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Putin holds talks with South African president

Putin holds talks with South African president

President of the Republic of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation. This was reported by the Kremlin press service. During the talks, Putin informed Ramafosa about the …

Russia will no longer participate in Council of Europe

Russia will no longer participate in Council of Europe

Russia will no longer participate in the Council of Europe, the Russian foreign ministry said on Thursday. The ministry said in a statement that NATO and European Union countries were undermining the European body designed to uphold …

Russia demands Western nations reiterate their commitments

Russia demands Western nations reiterate their commitments

Russia has demanded Western countries reiterate and observe their commitments under the conventions on diplomatic and consular relations, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. "Naturally, we have demanded …

Russia expels US deputy ambassador

Russia expels US deputy ambassador

According to the US diplomatic mission, Russia has expelled US Deputy Ambassador to Moscow Bart Gorman. "Gorman was the second-most senior official at U.S. Embassy Moscow after the Ambassador and a key member of the …

Russia celebrating Day of Diplomatic Worker

Russia celebrating Day of Diplomatic Worker

Russia is marking the Day of a Diplomatic Worker today. The date was set on October 31, 2002, by the Russian President Vladimir Putin and is celebrated annually on February 10. The date was chosen upon the discovery of the earliest thus …

US evacuates families of diplomats from Ukraine

US evacuates families of diplomats from Ukraine

The US State Department ordered to begin the evacuation of the families of diplomats from the US embassy in Ukraine from Monday. "The State Department has ordered the families of US Embassy staff in Ukraine to begin evacuating the …

Chinese convinced that Erdogan takes calcium pills

Chinese convinced that Erdogan takes calcium pills

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent call to expel ambassadors from the United States, Germany, France, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland, in retaliation to their improper interference in Turkey's domestic affairs by calling for the release of Osman Kavala, who has been detained on charges of financing protests and involvement in an attempted coup, made a lot of noise

Turkey expels ambassadors of US, Germany, France and 7 more states

Turkey expels ambassadors of US, Germany, France and 7 more states

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, addressing the citizens of Eskisehir, said today that he ordered to organize the expulsion of ambassadors from ten Western states at once for signing a call to release human rights activist Osman Kavala, …

Tehran offers Baku to return to dialogue from confrontation

Tehran offers Baku to return to dialogue from confrontation

Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Jeyhun Bayramov and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian had a telephone conversation on October 12, according to the MFA press service. The ministers exchanged views on the current …

First Bahraini ambassador to Israel arrives in Tel Aviv

First Bahraini ambassador to Israel arrives in Tel Aviv

Bahrain's first ambassador to Israel Khaled Al Jalahma arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a statement. His arrival and the expected opening of the Bahraini embassy "are important milestones in the …

Armenian ambassador to Israel recalled

Armenian ambassador to Israel recalled

Armen Smbatyan has been recalled from the post of Armenia’s Ambassador to Israel by a decree of Armenian President Armen Sarkisyan, according to the aforesaid presidential decree. Smbatyan has served as Ambassador of Armenia …