create value for the business
The program used various training formats, including interactive face-to-face classes and project work. A special feature of the CFO Academy was the use of the “leaders teach leaders” and “peer-to-peer” approaches – in each module, presentations by leading teachers of the Higher School of Business of the National Research University Higher School of Business were combined with master classes and expert sessions from the company’s top management and functional leaders of the economics and finance block.
Deputy Director for Corporate Training at the Higher School of Business, National Research University Higher School of Economics
We see how the role of a financial manager is changing – today it is not just an expert in numbers, but a strategic partner of business. The CFO Academy program helps to form exactly such leaders – capable of thinking big, managing complex processes and introducing innovations, including AI technologies, into everyday management practice. I am confident that graduates of the program will make a significant contribution to the development of the financial function and the entire group of companies. We congratulate the graduates on completing the program and wish them success in their future professional activities!
Alexey Urusov
Head of the Department of Economics and Corporate Planning, Gazprom Neft
It was important for us that the training not only provided knowledge to the participants, but also practical value for business. As part of the Academy, the participants worked on applied projects – solutions that are already considered promising in the company and can be implemented in various areas: from operational efficiency to digital transformation.
The program became an opportunity not only to broaden horizons, improve professional competencies and develop digital skills, but also to establish many new connections with colleagues from other departments, managers and experts who conducted practical classes. Thanks to this, the participants immersed themselves deeper into the context of the company, became part of a single professional community and better understand how the modern financial function works in an advanced digital company.
Moreover, it was this experience that became the basis for a new large-scale project – the creation of a Russian professional qualification for specialists and managers in the field of economics and finance – the professional qualification NAFD, which in the near future will become a full-fledged replacement for the international qualifications ACCA, CIMA and CMA.
More than half of the program content was devoted to practical work, including consideration of real Gazprom Neft cases, which made the training as practice-oriented as possible and close to the tasks facing the business.
As part of the project track of the program, participants worked on real initiatives to create new businesses, develop innovative technologies and materials, improve operational efficiency, and develop a portfolio of IT projects. Most of the initiatives were considered within the company, recognized as promising, and can be implemented.
The final certification included the defense of team projects, during which the participants demonstrated their ability to apply the acquired knowledge in solving current business problems. All students successfully passed the final certification and received HSE diplomas for professional retraining in finance and economics.
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Source: Novosibirsk State University – Novosibirsk State University –
On May 7, a traditional celebration dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War was held on the square in front of the main building of NSU. The event brought together not only NSU students and staff, but also residents of Akademgorodok.
Many were united by the concert of front-line songs by student creative groups of NSU, who performed famous compositions from the back of a military vehicle.
During the concert, several interactive platforms were operating in parallel: “Search Movement”, “Frontline Letters”, “Scientists to the Front”, “Military Hospital” and, of course, a field kitchen!
— Colleagues, friends, I congratulate you on this wonderful, sacred holiday for our country — the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory. This is, of course, a holiday that has gone down in history forever. Our people, our army crushed the greatest evil of the 20th century — fascism. On the other hand, this day for us is a day of sorrow, because we paid an immeasurably high price for this Great Victory. The Soviet Union lost 27 million of its fellow citizens. We should more often remember those people who gave their lives for the freedom and independence of our Motherland, the countries of Europe and the world. Our main task is to preserve in the memory of the people, in the memory of the younger generation this heroic feat of the Soviet people and the soldiers-liberators. I congratulate you on this wonderful holiday and wish you well, a peaceful sky above your heads! — the rector of NSU, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Fedoruk addressed the participants and guests of the festive program.
A special part of the event was a retro fashion show in costumes from the pre-war and war years, a dance program and master classes. The concert “At the Soldier’s Campfire” in the park behind the NSU laboratory building added intimacy to the event.
— I decided to take part in the retro fashion show because I wanted to be a part of this great holiday, to serve as a link in the transfer of memory between generations, and I am very grateful to the organizers for this opportunity. This year’s holiday left unforgettable impressions, and for me this day was the best of the entire academic year — it brought me the brightest emotions and a feeling of complete happiness! I was very happy to perform in public, and the master class on 1940s dances made me truly happy! I was also very impressed by the songs with a guitar in the courtyard of the old building of NSU — it was nice to listen to a wonderful performance of beautiful, eternal songs — songs with great meaning and memories of those distant days for us, — Polina Ryabova, a second-year master’s student, shared her emotions and impressions. Faculty of Economics, NSU.
The creative groups that took part in the festive program were the NSU vocal studio “Million Voices”, the NSU Music Club, the historical dance studio “Medival”, the student association “Evening of Songs with a Guitar” and the NSU Academic Choir.
The event partner was the Academburo (ANO KIC “Integral 2.0”).
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In accordance with the Methodology for determining the risk parameters of the stock market and deposit market of Moscow Exchange PJSC by NCO NCC (JSC) on 12.05.2025, 14-03 (Moscow time), the values of the upper limit of the price corridor (up to 115.94) and the range of market risk assessment (up to 1211.89 rubles, equivalent to a rate of 12.0%) of the security RU000A10A6B8 (RusGid2P02) were changed.
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Date of the deposit auction 12.05.2025. Placement currency RUB. Maximum amount of funds placed (in the placement currency) 74,800,000.00. Placement term, days 91. Date of depositing funds 13.05.2025. Date of return of funds 12.08.2025. Minimum placement interest rate, % per annum 19.80. Terms of the conclusion, urgent or special (Urgent). Minimum amount of funds placed for one application (in the placement currency) 4,900,000.00. Maximum number of applications from one Participant, pcs. 1. Auction form, open or closed (Open).
The basis of the Agreement is the General Agreement. Schedule (Moscow time). Applications in preliminary mode from 11:00 to 11:15. Applications in competition mode from 11:15 to 11:25. Setting the cutoff percentage rate or declaring the auction invalid before 11:55.
Additional conditions – Placement of funds without the possibility of early withdrawal of the deposit, monthly payment of interest on the deposit.
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Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
The end of April was marked by a big event — the final show of “Star of Polytech”. These are ten solo performances, seven collaboration numbers, a multi-level stage, professional lighting and impressive productions.
The winner of the 17th season of “Polytech Star” was determined by true professionals in the world of music and creativity: the artistic director of the Student Club Dmitry Misyura, Chairman of the Trade Union of Students of SPbPU Maxim Susorov, head of the service for work with educational organizations of the Tavrida.Art Art Cluster Anastasia Kraft, main organizer of several seasons of the Polytechnic Star Nadezhda Kirpichenkova, international voice coach Andrey Solokhin and winner of the Best Vocal Mentor award Olga Golubtsova.
It’s great that a seemingly non-creative university provides such opportunities to develop talents in the creative industries, commented Anastasia Kraft.
Impeccable vocals, powerful delivery and a touch of outrageousness – this is how the 2nd year student of IPMEiT Alexander Zinchenko won the stage and the hearts of the jury. His performance proved that talent, courage and passion for music really do work wonders. Thanks to his persistence, Alexander became the main star of the project and won a ticket to the festival of young creativity “Tavrida.Art”.
Honestly, I still can’t believe that this is all reality and not a dream. There are probably no words in the world that could describe my feelings. Now in my head there are only words of endless gratitude to the organizers of the project, to everyone who rooted for me and supported me. Don’t be afraid to try something new and develop in what you like. Believe in yourself, and everything will definitely work out! – shared Alexander Zinchenko.
Second place went to first-year master’s student of the Institute of Geology Anna Bakhur, and third place and the audience award went to second-year student of the Institute of Mathematics and Electronics Ekaterina Pautova. In the nomination “Best Collaboration”, the victory was awarded to Ilya Klochikhin, Ilya Kulagin and Kirill Ivanov. The winner in the nomination “Best Host” and the owner of a ticket to the “Yuzhny” camp was second-year student of the Institute of Mathematics and Electronics Ivan Umrikhin.
For the third season in a row, the Polytech Star project, organized with the support of the Polytech Student Club, proves that there are no barriers to development and reaching new heights.
Every year our project grows, becomes larger and inspires us to conquer new heights. Huge thanks to the organizers for their professionalism and united work, as well as to the participants of the season for their talent, serious approach to preparation and sincere love for our common cause. “Polytech Star” is a community of like-minded people, a real family that becomes brighter and stronger with each season, – noted the project manager Maxim Pilyugin.
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Source: Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University – Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University –
On May 11, the President of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Mikhail Petrovich Fedorov turned 80 years old.
Mikhail Petrovich devoted more than 60 years of his life to the Polytechnic University, going all the way from a student of the Leningrad Polytechnic to the rector. Mikhail Petrovich headed our university from 2003 to 2011. It was during these years that the management system was reorganized, the research sector was actively developing, and innovative educational programs were intensively implemented.
In January 2015, Mikhail Petrovich assumed the post of President of SPbPU. His repeated re-election to this post is not only recognition of the merits and achievements of the hero of the day, his extraordinary talent and enormous capacity for work, but also a manifestation of unconditional trust and respect from his colleagues.
The recently established highest award of the Polytechnic University, the “For Merit” badge, was presented to Mikhail Petrovich as one of the first.
Mikhail Petrovich Fedorov made a significant contribution to the development of hydropower, rational use of natural resources and environmental protection. He has over 400 fundamental scientific works and 12 inventions in the field of energy and integrated use of water resources.
Mikhail Petrovich has been awarded many state and departmental awards: the Order of the Badge of Honor, the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 4th degree, the Order of Friendship, and the Academician A. N. Krylov Medal. Mikhail Fyodorov is a two-time laureate of the Russian Federation Government Prize in Education, a laureate of the St. Petersburg Government Prize in Technical Sciences, an Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation, an Honored Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation, and an Honored Engineer of St. Petersburg.
In 2025, for outstanding achievements in training highly qualified specialists and many years of conscientious work, the Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov awarded Mikhail Petrovich Fyodorov with the honorary badge “For Services to St. Petersburg”.
On the day of the anniversary celebration, Mikhail Petrovich also received a Letter of Gratitude from the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg “For outstanding personal achievements in the development of higher education in St. Petersburg, the training of highly qualified specialists and many years of conscientious professional activity.”
Metropolitan Varsonofy of St. Petersburg and Ladoga recognized the merits of Mikhail Petrovich by presenting him with the Badge of the Holy Martyr Veniamin, Metropolitan of Petrograd and Gdov.
Dear Mikhail Petrovich! The staff of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University congratulates you with gratitude and appreciation on your anniversary and wishes you good health, optimism, well-being and many years to come!
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