By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, June 15, 2023The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia warned of the expanding threat from Islamic State from Afghanistan to the neighbouring countries in the region. According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova, the Islamic State (IS), also named Daesh, is trying to undermine the security and stability in Afghanistan and its neighbouring countries with the support of externals. “The security situation in Afghanistan is tense,” she…
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By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press, May 20, 2023Zamir Kabulov, the Russian Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan, said that the Taliban’s participation in the Kazan Forum “absolutely did not mean” its recognition from Russia. The Russian envoy also said that the UN Security Council does not sanction the Taliban delegation that participated in the Russia-Islamic World Kazan forum event. The Taliban delegation, prohibited in Russia, is represented at the Kazan Forum by participants not sanctioned by…
By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, May 17, 2023Acting Minister of Industry and Commerce, Noorudding Azizi, departed for Russia on Wednesday to participate in an international economic Summit in Kazan, the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. The 14th International Economic Summit, Russia-Islamic World, will be held on May 18-20, 2023, in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. Meanwhile, the acting Minister Azizi will attend the 14th International Economic Summit,…
By Banafsha Binesh in TOLOnews Online, April 04, 2023 at 9:16 PMRussia has announced it will hold a conference on Afghanistan in Uzbekistan on April 13, and representatives of neighboring countries will attend. TASS reported that the Russian special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said that the foreign ministers of the neighboring countries will attend. According to Kabulov, there is still no progress in creating a five-party G5 format for a settlement in Afghanistan with…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online,April 3, 2023Russia and Tajikistan held military exercises at the Kharb-Maidon training ground in Tajikistan, 20 Km from the border with Afghanistan, that will continue till April 7, Officials said on Monday. At the Kharb-Maidon training facility in Tajikistan, 20 kilometres from the Afghan border, military contingents from Russia and Tajikistan began joint drills that will last through April 7, according to a Monday press release from the Central…
by Rejaul Karim Byron in The Daily Star,Mar 16, 2023Russia has proposed a direct payment system bypassing the global standard SWIFT to settle the dues for Rooppur nuclear power plant as the Soviet nation looks to navigate the sanctions from the West following the Ukraine war. SWIFT is the messaging system used by financial institutions globally to convey instructions to carry out tens of millions of transactions each day. Most Russian banks are banned from…
By Sulochana Ramiah Mohan in Ceylon Today, Mar 4, 2023Sri Lanka is considering selecting one of three locations – Trincomalee, Hambantota, or Mannar for the proposed Russian mini nuclear power plant and the Sri Lankan Government intends to consult India before signing an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) with Russia. Regarding the funding of the project, the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board (SLAEB) is of the view that the government ‘may’ go for fully Russian-funded nuclear plants…
By Charumini de Silva in Daily FT, March 1, 2023The Government has taken a ‘revolutionary decision’ to explore a very expensive, yet high power output and reliable – nuclear power with support from Russia to address the energy crisis in Sri Lanka. “This will be a historic decision and a milestone in Sri Lanka’s history to address the power crisis via nuclear energy,” Cabinet Co-Spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardena said at the post-Cabinet meeting media…
By Fidel Rahmati in Khaama Press online, Feb 9, 2023Pakistan will not be attending the summit of regional stakeholders regarding Afghanistan, which is planned to take place this week in Moscow, Russia. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson announced that Pakistan would not be attending the summit of regional stakeholders regarding Afghanistan, which is planned to take place this week in Moscow, Russia. The two-day conference of national security advisers of regional states, which started on…
By Nizamuddin Rezahi in Khaama Press online, Jan 12, 2023Zamir Kabulov, Russian Special Representative for Afghanistan met with Acting Foreign Minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi earlier today, and stated that, unlike western states, Russia does not criticize the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Hafiz Zia Ahmad, the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a series of tweets, that Russian Special Representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov met Amir Khan Muttaqi, Afghanistan’s Acting Foreign Minister earlier…