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Central Asia
Russian defense minister to discuss cooperation with Turkmenistan
Russian Minister of Sergei Shoigu has arrived in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, on the official visit, Gen Igor Konashenkov, the ministry’s official spokesman told reporters. He said, “The itinerary of the visit envisions a meeting with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov and a working meeting with Colonel-General Yaylym Berdiyev. In the…
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Central Asia
Putin: I don’t read books about myself
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he hasn’t read a single book about himself as he already knows everything about himself. On June 7, Putin attended an international media forum in Moscow. He met German journalist Hubert Seipel who wrote a book about Russian leader. “I don’t know why Mr. Seipel…
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Central Asia
40% of Managers Want to Leave Russia
Forty-two percent of senior managers want to emigrate from Russia, a poll by headhunting company Agentstvo Kontakt revealed Tuesday. Almost one-sixth (16 percent) of respondents said that they intended to move to a different country within the next two years, the RBC news website reported. The three most popular potential…
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Central Asia
96.1% of Armenian emigrants preferred Russia last year
Combating emigration is combating the causes of emigration, Gagik Eganyan, Head of the Migration Department, Ministry of Regional Administration of Armenia says, Tert.am reports. “We can use sociological instruments to get data. Based on the surveys, I can say that 600,000 people emigrated from Armenia in 1992-1994. In 1995-2001, 350,000…
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South Asia
Turkmenistan and Iran discuss transportation ties
On June 6, 2016, the talks with the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, headed by the Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mr. Ahmad Akhundi were held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan announced details of the meeting. During…
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Central Asia
Russia can sell weapons to Armenia, Aliyev says
The fact that Russia is selling weapons to Armenia doesn’t create any allergy in Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan said. He talked during the joint press conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin June 7. He said that Azerbaijan and Russia have common relations in all fields such…
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Central Asia
Demonstration against the Kadyrov Bridge in Russia
Hundreds of demonstrators in St. Petersburg protested a proposal to name a new bridge after the previous Chechen president Akhmad Kadyrov. Protesters claimed that the name of Kadyrov cannot be given to bridge since he had no connection to St. Petersburg. Recently St. Petersburg city commission agreed on the proposal…
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West Asia
Bomb Attack Targets Police Bus in Istanbul
Turkish police bus was targeted in a bomb attack on Tuesday morning in the central district of Istanbul, five people were wounded, CNN Turk reports. The blast occurred at a busy place near to Istanbul University building during the morning rush hour. Several ambulances were sent to the scene. Nearby…
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South East Asia
India and Afghanistan inaugurate Friendship Dam
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Afghanistan on June 4 to inaugurate a multi-million-dollar hydroelectric dam with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. The dam named “Afghan-India Friendship Dam” in Herat province, which borders Iran, was built with the Indian financial aid at a cost of $300 million. 1500 Indian and Afghan…
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East Asia
Russia’s Main Enemies: USA, Ukraine and Turkey
USA, Ukraine and Turkey are main enemies of Russian people according to poll results. Levada Center of Sociological Researches in Russia released a poll about the enemy-friend scale of Russian people. The center conducted the poll in different regions of Russia by asking questions from young to old people. The…
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