The President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, is planning to pay a visit to Moscow next month to meet with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin – the Interfax news agency quoted Turkey’s ambassador to Russia, Huseyin Dirioz. This will be Erdoğan’s fourth meeting with Putin over the past…
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci urged the EU and NATO on Thursday to warn Serbia against inciting a new conflict in Kosovo and the Balkans, but Serbia blamed Kosovo leaders for the failed agreements. European Union The Brussels meeting on Wednesday between the Serbian and Kosovo presidents and prime ministers was…
Russian Senator Downplays New EU, Georgian Visa Regime.
Visa liberalization for Georgia has been adopted by European Parliament on February 2. Visa free entry enables the citizens to enter the Schengen area for 90 days within any 180-day period for touristic, business or other purpose, except working. “Today is a day of historical significance for Georgia,” Prime Minister…
In early January, Belarus introduced a visa-free regime for citizens of 80 countries, including the US and EU member states. Citizens of these countries will be able to stay for five days in the country without a visa. In response to the country’s decision to abolish visas for short-term travelers,…
Freedom House released 2017 year report on the level of political and civil liberties in 195 countries around the world. Of these countries, 87 are rated free, 59 – partly free and 49 – not free. Russia In the report Russia is marked as authoritarian country, which stands…
Tourism Flourishes In Slovenia Thanks To Melania Trump.
US Tanks Will Exercise Close To Russian Border.
St. Isaac’s Cathedral is one of the most visited tourist sites in Russia’s old imperial capital, St. Petersburg. The cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage site and has been an important museum since Russia’s 1917 Bolshevik Revolution. More than 3.5 million tourists visit it every year. The local governor…
Russian company “Gazprom” has set a new record of gas exports in January 2017. 636.4 million cubic meters per day was exported by Gazprom, RIA Novosti reported, citing the company’s statement. This week has already become the “Gazprom” record. The fourth day in a row the company updates the…