Day: January 31, 2018

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan © Mikhail Metzel/TASS MOSCOW, January 31. /TASS./ The presidents of Russia and Turkey Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone conversation. As reported the press service of the Kremlin, according to the results of this conversation expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the Congress of the Syrian national dialogue, which was held on January 30 in Sochi, and stressed the importance of implementing the agreements reached.

© Mikhail Japaridze/TASS MOSCOW, January 31. /TASS./ The Central election Commission of Russia on Wednesday has completed the reception of signatures of voters, collected in support of candidates in presidents of the Russian Federation, and other documents necessary for registration on elections. Signature passed, six candidates out of 17 passed the stage of nomination, the final composition of the ballot will be determined by February 10. Candidates from non-parliamentary parties had to submit to the CEC no less than 100 thousand and not more than 105 thousand signatures of voters, the independents – at least 300 million and not more than 315 thousand., Along with subscription lists of the candidate or his authorized representatives shall submit to the CEC Protocol on results of collecting signatures, the payment order about payment of subscription lists and a notarized list of signature collectors. Also, the candidate must submit to the CEC the first

Trump called Russia and China are rivals, challenging the interests and values of the USA WASHINGTON, January 31. /TASS./ Russia and China are at this stage, opponents of the United States that challenge American interests, economy and values. It is claimed the President is Donald trump, speaking on Tuesday with his first annual message to Congress “On the situation of the country.” “In the world we are faced with the regimes of rogue terrorist groups and rivals like China and Russia who challenge our interests, our economy and our values,” said the White house. He added that the United States should modernize and rebuild its nuclear Arsenal. “We must modernize and rebuild its nuclear Arsenal, hoping that we never have to use it, but making it so powerful that it kept any acts of aggression,” — said the head of the American administration. Trump incredibly thin speech on how to

Trump has signed a decree on the preservation of the prison at Guantanamo Bay The US President Donald trump has signed a decree, which will keep the military prison at Guantanamo Bay. Thus, the order of the trump cancels part of the decree, signed by former President Barack Obama in 2009, which refers to the early closure of the prison. Previously, the current U.S. leader has repeatedly said he would not support the idea of closing the prison. According to him, the transfer of prisoners from her is a threat to US security. According to unconfirmed reports, at the present time in Guantanamo Bay is 41 people. The Guantanamo prison camp for suspects by the US authorities in serious crimes, mainly terrorism, waging war on the enemy side. It is located on a permanently leased naval base in guantánamo Bay (Cuba). In 2009, Barack Obama, being then President of the

Syrian Congress in Sochi: a dialogue without clear results In Sochi hosted a one-day Congress of national dialogue in Syria. Moscow presented this meeting as the next stage of Russia’s efforts to restore peace in Syria and the attempt to breathe new life into the peace talks in Geneva. The negotiations resulted in an agreement to start the creation of a Constitutional Commission involving representatives of the Syrian government and the opposition. The question of how closer this meeting negotiations to achieve lasting peace in Syria remains: as acknowledged by the organizers of the meeting, no time limits on the establishment of the Commission and especially the writing of the new Constitution outcome not guess. Minibuses carrying delegates to the meeting and journalists were plastered with peace symbol — a dove on a blue background. Forces on the design of the Congress did not spare. “Glued for 40 minutes, and

The official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova © Sergei Savostyanov/TASS MOSCOW, January 31. /TASS./ The Russian side considers it a political mistake to refuse the participation of a number of Syrian political opposition in Congress for national dialogue in Sochi. This was stated on Wednesday by the Director of the Department of information and press of the Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

© Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, January 31. /TASS./ Congress of the Syrian national dialogue, held yesterday in Sochi was a good beginning for establishing peace in Syria, the speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko. “I think that it should be a very good start to a peaceful settlement, peace process in Syria,” – said Matvienko reporters Wednesday. According to her, the fact that it was attended by special envoy of the UN Secretary General on Syria Staffan de Mistura, the delegation of Iran, Turkey, Kazakhstan, said “the legitimacy and importance of this event, and that the guarantor countries of the peace process ready to assist in its establishment”.