Category: Politics

Photo: © RIA Novosti / Zhanna Manukyan Seventh meeting of high representatives of the BRICS countries, in charge of security issues, began on Friday in the Chinese capital. The Russian delegation on action is headed by the Secretary of the Russian security Council Nikolai Patrushev. “Cooperation in security is an important balancing tool. The current international situation is very complex and subject to major changes, and the factors of uncertainty and instability increase,” — said in his opening remarks, member of the state Council of China Yang Jiechi. “We should exercise foresight and putting in the forefront the interests of the BRICS countries, continuously strengthen the national revival of our States and to promote business cooperation in all spheres”, — said Yang Jiechi, urging the participating countries to uphold the principles of multilateralism, process improvement, global market, globalization and increasing openness of economies. The Secretary of the Russian security Council

Photo: RIA Novosti BANGKOK, July 28. /Offset. TASS Alex Skowronski/. Thailand expects “productive cooperation with Russia” and “attaches great importance” to the forthcoming visit to the Kingdom, Minister for foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov. On Friday in conversation with the correspondent of TASS said the head of the information Department of the Thai Ministry of foreign Affairs of Busati Santipitaks. “It is planned to discuss a very wide range of issues on bilateral cooperation,” – said the official representative of the foreign Ministry of Thailand. “We attach great importance to cooperation with Russia and the upcoming visit of the Minister [Sergey] Lavrov, especially in the backdrop of the celebration this year of the 120th anniversary of diplomatic relations between our countries,” said Basadi of Santipitaks. Lavrov will visit Bangkok on August 9-10. The visit program includes a meeting with Prime Minister of Thailand Prutom Chan-Eyes and foreign

Photo: RIA Novosti DAMASCUS, 28 Jul — RIA Novosti. Russian military police in Syria assisted in the delivery of humanitarian aid to the international red Crescent on the territory of the armed Syrian opposition in Eastern ghouta, the correspondent of RIA Novosti. This humanitarian aid destined for residents of the controlled by representatives of local armed groups of territories, became the second in recent days. Earlier, the Russian military for the first time conducted a unique operation on delivery of humanitarian aid here, in Eastern ghouta, passing on neutral territory area de-escalate a truck with food to representatives of the armed Syrian opposition. This assistance is a mandatory condition of the cease-fire in the densely populated suburbs of Damascus, where the humanitarian situation remains one of the most difficult in the country. Before the entry of humanitarian convoy of the red Crescent in Eastern ghouta, the Syrian military carefully inspect

Putin pardoned the two women convicted under the article “gosizmena” Marina Janjgava and Annick Kesyan were found guilty in the fact that in 2008, sent to friends in Georgia SMS on the movement of military equipment by rail. MOSCOW, 29 Jul — RIA Novosti. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin has signed decrees about pardon, Marina Janjgava and Annick Kesyan, convicted under the article of treason. The relevant decrees published on the official Internet portal of legal information. A resident of Sochi Marina Janjgava and Annick Kesyan was convicted of that in 2008 they sent an SMS message to your Georgian friends, in which he wrote about the movement of military equipment by rail. Dzhandzhgava was sentenced to 12 years imprisonment, and Kesyan to eight. “Pardon Kesyan Annick Avanessovna, 1959, was sentenced on 17 August 2015 the Krasnodar regional court, freeing her from further punishment in form of imprisonment”, —

The US will cut 750 staff of the diplomatic mission in Russia due to sanctions The United States will have to reduce the 745 employees of the Embassy in Russia because of the sanctions of Moscow. On Saturday, July 29, according to the program “Vesti” channel “Russia 1”. “From 1 September the post will leave a 745. American citizens will return home, and the Russians will be dismissed”, — said the presenter. Earlier that same day, the United States expressed Russia protest in connection with Moscow’s decision to impose sanctions against American diplomats. “We expressed our strong disappointment and protest”, — said state Department spokesman Heather Nauert.

Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergei Ryabkov © Sergey Fadeichev/TASS MOSCOW, July 29. /TASS/. Russian countermeasures in response to U.S. sanctions restore the balance in the work of the diplomatic missions of the two countries. This was stated by Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov in an interview to the American TV channel ABC.

Konstantin Kosachev © Valery sharifulin/TASS MOSCOW, July 29. Programs of foreign States that are not coordinated with the authorities of the countries in which they are held, can be considered interference in the internal Affairs of these countries. This opinion was expressed on Saturday, in Facebook, the Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs Konstantin Kosachev in response to the words of the former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul that the United States had not intervened in Russian elections, and thereby the reduction of the U.S. diplomatic mission in Russia is unfair decision. The Chairman of the Federation Council Committee considers it necessary to determine the statistics of similar American programs in Russia. “When the state (as is very often the United States) from the state budget allocates funds to its agencies and NGO (non-governmental organizations – approx. The TASS) on the development (i.e. democratization) of other

Photo: TASS The Ukrainian foreign Ministry criticized the statement of the diplomatic representatives of Italy in Russia Cesare Maria Ragaglini on the legality of the referendum in the Crimea. It is reported RIA Novosti citing local media. Ragaglini called the reunification of Russia with Crimea “vote for independence” and criticized the assistance to Kiev from the EU. According to the diplomat, the talks in Kiev on Association with the EU was an obvious attempt to bring Ukraine under the historical influence of Russia. Ukrainian Ambassador to Italy Yevhen Perelygin said that the words Ragaglini contradict the position of the leadership of Italy, “beyond his competence” and harm relations with Rome and Kiev.

The European Union has launched a sanctions procedure against Poland MOSCOW, 29 Jul — RIA Novosti. The European Commission launched a sanctions procedure against Poland because of a controversial judicial reform, said in a statement to the Commission. The European Commission has sent Warsaw the letter with the official notification after 28 July in Poland was officially published the law on the work of General courts. As stated by the first Vice-President of the Commission Frans Timmermans, the law of concern to the EC as it provides for a different retirement age for judges-men and women, which violates the EC Treaty and the Directive on gender equality and employment. In addition, the law grants the Minister of justice the appointment and removal of judges, and this may undermine the independence of the Polish courts. According to Timmermans, Warsaw was given a month to address these violations. Sanctions the procedure takes

The U.S. Navy opened warning fire at the Iranian boats MOSCOW, 29 Jul — RIA Novosti. The revolutionary guards of Iran said about another incident involving the American Navy, whose actions in the Persian Gulf, Iranian security officials called, “unprofessional” and “provocative,” told the TV channel IRIB. Earlier, Reuters, citing an unnamed us official reported that a US Navy ship on Tuesday in the Persian Gulf fired warning shots after it approached an Iranian ship. The Iranian-type of vessel was not specified. “A few days after the provocative actions of the American cruiser in the Northern part of the Persian Gulf, American sailors acted similarly in the Central part of the Bay” — leads the TV channel’s statement of the Navy of the IRGC. The US Navy aircraft carrier “Nimitz” and its accompanying battle cruiser on Friday launched a helicopter approaching missile boats of the revolutionary guards of Iran, who