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Russian official due in Iran to discuss Caspian region issues Political and military events

2016-02-29 22:53:01
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TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gregory Karasin will arrive in Iran on 2 March for a two-day visit for talks on Caspian region and Central-Asian issues, Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Sat. The

Kyiv, Tehran mull Iranian oil transportation through Ukraine Energy

2016-03-07 20:22:14
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Trend: Kyiv and Tehran are discussing the possibility of supplying oil from Iran through Ukraine, as well as oil refining at Ukrainian enterprises, RIA Novosti quoted Ukraine’s deputy Prime Minister Gennadiy Zubko as saying March 7. “We are interested in diversification of

Anti-Russian Protest Held in Tbilisi Over Proposed Gazprom Deal Political and military events

2016-03-07 21:55:33
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TBILISI – Thousands gathered in Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Sunday to protest negotiations between the government and Russia's state-owned energy giant Gazprom. Linked arm-in-arm in a 7 kilometer-long human chain from the government’s headquarters to the Russian Embassy and chanting ‘No

Countries of the Caspian-Black Sea region come to the TOP-10 of Ukrainian groats importers Political and military events

2016-03-10 15:33:26
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The FINANCIAL -- According to the analysis of the geography of export supplies of Ukrainian groats held by APK-Inform analysts, Ukraine actively supplies the reporting commodities to countries of the Caspian-Black Sea region, in particular, Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.

Ukraine offers to sell its coal mines to Turkey Political and military events

2016-03-11 14:10:59
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Kiev says Ankara is considering an offer to buy Ukrainian coal mines as part of the country's plan to privatize state assets this year. During his visit to Ankara, Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko asked Turkish

Ankara, Kiev seek joint participation in natural gas projects Energy

2016-03-11 14:39:25
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Turkey and Ukraine decided to cooperate in a number of fields, including politics, economy, education and tourism, during a three-hour Turkey-Ukraine High Level Strategic Council meeting which was chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko

Top Azerbaijani official invites Japan to Caspian Gas initiative Energy

2016-03-14 13:17:57
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Baku - APA-Economics. Ali Hasanov, Azerbaijani president's aide for public and political affairs, has called on Japanese companies to join an initiative to transport gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe on a route that does not go through

Baku to host Caspian – Black Sea Agrarian Congress Agriculture

2016-03-15 12:11:49
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Baku, AZERTAC One of the most significant events of the agricultural sector, Caspian and Black Sea Agrarian Congress will take place in Baku, on April 12-13. The all-Ukrainian public organization Ukrainian Grain Association and the information-analytical agency APK-Inform are the Congress organizers. Organizational

Poroshenko Confirms Defense Plan for Countering 'Russian Aggression' Political and military events

2016-03-16 20:42:45
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Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced the country’s new defense strategy, which is designed to counter “aggression from Russia.” KIEV (Sputnik) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has confirmed the country’s new defense concept that reflects the highest

Dashed Hopes: ‘No One Needs Ukraine’s New Silk Road’ Investment

2016-04-02 20:58:15
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Ukraine’s much-touted alternative transit route to China bypassing Russia appears to be over even before began, economist Boris Shmelev told Radio Sputnik on Friday. The Illichivsk-China pilot container train launched by Ukraine as part of the so-called New Silk Road

Ukraine formally joins Trans-Caspian Int’l Transport Route Investment

2016-04-07 23:43:48
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Ukraine formally joins Trans-Caspian Int’l Transport Route Ukrainian Railways Company Ukrzaliznytsia is drafting a proposal for joining the project of transporting containers via Trans-Caspian International Transport Route connecting Europe with China via Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. The company has been holding respective

Russia: Resistance Is Futile, You Will Be Reabsorbed Political and military events

2016-04-22 13:54:52
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Russia: Resistance Is Futile, You Will Be Reabsorbed In mid-April an American destroyer in the Baltic was subjected to more than 30 acts of harassment by Russian Su-24 bombers. The Russian aircraft flew very low (less than a hundred meters)

EC slams Nord Stream-2, reaffirms commitment to Southern Gas Corridor Investment

2016-05-05 11:25:58
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EC slams Nord Stream-2, reaffirms commitment to Southern Gas Corridor The European Commission once again made clear its position on the Russia's Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project, saying that it must fully comply with the European legislation. European Commission's

Single tariff soon to be applied for Trans-Caspian route Investment

2016-05-05 23:01:19
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Single tariff soon to be applied for Trans-Caspian route A single competitive tariff will be introduced for the International Trans-Caspian Transportation Route on June 1, said Nadir Azmammadov, spokesman for the Azerbaijan Railways CJSC, speaking to Trend May 5. Azmammadov said

Kiev, Ankara discussed possibility of Ukraine joining the Southern Gas Corridor project Energy

2016-05-15 09:42:57
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Kiev, Ankara discussed possibility of Ukraine joining the Southern Gas Corridor project Kiev and Ankara discussed the possibility of Ukraine joining the Southern Gas Corridor project, project, aimed to bring gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe, Ukrainian Vice Prime

Beware what you wish for: Russia is ready for war Political and military events

2016-05-24 22:29:49
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Beware what you wish for: Russia is ready for war o foreign ministers from the 28 NATO member-nations met in Brussels for a two-day summit, while mighty military power Montenegro was inducted as a new member.

Europe’s Final Hope For Energy Independence From Russia Energy

2016-06-11 01:11:21
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Europe’s Final Hope For Energy Independence From Russia Europe’s reluctance towards reliance upon Russian natural gas trade is no secret. It’s also no surprise, due to fallouts between Russia and Ukraine (a major transit country for the trade)

Tehran, Kiev after closer trade ties Investment

2016-06-20 15:12:10
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Tehran, Kiev after closer trade ties Deputy industry minister, at a meeting with Ukraine’s ambassador to Iran, called for expansion of trade exchanges between Tehran and Kiev. Valiollah Afkhamirad, who heads Iran's Trade Promotion Organization (TPO), voiced

Hollande, Poroshenko insist on maintaining anti-Russia sanctions Political and military events

2016-06-22 14:34:45
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Hollande, Poroshenko insist on maintaining anti-Russia sanctions French President Francois Hollande and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, insisted Tuesday on maintaining European sanctions against Russia, on the basis of Russia's non-compliance with the Minsk agreements. The remarks

Cargo flow from Ukraine to Kazakhstan through Azerbaijan may increase since July Investment

2016-06-24 15:40:45
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Cargo flow from Ukraine to Kazakhstan through Azerbaijan may increase since July The Ministry of Investments of Kazakhstan recommends from 1 July 2016 the carriers, engaged in international transportation from the territory of Ukraine to Kazakhstan, to organize their delivery

Kiev initiates creation of transport corridor 'Baltic sea-Black sea-Caspian sea' Tourism

2016-07-09 14:45:51
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Ukraine has presented Azerbaijan a draft agreement on creation of international transport corridor ‘Baltic sea-Black sea-Caspian sea’. Gennady Zubko, Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister and Minister of regional development, construction, housing and communal services announced about this while addressing the 11th meeting

Azerbaijan agrees to consider Ukraine's request for oil supply Energy

2016-07-05 08:13:34
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'We discussed Azerbaijan's investment opportunities in oil and gas industry of Ukraine', says Ukraine's top official Azerbaijan has agreed to consider the request of Ukraine about the supply of oil. The request was made at the 6th Baku meeting of

The Russian Navy's Biggest Enemy Isn’t NATO (It’s Fire) Political and military events

2016-07-11 13:10:32
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While the Cold War-era Soviet Navy built a massive surface fleet to challenge the dominance of the U.S. Navy on the open ocean, that once mighty armada has all but disappeared. Much of the former Soviet Navy has been scrapped,

President Aliyev: Relevant instructions given to revive Odessa-Brody project Political and military events

2016-07-16 10:59:56
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President Aliyev: Relevant instructions given to revive Odessa-Brody project Relevant instructions have been given to revive the Odessa-Brody project, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev while making a press statement jointly with his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko in Baku July 14. President

T-90 + pic Political and military events

2016-07-18 11:35:39
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T-90 The T-90 is a third-generation Russian battle tank that entered service in 1993. The tank is a modern variation of the T-72B and incorporates many features found on the T-80U. Originally called the T-72BU, but later renamed

After Warsaw: NATO, Russia and the Future of Security in Europe Political and military events

2016-07-18 12:14:59
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After Warsaw: NATO, Russia and the Future of Security in Europe There was a time when it was legitimate to wonder what NATO’s future role would be. Not anymore. If anything, the Atlantic Alliance is facing too many missions. Russia

Russian Genetics: Abstracts and Summaries Caspian geography and anthropology

2016-07-18 12:47:08
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Russian Genetics: Abstracts and Summaries Russians are the dominant ethnicity in Russia today. The Russian language belongs to the East Slavic family and is related to Ukrainian and Belarusian. The Russian people, too, are closely related to their Belarusian and Ukrainian

Gazprom Eyes Iranian LNG, Turkish Stream Energy

2016-08-02 11:33:02
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Gazprom Eyes Iranian LNG, Turkish Stream Gazprom, Russia's state controlled gas giant, is interested in developing gas projects in Iran According to Russian business daily Vedomosti, Russia's energy minister Alexander Novak said that the

Kazakhstan-Ukraine Trade Crashes Investment

2016-08-04 00:40:24
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Kazakhstan-Ukraine Trade Crashes 143 train cars, blocked at the Ukraine-Russia border, explain why. In the first eight months of 2016, 143 train cars laden with goods destined primarily for Kazakhstan, but also Kyrgyzstan, were stopped at the Russian-Ukrainian

Russia searches for pragmatic solutions in the Caucasus Political and military events

2016-08-13 14:56:00
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Russia searches for pragmatic solutions in the Caucasus Russian President Vladimir Putin has put into play a reinvigorated diplomatic approach to resolving the longstanding crises involving the troubled states of the Caucasus. Over the past week, Russian diplomacy has refocused its

Through Russia, with love: Why I rowed Europe's longest river to get to a wedding Tourism

2016-08-24 07:21:56
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Through Russia, with love: Why I rowed Europe's longest river to get to a wedding After an idyllic childhood in rural Dorset, travel author Thom Wheeler and his near-neighbour, playmate and

Turkey and the Energy Transit Question Energy

2016-08-24 07:31:35
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Turkey and the Energy Transit Question For foreign and security policy analysts, pipelines tend to be the entry point into the world of energy. Pipelines create dependencies between countries, pipelines stay for decades, and pipelines have a highly symbolic political value. In

Is Putin the new Stalin? Political and military events

2016-08-30 23:02:48
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Is Putin the new Stalin? ‘Tom’ thinks Vladimir Putin is the new Josef Stalin. As he’s never been to Russia, his views surely reflect the power of a Western media narrative which continuously demonizes the Russian President. Last week, an optician from

The future of Russian-Iranian cooperation in Syria Political and military events

2016-08-30 23:07:31
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The future of Russian-Iranian cooperation in Syria Moscow and Tehran appear to be united in their position on Syria, even if Russian military airstrikes may no longer be possible from bases within Iran. Seventy-five years have passed since August 1941, when

Challenges and Prospects of International Transport Routes Discussed in Aktau Political and military events

2016-09-03 14:15:15
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Challenges and Prospects of International Transport Routes Discussed in Aktau The Caspian and Black seas regions international conference, designed to address efficient logistics in the countries with the participation of Caspian and Black sea regions representatives, took place Aug. 24-25 in

Azeri Minister: We share same ideas with EU as to diversification of gas exports to Europe - INTERVIEW Energy

2016-09-10 11:46:31
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Azeri Minister: We share same ideas with EU as to diversification of gas exports to Europe - INTERVIEW Azerbaijani energy minister Natig Aliyev’s interview to APA - Realization of the Southern Gas Corridor project coincided with the period of cheap oil. The

Russia's oil output in Oct hits new post-Soviet era high Energy

2016-11-03 13:10:29
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IIKSS- Russia's oil output set a new post-Soviet era record high in October, rising 0.1 percent from September to 11.2 million barrels per day (bpd), energy ministry data showed on Wednesday. The rise underscores the difficulty the government

Russia-US cooperation needed to defeat terrorism — Kremlin spokesman Political and military events

2016-11-12 12:58:51
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IIKSS - Neither the United States nor Russia can cope with the terrorist threat alone, Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told TASS on Friday. "It is impossible to defeat terrorism by yourself," Peskov, who is currently in

Do it like last year: Russia supplies gas to freezing Ukrainian border town Energy

2016-11-13 11:44:36
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IIKSS - Russia will again supply gas this year to a freezing Ukrainian border town. Its own authorities have so far failed to solve the supply problem, leaving the homes of most of its 25,000 residents without heating

Reported US Plan to Lift Anti-Russia Sanctions 'Dead-Ended' - Senior Russian MP Political and military events

2017-02-21 07:42:34
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IIKSS - The plan, reported by the New York Times on Sunday, calls for the "withdrawal of all Russian forces" from eastern Ukraine and a referendum to lease Crimea to Russia for 50-100 years. It was reportedly authored

Russia-US relations are at their worst since Cold War – Moscow Political and military events

2017-03-01 12:29:20
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IIKSS- Relations between Russia and the United States are at their worst since the Cold War, a Russian Foreign Ministry official has said, placing the blame on the Obama administration. “The current state of relations between Russia and

Russia invites NATO leadership for ‘open discussion’ at Moscow Security Conference Political and military events

2017-03-04 12:40:43
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IIKSS- NATO's top leadership and member states' officials have been invited to the Moscow Security Conference, Russia’s Defense Ministry has said, reaffirming its persistent pursuit of open dialogue amid the alliance’s firm rejection of military cooperation. “Despite suspended

New Cold War With Russia Poses Threat to Europe – Le Pen Political and military events

2017-03-06 14:46:57
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IIKSS- A new Cold War against Russia and Moscow’s rapprochement with Beijing represents a threat to Europe, French presidential candidate and National Front (FN) leader Marine Le Pen said. "I’ll tell you what the danger is for Europe.

German FM: Europe 'Very United' On Decision To Stay In Iran Deal Political and military events

2018-05-24 13:01:18
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Germany's foreign minister has reiterated Europe's determination to remain a part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal even in the face of a U.S. withdrawal from the landmark agreement. Speaking to reporters in Washington, Heiko Maas said he explained

The wandering eagle of Kyzylkum (demographic and ethnic fluctuations in the Republic of Kazakhstan) Political and military events

2018-06-07 09:45:20
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The wandering eagle of Kyzylkum (demographic and ethnic fluctuations in the Republic of Kazakhstan) International Institute of Khazar Studies (IIKSS) – Unlike other republics, separated from the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan after the population decline due to the

Press review: Russia, Austria ink gas deal till 2040 and Iran sends uranium hint to Europe Political and military events

2018-06-07 14:14:26
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Kommersant: Gazprom signs deal to supply gas to Austria for another 20 years Russian energy giant Gazprom and Austria’s OMV extended a contract on gas supplies until 2040 on Tuesday. Austria, the first country in Western Europe to

Ukraine's imports of Kazakhstan LPG up Energy

2018-06-21 10:54:39
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Kazakhstan exported to Ukraine 8,000 tonnes of liquefied gas in January-May 2017. The supplies of Kazakhstan’s liquefied gas to Ukraine increased by 11.5 times and amounted to almost 87,700 tonnes in January-May 2018, UPECO consulting company said in a

Russia just won the first point in the Trump-Putin meeting Political and military events

2018-07-17 10:22:23
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Trump blamed the US for its bad ties to Russia. Russia agreed. Russia may have already won the first point in the historic summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin — before the

Turkmenistan president to miss CIS summit in Dushanbe Political and military events

2018-09-24 10:41:16
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President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will miss the CIS summit in Dushanbe, Tajikistan set for Sept 27-28. The Deputy Prime Minister of the country will represent Turkmenistan, which is due to get the CIS chairmanship in 2019 from Tajikistan,

Ambassador: Azerbaijan, Ukraine successfully cooperate in many areas Political and military events

2018-09-27 11:45:32
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Azerbaijan and Ukraine successfully cooperate in many areas, Ukrainian ambassador to Azerbaijan Alexander Mishchenko said. Mishchenko made the remarks at an event in Baku Sept. 26 dedicated to the 27th anniversary of Ukraine's independence. The ambassador stressed that many