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Crimean authorities say they are ready to help rebuild Syrian cities
At a meeting with Syrian Ambassador to Russia Riyad Haddad, the governor of the annexed Sevastopol, Dmitry Ovsyannikov, announced that the Crimean authorities, which are subordinated to Kremlin, are ready to cooperate with Syria in trade and the restoration of Syrian cities, as reported by the press service of the Russian government reported on May 19.
"Sevastopol is ready for cooperation not only with regard to the supply of goods, but also the restoration of the cities of Syria. It is …
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Syria starts building tourist resorts for Russians
The construction of tourist resorts for Russian citizens has begun in Syria, said Syria's Ambassador to Russia Riad Haddad, RIA Novosti reports.
"The construction of tourist resorts for Russians begins in Syria. There are some working facilities and even now there are some tourists,” Haddad told journalists in Yalta. He said that tourists are on vacation mostly in regions of Syria that are located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. "The situation is better there than in other places. Most …
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Germany says relations with Russia improving
In an interview published in the newspaper Saarbrücker Zeitung, German Foreign Affairs Minister Heiko Maas said that he sees progress in improving German-Russian relations.
" As you can see, our approach produces clear results: while some are only talking about dialogue, I have long been ensuring its intensification," said Maas.
The Minister recalled that he held discussions on May 10 in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, noting that during the talks they reached agreements …
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Ukrainian President Poroshenko says he believes in a close relationship with Europe in the future
"I truly believe in Ukraine's close relationship with Europe in the future," Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko stated, congratulating Ukrainians during the Day of Europe festivities in Vinnytsa.
Poroshenko emphasized that there have been extraordinary changes in the last 4 years, and in the last year alone, Ukraine has become very close to Europe.
The President noted that in the last year, the “EU Association Agreement entered into force on September 1, 2017 and was ratified by all 28 EU …
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Iran threatens to resume uranium enrichment after US withdraws from nuclear deal
At a joint press conference with European Commissioner Miguel Arias Cañete, Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, said that he does not rule out the possibility that the Islamic Republic of Iran will resume uranium enrichment, Interfax reported.
"In front of us there is a choice from many possibilities; we can resume enrichment of uranium up to 20%," the official said.
"If the other side keeps itself committed to its promises, we also will keep them. Our policy is …