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Turkish PM to visit Ukraine
Feb15

Turkish PM to visit Ukraine

Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu will pay a visit to Ukraine tomorrow, Milliyet newspaper reported. …read more Source:...

Syrian, Ukrainian, African and Turkish citizens applied for asylum in Armenia
Feb15

Syrian, Ukrainian, African and Turkish citizens applied for asylum in Armenia

314 applications for the right of asylum were submitted to the Armenia’s State Migration Service in 2015, the head of Armenia’s State Migration Service Gagik Yeganyan said in the interview with “Armenpress”. According to him, basically citizens from Syria, Ukraine African countries, Iran and Turkey apply for asylum in Armenia....

Russia sanctions stay in force until Ukraine deal implemented: Kerry
Feb13

Russia sanctions stay in force until Ukraine deal implemented: Kerry

“Sanctions will remain in place until “the sovereignty of Ukraine is protected in execution of the Minsk agreements,” Kerry said. …read more Source:...

Germany presses Moscow, Kiev to execute peace deal
Feb13

Germany presses Moscow, Kiev to execute peace deal

“I am counting on it being clear to everyone in Kiev, Moscow that we no longer have forever to implement the Minsk deal,” Steinmeier said. …read more Source:...

Radio saves lives: Februay 13 is World Radio Day
Feb13

Radio saves lives: Februay 13 is World Radio Day

World Radio Day on 13 February brings attention to the role of radio in managing disasters and recovery in their aftermath. The theme of the UNESCO day this year is Radio in Times of Emergency and Disaster, in short, as the World Radio Day website so simply puts it, ‘Radio saves lives’. It can also enhance them. Radio is recognized as a...

Pope, Russian Patriarch meet in Cuba nearly 1000 years after split
Feb12

Pope, Russian Patriarch meet in Cuba nearly 1000 years after split

Photos: REUTERS/MAX ROSSI Pope Francis and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill embraced and kissed on Friday in a historic meeting nearly 1,000 years after the Eastern and Western branches of Christianity split apart. “Finally,” Francis said as he and Kirill entered through doors on opposite sides of a room at Havana airport to begin private talks....

Ukraine: IMF Threatens to Halt Bailout If Reform Continues to Lag
Feb11

Ukraine: IMF Threatens to Halt Bailout If Reform Continues to Lag

Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warned Ukraine’s government to “act now” to improve governance and fight corruption or risk losing out on critically- needed funding. …read more Source:...

Current ownership of Russian State Property Management in ordinary shares of VTB Bank is 60.9%
Feb11

Current ownership of Russian State Property Management in ordinary shares of VTB Bank is 60.9%

s per the Russian government’s order, dated 13.05.2015 No.877-r, the Deposit Insurance Agency (DIA) on July 30, 2015 acquired 3,073,905 million of VTB Type A preference shares with a par value of 0.1 rubles, the press office of VTB Bank (Armenia) told ArmInfo. As a result of the deal, the current ownership of the Russian Federation acting...

U.S. Intelligence:  Moscow will continue to push for greater regional integration
Feb11

U.S. Intelligence: Moscow will continue to push for greater regional integration

Despite Russia’s economic slowdown, the Kremlin remains intent on pursuing an assertive foreign policy in 2016, says the Statement for the Record Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, published on the website of U.S. Senate on February 9. According to the author,...

Belarus, Armenia to cooperate in translation, exchange of books
Feb10

Belarus, Armenia to cooperate in translation, exchange of books

Belarus and Armenia have agreed to establish an exchange of books and cooperate in translation of works by Belarusian and Armenian writers and poets into national languages, Armenian Deputy Culture Minister Artur Poghosyan told journalists on 10 February, BelTA reports. The Armenian official attended the opening ceremony of the 23rd International...