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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Russia continues to preserve the Arctic Council while actively promoting responsible cooperation in the Arctic with non-regional partners, particularly China and India.   Lavrov emphasized that Moscow remains committed to maintaining dialogue and institutional frameworks in the Arctic, even as geopolitical tensions reshape international cooperation. He noted that engagement with non-Arctic states focuses on responsible development, scientific collaboration, logistics, and economic projects in the High North.   The Arctic Council, long viewed as a key forum for cooperation among Arctic nations, has faced challenges amid strained relations between Russia and Western countries. Moscow has repeatedly stressed the importance of keeping Arctic governance mechanisms functional and insulated from political confrontation.   #Russia #Lavrov #Arctic #ArcticCouncil #China #India #ArcticCooperation #Geopolitics #GlobalPolitics #InternationalRelations #ForeignPolicy   Join this channel to get access to perks:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpLEtz3H0jSfEneSdf1YKnw/join

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00:00Good morning.

00:05My colleagues, we are going to do another meeting.

00:10One of the main issues is the Arctic Council.

00:18Since March 2022, he was in a cold state,

00:25but he didn't stop his work.

00:30He didn't have any attempts to change the members of the Russian interests.

00:36If our colleagues had any challenges,

00:40they didn't have any details.

00:44In general, there are certain measures in the work of this important,

00:49as we believe, of this organization.

00:52On the level of the senior leaders,

00:55it was the 14th of the Arctic Council.

00:58The Arctic Council has good chances to maintain its significance.

01:06And, of course, in these geopolitical conditions,

01:11we are not only working on the сохранment of this important structure,

01:16but also, with the professional organizations,

01:20we are able to provide cooperation with the Arctic

01:23and with the non-regional countries,

01:26which are interested in the responsible,

01:28equal and equal cooperation in high speeds.

01:33First of all, I want to mention China and India.

01:36With each of these countries,

01:38there are different groups of working groups.

01:41And one of the priorities is the cooperation

01:44of the cooperation between the transport and logistical

01:47and the potential of the sea of the sea.

01:49It is not only in the political sphere,

01:52but also in the strengthening of the sovereignty.

01:54Well, and another one of the свидетельством

01:55of the increase of interest in the regional players

01:58in cooperation with Russia in the Arctic,

02:01is that we have a special round table

02:04of the 10th of the European Economic Forum in the Arctic

02:08in September of the Arctic,

02:10which was organized by our minister

02:12together with the Co-corporation Rosatom.

02:15We have participated in this event

02:17in a Chinese, Indian,

02:20and, I would like to mention,

02:21the Japanese and Japanese representatives.

02:24We are looking at the understanding

02:27of the relevant structures,

02:29the business of South Korea and Japan,

02:32the understanding of the need to act

02:35in a pragmatic way

02:36and to get out of the deep

02:41and ideological lines of the West,

02:43which the Westerners try to

02:46be able to do their own

02:48Asian partners.

02:49In general,

02:50we continue to strengthen

02:52the relationship with Asian partners

02:54and other partners.

02:55We are going to provide

02:56the support of our northern territories.

02:58We are going to provide

03:00the interest of the historical regions of the

03:01Russia, including.

03:02So,

03:03the national politics of our country

03:05in Zapolher,

03:06I am not sure,

03:07in this moment,

03:08is a big factor,

03:09a pragmatic character,

03:10a pragmatic attitude.

03:11We are going to be

03:12in the future

03:13to work with the

03:15and the national politics of the

03:17national politics of the country.

03:18We are going to be

03:20to be able to provide a

03:22We have been paying attention to the relationship with the African continent.

03:28In 2019, we have created a new dialogue format.

03:34The forum of the partnership with Russia and Africa has not brought much attention.

03:39I just added four.

03:41The continent has increased, and since 2019, it has increased more than 1,5 times,

03:49in the past year, over 27 billion dollars.

03:54I'm confident that this is not the end.

03:56We are on a federal level, and we are ready to connect the region actively to this work,

04:02to develop new perspectives in the field of practical cooperation.

04:08We are looking forward to this.

04:11For the last five years, the number of African students in Russia has increased.

04:18From the 16 to 32 thousand students.

04:24The level of Russian salaries, which our government has provided to African countries,

04:30has increased in three times and now has 5500.

04:36We are in a frozen state, but still, we need to stop our work.

04:48You

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