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2021-06-27 14:03:11 On June 27, Russia celebrates a holiday – Youth Day.

Festive events are held all over the country: festivals, meetings with governors, discussion platforms and other events.

All interested foreign citizens, as well as Russians living abroad, can join the celebration by taking part in the international action #YouthUnites. To do this, you need to record a short video with a story about memories, acquaintances, discoveries left after a trip to Russia and post it in any social network with hashtags.

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2021-06-26 19:58:32 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Vladimir Putin thanked the Emir of Qatar for his personal active participation and the productive work of the Qatari delegation at the recent St Petersburg International Economic Forum.

Both leaders expressed satisfaction with the established level of Russia-Qatar cooperation in various spheres and reaffirmed a reciprocal striving for its further comprehensive development.

The discussion also touched upon the preparations for and the holding of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. It was agreed to develop practical cooperation, particularly in sports, cultural and medical support for the upcoming tournament based on Russia’s experience in holding such a major event.

The two leaders agreed to continue contacts at various levels.

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2021-06-26 16:15:29 The Russian Grand Prix will move from Sochi to the Igora Drive circuit in the Leningrad Region from 2023

“I am pleased to confirm following joint intensive work with our Russian partners and detailed assessment of Igora Drive – Formula 1 will be racing at that amazing circuit from 2023. I am impressed by St Petersburg and believe that the Russian Grand Prix at Igora Drive will be an incredible event,” said F1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali.

This year the Russian Grand Prix will be held in Sochi from 24 to 26 September.

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2021-06-25 18:54:51 This year, the main holiday of Russian graduates "Scarlet Sails" in St. Petersburg will be held on June 25 in full-time format in compliance with epidemiological safety measures.

The Scarlet Sails Graduation Celebration is one of the most spectacular events in the world. After the revival of tradition in 2005, the organizers of the show are gaining momentum and surprise from year to year!

The live broadcast on the Visit Petersburg website will allow you to immerse yourself in the festive atmosphere and see all the details of the show in close-up. The concert on Dvortsovaya square will start at 10 p.m, and at the darkest time of the night in the water area of the Neva river, a water-pyrotechnic show will begin with an invariable culmination - the passage of the snow-white the brig "Russia" under scarlet sails, to which this year will be added white and blue banners to get the colors of the tricolor.

Programme of the Scarlet Sails Graduation Celebration.

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2021-06-25 15:19:02 Participation of Egypt in SPIEF-2022 was discussed at the meeting of the Russian-Egyptian Commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation.

The meeting was chaired by the Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov and the Minister of Trade and Industry of the Arab Republic of Egypt Nevin Gamea. Parties discussed key issues of bilateral cooperation and noted the prerequisites for further strengthening the entire range of Russian-Egyptian relations, as well as discussed the participation of Egypt in key business events, including the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

“Russia and Egypt are bound by strong traditions of friendship and mutually beneficial dialogue. This serves as a good basis for the progressive development of bilateral relations in all areas: from political and military interaction, industrial and economic cooperation to the formation of sustainable humanitarian ties". – emphasized Manturov.

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2021-06-25 14:14:14 Yury Trutnev: preparations under way in Vladivostok for EEF 2021

The Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Russian Federation, Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District and Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Eastern Economic Forum, Yury Trutnev, has held a meeting to discuss the preparations under way for EEF 2021 in Vladivostok.

Topics on the agenda included the efforts to prepare infrastructure in the city and venues at the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), as well as public health measures.

“There’s two months to go until the start of the Eastern Economic Forum. The Forum’s core mission is to attract investment and facilitate inter-business communication: it’s about our ability to build effective support mechanisms. But the organizational part is no less important. We need to prepare the city to welcome guests in the context of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic”.

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2021-06-25 12:25:20 Valentina Matvienko: “Women can make a significant contribution to ensuring a secure future in the post COVID-19 world”.
Chairwoman of the Federation Council held a meeting of the Organizing Committee of the III Eurasian Women's Forum (October 13-15, 2021, St. Petersburg).

The main topic of the III Eurasian Women's Forum is “Women: Global Mission in a New Reality”.

Matvienko noted that the Eurasian Women's Forum has already become one of the most authoritative platforms for an open, substantive dialogue on the development of the women's movement.
Today, women have an impressive political weight and can significantly soften the world political rhetoric, push towards a peaceful settlement of differences, towards the solution of global geopolitical issues in a civilized way.

The architecture of the Forum programme unites 5 thematic platforms:
mission of women in
— shaping a new agenda of peace and trust;
— maintaining health;
— economic development and digitalization;
— preserving the planet;
— implementation of social transformations.

In total, more than 300 events will be held under the auspices of the Forum. Taking into account the wide request of the regions for participation in the Forum, it was decided to hold the Russian Regional Week as well.

Alexander Stuglev, Chairman of the Board, CEO of the Roscongress Foundation, commented:
“We are working on a set of solutions taking into account the current restrictions and hope to hold the Forum in person and online. It is already known that PCR testing of participants will be carried out. All this has been worked out at the SPIEF”.

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2021-06-25 10:08:15 This Day in History: June 25

1946 – The USSR joined the International Football Federation.

1950 – the beginning of the Korean War.

1959 – The first American National Exhibition in the USSR opens in Moscow

1966 – The first Soviet meteorological satellite, Kosmos-122, was launched.

1975 – Mozambique Independence Day

1991 – Slovenia and Croatia declared independence from Yugoslavia.

1998 – the operating system "Windows 98" was officially released.

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2021-06-24 18:21:59 Yandex became a new strategic partner of the Roscongress Foundation

In Moscow, a strategic partnership agreement was signed between the Roscongress Foundation, Yandex and the Roscongress Foundation trading house:

The Roscongress Foundation plans to use Yandex technologies and competencies to develop its own digital ecosystem and create new technical solutions for the development and promotion of its own events and projects with partners.

The key point of the agreement was the creation of a joint project office.

Creating the Roscongress digital ecosystem will focus on the development of business events, trade, economic, cultural and humanitarian cooperation.

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2021-06-24 15:30:43 An interdepartmental meeting on
preparation for the VI Eastern Economic Forum (September 2-4, Vladivostok) was held in Moscow.

Main topics:
measures to ensure sanitary and epidemiological safety, which is an absolute priority during the event.
considered possible formats for the effective participation of foreign guests, the procedure for the entry to the country and visa support.
The progress in the implementation of the roadmaps for the preparation of the Primorsky Territory, Vladivostok and the FEFU campus was also discussed, including the repair of the city infrastructure and building facades, the readiness of the hotel fund to receive Forum participants.

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