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Crimean producers have been having something of a banner year with sales onto the mainland Russia market, with sales of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) produced in the region increasing by almost 40%. Sales of Crimean wines are amongst the most popular. According to a study by the analytical company Nielsen from February 2024 to February […]
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, met with Bolivian Foreign Minister Celinda Sosa Lunda on the sidelines of the BRICS Foreign Ministers Council meeting in Rio de Janeiro on April 29. Bolivia has recently joined the BRICS as a Partner nation. The Bolivian government has been facing pressure over its awarding of strategic lithium mining […]
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin met with the United Arab Emirates Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan in the Kremlin on April 30th, with Russia’s Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev also attending the meeting. The UAE has been hosting Russia-Ukraine prisoner negotiations and assisting with moves […]
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has held a telephone conversation with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on May 2. They discussed topical issues of Russian-Indian interaction as well as Indian-Pakistani relations following the terrorist attacks in Kashmir. Russia has called for the two parties to settle the differences between New Delhi and Islamabad by political […]
Russia’s Roscosmos space agency head, Dmitry Bakanov has said that Russian technologies can be applied in building India’s national space station, and negotiations on this matter are underway. Bakanov said that “We are in talks, including with Indian partners, to help them with their space station using our technologies.” The Indian Space Research Organisation has […]
Chinese investors plan to build a trade and logistics complex, an industrial park of building materials and a plant for the production of metal structures in Primorsky Krai, with a total investment amount of about ₽2.7 billion (US$33 million), according to the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic (KRDV). The […]
Russia’s FESCO Transport Group, part of the Rosatom State Corporation, has transported more than 37,000 tonnes (3,000 TEU) of Russian pork to China since April 2024, when FESCO first stated this service. Pork is transported to China as part of the Meat Shuttle service, operated by a subsidiary of Dalreftrans, which is responsible for transporting […]
Russia’s Delo Group stevedoring subsidiary has launched a new container service that connects the Russian port of Vostochny with China’s east coast Qingdao, with the service running three times a month. It will be able to take on board both universal containers and specialized tank containers and refrigerated trucks. Vostochny Port is near to Vladivostok […]
Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC), a division of state corporation Rostec, have drawn up a plan to modernize Uzbekistan’s gas pumping infrastructure by updating more than 20 gas compressor units (GCU), according to UEC Engineering LLC CEO Andrei Vorobyov. Uzbekistan is the third largest natural gas producer in the CIS and the second largest consumer. […]
Egypt’s parliament has approved several bills that authorize the Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ministry to enter into contracts with a number of foreign, including Russian companies to explore and develop its oil and gas fields. South Valley Egyptian Petroleum Holding Company and Lukoil Overseas Egypt secured approval for a concession to explore for and produce […]
The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has been visiting the Caribbean nation of the Dominican Republic in the first visit to the country by a Russian Minister. Lavrov has been in Santo Domingo, the capital, arriving from Brazil where he attended a BRICS foreign ministers meeting. He held meetings with his Dominican counterpart, Roberto Alvarez, […]
The construction of a road bridge between Russia and North Korea across the Tumen River marks a significant milestone in relations between the two countries, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said during a virtual ceremony commemorating the beginning of the bridge’s construction. That was also attended by Pak Thae Song, the head of the North […]
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