Asian group welcomes Russia
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A CENTRAL Asian economic group today formally approved Russia&#39;s membership bid, giving Moscow a chance to restore its influence in this strategic, energy-rich region.
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MOSCOW, Jun 12 (IPS) - Russia is looking to promote its language and  culture as a way to improve its image abroad.
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Four Central Asian nations on Saturday formally approved Russia's membership to their economic bloc, providing Moscow the opportunity to restore its influence in the strategic, energy-rich region.
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President Vladimir Putin has arrived in New Delhi for talks with leaders of India's new communist-backed government amid expectations that India and Russia will bolster trade and military ties.
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Moscow: Russia values the traditionally warm and trustful relations with India which are consistently developing, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin backed India&#39;s bid for a UN Security Council slot yesterday while New Delhi championed Moscow&#39;s early entry into the WTO as the former Cold War friends sought to breath new life into trade and military ties.
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China says it welcomes Russia&#39;s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol that aims to stem global warming by reducing greenhouse-gas emissions.
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The Dutch are one of the most culturally active expatriate groups in Russia, and the local Dutch community says that cultural links are good for business.
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[World News]: Moscow, Nov.29 : Buddhist faithful in southern Russia on Monday gave a floral welcome to Tibetan s spiritual leader, The Dalai Lama.
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Mr Vladimir V. Putin, President of the Russian Federation, Mr NR Narayana Murthy, Chief Mentor and Chairman, Infosys, and Mr Nandan Nilekani, CEO and Managing Director, at the Infosys campus in Bangalore on Sunday.
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Southeast Asian leaders and their dialogue partners from China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and New Zealand converge today at the opening of
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TOKYO : Two north-east Asian allies of the United States -- Japan and South Korea -- have welcomed the re-election of US President George W Bush.
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Thousands of Buddhist pilgrims trekked to a temple in the southern republic of Kalmykia today to join prayers led by the Dalai Lama, on his first visit to Russia after years of being denied entry.
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Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama arrived in Elista, the capital of south Russian Buddhist region of Kalmykia, on his first trip to Russia, which Moscow terms as a &#39;pastoral visit&#39;.
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MOSCOW. Sept 24 (Interfax) - The United States and all other permanent members of the UN Security Council have applauded Russia&#39;s suggestions aimed at making the fight against terrorism more effective, Foreign
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Moscow (VNA) - Russian Defence Minister Sergey Ivanov left Moscow for China on Sunday to join the 11th session of the Russia-China Committee on Military-Technical Cooperation.
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China&#39;s prime minister, Wen Jiabao, has hailed his country&#39;s expanding ties with Russia during talks in Moscow aimed at securing long-term access for China to Russia&#39;s oil and gas resources.