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Russia, Caspian Multilateral Relations: 2025 Updates

Asia, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union

Russia has just hosted the fourth meeting of the Interdepartmental Commission on Caspian Cooperation, which was chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Opening the meeting of the Commission, Lavrov made numerous Caspian development statements, of interest to all those involved in the region. We provide his comments and other recent Caspian-related news as follows:  […]

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Laos

Russia Exports To Laos On Track For Significant 2025 Increases  

Agriculture, Asia, Exports, Trade

Illustrating that Russian producers and exporters are gaining more ground in their new-found attitude to seeking out new exports markets, Russia exported over 180 tonnes of canned sardines, sprats and Baltic herring worth nearly US$500,000 to Laos this year to date, according to the Agroexport Federal Centre. This marks Russia’s first ever shipment of canned

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Russia Launches 100-Car Container Train Service

Asia, Exports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market

Russia’s RZD Logistics, in cooperation with Russian Railways (RZD) and partner company Transit, has dispatched the first 100-car container train from the inland Yuzhny Port, an industrial trade zone serviced by the Lyublino-Sortirovochnoye station near Moscow. The train is en route to Khabarovsk-2 station in the Russian Far East and has a scheduled transit time

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Russia, Islamic Trade & Services Showing Dynamic Growth

Africa, Asia, Exports, Imports, Trade

The Russia-Islamic World International Economic Forum has now finished, with Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin attending. The event was held in Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan and itself a majority Muslim region of Russia.  In his summarizing remarks, Khusnullin said that “Developing ties with Islamic states is one of the priorities of Russia’s foreign

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Afghanistan

Russia-Afghanistan Forum Discusses Logistics, Transit & Infrastructure Developments 

Asia, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport, Trade

The Russia-Afghanistan Business Forum has been held during the Russia-Islamic World Economic Forum in Kazan, with delegations from Russia, Afghanistan and related countries all attending. Participants discussed the prospects for developing transport infrastructure in Afghanistan, as well as the creation of multimodal corridors linking Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, and a second route connecting

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Sunflowers

Russia Massively Increases Sunflower Oil Exports To Singapore

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Trade

Russia supplied approximately 11,400 tonnes of sunflower oil to Singapore in January-April 2025, according to the Russian Agroexport Federal Centre, who stated that “Compared to the largest supply volume recorded for the entire year of 2020, exports have increased more than 11-fold. Previously, imports to Singapore were negligible and did not exceed 1,000 tonnes per

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HCMC

FESCO Completes First Direct St.Petersburg – Ho Chi Minh City Shipping Service 

Asia, Eurasian Economic Union, Exports, Imports, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Trade

Russia’s FESCO shipping has completed its first direct ship call to Ho Chi Minh City, on Vietnam’s east coast. The service operates on FESCO’s Baltorient Line (FBOL) service, which takes in St. Petersburg, as well as ports in India and China. The transit time from St. Peterburg to Ho Chi Minh City is about 34

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Russian Foreign Minister Speech And Q&A With The Diplomatic Club

Africa, Asia, BRICS, Infrastructure, Investment, Russia's Belt & Road, Russian Market, Security, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has given an interesting speech and held a Q&A session with the Diplomatic Club in Moscow, which includes attendees from the Russian Foreign Ministry academy, Russian Regional Governors, and Foreign Ambassadors. The event was the first to be held since the covid pandemic. In a wide ranging presentation, Lavrov

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Alrosa Uncovers Russia’s Largest-Ever Diamond: Gem Cutting Interest From Asia

Asia, Russian Market

Russian diamond-mining giant Alrosa has stated that it has mined the largest diamond in Russian history. The 468-carat, amber-colored diamond has been named “80 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War,” referring to the Soviet victory in World War II. Alrosa CEO Pavel Marinychev said: ‘To date, this is the largest gem-quality diamond mined

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Kazan

The Islamic World and Business Relations with Russia

Africa, Asia, BRICS, Exports, Imports, Investment, Middle East, Trade

The XVI International Economic Forum “Russia – the Islamic World: KazanForum” is taking place from May 13 to May 18 in Kazan. The main theme of the forum in 2025 is “Digitalization: a new reality and additional opportunities for expanding cooperation.” Several thousand people taking part representing over 100 countries. To put it in a

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