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Russia – South Ossetia 2024 Bilateral & Geopolitical Relations: Update

Commonwealth of Independent States, Finance, Logistics & Transport, Security, Trade

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held bilateral meetings with Akhsar Dzhioev, the Foreign Minister of the Republic of South Ossetia. South Ossetia is a semi-recognised independent country that was formed in 1990, when the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast, established by Soviet authorities in Moscow in 1922, declared independence from the Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic […]

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Russia – Tajikistan 2024 Bilateral Relations: Update

Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Exports, Imports, Trade

Tajikistan’s President, Emomali Rahmon has met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin, as part of the two countries Intergovernmental Economic Cooperation Commission in Dushanbe. The Tajik Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that “The meeting addressed strengthening multi-faceted cooperation between Tajikistan and Russia. Attention was paid to expanding ties between the two countries in trade,

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Kazakh-Russia Direct Passenger Rail Services To Resume

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport

Passenger train services between Karaganda in Kazakhstan and Moscow will resume on December 17, 2024, after being suspended since 2020 due to covid, Russian Railways has announced. They stated that “The passenger service between Karaganda and Moscow will be reopened. Starting December 17, 2024, international express train No. 83/84 on the Karaganda-Moscow route will operate

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Russia Developing Domestic and International Cruise Ship Industry

Commonwealth of Independent States, Infrastructure, Investment, Logistics & Transport

With Western cruise companies such as US-based Princess Cruises suspending sales of cruises to Russian citizens, Russia has begun to develop a new cruise industry designed to meet the needs of holidaymakers. In 2022, the Russian Government allocated ₽15 billion (US$164 million) for the construction of seven civilian fleet ships. Three of them will be

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Russia Provides Tajikistan With Wind Farm Energy Investment Proposal 

Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Eurasian Economic Union, Infrastructure, Investment, Trade

Russia’s Rosatom has presented an investment project to Tajikistan to build renewable energy facilities with capacity of up to 1 GW. The project was discussed during meetings between Russia’s trade mission in Tajikistan, Rosatom Renewable Energy and Tajikistan’s Energy and Water Resources Ministry. Tajik Deputy Energy Minister Manuchehr Safarzoda said his country has huge potential

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Russia – Kazakhstan 2024 Bilateral Relations: Update

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Investment, Trade

The Russian President Vladimir Putin held conversations with the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on 26 August. The two continued discussions of current issues of mutually beneficial bilateral cooperation and development, including in the energy sector. Kazakhstan shares a 7,242km border with Russia, while President Tokayev owes his current position to a Russian intervention in

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Russia – Armenia 2024 Bilateral Relations: Update 

Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, Investment, Trade

The Russian President Vladimir Putin held conversations with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on August 23, during which the two officials continued discussions concerning the  normalization of Armenian-Azerbaijani relations, including taking into account the negotiations between Vladimir Putin and the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev during Putin’s recent state visit to Baku. Putin confirmed the

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Azerbaijan States Intention To Join BRICS

BRICS, Commonwealth of Independent States, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Pro-Russia BRICS bloc has soft power control over the Caspian and Red Sea supply chains  Azerbaijan, which has been attending the annual Heads of State meetings of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Astana has expressed interest in joining the BRICS grouping.  The BRICS includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, while Egypt,

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads Of State Meetings Begin In Astana

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, India, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Putin, Xi, Modi and other regional leaders are all attending The annual Heads of State meetings of the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has begun in Astana, Kazakhstan. The SCO has different categories of membership, with full members being China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Three countries —

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Russia, Uzbekistan, To Triple Bilateral Trade, Agree On Nuclear Power Plant 

Commonwealth of Independent States, Energy, Trade

Russia and Uzbekistan have agreed to triple their bilateral trade volumes with a goal of reaching US$30 billion by 2030. In addition, Russia’s Atomstroyexport JSC has signed a contract with the Uzbekistan Directorate for Nuclear Power Plant Construction to build a low-capacity nuclear power plant in Uzbekistan’s Jizzakh region. The decisions follow meetings in Tashkent

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