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Participants of the Russian boxing team Anastasia Belyakova, Yaroslava Yakushina and Sayan Sagataeva, who will represent Russia at the 2015 European Games in Baku, visited Vestnik Kavkaza yesterday. The athletes said that the competition at the Games will be very high, but they are determined to win and to get the championship titles.
Even though prices for biological resources are growing, while oil prices are falling
The multivector policy by Kazakhstan requires three priority directions
Russian President Vladimir Putin has attended an urgent session of the FSB board. In a speech, the president urged FSB authorities to prevent attempts at infiltration of ISIS militants into Russia. He noted that citizens of CIS countries were being trained in hotspots on the territory of Syria and other countries and may be used against Russia or neighbouring states.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that militants fighting the Syrian government have seized control of the southern town of Bosra near the border with Jordan after four days of battles, Interfax reports.The ancient city of Bosra is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site. The first mention of the settlement dates back to the XIV century.There are ruins from Roman, Byzantine and Islamic times in Bosra, including one of the best preserved ancient theaters in the world.
The European Games to be held in Baku this June indicate rapid growth, which Azerbaijan shows today in all spheres, the Director General of the Russian international information agency Russia Today, Dmitry Kiselyov, told Vestnik Kavkaza, speaking about present-day Russian-Azerbaijani relations.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Petko Draganov of Bulgaria as his Special Representative and the head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA).The UNRCCA was established by the Security Council at the initiative of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in connection with the growth of international terrorism and illegal drug production.
Moscow has hosted the world’s first elite tourism exhibition, the Conde Nast Traveller Luxury Travel Fair. 139 companies from all over the world are taking part in the exhibition. Azerbaijan is represented by the tourism companies Gilan Tourism, İmprotex Travel, Khazar Travel and the hotels Absheron Hotel Group, Caspian Sea Resort Hotel, Chinar Hotel and Spa Naftalan, Divan Express Baku, Excelsior Hotel and Spa Baku.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov said at the 10th SCO forum in Khanty-Mansiysk today that Iran may become a member of the SCO on condition that the UN would lift its sanctions, RIA Novosti reports.Iran has already filed a bid to change its status from observer to full-fledged member of the organization.
The Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), Dmitry Mezentsev, said at the opening of the 10th session of the SCO Forum in Khanty-Mansiysk, that the SCO is entering a new period of increased efficiency and quality of the entire multi-tiered system of interaction mechanisms.
The US Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Robert Cekuta, has visited the Gobustan historical site, according to a message posted on the official Facebook page of the embassy.It is the diplomat’s first visit to an Azerbaijani region.The Gobustan historical site is also an archaeological reserve. The Gobustan Rock Art Cultural Landscape was included on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 2007, Trend reports.
Chaired by the Russian side a regular meeting of the Council of National Coordinators of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will be held in the SCO Secretariat in Beijing from 10 to 13 March 2015, it was announced on Monday on the website of the SCO.
In June 6000 athletes will compete in 20 kinds of sport here
Caucasus domestic and foreign political events in local press
The Russian President's Special Representative at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Bahtier Khakimov, said that the BRICS summit will be held in Ufa on 8-10 July, and the SCO summit are scheduled for July 10. "The dates are already known: BRICS summit will be held on July 8-10, the SCO summit will be held on July 10 in Ufa.
Russia welcomes Iran, India and Pakistan joining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Secretary General Dmitry Mezentsev said. He recalled that, along with India, Pakistan and Iran that have applied for full membership of the SCO, several states are trying to get the status of observers and dialogue partners. Applications for observer status were filed by Syria, Belarus, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Bangladesh.
Sergei Katyrin, the head of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia, speaks about the prospects of Russian business development within SCO and BRICS and other aspects of international cooperation.
