The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met Sergey Melikov, the Head of the Republic of Dagestan in Moscow. Dagestan is an autonomous Republic within the Russian Federation, and a primarily Muslim region. Lavrov stated that “Muslims from Dagestan and Russia are making an important contribution to keeping centuries-old traditions of Islam and strengthening spiritual […]
According to forecasts by the Association of Exporters and Importers (AEI) of Russia, significant growth in export cargo flows through the port of Novorossiysk in the Krasnodar Territory is expected by 2030. The volume of exports could reach 250 million tons per year. To cope with the existing shortage of port throughput capacity, several initiatives
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A river freight route connecting the city of Tongjiang in northeastern China’s Heilongjiang Province with Russia’s Khabarovsk was launched this week, according to the Chinese Xinhua News Agency. Two barges powered by the Longtui-610 tugboat left the Tongjiang River port and sailed to Khabarovsk along the Sungari (Songhuajian) and Amur (Heilongjiang) rivers, which marks the
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Russia’s oceanographic research vessel, the Admiral Vladimirsky, is currently making a scheduled visit to Cuba, its fourth long-distance voyage in the post-Soviet period. The ship left Kronstadt (near St.Petersburg) on March 13 and has already visited ports in Venezuela and Nicaragua. The ship is conducting research in the Caribbean Sea, based upon requests from the
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Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov has said that building up Russia’s national satellite constellation will make it possible to cover the whole of the country’s territory, including the Arctic, with stable communication channels by 2030. Speaking at a meeting of the Council on Strategic Development and National Projects on Friday (June 6) he
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Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, and Russia’s Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov discussed the joint production of satellites at a meeting on Friday (June 6) Iran’s embassy has stated. The embassy said “The two sides exchanged views and discussed the several aspects of space cooperation between Russia and Iran: development of advanced technologies, joint design
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The Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Sergei Shoigu, has met with the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang, with the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) stating that the North Korean government will continue to “unconditionally support Moscow” in the conflict in Ukraine. Their statement read, “Comrade Kim Jong-un assured that the government of
Russia’s Roscosmos is planning to send space tourists to the Russian space station currently under development, according to Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Bakanov. He stated that “Instead of the ISS (International Space Station), there will be a Russian space station where we are planning to develop tourist missions as well.” Russia is creating the new station
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Roman Starovoit, the Russian Minister of Transport, has had video discussions with Mammetkhan Chakyev, Head of the Agency for Transport and Communications of Turkmenistan. The meeting focused on the development of international transport projects. The key topic of discussion was the expansion of opportunities for road freight transportation. The parties discussed ways to increase the
The 4th Caspian Region Transport and Logistics International Forum has been taking place in Astrakhan, with specific technical discussions over the performances of the region’s ports. Delegates visited the facilities of VTS Group, Astrakhan Port, the shipbuilding operations of YUCSS, and the Kutum freight terminal of Russian Railways. The event was chaired by Mikhail Kabakov,
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