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East Asia
Poland to benefit from China-Europe freight train service
By Peng Min from People’s Daily With the official launch of the China-Europe freight train service on June 8, Poland, as an important country along the “Belt and Road” route, will significantly benefit from the freight network thanks to its geographic location and labor costs. During Polish President Andrzej Duda’s…
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Central Asia
Eurasian Union to hold expert talks with Iran
Member-countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will hold expert-level talks on creating a free trade zone (FTZ) with Iran at the end of June, Russia’s First Deputy Economic Development Minister Alexei Likhachev told TASS on June 16. “The talks are scheduled for late June. These will be consultations at…
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Central Asia
“Turkey seeks reconciliation with Russia”
Turkey, which bears primary responsibility for the tension, was expected to be the first to seek to settle disagreements – and it has been doing so for several months, expert in Turkic studies Gevorg Petrosyan told Tert.am as he commented on the latest developments in Russia-Turkey relations. “I think it…
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West Asia
Turkish army destroys ISIS targets in Syria’s north
Turkish army howitzers have destroyed six ISIS targets in northern Syria, military sources said Sunday, Anadolu News Agency reports. Speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak with the media, the sources said the ISIS targets had been preparing to launch rockets to Turkey. The sources…
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Central Asia
Western Europe remains Russia’s largest foreign investor
Russia retained the eighth position among European countries by level of foreign direct investment, Tass reports. The number of foreign direct investment (FDI) projects in Russia grew 61% to 201 in 2015, which made Russia one of the leaders in terms of growth rates of the number of such projects,…
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East Asia
India to join Shanghai Cooperation Organisation within a year
India is to attain full membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) within a year, Secretary General of the six-member political, economic and military alliance led by China and Russia has said, The Indian Express reports. “For almost a year, we held consultations with top representatives from India. To become…
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Central Asia
Ukrainian Orthodox Church seeks to cut ties with Russia
The Ukrainian parliament has requested that Istanbul-based Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople recognize the Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s independence from Russia, the Moscow Times reports. The appeal to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople — the head of the Orthodox Church— was supported by 245 deputies, with 20 deputies voting against. The move is…
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Central Asia
Iran and Russia to product Sukhoi Superjet 100
Iranian trade minister said the country is interested in the joint production of Sukhoi Superjet 100 airliner with Russia, Press TV reports. Iran says it is looking into a plan to jointly produce Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ 100) airplanes with Russia – what could take the Islamic Republic to the…
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West Asia
Iran rejects oil proposal of Hungary
A National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC ) official, while pointing to MOL Group’s request to import light crude from Iran, said the country is not ready to deploy the oil product to the Hungarian company, Mehr News Agency reports. Executive Director for International Affairs at National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC)…
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West Asia
First McDonald’s to be opened in Armenia
A Georgian businessman may open the first ever McDonald’s restaurant in rival Armenia, Democracy and Freedom Watch cited Sputnik Armenia’s report. The news agency reports that the opening of the first of the chain’s restaurants in Armenia was decided at a meeting of managers in Orlando, U.S. “I got agreement…
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