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Russia, Kazakhstan Discuss Joint Projects Worth $25Bln
Russia and Kazakhstan are discussing joint projects with a combined value of $25 billion, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev told the Russia-24 TV channel, Sputnik International news agency reported. “Some 6,000 joint [Russian-Kazakh] ventures have been developed since [the Eurasian Economic Union] and now we have projects worth $25 billion in…
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East Asia
China expects closer cooperation with India under SCO framework
(Xinhua) — China is looking forward to enhancing cooperation with its neighbor India under the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Chinese President Xi Jinping said here on June 23. Xi made the remarks while meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of this year’s SCO summit scheduled…
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China and Iran to build oil export terminal in Persian Gulf
China and Iran agreed to jointly build an oil terminal in the Persian Gulf. The planned oil terminal will be built on Qeshm Island in the southern part of the Persian Gulf. It is expected to turn it into an important hub for oil production and storage. The $550-million contract…
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Chinese, Uzbek leaders hail inauguration of Central Asia’s longest railway tunnel
(Xinhua) — Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart, Islam Karimov, on Wednesday hailed the inauguration of the Qamchiq Tunnel in Uzbekistan, saying it is a major achievement of the Belt and Road Initiative. The two leaders watched via video link the opening of the 19.2-km railway tunnel,…
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Military exercise involving 50 aircraft begins in western Russia
The drills involve Sukhoi Su-34 bombers, Su-27 and MiG-29SMT fighters, about 300 motor vehicles on the ground and 1,500 troops, TASS reports. More than 50 warplanes and helicopters of the Western military district have begun to redeploy to tactical airfields under the just-started exercise, the district’s spokesman Igor Muginov told…
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China, Uzbekistan to boost strategic partnership
Xinhua – China and Uzbekistan upgraded their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership on June 22 after talks between visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Uzbek counterpart, Islam Karimov, The two countries also outlined the cooperation plan for their new partnership in such areas as political mutual trust and…
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West Asia
Turkey may hold referendum to decide on fate of EU membership
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday slammed the European Union for failing to fulfill its end of the bargain regarding the EU-Turkey readmission deal, saying that Turkey may also hold a referendum to determine if they should continue with negotiations or not, while he harshly criticized the bloc for…
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Central Asia
Kyrgyzstan Approves Bill Banning Foreign Media Ownership
Parliament of Kyrgyzstan has prepared initial approval to a bill banning foreign individuals and organizations from owning and establishing media outlets in the country. The proposed legislation also bans activities in the country of media outlets financially supported by foreign countries, RFERL reports. Lawmakers approved the first reading of the…
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Xi urges prioritization of China-CEE ties in China-EU partnerships
By Zhao Cheng from People’s Daily Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated the significance of cooperation between Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries and China, also known as “16+1 cooperation,” in China-EU partnerships during his meeting with Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic last Saturday, the second day of his three-nation trip.…
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EU to extend anti-Russia sanctions
European Union agreed to extend economic sanctions against Russia until late January 2017. According to Sputnik, the summit of EU leaders is scheduled for June 28-29. Extending the EU economic sanctions against Russia, which are due to expire in July, is likely to be on the summit’s agenda. Relations between…
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