According to Mikhail Golovanov, with its six ports, the East African country can claim the title of the main "sea gateway" to East Africa and become a leading regional transit center serving the foreign trade of landlocked African countries
The Russian leader promised Erdogan that he would definitely visit Turkey
The Russian leader noted that Russia and Turkey work both within international organizations and associations
The Russian President noted that both leaders "haven’t met for a while, and I am very pleased to hold a personal meeting with you"
Earlier on Wednesday, in the run-up to the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Russian president had already met with the leaders of Azerbaijan, Mongolia, Pakistan and Turkey
The Russian leader noted that he was very glad to have the opportunity to exchange views with his Mongolian counterpart on the complex of relations between the two countries
At the same time, the volume of liquid assets of the National Wealth Fund as of July 1 amounted to 4.603 trillion rubles ($52.53 bln), falling by around 443 bln rubles ($5.05 bln) in comparison with the previous month
Andrey Nastasin said that the West wants to break Azerbaijan’s and Armenia’s cooperation with Russia as it invites those countries to the NATO summit
Meanwhile, Belarus, which Khrenin said knows how to deal with the West, "is ready to share its experience, including in providing patriotic education for the population and the military," Viktor Khrenin noted
Andrey Belousov also noted that in June, President Vladimir Putin said it was necessary to shape an architecture of equal and indivisible security, mutually beneficial, equal cooperation and development in Eurasia
Russia is taking all necessary action, including military-technical, to counter aggressive decisions by Finland and its NATO allies, Andrey Nastasyin said
Sergey Ryabkov pointed out that one of the key priorities of Russia's BRICS chairmanship in terms of the association's expansion is to ensure "the smooth integration of new participants into the existing cooperation system"
The Russian leader noted that joint projects are being implemented on schedule and according to plan
"It is necessary to focus primarily on the early achievement of sustainable development goals, on development issues in their entirety and on the restoration of historical justice," Sergey Ryabkov noted
Sergey Ryabkov emphasized that the current situation in the field was "highly serious," and it was "still up to the US and its satellites" to choose whether to continue pursuing the path of escalation
According to the DPR mission, serious damage was also inflicted to the building and equipment of the primary medical aid laboratory
On May 24, the Romanian Foreign Ministry announced a decision by the country’s government to declare a diplomat from the Russian Embassy persona non grata
According to Sergey Ryabkov Pentagon's "responsibility has now degenerated into this agency pushing the political leadership of its country towards taking actions that are difficult to predict in terms of what may follow"
Andrey Nastasyin pointed out that "officials from the Baltic nations are actively trying to impose their 'expertise' on Yerevan when it comes to diversifying foreign policy goals on the path of European integration"
"We will, as always, stand on the side of peace and dialogue, maintain communication with all parties, including Russia," Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Mao Ning added
The Russian president also touched upon joint infrastructure projects of Moscow and Baku, noting that the North-South international transport corridor comes as the priority
The two leaders are expected to address all the sensitive issues between the two countries and thoroughly discuss trade and economic cooperation
Earlier reports said that the fatwa department of the Muftiate of Dagestan plans to specify separately when a local ban on wearing the niqab can be issued
The share of mutual settlements in national currencies on exports from Azerbaijan to Russia already exceeds 70%, while the share of those on Russian exports to Azerbaijan roughly stands at 50%, Ilham Aliyev noted
Growth of the trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Russia in this year and in the last year demonstrates proactive interaction of economies of the two countries