Kim, Putin begin first summit over denuclearization, economic cooperation
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un began his first summit with President Vladimir Putin in Russia’s Far East city of Vladivostok on Thursday, with a peaceful resolution of Pyongyang’s nuclear quandary expected to top the agenda. The much-anticipated summit is seen as a key test of Kim’s diplomatic outreach aimed at breaking a logjam in a […]
China, Russia bound to further expand collaboration
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), since it was proposed almost six years ago, has witnessed a stretching network of friends, enabling China to forge partnerships all over the world and enjoy great popularity with its “Chinese solutions”. As the Silk Road spirit, with peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit […]
N.K. leader Kim set to arrive in Vladivostok for summit with Putin
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is set to arrive in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok on Wednesday for his first summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin amid stalled nuclear talks with the United States. After its wee-hour departure from an undisclosed North Korean station and a stopover in the Russian border city of Khasan, […]
N.K. leader’s Russia visit may involve tours to art theater, fleet headquarters: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could visit the world-renowned Mariinsky Ballet theater or a Russian Navy fleet headquarters during his widely expected trip to Vladivostok this week for a summit with President Vladimir Putin, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported on Monday. According to the Kremlin, Kim will visit Russia later this month for talks with […]
Moscow says Kim Jong-un to visit Russia in late April: report
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will visit Russia later this month for talks with President Vladimir Putin, Russian news service RIA Novosti reported Thursday, citing the Kremlin. Kim will make the visit at Putin’s invitation, the news service and other Russian news outlets quoted the Kremlin as announcing in a press release. The report did […]
U.S. envoy for N.K. to visit Russia this wee
U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun will travel to Russia this week for talks on dismantling North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, the State Department said Tuesday. Biegun, who is in charge of day-to-day negotiations with Pyongyang, is due to visit Moscow Wednesday and Thursday to meet with Russian officials and discuss “efforts to […]
40-ton class heavy helicopter jointly developed by China, Russia to be delivered by 2032
The 40-ton class heavy helicopter, jointly developed by China and Russia, is expected to be delivered by 2032, said Wu Ximing, a Chinese political advisor and chief designer of helicopters for the Aviation Industry Corporation of China. “Russia is more experienced in the transmission system when it comes to 40-ton class helicopters, as Russia’s […]
N. Korea, Russia sign MOU on tourism cooperation
North Korea and Russia have signed an agreement to cooperate in the tourism industry, the North’s official news agency said Wednesday. The memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed in Moscow on Friday, according to the Korean Central News Agency. The report did not elaborate on the details of the agreement. Following the breakdown of […]
Fragile ties between Moscow and Minsk
On March 9th, Kyrgyzstan hosted the all prime ministers of the EAEC (Eurasian Economic Community). The agenda of the intergovernmental council identified 14 issues. One of the key issues was the state of trade between countries. This issue was dealt with directly by all the Prime Ministers of the EAEC. According to the board of […]
Putin against restoring monarchic rule in Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has a cold attitude towards the ideas of restoring monarchic rule in Russia, the presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, commenting on recent statements by Crimea’s head Sergey Aksyonov. “Monarchy in an individual region of Russia is ruled out,” he said, when asked if it might be possible to consider the restoration […]
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