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On the day when the Black Sea Grain Initiative on the export of Ukrainian grain expired, the UN Secretary-General issued a large press release. Apart from twisting the facts about the implementation of the Istanbul agreements again, Antonio Guterres acted in violation of all the laws of diplomatic correspondence by making public his personal letter to President of Russia Vladimir Putin. Regrettably, he did the same with his April 24 letter on the Togliatti-Odessa ammonia pipeline. In this connection, we deem it necessary to make the facts of the matter available to the public.

Almost a year ago, on July 22, 2022, two interrelated agreements were signed in Istanbul, namely, the Black Sea Initiative on Ukrainian food and Russian ammonia exports and the Memorandum of Understanding between the Russian Federation and the Secretariat of the United Nations on promoting Russian food products and fertilisers to the world markets. A year later now, progress on implementing these agreements has been disappointing.

On June 15, 2023, the state reception on the occasion of the Day of Russia was held at the Hotel Mulia Senayan in Jakarta. The celebration was attended by esteemed representatives of the Indonesian government, socio-political, business, academic, creative and religious circles, compatriots, journalists, as well as foreign diplomats.

On 12 June, 2023, a ceremony of unveiling the commemorative plaque at the Pasopati Submarine Monument was held in Surabaya.

On May 10, 2023, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Indonesia H.E. Mrs Lyudmila Vorobieva attended the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition “Nuremberg Trials: The View from Moscow” (provided by the Alexander Pechersky Memorial Foundation).

On May 10, 2023, the premiere of Russian film "Nuremberg" took place at the University of Indonesia.

On April 6, 2023, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Republic of Indonesia Mrs Lyudmila Vorobieva had a meeting with the Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy Mr Muhammad Ali.

Songs and poetry in Russian language were performed by Indonesian citizens, including poems by Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov, Fedor Tyutchev, Vadim Shefner, Robert Rozhdestvensky, and such songs as "Hope", "Moscow Nights", "Katyusha", "White Army, Black Baron", "Dark is the Night", "To Serve Russia".

Embassy of Russia in Indonesia has opened a photo exhibition on the occasion of the year since the beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine.

On February 21, 2023, Office of the Military, Air & Naval Attaché of the Embassy of the Russian Federation held a reception on the occasion of Defender of the Fatherland Day. Russian diplomats, colleagues from friendly countries as well as Indonesian journalists attended the event.