Russia and Nicaragua have signed an agreement on visa-free travel between the two countries, in Moscow’s latest move to increase its ties in Latin America. In Managua on July 28, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin signed the agreement granting visa-free travel for Nicaraguans to Russia, making reciprocal the rights already granted to Russians in April. Also signed were agreements on energy projects and boosting bilateral trade.
Posts Tagged ‘Russian’
Medvedev on NATO expansion
July 27th, 2009 |
No Comments
NATO is starting to realize that Georgia and Ukraine should not be “dragged in”, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said. In an interview for Russia’s NTV, he stressed that it was “not correct to drag other states into military and political alliances against the will of their people”, and that there should be a referendum on NATO membership in Ukraine.
Six militants killed in Russian special op.
July 26th, 2009 |
No Comments
6 militants were killed Saturday in a special operation in Chechnya, and 5 policemen were wounded, the Russian North Caucasus republic’s interior minister said. “Operation information was received that a group of illegal armed unit members is hiding in a house in the Goity village. Policemen blocked the house, but the militants opened fire on policemen,” Ruslan Alkhanov said.
Iran Nuclear Reactor To Be Switched On This Year, With Russian Help: AP
July 22nd, 2009 |
No Comments
MOSCOW — Russian news agencies quote the country’s nuclear agency chief as saying a Russian-built nuclear power reactor in Iran is still set to be switched on this year.
State-run RIA-Novosti and ITAR-Tass quote Sergei Kiriyenko as sayi…
Georgia protests Russian security officials visit to Ossetia
July 22nd, 2009 |
No Comments
Georgia accused Russia today of seeking to further destabilize the situation in the Caucasus after a visit by Russian top security officials to South Ossetia. Russia’s general prosecutor along with the emergencies and interior ministers visited South Ossetia on Tuesday.
President Medvedev defends his European security proposal
July 17th, 2009 |
No Comments
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev described as a mistake the attempts to detect “foul play” in Russia’s proposals for a new European security treaty. Medvedev proposed a new legally binding European security pact in Berlin last June, but so far his initiative has been met with caution by the West.
Russian leader condemns killing
July 16th, 2009 |
No Comments
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has expressed “outrage” at the murder of a prominent human rights activist, Natalia Estemirova. He has ordered an inquiry into the killing of Estemirova, who was investigating alleged abuses by government-backed militias in Chechnya.
Natalia Estemirova: Russian Rights Activist Kidnapped, Found Dead
July 15th, 2009 |
No Comments
A prominent human rights activist kidnapped in Russia’s troubled Muslim republic of Chechnya on Wednesday has been found dead in woodland, the Interior Ministry in neighboring Ingushetia said.
More on Russia
Russian Firm Values Facebook Stock at $6.5B
July 13th, 2009 |
No Comments
Russia’s Digital Sky Technologies is willing to pay $14.77 per share for Facebook common stock, boosting its stake to as much as 3.5 percent and valuing the world’s largest online social network at about $6.5 billion.
– SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) Russia’s Digital Sky Technologies said it
will pay $14.77 a share for Facebook common stock, boosting its stake
to as much as 3.5 percent and valuing the world’s largest online social
network at about $6.5 billion.
While that is below the $10 billion valuation set by Digi…
Deepak Chopra: Will Russia Join the World?
July 13th, 2009 |
No Comments
On his visit to Moscow, President Obama carried more than an olive branch. He urged Russia to join the global community, which may be more…
Karina Ioffee: Russian Jews Face Continued Challenge As Country Seeks To Be A Global Player
July 13th, 2009 |
No Comments
Russia, a country of 140 million, is trying to reinvent itself to become a global player. But it’s also an Orthodox Christian country. That makes carving out a space for Jewish life a continual challenge.
Russian leader visits S Ossetia
July 13th, 2009 |
No Comments
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in Georgia’s breakaway region of South Ossetia, his spokeswoman says.
It is the first time that Mr Medvedev has visited South Ossetia since Russia and Georgia fought a brief war last year over the territory.
The anniversary of the beginning of the conflict is less than a month away.
Russia is one of only two countries to have recognised the independence of South Ossetia and of Georgia’s other breakaway region, Abkhazia.
This article is from the BBC News website. © British Broadcasting Corporation, The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.