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ROCOR collects $37,000 for Russia`s wildfire victims.
MOSCOW, November 3 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Orthodox compatriots, who
reside abroad, have collected $37,000 in aid to wildfire victims in
Central Russia. The collected resources were twice put on a special
account of the Moscow Patriarchate by the Trustee Fund of the Russian
Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR).
In August when wildfires were still raging, ROCOR remitted $20,000 and
in recent days it sent in another $17,000, a clergyman at the Moscow
Patriarchate Synodal department for church charity and social ministry has
announced.
ROCOR, which was founded outside Russia after the1917 October
revolution, has about 300 parishes in the countries of Europe, the
Americas, and in Australia. In 2007 ROCOR reunited with the Russian
Orthodox Church inside Russia but retained its self-governing status.
.Iran FM to sign agt in Georgia on visa-free travel Wed.
TBILISI, November 3 (Itar-Tass) - An agreement on visa-free travel
between Iran and Georgia is to be signed within the framework of a two-day
official visit here by Manouchehr Mottaki, Iranian Minister of Foreign
Affairs. The visit begins on Wednesday. On the Georgian side, the document
is to be signed by Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze.
Georgian Foreign Ministry officials have pointed out that "visa-free
travel arrangements with Iran are to be made with due regard for an
increase in the number of Iranian tourists traveling to Georgia and the
mounting trade turnover between the two countries".
Manouchehr Mottaki will visit Batumi to attend a ceremony marking the
opening of an Iranian Consulate-General to Georgia there.
Tbilisi and Tehran established diplomatic relations in 1992. In the
recent period the citizens of Iran and Georgia have been receiving entry
visas in accordance with a simplified procedure: at the airports upon
arrival.
.Russian World assembly to open in Moscow Wed.
MOSCOW, November 3 (Itar-Tass) - Over 1,000 Russian and foreign
scientists, cultural figures and representatives of public organizations
from 70 countries will take part in the Russian World Foundation (RWF) 4th
Assembly that opens here on Wednesday.
Participants in the RWF Assembly will discuss most acute issues
concerning the use of the Russian language, and work out new approaches to
and orientations for the RWF development and accomplishment of its
mission. The Assembly has been organized by the RWF.
RWF Director Vyacheslav Nikonov has pointed out that the main purpose
of the forum is "patently to reflect the mounting international interest
in the study of the Russian language and culture".
"A wide range of matters relating to the history and philosophy of the
'Russian world', the popularization of the Russian culture and language,
the problems of diasporas, and the development of the Russian-language
media are being brought up for discussion at the Assembly," Nikonov said.
Sergei Mironov, Speaker of the Federation Council upper house of the
Russian parliament, Boris Gryzlov, Speaker of the State Duma lower house
of parliament, Alexander Zhukov, Vice-Premier, Sergei Lavrov, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and other statesmen and public figures of Russia have
been invited to participate in the forum. It is planned that the Assembly
will be also attended by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
The Russian World Foundation was established in June 2007 with a view
to popularizing the Russian language, which is now the mother tongue for
288 million people of most diverse nationalities. Russia's Foreign
Ministry and the Ministry of Education and Science are among the founders
of this public organization.
"By disseminating knowledge about Russia, its language, history and
culture, the RWF engages, in essence, in fashioning the country's positive
image abroad. This is an advancement of the Russian world in a broad sense
of the word," Nikonov emphasized.
The RWF implements numerous educational programmes for Russian
philology teachers and students. In the year 2010, the RWF has launched a
Russian World Study Room programme. The number of such 'study rooms' in
various countries is already more than 50.
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reside abroad, have collected $37,000 in aid to wildfire victims in
Central Russia. The collected resources were twice put on a special
account of the Moscow Patriarchate by the Trustee Fund of the Russian
Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR).
In August when wildfires were still raging, ROCOR remitted $20,000 and
in recent days it sent in another $17,000, a clergyman at the Moscow
Patriarchate Synodal department for church charity and social ministry has
announced.
ROCOR, which was founded outside Russia after the1917 October
revolution, has about 300 parishes in the countries of Europe, the
Americas, and in Australia. In 2007 ROCOR reunited with the Russian
Orthodox Church inside Russia but retained its self-governing status.
.Iran FM to sign agt in Georgia on visa-free travel Wed.
TBILISI, November 3 (Itar-Tass) - An agreement on visa-free travel
between Iran and Georgia is to be signed within the framework of a two-day
official visit here by Manouchehr Mottaki, Iranian Minister of Foreign
Affairs. The visit begins on Wednesday. On the Georgian side, the document
is to be signed by Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze.
Georgian Foreign Ministry officials have pointed out that "visa-free
travel arrangements with Iran are to be made with due regard for an
increase in the number of Iranian tourists traveling to Georgia and the
mounting trade turnover between the two countries".
Manouchehr Mottaki will visit Batumi to attend a ceremony marking the
opening of an Iranian Consulate-General to Georgia there.
Tbilisi and Tehran established diplomatic relations in 1992. In the
recent period the citizens of Iran and Georgia have been receiving entry
visas in accordance with a simplified procedure: at the airports upon
arrival.
.Russian World assembly to open in Moscow Wed.
MOSCOW, November 3 (Itar-Tass) - Over 1,000 Russian and foreign
scientists, cultural figures and representatives of public organizations
from 70 countries will take part in the Russian World Foundation (RWF) 4th
Assembly that opens here on Wednesday.
Participants in the RWF Assembly will discuss most acute issues
concerning the use of the Russian language, and work out new approaches to
and orientations for the RWF development and accomplishment of its
mission. The Assembly has been organized by the RWF.
RWF Director Vyacheslav Nikonov has pointed out that the main purpose
of the forum is "patently to reflect the mounting international interest
in the study of the Russian language and culture".
"A wide range of matters relating to the history and philosophy of the
'Russian world', the popularization of the Russian culture and language,
the problems of diasporas, and the development of the Russian-language
media are being brought up for discussion at the Assembly," Nikonov said.
Sergei Mironov, Speaker of the Federation Council upper house of the
Russian parliament, Boris Gryzlov, Speaker of the State Duma lower house
of parliament, Alexander Zhukov, Vice-Premier, Sergei Lavrov, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, and other statesmen and public figures of Russia have
been invited to participate in the forum. It is planned that the Assembly
will be also attended by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.
The Russian World Foundation was established in June 2007 with a view
to popularizing the Russian language, which is now the mother tongue for
288 million people of most diverse nationalities. Russia's Foreign
Ministry and the Ministry of Education and Science are among the founders
of this public organization.
"By disseminating knowledge about Russia, its language, history and
culture, the RWF engages, in essence, in fashioning the country's positive
image abroad. This is an advancement of the Russian world in a broad sense
of the word," Nikonov emphasized.
The RWF implements numerous educational programmes for Russian
philology teachers and students. In the year 2010, the RWF has launched a
Russian World Study Room programme. The number of such 'study rooms' in
various countries is already more than 50.
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