Russia & CIS

Azerbaijani Minister of Defense Industry Yavar Jamalov has met a delegation led by Special Representative of President of Afghanistan for CIS states Mohammad Shaker Kargar to discuss prospects for cooperation in the field of defense industry.

A senior Iranian nuclear negotiator says Tehran will not allow the inspection of its military sites as part of a prospective nuclear deal with the P5+1 group of countries.

The sides exchanged views on prospects of cooperation.

“Armenian leadership also will have sensible people and they will understand that good relations with the neighbors are guarantee of the country’s success”

The Minister also clarified the reports on leaving the summit

Appearing on Russian television on Sunday to talk about the problems faced by the Russian space industry, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitri Rogozin noted that the sector as a whole must continue to carry out a program of reform and consolidation in a persistent and determined manner, regardless of any potential setbacks.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that foreign countries lag behind Russia in terms of advanced tank-building technology by some 15-20 years.

The ferry crossing between Russia's Crimea and Krasnodar regions will eliminate long lines by increasing the number of ferries in service.

Russia's Energy Minister told journalists that there is no need to reduce oil production anywhere around the world.

The Russian Navy has received a brand new oceanographic research vessel, the Yantar, which is equipped with two self-propelled deep submergence vehicles; the ship was built at the Russian Baltic shipyard of the same name, Yantar, and is slated to be used for deep-sea research and rescue operations.

Moscow was soaked by a torrential thunder and rainstorms on Friday, which forced public transport to come to halt, and Muscovites to run for cover.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that ensuring Russian currency’s stability is one of the government’s priorities.

Rescue workers in St. Petersburg safely evacuated nearly 1,200 passengers from a commuter train on its way to Luga after one of its railcars caught fire, the St. Peterburg central press office of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reports.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia will decide on lifting food embargo, which bans imports from countries that imposed sanctions on Moscow, taking into account both the European Union's actions and Russia's national interests.

Russia's new national payment card has been given a logo and a name – 'Mir', a word translating into English as both 'Peace', and 'World'. The word is also associated in many Russians' hearts with the Mir space station, our planet's first modular space station, which was assembled in orbit between 1986 and 1996 and operated until 2001.

Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan Elmar Mammadyarov will visit Russia on May 24, APA reports.

"I'm happy."

APA reports that the Letter of Intent was signed on April 25, 2015.

The reconstruction work in the fire-affected building in Baku will be completed within 5 months.

OSCE has held a monitoring on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops.