In addition to Russia, Armenia’s prime minister is looking to China and India to boost the country’s development. New Delhi plays an important role in military-industrial and security matters. China is looking for Armenian raw materials. In the background, ties with the European Union (along with the United States) remain the primary political objective.
Today's headlines: Emirates, maxi seizure of 13 tonnes of Captagon worth over a billion dollars; A 10-year-old boy in Hong Kong arrested for armed robbery, luxury watches worth nearly 650,000 euros in the loot; Tharman Shanmugaratnam sworn in as Singapore's ninth president; Border crossing between Pakistan and Afghanistan reopened, but tension remains between the parties; Lavrov: 'Russia and China withdraw from UN sanctions on Pyongyang over nuclear programme'.
On the sidelines of the G20 meeting, the United States, Europe, Russia, and Turkey spoke on the increasingly critical situation over the closure of the Lačin corridor that has been isolating the Armenian enclave for months. Erdogan against the election of Samvel Šakhramanyan as president of the disputed region. Russian Minister Lavrov: "Don't shift responsibilities you don't want to take on Moscow."
Today's headlines: Afghan Taliban against Islamabad for closing Torkham crossing; Manila wants a tariff cut on imported rice to curb price escalation. India's Silicon Valley paralyzed by vehicle strikes; Japanese premier announces government reshuffle and "drastic" economic measures; In Israel, artists and film and TV personalities revolt over industry cooperation agreement between Tel Aviv and Moscow; The "Tiger Valley" park in Tajikistan will enter among UNESCO heritage sites.
Today's headlines: Chinese central bank cuts prime rate by 10 basis points; Japanese government still considering date for release of treated water from Fukushima atomic power plant into the sea; HRW accuses Saudi border guards of mass killings; At least 11 workers killed in Pakistan bomb blast; Tehran cuts off flow of Little Zab River in Iraq fueling water crisis in neighboring country; With EU embargo, Brazil becomes second largest buyer of Russian oil.
In Putin's mind, the flight of the Americans from the Afghan capital triggered the spring of the 'great revenge'. Russia now regularly invites Kabul's representatives to Moscow for consultations, despite the fact that the Taliban are still considered an unwelcome 'terrorist organisation'. And the other former Soviet countries are also in solidarity with the Kremlin in officially condemning the Afghan government, at the same time considering it a necessary partner.
Yerevan rejects Azerbaijani accusations of a troop concentration at the border. The call for an extraordinary convocation of the Security Council. Putin's visit to Turkey is expected at the end of August, priority on the grain deal. The future of the disputed territory will not be independence, but a reasonable autonomy in Azerbaijani territory in harmony with the Armenians.
Today's headlines: Protests in Stepanakert over the situation in Nagorno Karabakh; A ferry sinks in Indonesia; Thailand's government wants to attract foreign directors and producers; School roof collapses in China; Floods in Afghanistan and the rest of the region claim dozens of victims; More details of sexual violence emerge from Manipur; Amman and Damascus meet to curb drug trafficking.
Today's headlines: in South Korea the number of victims of monsoon rains rises to 39; China's economy grows, but at a very slow pace and may not reach the minimum target set by the Party; Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan flare up again in Nagorno Karabakh; In the Yemeni waters of the Red Sea, the UN ship operation to recover crude oil from an oil tanker begins.
After 210 days since the beginning of the blockade of the only passage linking the region to Armenia, supplies and services are in short supply. Azerbaijan continues to officially claim that the corridor is open, as the Hague tribunal has ordered, although in fact only a few Red Cross ambulances, which bring the most seriously ill people to Armenia, are able to pass through.
Talks wanted by Washington, soon Aliev and Pašinyan should also meet. However several 'crucial issues' remain. Azerbaijan sets the disarmament of the Armenian defence forces in Nagorno Karabakh as a precondition. The Armenian public retorts: 'They want our capitulation'.
Today's headlines: Seoul 'rejuvenates' South Korean population by one year; Nedteen Israeli military reservists threaten to boycott service in protest of justice reform; Pakistani army hunts three senior officers who failed to block attacks by supporters of former PM Khan; Myanmar military junta "no impact" on drug trafficking; Tokyo ready to relax rules on use of electric scooters from July; Baku blocks one of the Lačin corridor crossings.
For Lavrov in the crisis over the Lačin corridor, the U.S. and the EU are only trying to "penetrate the region to harm the legitimate interests of the Russian Federation." While Lukasenko intends to put himself forward as the "noble father" of the Csto, the Eurasian military alliance. Meanwhile, Yerevan returns to denounce the "ethnic cleansing" pursued by Baku.
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