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Dates of G20 Osaka summit announced

Dates of G20 Osaka summit announced

Japan's Cabinet decided to hold the G20 Osaka summit on June 28-29, 2019, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said. "We studied the schedule of meetings and major events at the …

 Osaka to host G20 summit in 2019

Osaka to host G20 summit in 2019

Japan's government has picked the western city of Osaka to host the G20 summit in 2019, Osaka Prefecture official, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said. The choice of Osaka, Japan’s second-largest …

Tillerson and Janelidze to meet at NATO summit in Brussels

Tillerson and Janelidze to meet at NATO summit in Brussels

Next week, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet in Brussels with Georgian Foreign Minister Mikhail Janelidze, a senior representative of the State Department reported. He specified that the meeting will take place on the margins …

Putin responds to question about new presidential term

Putin responds to question about new presidential term

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that at the moment he leaves the question of his possible nomination for a new presidential term without an answer. ”We will talk about this, when it is right time,” he said during the …

APEC summit participants arrive in Da Nang

APEC summit participants arrive in Da Nang

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have already arrived in Da Nang, Vietnam for the APEC Economic …

Erdogan calls on D-8 to trade in local currencies

Erdogan calls on D-8 to trade in local currencies

Countries from the so-called D-8 group of developing nations should trade with each other in their local currencies, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, . "If we are to use local currencies for trade …

 Azerbaijan's President attends D8 Summit in Istanbul

Azerbaijan's President attends D8 Summit in Istanbul

The summit of D-8 member countries – Turkey, Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan – opened in Istanbul today. Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev is taking part in the …

 Free economic zone to be created at Heydar Aliyev airport

Free economic zone to be created at Heydar Aliyev airport

Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC plans to create a free economic zone on the territory of the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in the near future, AZAL President Jahangir Asgarov said at the 7th Caspian Air Cargo Summit in Baku. "The …

Nuclear states summit may be held in Astana

Nuclear states summit may be held in Astana

Kazakhstan proposed to organize a nuclear security summit in Astana, Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov said at a meeting with the UN General Assembly Chairman Miroslav Lajcak in New York, press service of the …

Uzbek president to visit Astana

Uzbek president to visit Astana

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Kazakhstan on September 9-10 at the invitation of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, Trend reports with a reference to the Uzbekistan National News Agency (UzA). Reportedly, President …

BRICS gains economic independence

BRICS gains economic independence

On Monday, September 4, during the summit in the Chinese city of Xiamen, BRICS countries adopted a joint declaration, in which they agreed to take a number of economic measures. In particular, heads of BRICS states decided to create a bond fund …

BRICS Summit kicks off in Xiamen

BRICS Summit kicks off in Xiamen

The BRICS summit has opened in China’s Xiamen on Monday as leaders of Russia, China, Brazil, India and South Africa convened for their first plenary session, TASS reports. The heads of states and governments attended an official …

Russia restores economic growth rates, Putin says

Russia restores economic growth rates, Putin says

The Russian economy is growing by more than 2%, and inflation has fallen to a record low level, Russian President Vladimir Putin told his BRICS colleagues during an expanded summit meeting today. ”The economic growth rates are …

 G20 summit kicks off in Hamburg

G20 summit kicks off in Hamburg

The two-day G20 summit started in Hamburg on Friday. Germany took over the presidency from China on Dec. 1, 2016. The main topics will be economic and financial policy, climate, trade, employment and development. Migration and refugee …

Putin: Russia to be actively involved in G20 summit

Putin: Russia to be actively involved in G20 summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the Russian delegation will be actively involved in the work of the G20 summit, which will be held on July 7-8 in Hamburg. Putin noted that Moscow will team up with its G20 …

Russian G20 Sherpa about summit in Hamburg

Russian G20 Sherpa about summit in Hamburg

Speaking about the G20 summit, which will be held on July 7-8 in Hamburg, Russian President’s Representative in G20 Svetlana Lukash noted that traditionally, the leaders' meetings are held behind closed doors and …