Successful demarcation makes strong Russia ties
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Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing yesterday, beginning a three-day state visit at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.
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HAVANA, Sep 29 (IPS) - Several agreements designed to bolster bilateral  trade have breathed new life into relations between Cuba and  Russia, in which the pragmatism of business has replaced the  ideological affinities of the past.
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Both are candidates from the party of power and have presidential aspirations. Both served as prime ministers and campaigned on a platform of strengthening ties with Russia.
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BOOSTING TIES: President Georgi Parvanov, right, receiving Ahmed bin Abdulnabi Macki yesterday.
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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said that military cooperation between his country and Belarus helps sustain security in Europe.
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Russia has apparently become the central theme of the presidential election in Ukraine.
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"The agreements signed afford an opportunity for positive quality break-through in our relations"  Bulgarian-Russian relations were developing on all key issues, Russian president Vladimir Putin said at a news conference, during his visit to Sofia. via The Sofia Echo
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Indian and Russia signed Friday a Joint Declaration emphasizing strategic partnership between the two countries and taking note of the transformation in the global environment in recent years.
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A breakdown of which former Soviet republics enjoy generally warm official ties with Russia and which have a chillier relationship:
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The Russian president promoted of Sergei B. Ivanov, who is considered a contender to succeed him.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, describing Russia&#39;s policies in the Far East, including relations with Japan, has said that Russia &quot;has always fulfilled and will fulfil all of the obligations it has assumed, especially documents that have been ratified
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The events in Ukraine have revealed serious problems in relations between Russia and the European Union. It has become obvious that declarations about building a single European home, about unified spaces
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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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Environmentalists hail the Russian parliament's ratification of the Kyoto Protocol.
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Despite a spate of bad news, Russia's economy continues to grow.
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Russia has launched a campaign to  promote the national language after almost two decades of  retreat -- to match the country&#39;s increasing economic and  political confidence.
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The last week was marked with a very important event in Russia. It took the state a year to accomplish that: President Putin virtually acknowledged at the press conference in the Kremlin that the main objective