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Venezuelan Coffee: A Taste of Travel at Rosneft Gas Stations

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Source: Rosneft – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

On International Coffee Day, Rosneft volunteers across Russia treated motorists to a true taste experience, introducing them to premium Venezuelan coffee, supplied by special order from the Company.

What makes this coffee unique is its origin. Venezuelan coffee beans are rarely seen on the market today due to the country's small export volumes. Bean supplies to Russia are carried out as part of a strategic partnership: in 2023, Rosneft Oil Company and Venezuelan companies signed agreements on the direct supply of Venezuelan-produced coffee beans on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

At Rosneft's special request, a delicate roasting process is carried out in the South American country using Arabica beans grown in the Andes at an altitude of 1,800 meters above sea level. Venezuelan coffee is noticeably different from other South American varieties. The deep and complex flavor of Venezuelan coffee makes it considered among the best in the world.

In St. Petersburg and the surrounding region, volunteers from RN-Northwest (part of Rosneft Oil Company) organized a themed celebration for motorists offering a complete immersion into the world of coffee. Guests participated in tastings and master classes, learning about the subtleties of the invigorating beverage's flavor and aroma. At the flagship St. Petersburg gas station, everyone could personally experience the difference, trying to identify the aroma of a particular coffee among others. Rosneft customers also had the opportunity to create a unique car air freshener with a subtle coffee aroma during a master class, and the most knowledgeable participants participated in a quiz and received prizes for correct answers.

At the flagship gas station in St. Petersburg, customers can use a robot barista to prepare their coffee. The machine can brew 24 types of energizing drinks and can also help create and prepare coffee according to a signature recipe. Even more—40 types of coffee bean drinks to suit every taste—are available to car tourists at the gas station on the Kola federal highway in the Leningrad Region.

A number of Rosneft gas stations in Moscow and the Moscow region have prepared themed decorations for this day. The vibrant packaging elements of the exclusive drink are reflected in the interior design, and customers receive their coffee in new, eye-catching cups.

A themed quiz was held at the flagship gas station in Voronezh. True coffee connoisseurs received pleasant branded souvenirs for correct answers.

Rosneft is developing a network of new-format gas stations with cafes under its own brand, Zerno, which emphasize the quality and taste of freshly brewed coffee.

Department of Information and Advertising of PJSC NK Rosneft October 1, 2025

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Pet Adoption Exhibition "Looking for a Friend!"

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The Zelenograd Cultural Center invites you to the pet adoption exhibition "Looking for a Friend!"

In the center's lobby, you can meet the pets of the Zelenograd shelter of the State Budgetary Institution "Dorinvest"—affectionate cats, fluffy cats, and playful puppies. All animals are healthy, vaccinated, and ready to go to new families. Volunteers and shelter specialists will conduct workshops, explain the characteristics of their charges, and offer advice to future owners. And for those who aren't yet ready to adopt a pet, they will explain how to become a volunteer.

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The diploma theses of graduates of the Faculty of Architecture were awarded prizes at an international competition.

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Igor Ivanov, Yulia Yankovskaya, Mikhail Vilensky, Fyodor Perov, and Olga Kokorina in Magnitogorsk

The XXXIV International Competition of the Best Graduation Theses in Architecture, Design, and Art was held at the G. I. Nosov Magnitogorsk State Technical University from September 22–28.

Forty-seven architectural schools from Russia and neighboring countries participated. More than 400 works were presented across various areas of architectural and design training. The most extensive exhibitions were presented by the Moscow Architectural Institute (MARCHI) and St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering (SPbGASU).

The graduates' work from the undergraduate and graduate programs was presented by faculty members of the Faculty of Architecture: from the Department of Architectural Design – Associate Professor, PhD in Architecture Fyodor Perov, Associate Professor Igor Ivanov, and Associate Professor Olga Kokorina; from the Department of Urban Planning – Head of Department, Professor, Doctor of Architecture Yulia Yankovskaya and Associate Professor, PhD in Architecture Mikhail Vilensky; from the Department of Architectural Environment Design – Head of Department, Associate Professor, PhD in Architecture Maria Granstrem and Associate Professor Yan Korzhempo; from the Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage – Associate Professor, PhD in Architecture Natalia Dubrovina; and from the Department of Landscape Architecture – Associate Professor Ksenia Yakovleva and Assistant Anna Lapkina.

Our university submitted 49 final qualifying theses, all of which were awarded first-place diplomas from the Interregional Public Organization for the Promotion of Architectural Education (MOOSAO). Furthermore, our graduates' theses received additional awards and diplomas from the competition's partners.

In addition to the competition events, the organizers offered participants the opportunity to learn about the work of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, take a tour dedicated to Magnitogorsk's Soviet architectural heritage, and visit the archaeological site of the ancient city of Arkaim.

"This year, SPbGASU confirmed its high status as a leading university in the field of architectural education in the Russian Federation. It's important for our teachers to attend these types of competitions to showcase their teaching staff's outstanding achievements and learn about Russian and international trends in architectural and design education," noted Yulia Yankovskaya.

Awards for representatives of SPbGASU

The following final qualifying works were nominated for a medal from the Russian Academy of Architecture and Construction Sciences: "Ecoparks as Elements of the Urban-Ecological Framework of the Volga River Delta" by Daria Chernyshova, a Master's student in the Department of Urban Planning; "The Academic Campus of the Arctic University, Naryan-Mar" by Alexey Matveenko, a Master's student in the Department of Architectural Design; "Restoration and Adaptation of Estate Development in the Vyborg District of the Leningrad Region" by Ksenia Gnevasheva, a Master's student in the Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage; and "Preservation of Noble Estates of the 18th and 19th Centuries in the Modern Development of St. Petersburg" by Ulyana Shvedova, a Master's student in the same department.

RAASN diplomas were awarded to the bachelor's theses of architectural design department graduates Sofia Yarueva ("Project for a public center with a hotel in Kirovsk," the project also received a Lazar Khidekel Prize diploma) and Yuliana Noskova ("Renovation of the port-industrial zone in Perm. Cultural and leisure center").

The Union of Architects of Russia awarded diplomas to the works of Daria Ivanova, "Concept for the Renovation of an Industrial Area on the Coast of the Amur Bay in Vladivostok," Elizaveta Khalilova, "Natural Scientific and Tourist Complex, Kandalaksha, Cape Monastyrsky Navolok" (both from the Department of Architectural Design), and Kazbek Tkhostov, "Formation of a System of Multifunctional Public Spaces in Small Towns and Rural Settlements of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania" (Department of Urban Planning).

Anna Varankina was awarded a diploma from the Union of Designers of Russia for her work "Strategy for the Spatial Development of the Baltic Spit" (Department of Urban Planning).

Yulia Semenova, a graduate of the Department of Architectural Environment Design, was awarded a diploma from the National Academy of Design for her final thesis, "Renovation of Coastal Areas in the Context of the Historically Established Urban Environment of Vyborg."

Vasily Matovnikov, a graduate of the Department of Urban Planning, received a diploma from the Moscow Union of Architects for his work "Urban Planning Organization of Peripheral Transit-Oriented Zones (using the example of the territory in the southern part of Volgograd)" and Lev Svetlichny, a graduate of the Department of Architectural Design, for his work "Multifunctional Cultural and Business Center, St. Petersburg, Porokhovye District."

A number of works were awarded diplomas by regional branches of the Union of Architects: the diploma of the Nizhny Novgorod branch was awarded to Anna Kotlyagina’s final qualifying work, “Project for a museum complex in Krasnoyarsk incorporating valuable elements of historical development”; the Krasnoyarsk branch was awarded to Artem Martynenko’s “Museum and exhibition complex, Kovdor” and Alina Borisova’s “Project for a hotel complex, Kirovsk”; the Saratov branch was awarded to Arina Safronova’s “Technology park complex with waste processing functions. St. Petersburg, Yuntolovo district”; the Sverdlovsk branch was awarded to Victoria Ivanova’s “Residential quarter with a multifunctional tourist complex, Monchegorsk”, Evgeniy Maistrenko’s “Residential complex with a sports and fitness center. St. Petersburg, Porokhovye district” (all – Department of Architectural Design) and Yuliana Noskova’s “Renovation of the port and industrial zone in Perm”. The Cultural and Leisure Center (Department of Urban Planning); and from the Voronezh branch – projects by Timur Sibagatov, "Regional Scientific and Technical Cluster near the Yugorsky Highway in Surgut" (Department of Urban Planning) and Daria Kondratyuk, "Restoration and Adaptation of the Albrecht Estate Ensemble in the Village of Kotly, Kingisepp District, Leningrad Region" (Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage).

MARCHI diplomas were awarded to Maria Kotova for her work "Landscape Organization and Revitalization of the Arakcheev Barracks Complex in the Village of Medved, Novgorod Region" (Department of Landscape Architecture), Inga Khafizova ("Landscape Organization of the Industrial Park in Nizhny Tagil", Department of Architectural Environment Design), Sofia Patenko ("Project of a Museum and Exhibition Complex, St. Petersburg, Porokhovye District" (Department of Architectural Design), and Sofia Malysheva ("Project for the Development of the Northern Territory in the City of Syktyvkar. Innovative Cluster "Yugyd Tui" at the Data Center" (Department of Urban Planning).

Irina Ivashkina was awarded the Golden Trezzini International Prize Diploma in the Best Museum Project category for her work, "Ruskeala. Concept for the Museumification of a Marble and Lime Plant with the Development of Recreational and Tourist Infrastructure" (Department of Architectural Environmental Design).

The following graduates of the Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage were awarded the Diploma of the Union of Restorers of Russia: Arina Devyataykina (FQR "The Concept of Restoration and Adaptation of the Sokolov Flour Mill Building Complex in Samara"), Daria Kondratyuk ("Restoration and Adaptation of the Albrecht Estate Ensemble in the Village of Kotly, Kingisepp District, Leningrad Region"), Ksenia Gnevasheva ("Restoration and Adaptation of Estate Development in the Vyborg District, Leningrad Region"), Ulyana Shvedova ("Preservation of 18th-19th Century Noble Estates in the Modern Development of St. Petersburg") and Elizaveta Kosyakova "Preservation of Wooden Architecture in the Podporozhsky District, Leningrad Region".

Several graduate theses from the Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage have been awarded diplomas from the National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). These include Yulia Byzova's "Renovation of the A.A. Paramonov Tannery with a Development Concept for the Adjacent Territory in St. Petersburg," Ksenia Gnevasheva's "Restoration and Adaptation of Estate Development in the Vyborg District of the Leningrad Region," and Yulia Aitova's "The Roman Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus with Renovation of the Adjacent Territory."

The Russian Association of Restorers non-profit partnership awarded a diploma to the works "Reconstruction and Development of the City of Priozersk in the Leningrad Region" by Marya Tyryshkina (Department of Urban Planning) and "Features of the Preservation and Development of Baltic Resort Cities in the Kaliningrad Region" by Evgeniya Saenko (Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage).

The National Association of Designers and Surveyors (NOPRIZ) recognized Sofia Patenko's work, "Museum and Exhibition Complex Project. St. Petersburg, Porokhovye District" (Department of Architectural Design).

The ANO "Re-Start" Center for the Development of Culture and Art of Restoration" awarded Olga Burdakova (Department of Architectural and Urban Heritage) her final qualifying work "Project for the Regeneration of the Historical Environment of the City of Lomonosov (Eleninskaya Street)".

The materials of the XXXIV International Competition of the Best Graduation Theses in Architecture, Design and Art are available for review. follow the link

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Polytechnic University scientists have developed a way to reduce the side effects of cancer treatment.

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SPbPU specialists have improved the effectiveness of targeted delivery of anticancer drugs to tumors. The scientists discovered that by coating drug nanoparticles with a mixture of substances that make up a third of the brain, they can precisely release the active substance in cancer cells with minimal effect on healthy tissue. The results are published in the Journal of Controlled Release. RIA Novosti.

Chemotherapy side effects—hair loss, nausea, and fatigue—occur because toxic drugs attack not only the tumor but also healthy cells. The drugs circulate through the bloodstream, even reaching unaffected tissue.

This behavior of drugs in the patient's body also reduces the overall effectiveness of treatment: only a small portion of the administered drug reaches its target. To achieve targeted drug delivery to the tumor site, it is possible to use nanocarriers—"containers" that shield the active substance from the external environment and can be controlled externally, noted Sergei Shipilovskikh, a leading researcher and associate professor at the Higher School of Biomedical Systems and Technologies at SPbPU.

These "containers" can be tagged with tags that are specific only to cancer cells, but not to healthy ones. Scientists from SPbPU and their colleagues from ITMO University discovered that applying a mixture of biological substances to the surface of nanoparticles reduces the "recognizability" of the nanocontainer to healthy cells and delivers the active substance precisely to the target.

The scientists used lecithin—a mixture of natural fats, fatty acids, and other components—to coat the nanocontainers. The human brain contains 30 percent lecithin, so the drug won't cause rejection or an immune reaction.

According to our results, approximately 80 percent of the active substance is released from the nanocontainer, which consists of silicon dioxide and is coated with a lipid shell of lecithin, specifically in cancer cells. Moreover, the effect is prolonged: the drug is not released completely at once, but gradually, exerting a cumulative effect within the tumor space, explained Sergey Shipilovskikh.

The researcher also explained that using the active ingredient in nanoparticles, rather than in its free form, is also advantageous in terms of storage conditions. In a nanocontainer, the drug is protected from atmospheric oxygen, light, and other external influences.

According to the scientists, the accumulation of nanoparticles in tumors is due to both the structural features of the lipid membrane and the fact that tumor cells are capable of more active metabolism than healthy cells. In the future, the scientists plan to elucidate the detailed mechanism of lecithin-coated nanoparticle uptake by cells and continue developing a universal system for delivering anticancer drugs to various cancer cell types.

The study was carried out within the framework of the federal program "Priority 2030".

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For the city to develop, a comfortable environment for people is first and foremost needed, says Sobyanin.

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The mission of the Mayor and the Government of Moscow is to make the capital the best city on the planet. Sergei SobyaninHe stated during a plenary session held as part of the Moscow Startup Summit, an international summit on technological entrepreneurship and innovation.

According to him, it's necessary to constantly raise the bar, setting new challenges that gradually increase in complexity. And the more the city develops, the greater the demands of its residents, which also provides additional incentive for work.

"There is no final goal. It's movement. If you've set some final goal for yourself, consider yourself already dead. Because a final goal is still a limit to something. But the world moves forward without any final goal. Every goal presupposes setting a new goal, more ambitious, more dynamic, and more complex. So, essentially, it's movement, movement, movement. And never a stop," Sergei Sobyanin emphasized.

To develop various sectors, including education, it is necessary to create a comfortable environment. This will motivate teachers and students to achieve high results.

"I understood that we needed to move forward, to create an environment in schools, to motivate teachers so that they, together with students, could achieve maximum results. Moscow is now among the top five schools in the world. This is how we need to move forward, to create the environment, the infrastructure, and the motivation," Sergei Sobyanin noted.

According to Sberbank President and Chairman of the Management Board Herman Gref, Moscow today offers unique living conditions. These include, first and foremost, a comfortable urban environment, the development of the Moscow metro, and the overall transportation infrastructure.

"The number of crossings, bridges, new transport interchanges, and so on that appear every year is absolutely incredible, unimaginable. Improved parks. Ultimately, all of this is about creating better living conditions for young people, including those who should remain in their own country, and creating unique conditions for startups," said Herman Gref.

Moscow also has all the conditions for the growth of high-tech industrial enterprises. Sergei Sobyanin added that entrepreneurs and businesses are actively returning to Moscow due to its highly qualified and motivated workforce, which is difficult to find in other regions.

"Regarding Moscow's new industrialization, it's proceeding precisely according to these principles: we're trying to support high-tech manufacturing, and entrepreneurs and businesses are eager to return to Moscow. Besides the infrastructure, which is crucial, and the affordable land, among other things, the most important thing is the current workforce. These are highly specialized, highly qualified, and motivated people. And such people are harder to find in other regions than in Moscow. Therefore, a large number of companies that had long since left Moscow are now returning, and they're returning at a different technological level," the Moscow Mayor said.

To attract young professionals to live and work in the capital, it's crucial to create a comfortable, well-maintained living environment. This includes various infrastructure, such as those for recreation and sports. Work to develop and improve this infrastructure is currently underway in Moscow.

"To keep people in the city, to attract them, you need to create an environment in which they live. If they don't like the environment, you can build 40 factories, but there will be no one there, nothing will work. You can build a wonderful technology park in the city, but there will be no one there. The city is the environment," Sergei Sobyanin emphasized.

By creating a comfortable environment and new jobs, the capital is actively investing in improving its industrial sector. The focus is on import-substituting technologies, the development of which facilitates the growth of a number of related industries.

"We need a technological foundation for our country, high technology, independent technology, which constitutes a significant foundation and strength for the city and our country," the Moscow Mayor noted.

According to Herman Gref, in the next 10 years, at least general artificial intelligence, and possibly even superintelligence, will emerge, which will effectively solve a vast number of humanity's unsolvable problems. This will pose a new global challenge, as people will have to figure out how to coexist with and manage it. Furthermore, a vast number of new opportunities will emerge for the creation of fundamentally new technologies, materials, and vehicles.

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Xizang Autonomous Region sees steady growth in services for people with disabilities

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

LHASA, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — Southwest China's Xijiang Autonomous Region has allocated a total of 690 million yuan (about 96.9 million U.S. dollars) to fund subsidies for low-income and severely disabled people with disabilities from 2021 to 2025, local authorities said.

The regional disability care and support center, which opened in 2021, currently has 82 beds and serves 75 people, providing 24-hour comprehensive care for people with severe disabilities in the region, said Xie Qing, a representative of the regional disability federation.

As of early May 2025, a total of 393 inpatient beds for care for people with disabilities had been created in the region. "The region has ensured the coverage of care and support facilities for people with disabilities at the county level, meeting the multi-layered and diverse needs of people with severe disabilities for centralized care," said Xie Qing.

By the end of 2024, there were seven special education schools in the region with 978 students enrolled, while 3,646 students with disabilities attended regular classes and 2,597 received home-based learning services.

In recent years, the region has been steadily improving its social security system and creating a barrier-free environment for people with disabilities, Xie Qing added. A total of 21,237 working-age people with disability certificates have found employment in the region. -0-

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Former DRC President Jose Kabila has been sentenced to death in absentia.

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

Kinshasa, October 1 (Xinhua) — A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday sentenced former President Joseph Kabila to death in absentia.

The former president of the DRC was found guilty of numerous crimes, including participation in the rebel movement, premeditated murder, torture, rape and the violent occupation of the city of Goma (the capital of North Kivu province), which is currently controlled by the rebel group Movement of March 23 (M23).

J. Kabila was also sentenced to 15 years in prison for his role in the conspiracy. For the remaining charges, the court imposed the death penalty.

The trial, which took place in absentia, began in July after the DRC Senate lifted the former president's parliamentary immunity in May.

J. Kabila, who was in power from 2001 to 2019, has lived in South Africa most of the time since 2023.

Since May, he has made several public statements in North Kivu province in eastern DRC. He also expressed a desire to return to his homeland to "contribute to finding a solution" to the ongoing crisis.

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Maldives ready to continue deepening cooperation with China to build a prosperous future – President

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MALE, October 1 (Xinhua) — The Maldives is ready to further deepen cooperation with China in various fields to build a sustainable and prosperous future. This was stated by President Mohamed Mu'izzu on Tuesday at a reception to mark the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Mid-Autumn Festival, organized by the Chinese Embassy in the Maldives.

The President noted that China is one of the most dynamic and influential countries in the world, which has achieved significant success in reducing poverty and developing science, technology, and infrastructure.

"For the Maldives, China has never been just a distant friend. Our ties are rooted not only in agreements and exchanges, but also in memories, shared journeys, and the trust that comes with true friendship," added M. Muizzu.

The President praised China's commitment to multilateralism, its efforts to protect the rights of developing countries, and its desire to build a world based on mutual benefit between countries large and small.

"May the friendship between the Maldives and China remain as constant as the ocean that unites us and as enduring as the stars that guide us," said M. Muizzu, expressing the republic's readiness to deepen cooperation with China in politics, trade, culture, education, and other areas in order to jointly build a sustainable and prosperous future.

The reception was attended by approximately 250 guests, including Vice President Hussein Mohammed Latif, cabinet ministers, legislators, representatives of various sectors of the country, foreign diplomats in the Maldives, as well as representatives of Chinese companies and the Chinese diaspora. –0–

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Chinese military has stepped up patrols near Huangyan Dao Island.

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BEIJING, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — The Chinese military has stepped up patrols in the sea and airspace near the territorial waters of Huangyan Dao Island since September, according to a statement released by the Southern Zone Combat Command of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Wednesday.

The PLA Navy and Air Force have strengthened patrols and security to further strengthen control and management of relevant areas and effectively counter illegal encroachments and provocations, the statement said.

The move is aimed at firmly protecting China's sovereignty and security and maintaining peace and stability in the South China Sea, the statement said. -0-

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China concerned about prospects of anti-gang force in Haiti

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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News

UN, October 1 (Xinhua) — China remains seriously concerned about the prospects of establishing the UN Security Council-mandated Anti-Gang Force (GSF) in Haiti, China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Fu Cong, said on Tuesday.

The UN Security Council on Tuesday approved a resolution transforming the Kenya-led Multinational Security Mission in Haiti (MSS) into a Global Security Support Mission (GSF). China, Pakistan, and Russia abstained from voting.

Explaining the reasons for the vote, Fu Cong noted that China did not obstruct the adoption of the document, given the grave security situation in Haiti, as well as the concerns and appeals of the international community, especially from the UN Secretary-General and countries in the region.

According to the Permanent Representative, this is the greatest possible goodwill China could demonstrate. "At the same time, it should be noted that our questions and concerns remain. We are deeply concerned about the functioning and prospects of the GSF. We hope that the UN Security Council will closely monitor and strictly oversee this mission so that it can take timely and appropriate action based on actual developments," Fu Cong stated.

He noted that the draft presented by the United States and Panama contains ambiguous wording on key issues, and the document is not the result of comprehensive consultations between Security Council members.

Given the enormous disagreements within the UN Security Council, China and Russia proposed a technical extension of the MSS mandate to allow more time for thorough discussion and consensus building. Unfortunately, the co-sponsors of the draft insisted on putting this highly controversial document to a vote. This not only undermines the Security Council's solidarity and cooperation on the Haiti issue but also damages its credibility, Fu Cong stated.

He warned that this resolution risks worsening the already complex and dire situation in Haiti. According to him, the root cause of Haiti's multifaceted crisis is the absence of a legitimate government and a vacuum in public administration, which has created fertile ground for violent crime.

China is ready to continue constructive cooperation with the international community to help Haiti emerge from the crisis as soon as possible, Fu Cong concluded. –0–

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