Category: West Asia
Turkic Culture Festival to be organized in Korea
Turkic Culture Festival will be organized in South Korea between November 8-13th. Turkey, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will participate in the events. The countries will perform for sharing their […]
Syria recognizes Crimea as a part Russia
Speaker of the People’s Council of Syria, the country’s legislative authority, Hadiya Khalaf Abbas, said that she considered Crimea an integral part of Russia, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. “Due to the […]
BRICS should help lead world economy out of woods in time of uncertainty
At a time when a strong and sustainable global recovery remains elusive, the BRICS nations should come even closer together and help lead the world economy out of the woods, […]
Russia completes delivery of S-300 to Iran
Russia has completed the delivery of S-300 air defence missile systems to Iran, Russia’s state arms export agency said, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. Russia’s agreement to provide Iran with S-300 has […]
Putin cancels Paris visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has canceled his upcoming trip to Paris. The move comes after French President Francois Hollande accused the Kremlin of committing war crimes in Syria, Vestnik Kavkaza […]
Iran calls on West to protect Yemen from Saudi Arabia
The Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Shamkhani, said the Yemeni army and popular forces would counter Riyadh’s air strikes that targeted a crowded funeral ceremony in the […]
Russia, Turkey sign agreement on Turkish Stream gas pipeline project
Turkey and Russia signed the strategic Turkish Stream gas pipeline agreement on Oct. 10, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. The pipeline will carry Russian natural gas to Turkey and on to Europe […]
Post-Soviet military bloc to hold drills in three member states in 2017
The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) plans to hold large-scale collective forces’ drills dubbed Combat Brotherhood on the territory of Armenia, Kazakhstan and Russia in October 2017, Chief of the […]
Iran and Vietnam cancel visa regime
Iran and Vietnam have signed two documents for bilateral cooperation in the presence of the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. The first […]