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00:00:00competencies for maintenance and modernization of such
00:00:02systems. It is curious that only a week earlier, during
00:00:06the first ever state visit of
00:00:09Uzbek leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev to Belgrade,
00:00:13the President of Serbia offered Tashkent cooperation in
00:00:16the defense industry. Then Vucic stated that Serbia already
00:00:20produces short-range missiles, and in about a year
00:00:23plans to start production of long-range ballistic
00:00:27missiles. According to him, Belgrade is ready to cooperate with Uzbekistan
00:00:31in this direction. Serbia currently
00:00:34does not have a disclosed line of long-range ballistic
00:00:37missiles. Therefore, Vucic's statement is
00:00:40more an application for launching such production. And,
00:00:44judging again by the statement within a year. An important detail,
00:00:48Vucic directly linked this progress to technologies and
00:00:51competencies obtained from foreign partners. At the same time,
00:00:54he did not specify which partners he was talking about, nor the future
00:00:58characteristics.
00:01:00Serbia has its own multiple rocket launcher systems, such
00:01:04as the wheeled Shumadija. The main munition, Yerina 1,
00:01:08is a 400-millimeter guided solid-fuel missile.
00:01:12The Serbian company EDPro classifies it as a tactical
00:01:15ballistic missile, with a declared range of up to 280
00:01:19km. Another system is Tamnava, which can use
00:01:22122-millimeter Soviet-standard missiles and
00:01:26262-millimeter
00:01:28long-range ammunition. The longest-range weapon publicly confirmed in Serbia
00:01:32is the Chinese CM-400 AKG system, a supersonic
00:01:36air-to-ground missile adapted for
00:01:39the MiG-29. How these technologies might be
00:01:42of interest to Central Asian partners, we will discuss with military
00:01:46expert Vasily Dondykin. Against
00:01:49the backdrop of the general militarization of Europe, how
00:01:52should we interpret Vucic's statements about the creation of long-range
00:01:55ballistic missiles, for whom
00:01:59is it?
00:02:30its tasks, because the arms market is now quite
00:02:33oversaturated and there is fierce competition. As for
00:02:37missiles, we need to think about what range they have, of course, there is some
00:02:41competition, now it is Europe, to some
00:02:44extent, probably less so the Americans, now they have their own problems,
00:02:48but nevertheless they do not want to let go of
00:02:51the market, well, it should be borne in mind that the Chinese
00:02:54People's Republic is rapidly expanding its cooperation with many countries in this market. In July, the sixth
00:02:58year, that is, this summer, Moscow
00:03:00began to revise agreements on military-technical cooperation with
00:03:04Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, which just
00:03:06includes the already mentioned supplies, repair, modernization
00:03:10of equipment. Can we talk about increased competition in this
00:03:14sphere? Well, I don't think it will be much competition, because
00:03:17Serbia is a small country, smaller than
00:03:21Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan both in
00:03:24terms of territory and population. Our cooperation
00:03:26is due to the fact that there was the Soviet
00:03:30Union and there was a common space, and when it was divided, a lot
00:03:33of things were left over, all this developed, they also had
00:03:37a military-industrial complex and so on, so such cooperation was carried out, so I don't
00:03:41think that this will in any way affect our
00:03:45arms market, we have other directions, first of all, I
00:03:48think that these are relations with India, with
00:03:51the Gulf countries as
00:03:52well.
00:03:57continuing the military theme, in Kazakhstan, the active
00:04:01phase of the CSTO exercise "Rubezh-2026" has passed.
00:04:04About one and a half thousand servicemen from Kazakhstan,
00:04:08Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Belarus and Russia took part. At
00:04:11the Koktal training ground, the allies practiced destroying illegal
00:04:15armed formations. This year, the emphasis is on new tactics
00:04:19with active use of technical means. A total of
00:04:22about 300 units of weapons were involved, including 115
00:04:25drones. The experience of modern armed conflicts has reduced
00:04:29the concept of forward bases, new threats can be quickly
00:04:33countered only with the help of drones and high-precision strikes. The core
00:04:36of the Russian contingent consists of experienced soldiers and officers of the Central
00:04:40Military District and representatives of the famous
00:04:42201st Russian military base stationed in
00:04:45Tajikistan. By the way, we will talk about Tajikistan
00:04:49and its military glory today, but closer to the end of the program we will tell
00:04:52how in 1979 Russians, Tajiks, Uzbeks,
00:04:56Turkmens, shoulder to shoulder as part of one Muslim...
00:05:00carried out a daring operation in
00:05:02Afghanistan.
00:05:07What else did the past week in Asia bring? In
00:05:11Minsk, a meeting was held between Russian Prosecutor General Alexander Gutsan
00:05:15and the head of the Anti-Corruption Agency of Uzbekistan Akmal
00:05:18Burkhanov. The parties coordinated approaches in the fight against economic
00:05:22crimes, and also signed a program of cooperation and
00:05:25joint activities for the next 2 years. In
00:05:28the foundation of the Rogun HPP dam in Tajikistan, almost
00:05:3250 million cubic meters of building materials have already been laid, which is
00:05:35almost 2/3 of the total planned volume. I remind you
00:05:39that the commissioning of the facilities is scheduled for 2000... twenty-
00:05:42ninth year, and 6 years later, the planned annual output
00:05:46of the station should exceed 14 billion
00:05:49kWh. The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan congratulated the veteran
00:05:52of the Great Patriotic War Aspek Zhumashev, who
00:05:56turned 102 years old. He went through the entire war in
00:05:59the railway troops of the NKVD, met victory in
00:06:02Ukraine, then served in East Germany, guarding secret
00:06:05objects near Dresden. In honor of his birthday, law enforcement officers presented
00:06:09Aksakal with a medal and gifts.
00:06:16The rare earth riches of Central Asia continue
00:06:19to attract, now Seoul is interested in them. This interest is quite
00:06:23natural, as South Korea, as one of the world's centers for the production
00:06:26of batteries and microelectronics, proposes to the five Central
00:06:30Asian countries to create common supply chains for critical
00:06:34minerals. For the first time, a meeting in the 5+1 format
00:06:37was held in Seoul at the level of heads of state. Before that,
00:06:40the dialogue remained at the level of ministers and
00:06:43experts for almost 20 years. The parties adopted the Seoul Declaration and
00:06:47agreed to make summits regular, once every 2 years. At
00:06:50the center of the agenda are critical minerals, energy and digital
00:06:54technologies. At the same time, Seoul demonstrates
00:06:57its readiness to finance and technologically support not
00:07:01only extraction, but also the value chain of high added
00:07:04value. At the meeting of industry ministers, in the same
00:07:075+1 format, a memorandum on industrial
00:07:11cooperation was signed. Lithium, rare earth
00:07:14elements, and other metals are needed for the production of batteries,
00:07:17semiconductors, microelectronics, and
00:07:20the machine-building industry. In return, localization of
00:07:23the processing of these elements and investments in technology-
00:07:27intensive production in the territory of the region's countries are offered. South Korean
00:07:31President Lee Jae-myung held separate negotiations with each of the five
00:07:35leaders of the region, and the presidents of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and
00:07:39Turkmenistan came to Korea on state
00:07:42visits. At the Blue House, the leaders of Korea
00:07:45and Turkmenistan signed an intergovernmental agreement
00:07:49on the promotion and mutual protection of investments, and also
00:07:53concluded a large-scale package of contracts in energy,
00:07:56logistics, and water management. Korea and
00:07:59Kazakhstan elevated their relationship to strategic partnership and
00:08:02signed agreements on critical minerals, artificial
00:08:06intelligence, and scientific and technical cooperation. The focus is on several
00:08:10large industrial projects: lithium extraction,
00:08:14expansion of car production, construction of a gas
00:08:16processing plant. An agreement was signed
00:08:20to open a branch of one of the leading Korean technical
00:08:23universities. Among the agreements is also an agreement
00:08:27on joint research of peaceful atom. With Uzbekistan,
00:08:31the total portfolio of promising projects is estimated at approximately 12
00:08:34billion dollars, including chemical production,
00:08:38electrical engineering, and the automotive industry. Korean companies are increasingly
00:08:41actively entering the Uzbek market in terms of
00:08:45biotechnology, medicine. A joint center for
00:08:49rare metals is being created, which will be engaged in exploration,
00:08:52development, and processing. Tashkent offers Korean business
00:08:56such areas as copper processing, production
00:08:59of electrical engineering, localization of car production and
00:09:03components for them, as well as the production
00:09:05of robots.
00:09:10Water is life, and there is enough water. This question in the region
00:09:14is raised not only on the eve of a hot summer before the irrigation
00:09:17season, but also on the eve of a cold winter. For
00:09:21Kyrgyzstan, the Toktogul reservoir is not just
00:09:24the country's main water reservoir, but also
00:09:27essentially a winter accumulator for the entire
00:09:29energy system. The reason for concern is the recent
00:09:33blackout in August. Then, I remind you, on the fourteenth, the shutdown of two
00:09:37hydroelectric units of the Toktogul HPP with a total capacity of 600
00:09:40MW caused a cascading failure in the general energy system of all
00:09:44Central Asia. Part of Kyrgyzstan, the south of Kazakhstan,
00:09:47separate regions of Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan were left without power.
00:09:51Against this backdrop, Bishkek states that no
00:09:54restrictions for the population are planned for the winter, there is enough water
00:09:58in Toktogul. Currently, more than 11 billion
00:10:01cubic meters have been accumulated in the reservoir. By the beginning of the heating
00:10:05season, the authorities expect to bring the volume to
00:10:0711.5 billion. Critical for
00:10:10the station's operation is considered
00:10:27consumption of almost 20 billion. The deficit,
00:10:30the missing 4 billion kWh, the country plans
00:10:34to import from Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and
00:10:37Turkmenistan. In parallel, Kyrgyzstan is trying, with
00:10:41the support of partners, to reduce the deficit by commissioning
00:10:44new generation capacities. In Issyk-Kul, in
00:10:47the village of Taroai, the first phase of the Russian-Kyrgyz solar
00:10:51power plant Bishkek Solar, with a capacity of 100 MW, was launched.
00:10:55The total investment volume is declared to be more than 300 million dollars,
00:10:59after the completion of construction, the station's capacity should be 300
00:11:02MW, and another 200 MW is planned to be commissioned in
00:11:052027.
00:11:06What else made the past
00:11:11week in Asia memorable? Kyrgyzstan received a new
00:11:15batch of aid from Russia through the World Food Program of the UN. This
00:11:18is over 470 tons of fortified wheat flour
00:11:22and...
00:11:38Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran and Azerbaijan. Rescuers
00:11:41practiced several realistic scenarios, from extinguishing fires
00:11:45and evacuation measures on land and water to eliminating
00:11:49serious chemical threats. And important
00:11:52news for football fans. The Kazakhstani... arena
00:11:55will host the UEFA Super Cup of the 2027-2028
00:11:57season.
00:12:00The date of the match between the future winners of the Champions League and the Europa League
00:12:04has not yet been set, but it can already be assumed that there will be many fans
00:12:08from neighboring countries in the stands, including, of course, Russia. However, to comply
00:12:11with international regulations, the artificial turf at the stadium will need to be replaced
00:12:15with natural grass.
00:12:19Kassym-Jomart
00:12:24Tokayev participated in the BRICS summit in New Delhi,
00:12:28although Kazakhstan is not a full member
00:12:30of the organization. Moreover, Tokayev has repeatedly
00:12:33articulated Astana's position that Kazakhstan does not plan
00:12:37to join BRICS in the foreseeable future. The status of partner
00:12:41or observer is quite satisfactory. Tokayev proposed that BRICS countries
00:12:44unite efforts in the development of artificial intelligence, in
00:12:48particular, to mutually provide access to laboratories, scientific
00:12:52developments, and also to concentrate on creating
00:12:55multilingual solutions. Also in India, Tokayev held a number
00:12:59of bilateral meetings in a busy schedule. Separately, one can highlight the conversation with
00:13:02Sergio Gor, the US President's special envoy for South and
00:13:06Central Asia. Gor conveyed to Tokayev a personal message from
00:13:10Donald Trump congratulating him on the thirty-fifth anniversary of
00:13:14Kazakhstan's independence. And this is quite curious, because the country
00:13:18celebrates that very anniversary only on December 16. The letter
00:13:21was handed over on September 12, that is, 3 months before
00:13:24the actual date. Thus, Trump emphasizes the status
00:13:28of Kazakhstan as a key partner in the region. Also in
00:13:31the message, Trump called Tokayev a strong and decisive
00:13:34leader and reminded him that he expects him at the G20 summit
00:13:38in Miami. Tokayev, in turn, confirmed Trump's invitation
00:13:42to visit
00:13:43Kazakhstan.
00:13:48They fought together, so they should make movies together. This week in
00:13:52Tajikistan, a project of a feature film was presented. Muslim
00:13:56battalion. The film is dedicated to the Soviet special forces
00:13:59unit, which in 1979 participated in a daring
00:14:03operation in Afghanistan. The presentation took place as part of a meeting
00:14:06of the historical club at the Russian House in Khujand.
00:14:10The plot will be based on the story of the 154th Separate
00:14:13Special Purpose Detachment, more commonly known as the First Muslim
00:14:17Battalion. It was formed in 1979
00:14:21on the basis of the Fifteenth Separate Special Purpose Brigade.
00:14:25Tashkent region of the Uzbek SSR. The strength of the formation
00:14:28was about 532 people, and the personnel were specially
00:14:32selected mainly from servicemen of three nationalities: Uzbeks,
00:14:36Tajiks, and Turkmens. On December 27,
00:14:391979, the assault detachment, together with special units
00:14:43of the KGB, USSR, Cascade and Grom, took part in Operation
00:14:47Storm-333. This is the legendary capture of Amin's palace
00:14:50in Kabul. Today, the operation to capture the Tajbeg palace is included
00:14:55in the special forces training program of almost all countries of the world, as
00:14:58the only case in the history of military science when a group of officers
00:15:02captured a fortified position in 45 minutes, outnumbering
00:15:06and outgunning the enemy several times over.
00:15:10The film's director is Boris Galkin, Honored Artist of Russia,
00:15:13known for the film "In the Zone of Special Attention."
00:15:17The scriptwriter is Valery Kiselev. Tell me,
00:15:20why only now did the idea
00:15:22come to make a film about this incredible
00:15:26event? In 2029, it will be 50
00:15:29years since the start of the special military
00:15:32operation, as the Afghan war is now
00:15:35also called. the unity of the peoples of Russia,
00:16:11therefore it is a very important
00:16:15component that prompted us at this
00:16:17time to create a film about international
00:16:21friendship, about international relations, which
00:16:25says only one thing: when we are together,
00:16:27we are united, we are strength. All the more, we are making this project
00:16:31in such a way that first we show the actions of Americans.
00:16:35English, the Afghan government, because
00:16:38all the events that were then on December
00:16:4127, 1979
00:16:44and a little earlier, were responsive reactions
00:16:47to what Americans were doing, what
00:16:51the British were doing, what the so-called world
00:16:54anti-Soviet government was doing at that
00:16:57time, as it was called,
00:17:00so it is necessary to create this project
00:17:04to show today that the heroes of that
00:17:07time, as they say, are remembered today,
00:17:11honored, understood and respected. And what
00:17:14is the uniqueness of this unit that
00:17:17participated in this operation in Afghanistan? The Muslim
00:17:21battalion is a whole phenomenon, as
00:17:24they say, in the Soviet country. The fact is that around
00:17:27the palace there was a large number of opponents, who, as
00:17:31they say, outnumbered with forces
00:17:33and means, so it was decided to operate.
00:18:07in the Republic of Uzbekistan, in the Republic of Kazakhstan
00:18:11and Kyrgyzstan, where negotiations are underway
00:18:15to support this project, why are we trying to unite
00:18:18all other Central Asian countries in this project?
00:18:22Yes, it's very simple, we fought together, so we need to make movies
00:18:25together too.
00:18:27That's all from us, see you, as
00:21:32marked "Lightning": deputies of the North Ossetian parliament elected Sergey
00:21:36Minyailo as the head of the region for a second term, according to Ria
00:21:39Novosti. We are closely following the progress of voting
00:21:42in different regions. Well, now about how the
00:21:46voting is going abroad, where more than
00:21:50330 polling stations are open in
00:21:53152 countries, and we are waiting
00:21:56for a direct connection with the official representative
00:22:00of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria
00:22:01Zakharova,
00:22:04we hope that she will join the broadcast in the next
00:22:07few minutes.
00:22:14My editors are telling me that they are trying to connect with Maria Vladimirovna
00:22:18right now.
00:22:21but, unfortunately, we are having some sound problems, we will definitely
00:22:25return to this topic in the next few minutes, well, and I
00:22:27remind you that today is the final day of voting in the elections
00:22:30of State Duma deputies, in a number of regions, election
00:22:34campaigns are also being held for regional and municipal executive bodies, according to
00:22:38the Central Election Commission, voter turnout for the State Duma elections has already exceeded
00:22:4150%. in 33 regions,
00:22:45electronic voting is available, this year
00:22:48for the first time in the Duma elections, polling stations abroad
00:22:51are working,
00:22:54as we have already said, votes are already being counted in the State Duma elections in the Far
00:22:58East, where in a number of...