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Central Asia
Russia and Iran to begin construction work on Bushehr-2 NPP
Moscow and Tehran are set to launch the construction of the second stage of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant on September 10, the ASE company said in a statement on September 6, TASS reports. ASE is an engineering company within Russian state atomic energy corporation, Rosatom. According to the statement,…
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South East Asia
Duterte says he will not allow any country to interfere in Philippine internal affairs
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday that the United States has no moral authority to give him a lecture on humans rights, warning he will not allow any country to interfere in Philippine internal affairs. Duterte was reacting to a question that U.S. President Barack Obama might raise the…
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Central Asia
Strategic exercise Kavkaz-2016 begins in Russia’s Southern Military District
A strategic command staff exercise codenamed Kavkaz-2016 with 12,500 troops taking part has begun in the Southern Military District, the Russian Defense Ministry has said, TASS reports. “The Kavkaz-2016 exercise is the final phase of a package of command staff and special practices and drills for military command bodies and snap…
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South Asia
Iran and Afghanistan stress development of Chabahar Port
Iranian top Presidential aide, Akbar Torkan and Afghan Minister of Trade and Industry Homayoun Rasa in a meeting on September 5 stressed development of Chabahar Port, IRNA reports. During the meeting, Torkan who is also secretary of the Supreme Council of Iran’s Free Trade, Industrial and Special Economic Zones said…
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Kazakh president urges G20 to unite to sustain global economy
Xie Yahong – People’s Daily Given the current global geopolitical arena as well as the uncertainties faced by global financial system, the G20 Summit must demonstrate the unity needed to secure the stability of world economy, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said ahead of his attendance at the G20 Summit to be…
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East Asia
Chinese Outcome List of the Meeting Between The Chinese and U.S. Presidents in Hangzhou
People’s Daily – On September 3, 2016, President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China held meetings with President Barack Obama of the United States of America during the G20 Hangzhou Summit. The two sides had in-depth, candid and constructive talks on China-U.S. relations and major regional and global…
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Central Asia
Uzbeks Buried Strongman Karimov
Uzbekistan has buried long-ruling President Islam Karimov, a day after the government announced the death of the authoritarian leader following a stroke at the age of 78, RFERL reported. Karimov was laid to rest on September 3 after an Islamic funeral ceremony — attended by thousands of people, including foreign…
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East Asia
G20 financial work on right track: PBOC
Zhang Huizhong – People’s Daily The People’s Bank of China (PBC) held a news briefing on September 1 and introduced the outcomes of the G20’s financial work. The briefing noted that China had worked closely with all G20 members towards an innovative, invigorated, interconnected and inclusive world economy, and tremendous…
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Central Asia
Russia refuses entry to Armenian political analyst
Russian border guards have refused entry to a noted Armenian political analyst, RFERL/RL reports. Stepan Grigorian, director of the Yerevan-based Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation (ACGRC), said on September 1 that he was told by Russian border guards that he has been barred from entering Russia until 2030.…
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West Asia
Azerbaijan and Georgia to organize transit with China and India
In order to transport cargoes in a large amount through the South Caucasus logistics corridor, Georgia must work together with Azerbaijan, as well as conduct dialogue with China and India about the scale of transit, Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said during his visit to Baku, Vestnik Kavkaza reports. According…
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