ROBOTS ET HUMANOÏDES

Mexico has impressive bilateral relations with the Russian Federation. During the last decade, Mexico has been exploring new opportunities with its partners in this part of Europe, in particular, with Russia. In this interview, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mexico to the Russian Federation, H.E. Norma Pensado Moreno, talks about the key priorities, challenges and the economic changes that could possibly influence future bilateral directions of Mexico-Russia.

Varsovie a déposé plainte contre l'accord passé le 24 mai dernier permettant à Gazprom d'échapper à une lourde amende. Le géant russe était accusé d'abus de position dominante.

From mid-August to September 15, 2018, Chinese troops went to Russia to participate in the “Vostok-2018” strategic military exercise, which was the largest strategic exercise organized by the Russian military since the 1980s. It was also the first time that China had sent such a large group of troops to attend a military exercise outside its territory. Since China and Russia have been the comprehensive strategic partners of coordination, it is supposed that the two Eurasian powers have in effect forged the allies in all terms. According to classical balance of power theory, states forms alliances in order to prevent stronger powers from dominating them. This is precisely the root cause of Beijing and Moscow having decided to move forward since the collapse of the Soviet Union toward the current strong ties.

With the current sanctions between Europe and Russia there was massive opportunity for African producers to develop their trading relationships with Russia, Managing Director at the Catalyze – International Events, Rex Bowden said in an interview after the 27th World Food Moscow exhibition held from 17-20 September in Moscow.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to visit Russia soon, South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday, and Chinese leader Xi Jinping is also expected to travel to North Korea.

As the Longtui 603 ship offloaded a thousand tons of soybeans at a wharf in Fuyuan, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on October 18, it marked the first shipment of soybeans grown in Russia’s Far Eastern region by a Chinese company, Dongjin Group.

Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Russian Federation have sign a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that envisages strengthening ties in a broad range of fields and shows that SADC remains as one of Russia’s key partners in Africa.

La production mondiale de céréales sera inférieure, cette année, de 2,4% à celle de l’année passée avec un total de 2 591 millions de tonnes.

Les échanges commerciaux entre Russie et la Chine ont augmenté de 25,7% de janvier à septembre 2018 par rapport à la même période l'année dernière, selon les données publiées par la principale administration chinoise des douanes.

Armements, annulation de dettes, accords de coopération militaire et industrielle, la Russie veut renforcer sur tous les fronts sa présence en Afrique, a déclaré le représentant spécial du président Poutine pour cette région et le Moyen Orient.

The Federation of European Union Manufacturers and Suppliers of Ingredients to the Bakery, Confectionery and Patisserie Industries has signed a cooperative agreement with Russia’s Food Ingredients Producers Union  to exchange information and experience on topics relevant to the industries.

According to the minister, during his visit to Moscow earlier in September, he held "wonderful negotiations" with the leadership of the Russian Railways (RZD) company and discussed the project of construction of the railway connecting the Libyan cities of Benghazi and Sirte.