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President Putin will visit China in 2017: rapid development of trade and industrial ties with Beijing

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has revealed plans to visit China in May 2017 at a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Peru. Putin praised the rapid development of trade, industrial and high-tech ties between Moscow and Beijing. On Saturday, the two leaders met on the sidelines of the two-day Asian-Pacific Economic Forum (APEC). Putin said he has accepted an invitation to take part in events related to the implementation of Silk Road Economic Belt project, a large-scale initiative unveiled by Xi in 2013 that envisages the integration of trade and investment in Eurasia. One of the goals of a strategic Silk Road Economic Belt project is to link European and Asian countries with a transport, energy and a trade corridor. In June, Putin said he welcomes the project as a promising mutually beneficial initiative saying that wherever the road goes, it first runs through neighboring territories.

Turkey should look at other opportunities other than joining EU

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Turkey should not be “fixated” on the idea of joining the European Union and should look at other opportunities, such as the Russia-led Shanghai Pact, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), also known as the “Shanghai 5,” is a loose security and economic bloc led by Russia and China. The other formal members are Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

Russia will keep developing advanced military technology to protect itself

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On Friday, during a conference with Russian generals and defense industry captains in Sochi, Russian President Vladimir Putin asserted that  Russia will oppose attempts to disrupt the strategic balance around the world, such as NATO’s global anti-ballistic missile defense system.  He said Russia will continue to develop advanced military technology to protect itself. Moscow accuses the US and its NATO partners of compromising Russian national security by developing means to counter Russia’s nuclear deterrence, expanding the alliance towards Russian borders and developing advanced conventional strike technology that may be used for a large attack.

Russia on the political aspects of the settlement in Donbass

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On Thursday, Alexander Lukashevich, Russian ambassador to OSCE, during  a meeting of OSCE’s Permanent Council in Vienna, said that Russia is calling to develop the active talks on political aspects of the settlement in Donbass. According to Lukashevich, it’s necessary to develop active talks at the respective working subgroup of the Contact Group on political aspects of the settlement and the implementation of the permanent law on a special status of Donbass. The diplomat went on saying that the US administration should influence Kiev so that the pro-government forces stop shelling the self-proclaimed Donbass republics.  Lukashevich also said that Russia hails installation of video cameras of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission at the dividing of the parties in Donbass from the line of engagement.

President Putin will meet leaders of Japan, Vietnam, Philippines, China and Peru on November 19

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On Friday, Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin’s spokesman, affirmed that the Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to hold talks with the leaders of China, Japan, Vietnam, the Philippines and Peru on November 19 on the sidelines of the APEC summit due to open in Peru’s capital of Lima, which Putin will attend. Peskov went on saying that the administrations of the Russian and US presidents did not arrange a separate meeting of Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama. However, the two leaders will be able to talk with each other in Peru. The Kremlin spokesman declined to specify the possible topics of the conversation, adding that the two leaders may discuss about “the most pressing issues.”

A joint group of Russian and Armenian forces will fight in the Caucasus region

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Russian President, Vladimir Putin, has approved a proposal by the Russian government to establish a joint group of Russian and Armenian forces in the Caucasus region to deal with potential attacks on either countries. The alliance is being established to ensure the security of Russia and Armenia in the Caucasus. Under the agreement, servicemen of the Russian Federation and Armenia engage themselves to repel any armed attack against each of the parties, as well as to suppress any attempts at illegal entry across the borders of the two countries. The agreement is for the term of five years with an automatic extension option if no one of the parties wishes to terminate the cooperation. A similar agreement is already in force between Russia and Belarus. Currently, in the town of Gyumri, 80 miles north of the Armenian capital, there is a Russian Army’s base where around 5,000 troops are stationed.

Rome Statute: Russia has no intention to become a member

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According to the relevant resolution signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin and posted on the government’s legal information web portal on Wednesday, Russia has no intention to become a member of the Rome Statute, which is the basic document establishing the International Criminal Court. According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Moscow refused to ratify the ICC Statute because the International Criminal Court has not lived up to what was expected, , especially in terms of becoming a genuinely independent judicial body According to Russian authorities, there is a large number of contradictions existing between separate provisions of the statute and the Constitution of the Russian Federation, which is one of the reasons for Russia’s refusal to ratify the document. The Rome Statute (The ICC Charter) was developed with Russia’s participation and adopted by the UN Diplomatic Conference of Plenipotentiaries in Rome on 17th of July, 1998. It entered into force on 1st of July, 2002 and started operating in 2003. Russia signed the document on 13th of September, 2000.

Syrian government troops gain control of several quarters of Aleppo

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On Wednesday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Igor Konashenkov, said that Syrian government troops have conducted, during the last few days, offensive operations in the southwest of Aleppo to gain control of several quarters. The militants are no longer able get into this city. The official affirmed that several neighborhoods in the southwestern part of the city, including the Benyamin district, that had been occupied by the militants, are now under the Syrian government control. The army has also made gains in the northern part of the city. The Russian Air Force has not launched any airstrikes on or near Aleppo for 29 days. The military official said, adding that humanitarian efforts are continuing in the area, with nine neighborhoods having received some 17 tons of aid during the week. On Wednesday, Kremlin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov also announced that the pause in airstrikes has been extended.

Kremlin: the Russian Aerospace Forces did not attack terrorist in Aleppo

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The Kremlin spokesman confirmed that the Russian Aerospace Forces have not bombed terrorists in eastern Aleppo. “The regime of not conducting airstrikes at the decision of the commander-in-chief, as you know, has indeed been extended. So far, there have been no other statements regarding renewed airstrikes on terrorist targets in eastern Aleppo,” Peskov told reporters.

Both Moldova and Bulgaria’s new presidents want closer relations with Moscow

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Moldova’s first direct presidential election has resulted in a convincing victory for the leader of the Party of Socialists, Igor Dodon, widely seen as a pro-Russian candidate. He has served as a member of Parliament and worked as a deputy Prime Minister. He has more than once called for improving relations between Moldova and Russia and has connections to the Russian political elite. In an interview with the TASS news agency, Dodon announced that, if elected president, his first foreign visit would be to Russia to discuss issues of friendship, cooperation and settling the Transnistria conflict. In October this year, Dodon said that, if he came to power, he would hold a referendum on canceling Moldova’s agreement on association with the EU, which – according to him – had been adopted in haste. In the meantime, victory in the presidential election in another East European country went to a candidate from the Bulgarian Socialist Party, Rumen Radev, a former Air Force general, who – like Dodon – said it was necessary to improve relations with Russia and to lift sanctions.

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