Day: July 4, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President XI Jinping © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, July 4. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin is satisfied with the significant increase in trade with China, intends to discuss with President XI Jinping not only economic issues but also security concerns. Opening the meeting with the Chinese President in the Kremlin, the Russian leader called official XI Jinping’s visit to Russia “the key terms of the construction of bilateral relations this year.” “I am pleased to note that last year we observed modest but still growth in turnover and 3.9%, this year it is already significant – 37% in the first four months”, – said Putin. “Economic issues are always at the centre of our attention, but we do not, we are engaged in the integration of our efforts in the international arena, in the sphere of security, combating modern threats and challenges,” – said the

Chinese President XI Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin © Mikhail Klimentyev/press service of the Russian President/TASS In the Kremlin negotiations between President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President XI Jinping. Following the meeting, the sides signed several dozen documents in the field of politics, economy, culture, as well as in the public sphere, including approved the action plan for the implementation of the Treaty on neighborhood, friendship and cooperation for 2017-2020. The two leaders stressed the high level of bilateral relations, Putin noted that Russian-Chinese partnership has strengthened and continues to develop rapidly, and XI Jinping expressed confidence that the development of relations between Russia and China is unwavering, despite the situation in the world. International agenda The parties called upon the DPRK to comply with the resolutions of the UN security Council and agreed to promote the initiative on the Korean settlement. The leaders expressed concern about the

Photo: RIA Novosti The speaker of the Federation Council of Russia Valentina Matvienko said that the foreign Ministry of the country made absolutely the right decision regarding contribution to the budget of the Council of Europe (CE) in 2017, reports RIA “Novosti”. According to her, this action is a signal for the Council that the situation continues to deteriorate. “I think that the Ministry of foreign Affairs made absolutely the right decision. It was a signal to the Council of Europe and not only the PACE that the situation continues to deteriorate,” she said. Earlier, the Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov held telephone talks with Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland, and said that Moscow decided to suspend the payment of contribution to the budget of the CE in 2017. In turn, the Senator Alexei Pushkov said that the suspension of the payment of

Photo: Chinese President XI Jinping July 3 will begin official visit to Russia, said Tuesday the official representative of Chinese foreign Ministry Lu Kang. “At the invitation of the President of Russia (Vladimir Putin — ed.) and German Chancellor (Angela Merkel — ed.), Chinese President XI Jinping from 3 to 6 July will pay a visit to these two countries and will take part in the G20 summit (in Germany — ed.)”, — said the briefing Lou Kahn. Sergei Lyovin head of the sector of the economy and policy of China international relations in the name of Primakov “For a long time, we know that allegedly there is a list, which includes 40 projects. They had been prepared in the framework of the connection of the Eurasian economic belt “Economic zone silk road”. But no one has yet heard, and there was written that some of these projects even the

Photo: RIA Novosti Moscow reminds Washington that denying access to Russian diplomatic property, the United States violated the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations, said Russian Deputy foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. “The United States from a legal point of view, flagrantly violate the provisions of the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations. And they are inconsistent even with their own law, which prevents such an encroachment on private property,” — said Ryabkov in an interview to the newspaper “Izvestia”. “It was acquired by the USSR and then transferred to Russia. There can be no other interpretation or reading. This is a flagrant violation of the law,” — said the Deputy Minister. The administration of U.S. President Barack Obama at the end of December 2016 introduced a package of anti-Russian sanctions because of “intervention in election” and “pressure on American diplomats” working in Russia. Among other things, the United States has closed access