Bishkek, April 28 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held meetings with his counterparts from Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Bishkek on Tuesday. Describing his meeting with Kyrgyzstan’s Defence Minister Major General Mukambetov Ruslan Mustafaevich as “extremely productive”, Singh stated that the bilateral cooperation between the two nations spreads across various sectors and defence cooperation is an import…
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Bishkek, April 28 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held meetings with his counterparts from Russia, China and Belarus on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Kyrgyzstan’s Bishkek on Tuesday. Singh and his Russian counterpart Andrei Belousov discussed key aspects of bilateral defence cooperation.”Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh had a productive interaction with Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov on the sidelines of the SCO Defence Mini…
Washington, April 28 (IANS) US President Donald Trump is not satisfied with Iran’s latest peace proposal, which seeks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the US naval blockade of Iran’s ports, while leaving its nuclear program for later negotiations, US media reported, citing several White House officials. The president discussed Iran’s proposal with his top national security officials at a meeting in the White House Situation Room on Monday afternoon, said the reports.One of the people atten…
Bishkek, April 28 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday laid a wreath at Victory Square in Bishkek, a memorial dedicated to the victory over Nazi Germany. “Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh paid floral tributes at Victory Square in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, during his visit for the SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting,” the Ministry of Defence said in a statement on X.Later in the day, Singh will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting.The Defence Minister arrived…
Saint Petersburg, April 28 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday said that Tehran is grateful for Russia’s solidarity and support for diplomacy as the war with the United States continues to escalate. Araghchi on Monday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg as the Kremlin reiterated its support for bringing peace to West Asia. He also held talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov.Taking to X, Araghchi said, “Pleased to engage with Russia at t…
Seoul, April 28 (IANS) South Korea’s top nuclear envoy has stressed the need to swiftly resolve the North Korean nuclear issue, calling it the “most urgent” challenge to the nonproliferation regime, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. Jeong Yeon-doo, vice foreign minister for diplomatic strategy and intelligence, made the remarks in a keynote speech during the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) conference held in New York on Monday (US time), according to the ministry.”The DPRK is the only ca…
Moscow, April 27 (IANS) Russia has significantly expanded the list of European Union-affiliated individuals prohibited from entering Russia in response to the European Union’s 20th sanctions package against Russia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Monday. The ministry stated that the decisions are unlawful, and the prohibited list includes representatives of European institutions, European Union member states, and a number of European states aligned with Brussels’ anti-Russian poli…
Moscow, April 27 (IANS) Germany’s Ambassador to Russia, Alexander Lambsdorff was summoned to the country’s foreign ministry on Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told local media in Moscow.Lamsdorf was summoned to the ministry over a meeting in Kyiv between Bundestag member Roderich Kiesewetter and Akhmed Zakayev, the leader of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.Kiesewetter is also a member of the parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs representing the ruling Christian Democ…
Saint Petersburg, April 27 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Monday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saint Petersburg as the Kremlin reiterated its support for bringing peace in the Middle East, local media reported. “For our part, we will do everything that serves your interests, the interests of all the peoples of the region, to ensure that this peace is achieved as quickly as possible. You know our position well,” Russia’s Tass news agency quoted Putin as sa…
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) India is poised to become the second country after Russia to operate a commercial-level fast breeder reactor as the indigenously designed 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu achieved first criticality on April 6, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday. Addressing a workshop of MPs and MLAs on “Small Modular Reactors”, the minister said, this reactor, developed by the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) and built b…