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On March 13, the Russia-Namibia Business Forum will be held in Windhoek, Namibia, as part of the 11th meeting of the Intergovernmental Russian-Namibian Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation. The event was organized at the suggestion of the Namibian side and at the instruction of Yuri Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District, Chairman of the Russian side of the Intergovernmental Commission.

"The Russian Federation was one of the countries that firmly supported Namibia during its liberation war. We continue to maintain and strengthen friendly relations between Russia and Namibia. This year, at the suggestion of the Namibian side, we will organize a business forum to discuss opportunities for cooperation in the agricultural sector, logistics, energy, mining, as well as issues of technological partnership and human capital development. I am confident that the forum will provide new impetus to strengthening bilateral ties between our countries," said Yuri Trutnev.

The forum will be co-organized by the Ministry of International Relations and Trade of Namibia, the Namibia Investment and Development Promotion Board (NIPDB), the Namibia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI), the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (FEAC), and the Roscongress Foundation, with the support of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development.

The Russia-Namibia Business Forum will serve as a discussion platform aimed at developing and strengthening the trade and investment partnership between Russia and Namibia. Participants—representatives of government and business circles from both countries—will focus on practical aspects and prospects for expanding cooperation in areas such as trade, energy, geological exploration, investment, transport and logistics, agriculture, high technology, and other priority areas of bilateral cooperation.

"Cooperation between Russia and Namibia is rapidly developing, encompassing subsoil use, energy, agriculture, and education. The countries are strengthening their friendly relations, including through the visa-free regime, which has been in effect since 2021, and are actively collaborating within international organizations. In this regard, organizing a business forum between the two countries takes on added relevance," emphasized Anton Kobyakov, Advisor to the President of Russia.

The forum's business program will emphasize industry dialogues aimed at achieving practical results and strengthening partnerships. A business networking platform will be organized for direct business interaction.

"The Russia-Namibia Business Forum and Intergovernmental Commission mark an important transitional stage in our bilateral relations: we are moving beyond historical political ties and building a modern, results-oriented economic partnership. Using the mechanisms of the Intergovernmental Russia-Namibia Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation, we are moving beyond simply seeking trade opportunities to designing a shared future. Namibia welcomes Russian expertise into its production chains, particularly in areas such as advanced mineral processing, sustainable agriculture, and logistics. Our goal is to transform Namibia's comparative advantages into competitive industrial capabilities, ensuring that this cooperation brings tangible prosperity to our peoples and establishes Namibia as a strategic gateway for industrial innovation in the region," noted Namibia's Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musawyi.

The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of international and national congress, exhibition, business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events. It was created in accordance with a decision of the President of Russia.

The Foundation was established in 2007 to promote the development of economic potential, advance national interests, and strengthen Russia's image. The Foundation comprehensively studies, analyzes, formulates, and reports on issues on the Russian and global economic agenda. It provides administration and facilitates the promotion of business projects and investment, and fosters the development of social entrepreneurship and charitable projects.

The Foundation's events attract participants from 209 countries and territories, with over 15,000 media representatives working annually at Roscongress venues. More than 5,000 experts in Russia and abroad are involved in analytical and expert work.

The Foundation interacts with UN agencies and other international organizations. It develops multi-format cooperation with 239 foreign trade partners, industrialists and entrepreneurs' associations, financial, trade, and business associations in 90 countries, 368 Russian public organizations, federal and regional executive and legislative bodies of Russia and other countries, and interacts with over 1,000 foreign media outlets from 128 countries.

Official Telegram channels of the Roscongress Foundation: in Russian – t.te/Roscongress, in English – t.te/RoscongressDirect, in Spanish – t.te/RoscongressEsp, in Arabic – t.te/RosKongressArabikOfficial website and information and analytical system of the Roscongress Foundation: roscongress.org.

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The first meeting of the organizing committee for the 2029 celebration of the 300th anniversary of Catherine the Great's birth was held at Government House. Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova and Chairman of the Russian Historical Society Sergei Naryshkin chaired the meeting. The agenda included a discussion of the draft event plan.

"The reign of Catherine II had a profound impact on strengthening Russian statehood, developing culture and art, and positioning the Russian Empire on the international stage. She went down in history as a bold reformer, embodying large-scale transformations and the strength of our Fatherland. Catherine's 300th anniversary offers a unique opportunity not only to pay tribute to her contribution to Russia's development but also to foster interest in studying the historical and cultural legacy of Catherine's era and to highlight the continuity of traditions," said Tatyana Golikova. "The planned anniversary events include over 98 major events, including international, national, and regional conferences, roundtables, forums, exhibitions on topics related to Catherine II, her work, and her era, the publication of scholarly works dedicated to her, and restoration work."

"The golden age of Catherine the Great holds a special place in Russian history. No reign, with the possible exception of Peter the Great's, has left such a profound imprint on the memories of contemporaries and the thoughts of posterity," noted Sergei Naryshkin. "Currently, our organizing committee's event plan already includes a significant number of proposals from RIO members: universities, research organizations, museums, archives, and libraries. These proposals include exhibitions, conferences, and publications. The publication of the multi-volume works 'Commanders of the Era of Catherine the Great' and 'Reforms of the Era of Catherine II' could be important milestones for Russian historical scholarship. The anniversary year, in turn, culminates in a large-scale Catherine Forum, which will allow us to fully appreciate the empress's multifaceted legacy."

The draft plan was developed by the Ministry of Culture taking into account proposals from the Russian Historical Society, the Ministry of Education and Science, the Ministry of Digital Development, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defense, the Federal Archives Agency, the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs, the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Bank of Russia, as well as from the country's regions – the Krasnodar and Stavropol Krais, the Vladimir, Moscow, Sverdlovsk, Samara, and Tula Oblasts, the Republics of Buryatia and Crimea, the Luhansk and Donetsk People's Republics, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Sevastopol.

The Bank of Russia is considering issuing a commemorative coin for the anniversary. Additionally, the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media and the joint-stock company "Marka" will organize the issuance and cancellation of a state postal payment stamp.

"As part of the celebrations for the 300th anniversary of Catherine II's birth, a variety of initiatives will be implemented, including international forums, competitions, lecture series, scientific and educational programs, theatrical performances, concerts, plays, museum exhibitions, conferences, roundtables, excursions, balls, the digitization and publication of archival documents related to the empress's activities, as well as the publication of books and scholarly works," noted Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova.

The Ministry of Culture has planned anniversary events at the State Hermitage Museum, the State Russian Museum, the Peterhof State Museum-Reserve, the State Historical Museum, the Research Museum of the Russian Academy of Arts, the All-Russian A.S. Pushkin Museum, the Russian National Library, the Russian State Library, the M.I. Rudomino All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature, the State Public Historical Library of Russia, the Russian State Library of Arts, the Russian State Library for the Blind, the Russian State Library for Young Adults, the Russian State Children's Library, and at educational institutions in the cultural sector.

The Russian State Film Fund plans to restore the films “The Accession of the House of Romanov,” “The Tercentenary of the Reign of the House of Romanov” (1613–1913), and “Admiral Ushakov” by 2029, as well as screen them in Donetsk, Lugansk, Mariupol, Melitopol, and Berdyansk.

Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education and Co-Chair of the Russian Historical Society Konstantin Mogilevsky, State Secretary and Deputy Head of the Federal Archival Agency Andrei Yurasov, Director General of the State Historical Museum Alexei Levykin, Acting Director of the Institute of Russian History of the Russian Academy of Sciences Denis Gergilev, Director General of the National Library of Russia Denis Tsypkin, and others also gave presentations.

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Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev held a meeting on providing farmers with agricultural machinery. The meeting was attended by Minister of Agriculture Oksana Lut, senior officials from the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Rosagroleasing, and representatives of industry companies, unions, and associations.

The Deputy Prime Minister reported that spring field work has begun in 14 Russian regions and will rapidly gain momentum in the coming weeks. Currently, the pace is ahead of last year.

"One of the most important components of an effective sowing campaign is ensuring farmers have access to the necessary agricultural machinery at affordable prices. Overall, we continue to systematically build processes aimed at fulfilling the Presidential Decree's target of increasing agricultural production. This is inextricably linked to increasing the industry's energy supply and enhancing its technological sophistication. This work is being conducted within the framework of the national project 'Technological Support for Food Security.' Among other things, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, with the participation of the Ministry of Agriculture and industry companies, is developing modern Russian-made machinery essential for farmers. This primarily concerns items with a traditionally high share of imported products," said Dmitry Patrushev.

The Deputy Prime Minister added that the first domestically produced breeding combine was developed last year, and work is currently underway to create a sugar beet harvester.

Furthermore, various projects are being implemented to ensure the mass production of equipment with automated controls, which increases labor productivity in the agricultural sector. The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has been tasked with developing a production plan for such equipment.

The Russian government is also proposing state support measures to increase the availability of domestically produced equipment. These include preferential leasing and preferential lending. Furthermore, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture and Rosagroleasing are creating a network of machinery and technology companies that offer equipment rental services for specific needs. This ensures full utilization while simultaneously saving farmers money. The Deputy Prime Minister instructed the Russian Ministry of Agriculture and Rosagroleasing to develop a plan for the long-term development of such organizations in the regions.

Following the meeting, Dmitry Patrushev set the task of forming a working group to jointly discuss plans for the development of domestic agricultural machinery, identify opportunities to reduce production costs, and implement advanced designs based on industry needs. The group will include representatives from several federal agencies, scientific organizations, and industry associations.

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Last year, the new national project "Infrastructure for Life" began implementation in Russia's historical regions. It also includes a program for relocating residents from dilapidated housing. In the Luhansk People's Republic, for example, the first 64 residents received keys to apartments in a new building in Sverdlovsk. This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

"The Krasnoyarsky residential complex built in Sverdlovsk is the first such building in the city in 30 years and the first relocation from dilapidated housing in the reunified regions. This is a very important event both for the 64 residents who, along with the keys to 31 new apartments, have received a qualitatively new standard of living, and for the republic as a whole. In Donbas and Novorossiya, 58 of the 69 dilapidated apartment buildings in the first phase of resettlement are located in key communities. Their development is a priority for achieving the goal set by the President—to provide residents with housing with a total area of at least 33 square meters per person by 2030," said Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin.

The Deputy Prime Minister added that funding for the implementation of resettlement programs is provided by the Territorial Development Fund.

"Since 2022, the Fund has been involved in the restoration and development of infrastructure and the economy of the reunited regions. Regarding the resettlement of dilapidated housing, the Fund reviews and approves regional applications for program implementation and then allocates funding. Over 1,000 residents of Donbas and Novorossiya will be resettled as part of the approved applications for the first phase in 2025–2026. A new residential complex in Sverdlovsk was built by an investor participating in the free economic zone, whose management company is also the Fund. The courtyard of the ten-story building features public spaces, parking spaces, and sports grounds," added Vasily Kupyzin, General Director of the Fund.

"The launch of the five-year program to resettle citizens from dilapidated housing is a very important event for the republic. We have never had such a program before. With its launch, we have begun a systematic solution to the problem of dilapidated housing, which we inherited from the previous Ukrainian leadership. We are only at the beginning of our extensive work to improve the housing conditions of residents of the Luhansk region. Importantly, the resettlement program will also be implemented in our other municipalities. I would like to thank the Territorial Development Fund, the regional team, and our esteemed developer for their assistance in implementing this important initiative. A special word of gratitude goes to Deputy Prime Minister Marat Shakirzyanovich Khusnullin for his ongoing support of the republic's development," noted LPR Head Leonid Pasechnik.

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