Overview
- Rosprirodnadzor chief Svetlana Radionova said Russia will receive full language support at the 2025 meetings on equal terms with other official languages.
- Radionova called it the first time since CITES was established in 1973 that Russian has official standing at the convention.
- The CITES gathering runs in Samarkand from November 24 to December 5, with high‑level dialogue slated to include Russian.
- Radionova argued that using Russian improves intersessional work and understanding of adopted texts for specialists and institutions.
- She urged representation of all six UN languages at CITES and noted strong interest in engagement with Russia from a range of countries, including Japan and South Korea.