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Azerbaijan takes over chairmanship in Non-Aligned Movement

Azerbaijan takes over chairmanship in Non-Aligned Movement

The meeting of the foreign ministers of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member countries, which will last until October 24, is taking place in Baku in anticipation of the 18th Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the NAM member …

Sochi hosting Russia-Africa summit 

Sochi hosting Russia-Africa summit 

The Russia-Africa summit has opened in Sochi today. It will be chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The heads of all the 54 states of the continent …

Turkey to host 8th Turkic Council summit

Turkey to host 8th Turkic Council summit

The 8th Summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-Speaking States (Turkic Council) will be held in Turkey. The decision was made during the 7th Summit of the Turkic Council in Baku by Turkish President Recep Tayyip …

Baku hosts 7th Turkic Council Summit

Baku hosts 7th Turkic Council Summit

The 7th summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States (Turkic Council) is kicking off today in Baku. The summit will be held with the participation of leaders of Turkic-speaking states - President of Azerbaijan …

Putin: we would be glad to host G8 meeting

Putin: we would be glad to host G8 meeting

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is open to restoring the G8 club, adding that Russia is willing to host the leaders of the group for a summit. The Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) was holding a discussion with …

Kremlin comments on meeting of aides to Normandy Four leaders

Kremlin comments on meeting of aides to Normandy Four leaders

Plans are underway for a meeting between the aides to the Normandy Four (Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine) leaders, it is being convened to arrange a high-level Normandy Four summit, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. …

 Baku to host Summit of World Religious Leaders

Baku to host Summit of World Religious Leaders

This year Azerbaijan will host the Summit of World Religious Leaders, Chairman of Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations Mubariz Gurbanli said. According to him, the 2nd Baku Summit of …

Macron to meet Zarif before G7

Macron to meet Zarif before G7

France’s President Emmanuel Macron said he would meet Iranian officials ahead of this weekend’s G7 summit and make proposals aimed at de-escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran. “In the …

Juncker to miss G7 summit in Biarritz

Juncker to miss G7 summit in Biarritz

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will miss the G7 summit in France later this week following surgery to remove his gallbladder, spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud said. Bertaud said …

Italian PM assesses importance of G20 summits

Italian PM assesses importance of G20 summits

Summits of G20 leaders cannot always bring about groundbreaking results, but the forum provides a unique opportunity for holding important discussions, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said. "G20 is an …

Typhoon approaches Japan's Osaka hosting G20

Typhoon approaches Japan's Osaka hosting G20

Japan's Osaka will host the Group of 20 summit meetings on June 28-29, will be hit by strong rain and wind, the local authorities said. Osaka is likely to be hit by typhoon between Thursday night and Friday morning, possibly …

EU extends economic sanctions against Russia

EU extends economic sanctions against Russia

The European Union's leaders have decided to extend the anti-Russian economic sanctions expiring on July 31 for six more months, an EU spokesman said. According to the spokesman, the decision was taken unanimously over poor …

CIS Summit in narrow format kicks off in Bishkek

CIS Summit in narrow format kicks off in Bishkek

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived at the Ala-Archa residence in Bishkek where the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is about to start.  Putin was greeted by his Kyrgyz counterpart …