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The Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) has released 2024 tourism data, showing that almost 100,000 Russian tourists visited Japan last year, 2.3 times the figure for 2023. The JNTO stated that “99,300 people travelled from Russia to Japan in 2024, 136.6% more than the year before. In 2023 tourist flows from Russia stood at 41,960. […]
The now three-year conflict with Ukraine has resulted in an almost complete deterioration in Western European and Russian political ties, with this particular struggle marked by an intensive media campaign waged against Russia. That has manifested itself in a somewhat unique, blanket overview of the conflict, largely directed by the pro-Kiev factions, sometimes to a […]
Nigeria has officially joined the BRICS economic bloc as its ninth partner state, according to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry, who made the announcement on Friday (January 17). Nigeria joins Belarus, Bolivia, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Thailand, Uganda, and Uzbekistan in this category, which permits active participation but excludes voting rights. Partner status is seen as a […]
The Iranian Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, has said that during 2024, between 1.8 million and 2 million tonnes of cargo were transported along the eastern branch of the North-South international transport corridor, which leads to Iran through Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. This is approximately three times more than in 2023. Two other branches of this […]
President Vladimir Putin of Russia and President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran have been holding talks at the Kremlin on Friday (January 17) and have signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Treaty. According to officials from both counties, the document covers multiple areas, including defense, the fight against terrorism, the energy sector, finances, transport, industries, agriculture, culture, […]
Russia has dispatched its first shipment of wheat to Togo, food safety watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has announced. The 27,000-ton consignment left Leningard region, having been inspected and certified by specialists. Rosselkhoznadzor has issued safety and quality certificates, as well as a quarantine phytosanitary condition report. A total of 123,000 tons of wheat has been inspected for […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, gave an extensive media interview and Q&A session on Tuesday (January 14), at which many questions were asked. The full transcript, including comments about the United States, Ukraine, sanctions and so on, can be read here. In this article, we highlight the comments he made pertinent to our specific […]
Update: January 17Russia and the CAR have signed a memorandum to enhance cooperation in agriculture, the Russian Ministry of Agriculture has announced. The agreement, signed by Russian Agriculture Minister Oksana Lut and CAR’s Agriculture Minister Gismala Hamza, focuses on strengthening trade, economic, and scientific collaboration. Discussions during the meeting included expanding bilateral trade and cooperation […]
Russia’s Pivot To Asia has published a new “2025 Guide to SAARC & BIMSTC” which details Russia’s trade, investment and geopolitical developments with both these South Asian trade blocs. SAARC includes Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. SAARC comprises 3% of the world’s land area, 21% of the world’s population and […]
Update: January 16Russia is willing to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) and oil to Vietnam, as well as help develop its nuclear power sector as it seeks to expand energy cooperation, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has stated. Russia and Vietnam have also agreed to continue supporting oil and gas projects on each other’s continental […]
Uganda’s Foreign Minister, John Mulimba, has highlighted the transformative potential of BRICS membership as part of the countries development strategy. Uganda officially became a BRICS partner state on January 1. Speaking during an interview with China’s Xinhua News Agency, Mulimba stated during 2025, Uganda’s BRICS partnership would help unlock investment opportunities and deepen ties with […]
Vladimir Serpikov, Director of the EAEU Trade Policy Department, held a working meeting with Liu Jin, Minister Plenipotentiary for Trade and Economic Affairs of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Russia at the Eurasian Economic Commission on January 10th. The two sides discussed the current state and prospects for the development of […]
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