Новости за 29.10.2018

Trade turnover between Russia and Latin American countries reached $14.5 bln in 2017 and has a potential to grow, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Borisov said

Sergey Lavrov met earlier today with OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier

The anti-Russian sanctions hamper Vietnam’s participation in joint energy projects, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister says

Russian athletes won silver in men’s team event of the 2018 Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, underway in Doha between October 25 and November 3

The trade turnover between Russia and Cuba amounted to $300 mln last year

The city council of the Latvian capital of Riga does not intend to terminate the cooperation agreement with OJSC Giprostroymost Institute, a Russian company, which is on the sanction lists of the EU

The sides have confirmed their interest in the development of bilateral dialogue

Aeroflot is eyeing an option of opening regional hubs in Sochi, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk

The gymnasts of the national team from China won the gold of the men’s team event, while the bronze went to the athletes from Japan

A Russian diplomat has informed the UN about a new planned provocation involving chemical weapons in Syria’s Idlib

The defense minister says Russia is concerned over NATO’s course towards the active militarization of the European continent

Boris the tiger was released into the wilds of Russia’s Far East personally by President Vladimir Putin

Glenn Hughes, the former bassist and vocalist for Deep Purple, will perform the hits of this legendary British band on stage at Moscow’s International House of Music on November 19 and 21

"Far from everybody in Europe understands that this decision will result in for Europe as well", the minister said

The American rock band Bon Jovi will launch their 2019 European tour with a concert at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on May 31

An ambassador says Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will pay a working visit to Portugal before the yearend

An ambassador says Russia and Portugal are ready for a dialogue on cybersecurity

An ambassador says the NATO membership does not limit the possibilities for Portugal to develop military and technical cooperation with Russia

The preapations are currently underway

Russia’s First Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education Grigory Trubnikov recalled that Russia "traditionally" puts a lot of effort into this sphere

The commemoration dates back to the events of October 30, 1974, when Soviet political prisoners went on a hunger strike to protest political persecution in the USSR

Scientists found new sources of methane emissions in the Arctic during an expedition on board the Akademik Keldysh research vessel

Russia’s Energy Ministry has prepared a draft roadmap on taking account of oil fields for encouraging hard-to-recover oil reserves production

According to the Kremlin, the talks are due ti be held on November 2