Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s greetings to the organizers, participants, and guests of the Rossica-2022 International Philatelic Exhibition

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I extend my cordial greetings to the organizers, participants, and guests of the Rossica-2022 International Philatelic Exhibition.

Your convention bringing together stamp collectors from around the world makes a consistent contribution to the development and multiplication of the best traditions of philately on the national and global scale.

The prestigious biennale hosted this year by St. Petersburg is yet another colourful illustration of Russia's high status as a great cultural power as well as its role in enhancing international humanitarian cooperation. Given the current turbulent international political landscape your constructive efforts deserve respect and support.

It is symbolic that the exhibition is dedicated to the 150th founding anniversary of the A. S. Popov Central Museum of Communications. The philatelic art provides a contribution to the process of familiarizing the general public with rich cultural and historic heritage of our motherland.

I am confident that this event will once again become a prominent social highlight in Russia, attracting numerous visitors and maintaining the atmosphere of international friendship and trust.

I wish you interesting meetings, good spirits, new creative achievements, and all the best.

SERGEY LAVROV