Новости за 10.07.2017

Two main topics are on the agenda of the seventh Geneva round of the intra-Syrian talks, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Alexey Borodavkin said Monday.

Nothing can bother his sweet dreams, not even ships or crowds of tourists walking nearby!

The Russian, German and French leaders discussed only the Ukrainian settlement at their meeting on the G20 summit's sidelines in Hamburg, German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said Monday.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order approving a set of measures to combat the use of doping in Russian sports, a relevant document was published on the government website.

The United States is still ready to cooperate with Russia in the field of cybersecurity as proposed at the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Hamburg, Russia's G20 sherpa said Monday.

Belgrade expects that one of the legs of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline will pass through Serbia and the Western Balkans, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said at the 22nd World Petroleum Congress meeting.

Turkey will continue to be a part of all pipeline projects to diversify resources.

Russian and US presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump discussed anti-terrorism efforts at their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg for about an hour, Russia's Sherpa in the G20 Svetlana Lukash said Monday.

China has suspended military contacts with North Korea amid an escalation in tensions on the Korean Peninsula. According to a Chinese senior military official, the decision was aimed at reaffirming solidarity with the rest of the world in complying with UN resolutions.

One handshake and positive meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin at the G20, however welcome, does not allow us to lapse into complacency where US-Russia relations are concerned.

Poland will build in 10 years its own missile defense system based on the US Patriot missile system, Polish Deputy Defense Minister Bartosz Kownacki said Monday.

Six people were detained by the Israeli police as part of an investigation into possible corruption in the government’s purchase of submarines from the German ThyssenKrupp company, local police said Monday.

A recent statement of US President Donald Trump about uncertainty over the issue of establishing a joint US-Russian cybersecurity group is a result of enormous pressure, under which the US president has to work, Russian lawmaker Alexei Pushkov said Monday.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he plans to "renew" his Cabinet and the Liberal Democratic Party in early August, but would preserve key allies within the government and refrain from calling a snap election.

Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak considers the Russian withdrawal from the Vienna Agreement on curbed oil production to be reasonable.

China has made a diplomatic representation to the US after a mistake while referring to Xi Jinping as president of Taiwan, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.

Ukraine does not yet plan to apply for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) membership and will instead focus on security and defense reforms to comply with the alliance's standards, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Monday.

The Austrian Foreign Ministry prohibited Turkish Economy Minister from entering the country on the occasion of the 2016 Turkish failed coup attempt anniversary, a ministry spokesperson said Monday.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Monday for the enforcement of a set of ceasefire agreements in Ukraine as well as for European security observers' full access to the country.

Ukraine’s State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate has greenlighted US Westinghouse Electric Company fuel to load into two additional NPP units in central Ukraine.

The seventh round of intra-Syrian talks in Geneva has kicked off with the first meeting between the Syrian government delegation, led by Ambassador to the UN Bashar Jaafari, and UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura, a Sputnik correspondent reported Monday.

UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon congratulated Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi and the country's armed forces on the full liberation of the city of Mosul from Daesh (banned in Russia and many other countries).

The Afghan Air Force carried out a deadly airstrike in the country's north, killing five key leaders of Daesh (banned in Russia), local media reported.

Doha cooperates with international financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to carry out audits of financial flows, and thus prevents terrorist groups from getting financing, Qatar's Central Bank Governor Abdullah Saud Al Thani said.

The 15th meeting of the military-technical cooperation subcommittee between Kazakhstan and Russia took place in Almaty, the Kazakh Defense Ministry said Monday.