
Welcome Address of the Russian Defence Minister to the participants of IX Moscow Conference on International Security
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is holding the IX Moscow Conference on International Security on 22-24 of June, 2021, where the most urgent problems and trends in the field of international military policy will be traditionally discussed.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made significant changes in the system of international contacts, intensified a number of former contradictions. We are witnessing how a new world order and forms of interaction in the field of security are being formed.
Last year, due to the pandemic, the dialogue between heads of defense agencies and subject matter experts was actually hampered. Many international events, including the Moscow forum, were cancelled.
In 2021, there are positive trends in overcoming new coronavirus infection. Vaccination of the population and the experience of medical personnel will allow us to expand contacts between countries and continents and provide an opportunity for direct dialogue.
The program of the forum includes the most urgent issues of the contemporary global and regional security agenda, in the solution of which the key role belongs to defense agencies.
During the conference all necessary anti-epidemiological measures will be taken.
The forum traditionally brings together Defence Ministers, Heads of International organizations, nongovernment experts and world’s think-tank representatives.
General of the Army Sergey Shoygu
Minister of the Defense of the Russian Federation
Program of the IX Moscow Conference on International Security
/ MONDAY, JUNE 21
15.00 Arrival, hotel check-in, registration of foreign participants of the conference
/ TUESDAY, JUNE 22
09.00-18.30 Registration of the conference participants
10.00-16.30 Visit of the conference participants to the facility of the Ministry of Defense of Russia
19.00-21.00 Welcoming reception for foreign participants of the Conference on behalf of the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Colonel-General Alexander FOMIN
/ WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23
09.00-10.00 Opening of the Conference
- Welcome address by the leadership of the Russian Federation
- Opening Statement by the Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergey Shoygu
- Others statements
10.00-11.30 Plenary Session:
Strategic stability: transformation and prospects
- Strategic world environment, assessments, and trends
- Uncontrolled proliferation of WMD and means of delivery
- Cybersecurity
- Contemporary threats to military security
11.30-12.00 Coffee break
12.00-13.30 Plenary Session
The Asia-Pacific region in the context of global politics
- Contemporary threats and challenges to security in the AP region
- Military construction and interaction of defense agencies
- Strategic concepts of the region’s security
- Threat of a large-scale arms race in the AP region
- Multilateral dialogue and extra regional partners
13.30-14.30 Lunch break
14.30-16.00 Plenary Session
The role of military agencies in fighting against the new coronavirus infection COVID-19
- countering the spread of a new coronavirus infection among personnel of the armed forces
- organization of combat training and daily activities of troops under conditions of a new coronavirus infection pandemic
- COVID-19 and interaction of military agencies
16.00-16.30 Coffee break
16.30-18.00 Plenary Session
Information security: problems and solutions
- Falsification of history as an element of information warfare
- Cyber threats and information warfare
- Disinformation and «fake» news: trends and features
18.00-19.00 Break
19.00-20.30 Reception on behalf of the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation General of the Army Sergey SHOYGU
/ THURSDAY, JUNE 24
09.30-10.00 Opening of the second day of the conference
- Statements by the leadership of the Russian Federation
10.00-11.30 Plenary session
Military and military-technical cooperation in Africa and the Middle East as a major factor in strengthening regional security
- Urgent problems of the region’s security
- Russian contribution to cooperation at the regional level
- Military cooperation and security in Africa and in the Middle East
- Military and technical cooperation as an important element of cooperation of Russia and African and Middle Eastern countries
- Building of national armed forces: challenges and solutions
11.30-12.00 Coffee break
12.00-13.30 Plenary Session
Military cooperation as a tool for countering regional challenges and threats in Latin America and the western hemisphere
- Threats and challenges to the region’s security
- Extra regional impact on Latin American countries
- Role of national armed forces in ensuring regional stability
- Military cooperation of the countries of the region and extra regional partners
- Priorities and prospects for military cooperation
13.30-14.00 Coffee break
14.00-15.30 Plenary Session
European security: trends and prospects
- Intensification of military activity in the region
- Arms control, current status and prospects
- Multilateral dialogue in the field of security, conflict prevention
- Confidence-building measures and transparency of military activities
- Post-INF Treaty
15.30-16.30 Lunch break
Departure of the conference participants
Countries invited to participate in IX Moscow Conference on International Security
International organizations invited to participate in IX Moscow Conference on International Security
Speeches of MCIS-2021 participants
OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE | ||
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Welcoming address of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin |
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Address of United Nations Secretary General Antonio Gutierrez |
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Speech by Russian Defence Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu |
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Speech by director of Federal Security Service Alexander Bortnikov | Video |
1st Plenary Session Strategic stability: transformation and prospects |
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Opening of 1st plenary session, speech by Deputy Defence Minister of Russia Colonel General Alexander Fomin |
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Speech by Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces, General of the Army Valery Gerasimov | Video |
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Speech by Minister of Defence of China Colonel General Wei Fenghe | Video |
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Speech by Defence Minister of Belarus Lieutenant General Viktor Hrenin | Video |
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Speech by President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer | Video |
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Speech by Deputy Chief of Staff of Armed Forces of Islamic Republic of Iran Brigadier General Mehdi Rabani | Video |
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Speech by former President of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai | Video |
2nd Plenary Session The Asia-Pacific region in the context of global politics |
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Opening of 2nd plenary session, speech by Deputy Head of the Military academy of the General Staff ot Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Vladimir Savchenko | Video |
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Speech by Chairman of the State Administration Council of Myanmar, Commander-in-chief of Myanmar Defence Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing | Video |
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Speech by Head of Main Directorate of the General Staff — Depute Head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Admiral Igor Kostyukov | Video |
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Speech by Minister of National Defence of Vietnam Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang |
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Speech by Deputy Minister of Defence of Republic of Maldives Hassan Zameel | Video |
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Speech by prime minister, minister of defence of People's Republic of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina | Video |
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Speech by Second Minister of Defence of Brunei Major General (ret.) Halbi Yussof | Video |
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Speech by Minister of Defence of Lao People's Democratic Republic General Chansamone Chanyalath | Video |
Speech by Senior Minister for Security and Minister of Defence of Malaysia Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob | Video | |
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Speech by Secretary of National Defense of Philippines Delfin Lorenzana | Video |
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Speech by Secretary to the Ministry of Defence of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka General (Ret.) Kamal Gunaratne | Video |
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Speech by non-governmental expert in Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, academic, geopolitics and foreign policy analyst Asanga Abeyagoonasekera | Video |
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Speech by Senior Minister of State for Defence of Singapore Heng Chee How | Video |
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Speech by Executive Committee member Peace Boat (Japan) Akira Kawasaki | Video |
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Speech by Professor and the Director of the Institute for World Affairs at Kyoto Sangyo (Japan) Kazuhiko Togo | Video |
3rd Plenary Session: The role of military agencies in fighting against the new coronavirus infection COVID-19 |
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Opening of the 3rd Plenary Session and speech by Head of Kirov Military Medical Academy, Major General of Medical Service Eugeny Kriukov | Video |
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Speech by Defence Minister of Republic of Kazakhstan Lieutenant General Nurlan Yermekbayev | Video |
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Speech by Defence Minister of Mongolia Brigadier General Gürsediin Saikhanbayar | Video |
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Speech by Minister of Defence of Zimbabwe Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri | Video |
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Speech by Republic of Sudan Defence Minister Yaseen Ibrahim | Video |
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Speech by First Deputy Minister of Defence of India Dr. Ajay Kumar | Video |
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Speech by United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix | Video |
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Speech by Military attaché of Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Russian Federation Major General Kui Yanwei | Video |
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Speech by Minister of National Defense of Uruguay Javier Fernando García Duchini | Video |
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Speech by Chief of the Joint Chiefs Staff of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic Divisional General Juan Martín Paleo | Video |
4th Plenary Session: |
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Opening of 4th Plenary Session — speech by counselor to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Andrey Ilnitskiy |
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Speech by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya | Video |
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Speech by First Deputy Minister of Defence of Pakistan Lieutenang General (retired) Mian Muhammad Hilal Hussain | Video |
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Speech by co-chairman of Alternative for Germany political party Tino Chrupalla | |
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Speech by Deputy Minister of Defence of Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Admiral Alexander Velazquez Bastidas | Video |
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Speech by Chairman of Slovak-Russian association Ján Čarnogurský | |
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Speech by Head of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy Thomas Greminger | Video |
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Speech by the founder of the Hague Centre for Strategic Studies Rob de Wijk | Video |
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Speech by chairman of Alliance of the Associations of the Former Fighters of the People's Liberation War in Serbia Major General (ret.) Vidosav Kovacevic | Video |
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Speech by Head of international security research and advisory agency Alessandro Zanasi | Video |
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Speech by director of Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research Oleg Makarov | Video |
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Speech by political analyst from Republic of Turkey Dr. Kerim Khas | Video |
2nd day of the conference | ||
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Speech by Russian Federation Security Council Secretary General of the Army Nikolai Patrushev | Video |
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Speech by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Lavrov | Video |
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Speech of Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service of the Russian Federation Sergei Naryshkin | Video |
5th Plenary Session: |
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Opening of the 5th Plenary Session - speech by Editor-in-Chief of Russia in Global Affairs magazine, Chairman of the Presidium of the Council for Foreign and Defence Policy Fyodor Lukyanov | |
Speech by Deputy Minister of Defence, Chief of Staff of the People's National Army of Algeria corps general Saïd Chengriha | Video | |
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Speech by Vice President of Equatorial Guinea Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue | Video |
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Speech by Minister of Defence of Islamic Republic of Mauritania | Video |
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Speech by President of International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer | Video |
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Speech by Minister of National Defense of the Republic of the Congo Major General Charles Richard Mondjo | Video |
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Speech by Minister of State in charge of Presidential Affairs, Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Guinea Mohammed Diane | Video |
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Speech by Deputy Head of Main Operational Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed forces Major General Yaroslav Moskalik | Video |
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Speech by Minister of Defence and Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Syrian Armed Forces General Ali Abdullah Ayyoub | Video |
6th Plenary Session: |
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Opening of 6th Plenary Session - speech by chairman of Military Scientific Committee of Russian Armed Forces - Depute Chief of General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Vasily Trushin | Video |
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Speech by Minister of National Defence of Plurinational State of Bolivia Edmundo Novillo Agiilar | Video |
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Pre-recorded speech by Minister of Defense for the National Armed Forces of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela General-in-chief Vladimir Padrino Lopez | Video |
Pre-recorded speech by Commander-in-Chief of Nicaragua Armed Forces General of the Army Julio César Avilés Castillo |
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Speech by Deputy Minister of Defence of Republica of Paraguay Colonel of Medical Services Dr. Gladys Ruiz de Pecci | Video |
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Speech by St. Ignatius of Loyola University Professor of International Relations Olga Elena Ramires Poggi | Video |
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Speech by Deputy Director of the Center for International Political Studies (Cuba) Santiago Pérez Benítez | Video |
7th Plenary Session: |
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Opening of the 7th Plenary Session - speech by 1st Deputy Head of Main Directorage of International Military Cooperation of Russian Ministry of Defence Major General Eugeny Ilyin | Video |
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Speech by OSCE Secretary General Helga Maria Schmid | Video |
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Speech by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russian Federation Alexander Grushko | Video |
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Speech by Minister of Defence of the Republic of Serbia Nebojša Stefanović | Video |
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Speech of Director of Bilateral Relations Department of Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy of the Ministry of Defence of France Guillaume Lagane | Video |
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Speech of Wilson Center Global Fellow at the Kennan Institute Peter Zwack | Video |
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Speech by Military advisor to Minister of Defence of Finland colonel Jyri Raitasalo | Video |
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Speech by Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov | Video |