... lately, Beijing’s economy still continues to rise. In this context the factor of China’s empowerment is explicitly important for the neighboring Central Asia region.
PRC and Kazakhstan signed 22 commercial agreements worth
USD 7 billion
during the SCO Summit that was held in Astana on June 8-9, 2017. According to the agreements, the Chinese side is investing in the development of Kazakhstan’s agrochemical cluster and is implementing a number of projects in the Atyrau region, a free economic zone....
... is now perceived as a given. In this situation, Russia’s foreign policy response is to step up efforts to consolidate and synchronize the existing formats of interaction to promote and strengthen its influence in the region.
First and foremost, Moscow still views the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) as a club of close political allies which must provide a reliable base for the active foreign policy positions of Russia, even though they are aware of all the weaknesses and limitations of the current ...
... Russia–China strategic interaction.
On the sidelines of the event, members of the Russian delegation
Sergey Luzyanin
and
Liudmila Filippova
took part in the meeting with
Rashid Alimov,
Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Rashid Alimov
pointed out that the SCO Secretariat has accumulated positive experience of cooperation with academic and analytical centres including RIAC and IFES RAS. Russian experts stated that both organizations will continue paying special ...
... Russian and Iranian vision of global governance and role of great powers, cooperation in the Middle East region, Central Asia and Afghanistan, trade and economic relations, common transport projects and interaction in international organizations such as SCO, EAEU, SREB initiative etc.
Editor-in-Chief:
I. Ivanov, RAS Corresponding Member, Dr. of History
Authors:
B. Amirahmadian, Ph.D. in Political Geography, H. Azizi, Ph.D. in Central Asia and Caucasus Studies, S. Demidenko, Ph.D. in History, E. Dunayeva,...
... their interest in continuing with this format).
Lifting the Iranian sanctions gave Russia an opportunity to promote the inclusion of Iran in the integration associations within the Eurasian space. First, the Kremlin spoke in favor of
Iran joining the SCO
; currently, Mr. Putin
proposed
creating a Free trade zone between the Eurasian Economic Union and Iran. A more vigorous international economic activity became one of the principal slogans in the Russian-Azerbaijani talks, since the trade turnover ...
... proved to not be nearly as successful for another regional player. Despite its return to the global stage following the removal of UN sanctions, Iran’s reception at the summit did not live up to its expectations.
Iran’s history with the SCO is complicated. The country has observer status with the organization and first applied for membership in 2008. At the time, Iran’s membership was blocked by the SCO due to the UN sanctions over the country’s nuclear weapons program. Following ...
The meeting of the heads of states of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states has been gaining momentum in recent years as a regional – and indeed global – discussion platform. This is testament to the growing potential and credibility of the organization. In the rapidly changing global environment, and amidst ...
On June 16, 2016, the Russian International Affairs Council received Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Khalil Karzai for an event with participation of key Russian experts from academic institutes, MGIMO, Higher School of Economics, NGOs, Russian Foreign Ministry, Afghanistan Embassy and journalists.
In his opening remarks Mr. Karzai expanded on his country’s military, economic and political environment, as well as on transition to a stable development pattern for Afghanistan and the entire...
... anniversary. Currently, the organization seems to be going through a most critical stage of its development, expanding and at the same time searching for responses to new threats to peace and security. To discuss these and other matters, we met with SCO Secretary General Rashid Alimov on the sidelines of the conference
"Russia-China: toward a New Quality of Bilateral Relations."
This year the SCO is turning fifteen. How would you define its main achievement and current goals?
Now it seems ...
... Russian naval forces on Thursday ended their joint military exercises in the Mediterranean. The "Joint Sea-2015" drills, involving six Russian and three Chinese ships, were staged in four phases, focusing on maritime defense, replenishment and escorting. It was the fourth since joint China-Russia sea drills began in 2012. (Xinhua/Xiong Libing)
Moreover, he said, multilateral military cooperation has improved markedly in the past three years within such frameworks as the U.N. Security Council,...
