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IIKSS - Russia is profoundly disappointed with the results of the 8th Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday. The conference was held in Geneva on November 7-25.
Turkmenistan, General Electric discuss cooperation projects Investment
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Kazakhstan could be the diplomatic key for boosting stability Join our daily free Newsletter Political and military events
IIKSS - Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the United States, Kairat Umarov, quietly affirms (without boasting) that 'We expect our next 25 years of independence to be better than our first 25 years.' Asked to elaborate, he simply, and correctly,
IRGC Aerospace Starts Massive Military Operations in Northern Iran Political and military events
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PSA to carry out Iran plans despite US threats Investment
IIKSS- France's auto giant PSA Group says it is pushing ahead with a plan to invest in Iran’s auto industry despite an increased anti-Iran rhetoric by the United States under President Donald Trump. PSA Middle East chief
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IIKSS- One of a multitude of stories in the usual barrage of anti-Russia war hysteria, concerns the reported deployment of a brand-new weapon system whose existence, if confirmed, would represent a transgression against the Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF)
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Japan, Russia, Turkey bring potential US tariff retaliation to $3.5 billion Investment
Japan, Russia and Turkey have warned the United States about potential retaliation for its tariffs on steel and aluminum, the World Trade Organization said on Tuesday, bringing the total U.S. tariff bill to around $3.5 billion annually. The
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The meeting in Geneva on Syria between Russia, Iran and Turkey which began on Monday is very important, said UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura. “I am very interested in this meeting because it
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US will continue supporting Azerbaijan's global energy projects, energy secretary Energy
“The United States will continue supporting Azerbaijan's global energy projects,” said the US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry as he met with his Azerbaijani counterpart Parviz Shahbazov on the sidelines of the 27th World Gas Conference (WGC 2018)
Turkmenistan Must Cooperate with Azerbaijan, Turkey to Enter EU Market Energy
Turkmenistan needs to cooperate with Azerbaijan and Turkey to enter the gas market in Europe, expert on Central Asia, Bruce Pannier, stated last week. On June 22, the Russian legal information portal published the full
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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says the three major European signatories to a landmark nuclear deal with Iran agreed to establish trade ties with Iran independent of the US dollar. Since the United States' unilateral move in May to
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Russian Steelmaker Stops Deliveries to Iran Investment
MMK, one of Russia’s largest steel producers, has stopped deliveries to Iran against the backdrop of new sanctions Washington has promised to impose on Tehran. The announcement was made by Andrey Eremin, the company’s director for economics, in an
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The U.S. has invested more than $13 billion in Azerbaijan’s economy, of which more than $1 billion has been invested in the country’s non-oil sector. Azerbaijani Economy Minister Shahin Mustafayev made the remarks at the meeting with Brian McFeeters,
Russian FM Hopes Caspian Sea Convention Will Be Ratified Without Delay Legal Issues
Russia does not plan to lay trunk pipelines along the bottom of the Caspian Sea, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large Igor Bratchikov, Sputnik reports. "Actually, Russia and other littoral countries have already laid thousands of kilometers of pipes of different purposes
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Russia has started delivering S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Syrian forces, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. Lavrov told a news conference at the United Nations (UN) on Friday that "the delivery started already" after a decision
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The Trump administration's sanctions policy has brought Russia and Iran closer together in the field of energy cooperation, Iranian Deputy Minister of Oil Hamid-Reza Araghi told Sputnik. Given the growing demand for environmentally friendly fuel, Russian-Iranian gas
Russia and Iran allies in cryptographic development Investment
It is well known that the trade sanctions that the US has imposed on the Iranian regime have been causing the latter to seek to develop alternatives for its development, effectively evading those sanctions and their effects.
Russia Shares Good Understanding With EU on Iran Nuclear Deal Political and military events
Russia and the European Union continue to maintain extensive contacts concerning the implementation of the Iran nuclear deal, Russia's permanent representative to the European Union, Vladimir Chizhov, said during a video link between Moscow
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Azerbaijan has continued its successful foreign policy under President Ilham Aliyev`s leadership this year too, reads an article headlined "Strategic diplomacy pursued by President Ilham Aliyev and achievements of our foreign policy" by head of the Department of Foreign
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The United States may attempt to impose additional restrictions on Iran through the United Nations Security Council, but there are no grounds for it, says Russia’s ambassador to the world body, Vassily Nebenzia. “We do not exclude the
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Amid ongoing tensions with the US, Moscow and Tehran are embarking on naval cooperation in the Caspian Sea, where huge oil and gas resources reside. Iran and Russia are preparing to hold joint naval
OPEC announces forecasts on oil production in Azerbaijan in 2019 Energy
The oil production in Azerbaijan in 2019 will remain at the same level as last year and will average 800,000 barrels per day, the OPEC January report says. The cartel’s report says that according to the Ministry of Energy,
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Kazakhstan will expand the types of products it exports this year,, said Kazakh Vice Minister for Industry and Infrastructure Development Arystan Kabykenov at a January press conference. “Sodium cyanide will be shipped to Russia; semolina to China, Europe, Kyrgyzstan,