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Laos Joins Shanghai Cooperation Organisation As A Partner

Asia, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Laos has joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, (SCO) following meetings held by the SCO Foreign Ministers in Tianjin, China. The SCO includes full members Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Afghanistan and Mongolia are observers, while Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, Egypt, Kuwait, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka […]

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Russia, Iran Bilateral Developments: July 2025 Update

Economy, Infrastructure, Middle East, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, met with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Abbas Araghchi on July 15, (Tuesday) on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) Foreign Ministers Council Meeting in Tianjin, China. They continued their exchange of views on regional and international issues of mutual interest. They reiterated the imperative

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Russia, India, Bilateral Relations: July 2025 Update

BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, India, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, met with the Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Foreign Ministers’ meetings in Tianjin, China. The two foreign ministers engaged in a comprehensive discussion on pivotal bilateral and international issues, as well as the forthcoming schedule of diplomatic engagements. They reiterated their

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Russia Preparing For Key Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads Of State Meetings

China, Commonwealth of Independent States, Eurasian Economic Union, India, Infrastructure, Middle East, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, is taking part in a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Tianjin, China. Foreign Ministers of all the SCO members are present. These meetings are focused on preparations for the SCO Heads of State Council summit, also in Tianjin, which is

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Russia, Oman, Agree Visa-Free Arrivals From July 18

Infrastructure, Logistics & Transport, Middle East, Regulatory, Trade

Russia and the Sultanate of Oman have agreed to waive visa regulations starting July 18, entitling tourists from both countries to visit for up to 30 days without visas, the Russian Foreign Ministry has stated, saying “Under the agreement, Russian citizens will be able to enter and stay in Oman without visas for up to

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Russia To Begin Trading Gold On St. Petersburg Exchange

BRICS, Economy, Eurasian Economic Union, Finance, Russian Market, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Trade

Russia, the world’s second-largest gold producer, is to free itself from the current dependence of gold prices on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), and plans to launch gold trading on the St. Petersburg Exchange (SPIMEX) by the end of the year. One of the main objectives of the exchange when launching a new market is

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Russia To Provide BRICS, SCO, & EAEU Members With Satellite Data For Farmland Management

Agriculture, BRICS, Eurasian Economic Union, Security, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Data from remote sensing satellites for monitoring farmlands will be available to Russia’s BRICS partners, as well as to the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Russian Space Systems said on Thursday (July 10). They stated that “Data from the domestic orbital constellation of remote sensing satellites

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Russia Increases Fertilizer Exports To Africa By 50% In Past Three Years

Africa, Exports, Fertilizer, Trade

Over the past three years, Russia has increased fertilizer supplies to African countries by 50%, to 1.9 million tonnes by the end of 2024, according to Maxim Kuznetsov, the CEO of the Russian Association of Fertilizer Producers (RAPU). He said that “Over the past 3 years, we have increased supplies to African countries by 50%,

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Gazprom, China National Petroleum Corp Discuss Strategic Partnership, Power of Siberia

China, Energy, Exports, Infrastructure

Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller has met with the board chairman of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) Dai Houliang in Beijing, with Gazprom stating afterwards that “We commend the progress and prospects of the strategic partnership between Gazprom and CNPC. Russian gas is being reliably exported to China via the modern Power of Siberia gas pipeline,

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Russian, Moldova Politicians Discuss Agricultural & Transport Links As Elections Are Due

Exports, Imports, Logistics & Transport, Russian Market, Trade

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev has met with leaders of several Moldovan political parties: Igor Dodon of the Socialists of the Republic of Moldova, Irina Vlah of the Heart of Moldova party, and Vasile Tarlev of the Future of Moldova party. Current Moldovan politics has become extremely partisan for a small country. In essence,

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