Global developments are changing the world, and the former unipolar world, aimed at the benefit of the United States, is cracking. States are adjusting to the new realities, including the Ukrainian conflict and its possible consequences. In particular, legislative changes have affected the direct participant in the Ukrainian events – Russia, where a new Foreign Policy Concept was presented in ...
The meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping on March 20 has been the most widely reported and commented meeting of the last few months. The meeting was characterized not only by the meeting of the heads of two powerful states, but also by the “personal bond” of the two leaders and the abundance of issues ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Russia on 20-23 March. This was the Communist Party of China Chairman’s first visit to Moscow since his re-election as China’s head of state. On March 10, Xi Jinping was re-elected as the President of the People’s Republic of China at the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC, ...
By Esteban Portillo * Russian Foreign Ministry sources told this correspondent that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergey Lavrov, is preparing to define a new international tour, this time to the main Latin American countries. As in his recent visits to Africa, Asia and the Middle East, the Russian Foreign Minister seeks to reaffirm economic and political ties with the ...
The world’s eyes are on this trip: China’s President Xi Jinping is going to travel to Russia this week to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ahead of this bilateral meeting of global importance, both leaders have published articles in the counterpart’s media. Xi’s article titled “Forging Ahead to Open a New Chapter of China-Russia Friendship, Cooperation and Common Development” was ...
Iran and Saudi Arabia agreed in the Chinese capital Beijing to resume diplomatic relations that were severed seven years ago. Thus, the two major countries of West Asia and North Africa repaired their relations, disrupted in 2016, in Asia. The meetings between Iran and Saudi Arabia, which began on March 6 and were hosted by China, concluded. In a joint ...
On Saturday, French President Emmanuel Macron ended his tour of the African continent, which began March 1, with visits to Gabon, Angola, Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is the French President’s 18th tour of Africa. On the eve of the tour, February 27, Macron made a big speech about the continent at the Elysee Palace, where he ...
Second part of our extensive interview with Helga Zepp-LaRouche, the founder and President of the Schiller Institute. And what is your view about the Joe Biden and the previous Donald Trump governments? Do you think there are noticeable differences between these two? And if so, what is/are the main difference(s) between the Democrats and the Republicans? Biden as the main ...
New Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang’s choice of Africa as the destination of his first foreign tour, since taking office late last year, came as no surprise. Qin’s visit started on January 9. The trip included Ethiopia, the headquarters of the African Union, Gabon, Angola and Benin, Cairo and the headquarters of the League of Arab States. It was a ...
Over the weekend, the military aspect of current global block confrontation became visible one again: Western nations gathered in the American military base in Ramstein, Germany, to negotiate further arms deliveries to Ukraine. Some 9.000 kilometers to the south, in Durban and Richards Bay, the navies of South Africa, China and Russia gathered for a joint naval exercise. The maneuvers, ...