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Al Manar
24-03-2025
- Politics
- Al Manar
Russian, US Delegations Meet in Riyadh to Discuss Ukrainian Settlement
Representatives of Russia and the United States have started talks on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, a source close to the Russian delegation was quoted by TASS News Agency. The meeting is taking place at The Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh. Saudi security services previously asked reporters to leave the hotel where the talks are taking place. The Russian delegation is led by Grigory Karasin, the head of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, and Sergey Beseda, adviser to the director of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). The US delegation includes State Department's Policy Planning Director Michael Anton, as well as aides to Donald Trump's special envoy for Ukraine and Russia Keith Kellogg and national security advisor Mike Waltz. According to Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov, the topic of the consultations will be the resumption of the Black Sea grain initiative. Such agreements were reached during a telephone conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Donald Trump. The American president's national security advisor confirmed that the delegations will focus on the issue of cessation of hostilities in the Black Sea. He noted that at the next stage of the talks, Russia and the US will discuss issues related to the verification of the ceasefire, the peacekeeping contingent, as well as the ownership of territories. On the eve of the talks, US special envoy Steve Witkoff said that the US expects to make 'real progress' during the consultations in Riyadh, including on the ceasefire in the Black Sea. After that, he said, 'you'll naturally gravitate into a full-on shooting ceasefire.' US-Ukraine talks On the evening of March 23, US and Ukrainian delegations held talks in Riyadh, attended by Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, deputy head of the Ukrainian presidential office Pavel Palisa, as well as representatives of the armed forces and energy specialists. The participants in the consultations discussed the parameters of a 30-day ceasefire on energy facilities, as well as issues related to the safety of navigation in the Black Sea.
Express Tribune
13-02-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Russia, Pakistan agree to cooperate
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Russia to Pakistan, Albert P. Khorev has said that Russia and Pakistan will focus on cooperation in energy and industry, including the modernisation of the Karachi Steel Mills, agriculture, and transport, in 2025. Russia stands ready to intensify cooperation with Pakistan on the use of international transport corridors "North-South" and "Belarus-Russia-Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan" the Ambassador said in a release issued here on Tuesday. Ambassador of Russia to Pakistan, Albert P. Khorev, said this in an interview with the state-owned news organisation of Russia, 'TASS News Agency'. In this context, the modernisation of the Quetta-Taftan railway line is currently being considered, and increasing maritime cargo transportation also holds promise, he said. He said that both Russia and Pakistan are committed to strengthening peace and stability in Afghanistan and countering terrorist threats emanating from its territory."We support Pakistan's counter-terrorism efforts and reaffirm our focus on strengthening constructive cooperation with Pakistan and Afghanistan," he said. Russian envoy said that dialogue on a wide range of common concerns and challenges is already underway within the Moscow Format of Consultations and other multilateral fora that bring together Afghanistan's neighbours. He said that amid fundamental transformations in global politics and economy, cooperation within the SCO, one of the largest and most important regional organisations, which is now establishing itself as one of the new centres of power, is becoming increasingly relevant. "We attach great importance to cooperation with Pakistan in enhancing the SCO's economic potential, strengthening industrial cooperation, establishing independent financial institutions and payment mechanisms, expanding transport and logistics capabilities and regional inter-connectivity, as well as countering new challenges and threats," he said.
Jordan News
08-02-2025
- Business
- Jordan News
Russia announces gas reserves sufficient for over 100 years - Jordan News
Russia has announced that its extractable gas reserves are sufficient for more than 100 years, based on current production levels. اضافة اعلان According to TASS News Agency, Alexander Kozlov, Russian Minister of Natural Resources, stated that the country holds approximately one-fifth of the world's natural gas reserves, amounting to 63.5 trillion cubic metres. Russia currently has 4,052 licences for geological surveys, exploration, and hydrocarbon extraction, distributed among 747 investors in the natural resources sector. Regarding oil reserves, Kozlov noted that Russia ranks fifth globally, with reserves estimated at 31.4 billion tonnes, which he said would last for approximately 64.5 years at current production rates.
Ammon
08-02-2025
- Business
- Ammon
Russia announces gas reserves sufficient for over 100 years
Ammon News - Russia has announced that its extractable gas reserves are sufficient for more than 100 years, based on current production levels. According to TASS News Agency, Alexander Kozlov, Russian Minister of Natural Resources, stated that the country holds approximately one-fifth of the world's natural gas reserves, amounting to 63.5 trillion cubic metres. Russia currently has 4,052 licences for geological surveys, exploration, and hydrocarbon extraction, distributed among 747 investors in the natural resources sector. Regarding oil reserves, Kozlov noted that Russia ranks fifth globally, with reserves estimated at 31.4 billion tonnes, which he said would last for approximately 64.5 years at current production rates.
