Meeting with senior Defence Ministry and Security Council Staff officials MOSCOW, May 14 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin praised on Monday the results of the recent surprise military drills as a good way to keep the armed forces in good shape and vowed to continue similar practices in the future, the Kremlin’s spokesman […]
Read moreIsrael PM Netanyahu to visit Russia’s Putin on Tuesday for Syria talks
JERUSALEM, May 14th, 2013 (Reuters) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will fly to Russia on Tuesday for talks about the Syria crisis, Israeli officials said. Netanyahu would meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Black Sea resort of Sochi and return to Israel by evening, the beginning of a major Jewish festival, they […]
Read moreIsu Suriah Pertemukan Putin-Netanyahu Di Kota Sochi Rusia
Saling Berjarak Tapi Saling Membutuhkan Antara Putin, Obama dan Netanyahu Jakarta, 14 Mei 2013 (KATAKAMI.COM) — Belum jelas jam berapa pertemuan itu akan berlangsung. Tetapi hari Selasa (14/5/2013) ini, Presiden Rusia Vladimir Putin dan Perdana Menteri Israel Benjamin Netanyahu dijadwalkan akan bertemu. Putka (panggilan Putin) mengundang Netanyahu di salah satu kediaman kepresidenan Rusia yang […]
Read moreRussia, China Leaders Meet in Kremlin
MOSCOW, March 22 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and newly elected Chinese President Xi Jinping are meeting at the Kremlin to discuss bilateral relations and give new impetus to the strategic partnership between Russia and China. Xi is on a three-day visit to Russia – his first foreign visit since assuming office as Chinese […]
Read moreChina’s new leader to meet Russia’s Putin on first foreign trip
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Decorated with Chinese paintings and red silk armchairs, a huge business complex on the edge of Moscow is the kind of enterprise China’s new leader Xi Jinping wants to nurture when he arrives on Friday in Russia for his first overseas trip. Just off the traffic-choked highway ringing Moscow, a jumble of Chinese and Russian firms, a 400-room […]
Read moreRussia’s Putin invites Netanyahu to visit Moscow – Israeli official
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit Russia, an Israeli official said on Wednesday. Putin sent Netanyahu the invitation in a letter but no date for the visit was specified, said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. “Prime Minister Netanyahu received a letter from Russian President […]
Read morePutin to meet South Africa’s Zuma ahead of BRICS summit
MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin is due to visit South Africa on invitation of South Africa’s Jacob Zuma. The trip is slated for March 26, the Kremlin says. The presidents are expected to discuss trade, energy, economic and humanitarian cooperation, as well as other partnership projects. On March 26-27, Mr. Putin will also […]
Read moreRussia’s Putin congrats Xi Jinping on presidency
Moscow — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has sent his congratulations to China’s recently confirmed president Xi Jinping. And wished him every success in his work, the Kremlin said Thursday. In his phone talk with Mr. Jinping, Putin praised Russia-China partnership and expressed interest in further extensive cooperation, including personal ties. Mr. Xi is […]
Read morePutin, Abbas to discuss resumption of Palestinian-Israeli talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday to discuss bilateral cooperation and topical international issues. “The international agenda will center on current affairs in the Middle East, primarily, prospects for the resumption of the Palestinian-Israeli negotiations. The sides will also exchange opinions of the situation in the region […]
Read moreFrench actor Depardieu in Russia after getting citizenship
MOSCOW (AFP) — French actor Gerard Depardieu arrived in Russia on Saturday to meet with President Vladimir Putin after getting Russian citizenship to avoid paying higher taxes in France. “Mr. Depardieu arrived in Sochi as part of a private visit. We expect him to meet Vladimir Putin tonight,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told AFP, […]
Read moreRussia, India to strengthen ties
(NHK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have agreed to strengthen their countries’ economic and security ties. The leaders met in the Indian capital New Delhi on Monday. They agreed that a Russian investment fund and an Indian state bank would set up a 2-billion dollar fund to invest […]
Read moreRussia Seals Major Arms Deal with India
NEW DELHI, December 24 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is to supply India with combat helicopters and warplanes worth $2.9 bln under a deal signed during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi on Monday. “We have agreed to further strengthen our partnership in the sphere of military cooperation,” Putin said after a meeting with Indian […]
Read moreRussia, China Ink Deal to Build 2 New Nuclear Reactors
MOSCOW, December 6 (RIA Novosti) – Russia will build two new reactors at China’s Tianwan nuclear power plant under an inter-governmental agreement signed on Thursday. The bilateral protocol on the construction of Tainwan’s third and fourth reactors was signed in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao. […]
Read moreRussia’s Medvedev criticizes France for backing Syrian rebels
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, speaking before a visit to Paris on Monday, criticized France’s support for the Syrian opposition and accused European Union leaders of indecisiveness in dealing with the region’s economic crisis. France became the first European power to recognize Syria’s new opposition coalition as the sole representative of its people and said on November […]
Read morePutin Sends Condolences to Bangladesh Over Clothes Factory Tragedy
MOSCOW, November 25 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over a fire at a clothes factory that claimed the lives of over 100 people, the Kremlin press office reported on Sunday. The fire broke out on the first floor of the […]
Read moreNew Mexican President to Visit Russia
MEXICO CITY, November 24 (RIA Novosti) – Mexican President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto is likely to visit Russia shortly after he takes office on December 1, an official from Nieto’s team said on Friday. “Our countries have a lot in common, including challenges we are facing,” Emilio Lozoya, the team’s deputy international affairs coordinator, said. […]
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