Senator Mushahid thanks Moscow for its “positive neutrality” during recent India-Pakistan conflict Pakistani Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Moscow on Saturday, expressing gratitude for Russia’s “positive neutrality” during the recent escalation between India and Pakistan. The 40-minute bilateral meeting took place ahead of a broader gathering at the Eurasian…
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to three Southeast Asian countries – Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia – next week, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Friday. The five-day tour to the neighboring countries, lasting from Monday to Friday, will be Xi’s first trip abroad this year. The visits will come days after the…
Yury Ushakov noted that uncontrolled expansion of the association would break its backbone More than 20 states, in addition to the selected partner countries, are showing interest in a systemic dialogue with the BRICS group, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov has told the media. “The doors of the association remain open to like-minded countries. At…
Amid South China Sea tensions, China’s defence minister reaches out to regional neighbours as Beijing hosts top security conference Beijing has focused on neighbouring Southeast Asian nations at its annual security conference, pushing for cooperation as it tries to portray itself in a “contrasting light” amid tensions over the South China Sea, analysts say. In…
