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We'll see where time leads us and then decide whether we do a second round. Mr. President, I'll hand over to you to kick us off. Thank you. >> So, what do they want to know? >> Thank you for coming and for being here. We we've just as you know concluded Brick Summit. uh in a way we were also celebrating the 20th anniversary of bricks of the existence of bricks but this time around it was also special because it is the expanded bricks. We had new countries and that added to a wonderful political …

Your Excellency, Prime Minister Narendra Modi,Fellow BRICS Leaders,Honourable Ministers,Excellencies,Ladies and gentlemen, I wish to extend my appreciation to you, Prime Minister Modi, for convening this important discussion. Our sincere thanks for your gracious hospitality here in New Delhi. We meet at a time of profound challenge and change in global affairs. The United Nations has entered its eighty-first year, having endured the Cold War and many other challenges while largely upholding …

It is a great pleasure to join you this evening as we celebrate the 77th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. This special anniversary invites us to pause between yesterday and tomorrow: to reflect on the journey that has brought China to where it stands today and to honour the remarkable journey of our bilateral relations. The scale of the transformation China has undergone over the past decades is profound. Its economic development, scientific achievements and techn…

Your Excellency Prime Minister Narendra Modi, fellow bricks leaders, honorable ministers, excellencies and ladies and gentlemen, I wish to extend my appreciation to you Prime Minister Modi for convening this very important discussion on inclusive global governance and strengthening the multilateral system. Our sincere thanks for your gracious hospitality here in Delhi. We meet at a time of profound challenge and change in global affairs. The United Nations has entered its 80th 81st year of exist…

Dear gentlemen of the church, I am very glad to see you this time here in India. We met not long ago in Moscow and discussed issues related to our cooperation with the bank, with the bank's participation. The Bank operates energetically, makes a significant contribution to the development of the organization in key areas, and expands its activities. And we are very glad that such a tool was created at the time. We are in favor of, [clears throat] that, uh, we advocate that as many participants…

Dear Mr. Prime Minister, dear friends, I am very glad to see you, Mr. Prime Minister. We haven't seen each other for a long time either. At the outset of our meeting, I would like to ask you to convey my warmest wishes to the Supreme Ruler of Malaysia, Sultan Ibrahim. We met in Moscow in May at a gala event to mark the eighty-first anniversary of the Victory over Nazism. We highly value the high level and genuinely friendly nature of relations between Russia and Malaysia. Today we meet at the…

Dear Mr. President, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I am very glad to meet you again. We live in a turbulent time, a lot of different events are happening. We're on VKontakte, our colleagues are in touch, our main events are taking place and plans are being implemented, trade turnover is growing, and the structure is getting better and better. I would like to say once again that large projects are being implemented, and they are being implemented according to plan, despite any d…

Dear Mr. President, dear friends, I am very glad to see you. Our previous negotiations also took place at the BRICS summit in Kazan. But we are in constant contact with you. Our team is in constant contact. Last year, we had the pleasure of comparing notes on the day's events with your vice president, who, at your request, attended the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. Relations between Russia and South Africa are developing successfully. And last week, on September 5, we celebrated the twentieth…

Your excellency, Mr. President, dear friends, I'm happy to see you. Our previous negotiations took place also on the sidelines of brick summit in Kazan. However, we maintain regular contacts. Last year we had a pleasure to compare notes on all relevant agenda with your vice president that took a part at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum at your instruction. The ties between Russia and South Africa are developing quite successfully. Last week, September the 5th, we marked the 20th anniversary of …

We now have the honor of listening to the speech of the President of the Russian Federation, His Excellency Vladimir Putin. Please, the floor is given to you. [applause] Thank you very much. Thank you, dear friends, dear Mr. Prime Minister, dear colleagues, heads of state, and, friends in the hall, representatives of the business community of our countries. Today's event traditionally precedes the BRICS summit. Its representative composition underlines the growing interest in strengthening bu…

We are now honored to hear from the president of the Russian Federation, His Excellency Vladimir Putin to address the gathering. >> Thank you very much. I thank you dear friends, excellency, honorable prime minister, colleagues, excellencies, heads of state, friends in the audience representing the business communities of our countries. Our today's event as a tradition is a prelude to the bricks summit and this august assembly shows the growing interest in strengthening business contacts and rel…

Dear comrade Talam, dear friends and colleagues, we are very pleased to welcome you and your entire representative delegation to Moscow. Just recently, the Vietnamese people celebrated Independence Day, I think on September 2nd. And I would like to note that it was from that time, from the time of Vietnam’s struggle for its sovereignty, that special relations of friendship, mutual understanding and cooperation were formed between our peoples. In this regard, I would like to note that during the …