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Meeting of Caspian littoral states' FMs kicks off in Ashgabat

Meeting of Caspian littoral states' FMs kicks off in Ashgabat

Ashgabat is hosting the meeting of the Caspian littoral states' foreign ministers - Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. The meeting is devoted to preparations for the Sixth Caspian Summit, which is to be held …

VI Caspian Summit to be held in Ashgabat on June 29

VI Caspian Summit to be held in Ashgabat on June 29

Ashgabat will host the 6th Caspian summit on June 29, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Wednesday. The sixth Caspian summit was originally supposed to take place in 2021, then it was postponed to …

Russian FM to pay working visit to Azerbaijan

Russian FM to pay working visit to Azerbaijan

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov will pay a working visit to Azerbaijan on June 23-24, 2022, Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. …

Zakharova: EU building new ‘iron curtain’ around Russia

Zakharova: EU building new ‘iron curtain’ around Russia

Russia has no plans of creating an "Iron Curtain," this is something being done by the European Union, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. "Rest assured, there will be no Iron Curtain, at least from …

Russia handed U.S. note on withdrawal from culture memorandum

Russia handed U.S. note on withdrawal from culture memorandum

The Russian side handed over a note to the U.S. Embassy in Moscow on June 1 to terminate a memorandum of understanding with the United States on the principles of cooperation in the fields of culture, humanities, social sciences, education and …

Iran nuclear talks put on hold?

Iran nuclear talks put on hold?

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian discussed by phone on Thursday the prospects for resuming the full implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear …

Russia expels 24 diplomats of Italian Embassy in Moscow

Russia expels 24 diplomats of Italian Embassy in Moscow

Russia has decided to expel 24 diplomats of the Italian Embassy in Moscow as part of its retaliatory measures, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Wednesday. "Yes, this is true," she told journalists …

Zakharova: contacts between Moscow and Kiev take place

Zakharova: contacts between Moscow and Kiev take place

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that contacts between Russia and Ukraine in the sphere of talks proceed. "Contacts [between Russia and Ukraine] are ongoing," she said on Radio Sputnik. …

Russia not to be excluded from UN Security Council

Russia not to be excluded from UN Security Council

It is impossible to deprive Russia of the status of a permanent member of the UN Security Council, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, told PBS Newshour. …

Russia's special representative to visit Baku soon

Russia's special representative to visit Baku soon

Russia's new special representative for normalizing Azerbaijan-Armenia relations Igor Khovaev will visit Baku in the near future, Russia's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said during a weekly briefing. According to …