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Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister, Vijitha Herath, during the East Asia Summit (EAS) being held in Kuala Lumpur. The EAS includes the ten ASEAN countries, plus Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, Russia, South Korea, and the United States. Sri Lanka is an observer nation. Interestingly, Lavrov began […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Prak Sokhonn, on the sidelines of the annual ASEAN ministerial held in Kuala Lumpur. They discussed the current state of Russian-Cambodian relations and outlook for trade, economic investment, scientific and technological […]
Russin Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held talks with Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan in Kuala Lumpur. The ministers focused on implementing the agreements reached during the Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Russia in May, and discussed current bilateral and international issues. They focused in particular on regional affairs and prospects for […]
Russia’s space agency, Roscosmos, has stated that a Glonass navigation satellite system has been commissioned in Venezuela. Dmitry Bakanov, Roscosmos CEO, said that “Today is a remarkable day for our space cooperation and for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. We are commissioning a ground station of the Glonass navigation satellite system. Glonass is a reliable […]
The mutual tourism flow between Russia and China reached 2.7 million visits in 2024 and grew further by 20% in Q1 2025, the Russian Economic Development Ministry has stated. Dmitry Vakhrukov, Russia’s Deputy Economic Development Minister, said, “The total tourism flow reached 2.7 million visits last year. Chinese citizens made 1.2 million tourist trips to […]
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and the top diplomats of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states have been meeting in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. These are part of the annual Russia-ASEAN foreign ministers’ meetings. Lavrov will also be attending the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum for security. ASEAN […]
Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) and China’s New JCM Group from Chengdu have signed an agreement to cooperate on the production, delivery, and servicing of gas turbine equipment, UEC stated on Tuesday (July 8). They said that “The Russian state corporation Rostec’s United Engine Corporation and Chinese company New JCM Group Company Ltd. have signed […]
Russian and Chinese investors plan to set up a Joint Venture in the Titanium Valley Special Economic Zone (SEZ) to manufacture precision wire for electrolysis equipment, according to Sverdlovsk Region Deputy Governor Vasily Kozlov. He did not name the participants but stated “One of the residents of the Titanium Valley SEZ, in cooperation with a […]
The head of the Republic of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, has met with the director of the Federal Air Transport Agency (Rosaviatsia), Dmitry Yadrov, to discuss the prospects of resuming flights to the peninsula. He stated that “We discussed the future restoration of the aviation link and a number of issues concerning the material and technical […]
Saudi Arabia is being considered as one of the potential export markets for Russian aviation industry products, according to Russian Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov. Cooperation in the aviation industry was discussed during a meeting this week with Saudi Arabian Industry and Mineral Resources Minister Bandar al-Khorayef. Alikhanov said “For now, we are primarily […]
Russia wants Saudi companies to participate in developing standards for oil and gas equipment that are independent of the West, Industry and Trade Minister Anton Alikhanov has said. He was speaking at the Industrial Dialog: Russia – Saudi Arabia business forum held as part of the Innoprom 2025 exhibition currently taking place in Ekaterinburg. Alikhanov […]
Update: Following Ural Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) President Andrey Besedin remarks concerning the immigration of up to 1 million Indian workers to Russia this year, Russia’s Labor Ministry has denied that such plans are in place, saying that the Federal government’s quotas for foreign workers have already been set. In 2025, just under […]
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