tass--2020-10-21--Armenian top diplomat plans to discuss Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire in Moscow with Lavrov

`` In Moscow , a meeting between Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov is planned .
They plan to discuss the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone and the implementation of ceasefire agreements , '' she informed .
Earlier , the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported that Mnatsakanyan had arrived in Moscow on a short working visit .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

"In Moscow, a meeting between Armenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Zohrab Mnatsakanyan and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov is planned. They plan to discuss the situation in the Karabakh conflict zone and the implementation of ceasefire agreements," she informed.
Earlier, the Armenian Foreign Ministry reported that Mnatsakanyan had arrived in Moscow on a short working visit.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-21--Baku reports 63 Azeri civilians dead since situation in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated

BAKU , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
The Azeri Prosecutor General ’ s Office reported Wednesday that the number of @ @ @ @ @ side has risen to 63 since the situation in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh escalated @ @ @ @ @ been wounded .
No need to pull Russia into Nagorno-Karabakh conflict , says Armenian president @ @ @ @ @ Armenia ’ s shelling of residential communities , 63 civilians died and 292 were wounded @ @ @ @ @ on October 21 , '' the agency said in a press release .
According to @ @ @ @ @ targets were damaged as well as 1,981 private houses and 90 residential buildings .
Renewed @ @ @ @ @ erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh @ @ @ @ @ see hostilities despite the two ceasefire agreements reached .

BAKU, October 21. /TASS/. The Azeri Prosecutor General’s Office reported Wednesday that the number of civilian casualties on the Azeri side has risen to 63 since the situation in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh escalated, while 292 civilians have been wounded.
No need to pull Russia into Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, says Armenian president
"As a result of Armenia’s shelling of residential communities, 63 civilians died and 292 were wounded between September 27 and 11:00 on October 21," the agency said in a press release. According to the office, 386 civil targets were damaged as well as 1,981 private houses and 90 residential buildings.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The region continues to see hostilities despite the two ceasefire agreements reached.


tass--2020-10-21--Russia’s daily coronavirus deaths top 300 for the first time

Russia records 15,700 new coronavirus cases in the past day MOSCOW , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
The number of @ @ @ @ @ by 317 in the past 24 hours compared to yesterday ’ s 269 .
It @ @ @ @ @ since the pandemic began , the national anti-coronavirus crisis center ’ s data shows .
@ @ @ @ @ 24,952 coronavirus deaths .
The provisional mortality rate dropped to 1.72 % , the data @ @ @ @ @ past 24 hours , 63 patients died in Moscow followed by St. Petersburg ( 49 @ @ @ @ @ ( 13 ) , the Moscow Region ( 11 ) and the Sverdlovsk Region ( @ @ @

Russia records 15,700 new coronavirus cases in the past day
MOSCOW, October 21. /TASS/. The number of coronavirus-related fatalities in Russia rose by 317 in the past 24 hours compared to yesterday’s 269. It is the highest daily figure since the pandemic began, the national anti-coronavirus crisis center’s data shows.
Overall, Russia has reported 24,952 coronavirus deaths. The provisional mortality rate dropped to 1.72%, the data points out.
In the past 24 hours, 63 patients died in Moscow followed by St. Petersburg (49), the Rostov Region (13), the Moscow Region (11) and the Sverdlovsk Region (10).


tass--2020-10-21--Russia records 15,700 new coronavirus cases in the past day

A day earlier Russia confirmed a record high of 16,319 cases since the start of the pandemic .
MOSCOW , @ @ @ @ @ Russia ’ s coronavirus cases grew by 15,700 in the past day to 1,447,335 , @ @ @ @ @ reporters on Wednesday .
The average growth rate in the number of infections dropped to @ @ @ @ @ growth rate in cases was recorded in the Chechen Republic ( 0.2 % ) , @ @ @ @ @ Chukotka Autonomous Region ( 0.5 % ) , the Moscow Region , the Dagestan and @ @ @ @ @ Region ( 0.6 % ) .
Most new cases were confirmed in Moscow - 4,389 @ @ @ @ @ , the Moscow Region - 466 , the Nizhny Novgorod Region - 332 and the @ @ @ @ @ Currently , some 325,823 people are undergoing treatment for the coronavirus in Russia .

A day earlier Russia confirmed a record high of 16,319 cases since the start of the pandemic.
MOSCOW, October 21. /TASS/. Russia’s coronavirus cases grew by 15,700 in the past day to 1,447,335, the anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Wednesday.
The average growth rate in the number of infections dropped to 1.1%.
The lowest growth rate in cases was recorded in the Chechen Republic (0.2%), the Chuvash Republic and the Chukotka Autonomous Region (0.5%), the Moscow Region, the Dagestan and Tatarstan Republics and the Chelyabinsk Region (0.6%).
Most new cases were confirmed in Moscow - 4,389, St. Petersburg - 684, the Moscow Region - 466, the Nizhny Novgorod Region - 332 and the Rostov Region - 305.
Currently, some 325,823 people are undergoing treatment for the coronavirus in Russia.


tass--2020-10-21--Over 321,000 remain under medical supervision over coronavirus in Russia

MOSCOW , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
More than 321,000 people remain under medical supervision in Russia over a suspected @ @ @ @ @ watchdog said on Wednesday .
`` Some 321,488 people remain under medical supervision in Russia @ @ @ @ @ for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing reported .
More than 55.1 mln @ @ @ @ @ out , including 496,000 tests in the past day , according to the sanitary watchdog @

MOSCOW, October 21. /TASS/. More than 321,000 people remain under medical supervision in Russia over a suspected coronavirus infection, the sanitary watchdog said on Wednesday.
"Some 321,488 people remain under medical supervision in Russia," the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing reported.
More than 55.1 mln COVID-19 tests have been carried out, including 496,000 tests in the past day, according to the sanitary watchdog.


tass--2020-10-21--WHO reports record weekly growth in coronavirus cases

GENEVA , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
The number of coronavirus cases in the world increased over the past week by more than 2.4 mln , which is the highest weekly figure since the beginning of the pandemic .
The number of deaths increased by more than 36,000 , which is roughly in line with the previous week , according to the World Health Organization ( WHO ) .
Coronavirus incidence in Russia to keep on going up for 2-3 weeks , expert says The number of new cases of COVID-19 continues to grow at an accelerated rate , while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stable , the WHO said .
As of October 18 , more than 40 mln cases and 1.1 mln deaths have been reported , including over 2.4 million new cases and 36,000 new deaths in the last week .
The most severe pandemic situation is observed in the Americas .
In total , more than 798,000 people were infected in this region from October 12 to 18 , and the total number of infected exceeded 18.8 mln .
More than 16,000 deaths were recorded in seven days , and as of October 18 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more than 608,000 .
Meanwhile , Europe saw a 25 % increase in the incidence over the previous week .
The number of cases increased by more than 927,000 to more than 8 mln .
More than 8,000 people died in a week , and the total number of deaths exceeded 256,000 .

GENEVA, October 21. /TASS/. The number of coronavirus cases in the world increased over the past week by more than 2.4 mln, which is the highest weekly figure since the beginning of the pandemic. The number of deaths increased by more than 36,000, which is roughly in line with the previous week, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Coronavirus incidence in Russia to keep on going up for 2-3 weeks, expert says
The number of new cases of COVID-19 continues to grow at an accelerated rate, while the number of new deaths remains relatively stable, the WHO said. As of October 18, more than 40 mln cases and 1.1 mln deaths have been reported, including over 2.4 million new cases and 36,000 new deaths in the last week.
The most severe pandemic situation is observed in the Americas. In total, more than 798,000 people were infected in this region from October 12 to 18, and the total number of infected exceeded 18.8 mln. More than 16,000 deaths were recorded in seven days, and as of October 18, the total number of deaths was more than 608,000.
Meanwhile, Europe saw a 25% increase in the incidence over the previous week. The number of cases increased by more than 927,000 to more than 8 mln. More than 8,000 people died in a week, and the total number of deaths exceeded 256,000.


tass--2020-10-21--Acting Kyrgyz president highlights Russia’s role in stabilizing situation

BISHKEK , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
Kyrgyzstan ’ s Acting President , Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov highlighted Russia ’ s important role in stabilizing the situation in the Central Asian republic , according to his press service .
`` I want to emphasize a special role of the Russian Federation in stabilizing the domestic political situation in Kyrgyzstan , including a special role of the Russian president ’ s special envoy Dmitry Kozak , '' Japarov told a meeting with Russian Ambassador Nikolai Udovichenko .
According to him , Russia has always been and `` remains a reliable strategic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this opportunity , I want to express my gratitude to the Russian side for its support in a challenging time for the country associated with the spread of the coronavirus infection , including for sending humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan , '' he said .
Japarov assured that Bishkek attached `` great importance to further fostering and boosting strategic partnership and allied relationship '' with Russia .
`` The domestic political situation in the country stabilized .
At the same time all branches of power and the state administration have enhanced activity for restoring @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , including preparation for a potential second wave of the coronavirus pandemic , '' Japarov stressed .
Kyrgyzstan is not planning `` to change the status of the Russian language , '' which will remain official in the country .
He also asked Russia to send more teachers of the Russian language for educating people living in Kyrgyz villages .
`` One of important elements ( of cooperation ) is attracting more Russian investment , as well as a focus on economic cooperation between the countries .
The Russian Federation is ready to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and introducing the labeling system for tracking goods , '' the Russian ambassador noted .
Following the parliamentary elections on October 4 , representatives of parties who failed to secure seats in parliament provoked mass unrest in Bishkek , stormed buildings of state institutions and released former President Almazbek Atambayev as well as other politicians , including Japarov , from detention centers .
Later , the downtown Kyrgyz capital also saw clashes between various opposition forces .
Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov and Parliament Speaker Dastan Dzhumabekov stepped down .
The Central Election Commission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ elections null and void .
The date for a rerun of the parliamentary elections should be set before November 6 .
Kanat Isaev was elected parliament speaker , while Sadyr Japarov became prime minister .
On October 15 , Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov stepped down and Japarov assumed the presidency .

BISHKEK, October 21. /TASS/. Kyrgyzstan’s Acting President, Prime Minister Sadyr Japarov highlighted Russia’s important role in stabilizing the situation in the Central Asian republic, according to his press service.
"I want to emphasize a special role of the Russian Federation in stabilizing the domestic political situation in Kyrgyzstan, including a special role of the Russian president’s special envoy Dmitry Kozak," Japarov told a meeting with Russian Ambassador Nikolai Udovichenko.
According to him, Russia has always been and "remains a reliable strategic partner" of Kyrgyzstan. "Taking this opportunity, I want to express my gratitude to the Russian side for its support in a challenging time for the country associated with the spread of the coronavirus infection, including for sending humanitarian aid to Kyrgyzstan," he said.
Japarov assured that Bishkek attached "great importance to further fostering and boosting strategic partnership and allied relationship" with Russia.
"The domestic political situation in the country stabilized. At the same time all branches of power and the state administration have enhanced activity for restoring social and economic situation in the country, including preparation for a potential second wave of the coronavirus pandemic," Japarov stressed.
Kyrgyzstan is not planning "to change the status of the Russian language," which will remain official in the country. He also asked Russia to send more teachers of the Russian language for educating people living in Kyrgyz villages.
"One of important elements (of cooperation) is attracting more Russian investment, as well as a focus on economic cooperation between the countries. The Russian Federation is ready to provide assistance in modernizing the tax system and introducing the labeling system for tracking goods," the Russian ambassador noted.
Following the parliamentary elections on October 4, representatives of parties who failed to secure seats in parliament provoked mass unrest in Bishkek, stormed buildings of state institutions and released former President Almazbek Atambayev as well as other politicians, including Japarov, from detention centers. Later, the downtown Kyrgyz capital also saw clashes between various opposition forces. Prime Minister Kubatbek Boronov and Parliament Speaker Dastan Dzhumabekov stepped down. The Central Election Commission declared the results of the recent parliamentary elections null and void. The date for a rerun of the parliamentary elections should be set before November 6. Kanat Isaev was elected parliament speaker, while Sadyr Japarov became prime minister. On October 15, Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov stepped down and Japarov assumed the presidency.


tass--2020-10-21--Kyrgyzstan’s rerun parliamentary election set for December 20

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tass--2020-10-21--Hainan's financial monitoring system tracks 6-8 mln transactions daily

HAIKOU , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
Hainan 's financial control system monitors 6-8 million transactions every day in real time , reported the Hainan Daily cinting the central branch of the People 's Bank of China in Haikou ( the administrative center of the region ) .
According to the publication , 22 commercial banks on Hainan report cash flows of 50-80 billion yuan ( $ 7.5-12 billion ) to the provincial monitoring system every day .
The amount of information about these daily transactions amounts to about 5 GB .
These control measures are aimed at mitigating risks @ @ @ @ @ @ @ course to liberalize Hainan 's economy , which provides , among other things , free movement of capital , the Chinese authorities are simultaneously making efforts to create a so-called electronic barrier - a financial control mechanism on the island that `` monitors every fen '' ( one hundredth of the Chinese yuan ) going into the financial system of the province and outgoing .
The central branch of the People 's Bank of China , Haikou , will continue to optimize its systematic macro analysis and capital flow monitoring mechanism to promote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ port .
In accordance with the general program on Hainan 's free trade port , the administration of the island intends to form an effective economic system here by 2025 , and in another 10 years , enhance the innovative mechanisms for the development of the region .
At the same time , when implementing this project , the government plans to pay special attention to the prevention of socio-economic risks .

HAIKOU, October 21. /TASS/. Hainan's financial control system monitors 6-8 million transactions every day in real time, reported the Hainan Daily cinting the central branch of the People's Bank of China in Haikou (the administrative center of the region).
According to the publication, 22 commercial banks on Hainan report cash flows of 50-80 billion yuan ($ 7.5-12 billion) to the provincial monitoring system every day. The amount of information about these daily transactions amounts to about 5 GB. These control measures are aimed at mitigating risks in cross-border capital movements.
Despite the course to liberalize Hainan's economy, which provides, among other things, free movement of capital, the Chinese authorities are simultaneously making efforts to create a so-called electronic barrier - a financial control mechanism on the island that "monitors every fen" (one hundredth of the Chinese yuan) going into the financial system of the province and outgoing.
The central branch of the People's Bank of China, Haikou, will continue to optimize its systematic macro analysis and capital flow monitoring mechanism to promote the development of Hainan's free trade port.
In accordance with the general program on Hainan's free trade port, the administration of the island intends to form an effective economic system here by 2025, and in another 10 years, enhance the innovative mechanisms for the development of the region. At the same time, when implementing this project, the government plans to pay special attention to the prevention of socio-economic risks.


tass--2020-10-21--Vinnik's lawyer satisfied with the course of hearing in Paris

PARIS , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
The defense of programmer Alexander Vinnik , suspected of identity theft and extortion , is satisfied with the course of the hearings on his case , which are being held in a Paris court , Vinnik ’ s lawyer Frederic Belot told TASS .
`` Today the hearings went very well .
Alexander gave detailed answers to all the questions of the judges , '' Belot said .
According to the lawyer , his client `` provided many details , clarified a number of aspects of his activities . ''
`` Vinnik gave @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shed light on what happened as much as possible , '' Belot added .
`` The court hearing will continue in the coming days .
We expect the process can be completed as planned on Thursday evening , '' he added .
Alexander Vinnik , a Russian IT specialist , was detained while vacationing in Greece on July 25 , 2017 at the United States ’ request , where he is accused of laundering four to nine billion US dollars through a no longer existent Internet exchange of cryptocurrencies BTC-e. On January 23 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ France .
The final decision was made by Greece ’ s State Council , or the Supreme Court of Greece .
Vinnik ’ s extradition was also sought by Russia and the United States .
The Russian dismissed all the charges brought against him and expressed the readiness to return home .
On January 28 , a Paris court ruled to keep Vinnik under arrest .
The five-hour court session was held behind closed doors and , according to the defense attorneys , with numerous violations of law .
Neither the defense team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ during these hearings .
On February 17 , having considered the defense ’ s appeal , the Paris court again ruled for Vinnik ’ s remand in custody .
The next day , his mother , Vera Vinnik , filed a request to French President Emmanuel Macron pleading for her son ’ s right to an impartial investigation .
She handed her appeal to Russia ’ s embassy in Paris .
On May 12 , the Paris court rejected his attorneys ’ request to release Vinnik for medical considerations .
The defense team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ man under judicial control in France or to release him under house arrest , referring to coronavirus fears and unsafe conditions in the jail .

PARIS, October 21. /TASS/. The defense of programmer Alexander Vinnik, suspected of identity theft and extortion, is satisfied with the course of the hearings on his case, which are being held in a Paris court, Vinnik’s lawyer Frederic Belot told TASS.
"Today the hearings went very well. Alexander gave detailed answers to all the questions of the judges," Belot said. According to the lawyer, his client "provided many details, clarified a number of aspects of his activities." "Vinnik gave all the necessary explanations in order to shed light on what happened as much as possible," Belot added.
"The court hearing will continue in the coming days. We expect the process can be completed as planned on Thursday evening," he added.
Vinnik’s case
Alexander Vinnik, a Russian IT specialist, was detained while vacationing in Greece on July 25, 2017 at the United States’ request, where he is accused of laundering four to nine billion US dollars through a no longer existent Internet exchange of cryptocurrencies BTC-e. On January 23, 2020, he was extradited to France. The final decision was made by Greece’s State Council, or the Supreme Court of Greece. Vinnik’s extradition was also sought by Russia and the United States. The Russian dismissed all the charges brought against him and expressed the readiness to return home.
On January 28, a Paris court ruled to keep Vinnik under arrest. The five-hour court session was held behind closed doors and, according to the defense attorneys, with numerous violations of law. Neither the defense team nor Vinnik himself were allowed to speak during these hearings.
On February 17, having considered the defense’s appeal, the Paris court again ruled for Vinnik’s remand in custody. The next day, his mother, Vera Vinnik, filed a request to French President Emmanuel Macron pleading for her son’s right to an impartial investigation. She handed her appeal to Russia’s embassy in Paris. On May 12, the Paris court rejected his attorneys’ request to release Vinnik for medical considerations. The defense team asked the court to release the Russian man under judicial control in France or to release him under house arrest, referring to coronavirus fears and unsafe conditions in the jail.


tass--2020-10-20--EU urges Russia, US to prolong New START before February 2021

BRUSSELS , October 20 .
/TASS/ .
The EU is calling on Russia and the United States to prolong the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ( New START ) before February 2021 , EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated on Tuesday during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels .
`` We strongly call for the extension by the US and Russia of the New START Treaty before February 2021 , and we will encourage negotiations for a broader future agreement , '' he said .
The New START Treaty will expire @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Washington agree to renew it .
The Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms ( the New START Treaty ) entered into force on February 5 , 2011 .
The document stipulates that seven years after its entry into effect each party should have no more than a total of 700 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles ( ICBM ) , submarine-launched ballistic missiles ( SLBM ) and strategic bombers , as well as no more than 1,550 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and strategic bombers , and a total of 800 deployed and non-deployed ICBM launchers , SLBM launchers and strategic bombers .
The New START Treaty will remain in force for 10 years , until February 5 , 2021 , unless it is replaced before that date by a subsequent agreement on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms .
It can also be extended for no longer than 5 years ( that is , until 2026 ) by the parties ’ mutual consent .
Moscow has repeatedly called on Washington not to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a golden standard in the area of disarmament .
In an interview with the Financial Times in June 2019 , Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that once the New START Treaty ceased to exist , `` then there would be no instrument in the world to curtail the arms race .
`` .

BRUSSELS, October 20. /TASS/. The EU is calling on Russia and the United States to prolong the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) before February 2021, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell stated on Tuesday during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels.
"We strongly call for the extension by the US and Russia of the New START Treaty before February 2021, and we will encourage negotiations for a broader future agreement," he said.
The New START Treaty will expire at the beginning of 2021 unless Moscow and Washington agree to renew it. The Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (the New START Treaty) entered into force on February 5, 2011. The document stipulates that seven years after its entry into effect each party should have no more than a total of 700 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) and strategic bombers, as well as no more than 1,550 warheads on deployed ICBMs, deployed SLBMs and strategic bombers, and a total of 800 deployed and non-deployed ICBM launchers, SLBM launchers and strategic bombers.
The New START Treaty will remain in force for 10 years, until February 5, 2021, unless it is replaced before that date by a subsequent agreement on the reduction and limitation of strategic offensive arms. It can also be extended for no longer than 5 years (that is, until 2026) by the parties’ mutual consent.
Moscow has repeatedly called on Washington not to delay prolongation of the treaty it describes as a golden standard in the area of disarmament. In an interview with the Financial Times in June 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that once the New START Treaty ceased to exist, "then there would be no instrument in the world to curtail the arms race.".


tass--2020-10-22--New wave of blame-placing on Russia expected ahead US elections - Russian diplomat

LONDON , October 22 .
/TASS/ .
Another wave of accusations may come from London and Washington ahead of the presidential elections in the United States , Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrei Kelin told TASS following this week ’ s blaming of Russian special services for committing cyberattacks .
`` I have a feeling that this is a coordinated campaign that will unfold in several waves .
It is a support act Washington now needs , a social put-up job ahead of the upcoming elections to keep on placing all the blame on Russia in a bid to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s actions , '' he said .
`` So , it is quite expectable that Russia will be held to blame in case the Republicans lose the race .
Likewise , it will be blamed by the Democrats if they lose . ''
The ambassador also commented on the Times ’ reports alleging that Russia had indulged in misinformation about the anti-coronavirus vaccine developed jointly by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca , a British-Sweden pharmaceutical company .
`` It is nothing but competition .
As you know , the [ Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the basis of a human adenovirus and is a two-component vaccine whereas the vaccine developed by Oxford and AstraZeneca is a one-component vaccine on the basis of a chimpanzee adenovirus , which has not yet been studied .
But in this case it is a purely scientific , medical matter and it is especially sad that it is being converted into a political matter , which is an absolutely wrong thing to do , '' he said , adding that international cooperation is needed to combat the coronavirus infection .
`` We don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ call for consolidating efforts , but there are certain forces that are seeking to drive a wedge by discrediting vaccines made in Russia , '' Kelin added .
According to the diplomat , the Russia is trying to work with `` any forces that will have a constructive position . ''
`` If there is no demand for political cooperation with Russia , we will cooperate in the economic and humanitarian areas and we will work with those countries and continents that are open for cooperation with us , '' he stressed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it with London or other Western European countries , no big deal .
It will finally happen .
`` .

LONDON, October 22. /TASS/. Another wave of accusations may come from London and Washington ahead of the presidential elections in the United States, Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrei Kelin told TASS following this week’s blaming of Russian special services for committing cyberattacks.
"I have a feeling that this is a coordinated campaign that will unfold in several waves. It is a support act Washington now needs, a social put-up job ahead of the upcoming elections to keep on placing all the blame on Russia in a bid to excuse whatever happens in America by Russia’s actions," he said. "So, it is quite expectable that Russia will be held to blame in case the Republicans lose the race. Likewise, it will be blamed by the Democrats if they lose."
The ambassador also commented on the Times’ reports alleging that Russia had indulged in misinformation about the anti-coronavirus vaccine developed jointly by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca, a British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical company.
"It is nothing but competition. As you know, the [Russian] Sputnik V vaccine was developed on the basis of a human adenovirus and is a two-component vaccine whereas the vaccine developed by Oxford and AstraZeneca is a one-component vaccine on the basis of a chimpanzee adenovirus, which has not yet been studied. But in this case it is a purely scientific, medical matter and it is especially sad that it is being converted into a political matter, which is an absolutely wrong thing to do," he said, adding that international cooperation is needed to combat the coronavirus infection.
"We don’t want to demonize anyone and call for consolidating efforts, but there are certain forces that are seeking to drive a wedge by discrediting vaccines made in Russia," Kelin added.
According to the diplomat, the Russia is trying to work with "any forces that will have a constructive position."
"If there is no demand for political cooperation with Russia, we will cooperate in the economic and humanitarian areas and we will work with those countries and continents that are open for cooperation with us," he stressed. "If we don’t see it with London or other Western European countries, that's no big deal. It will eventually happen."


tass--2020-10-22--Soyuz MS-16 with three crew members onboard undocks from ISS

MOSCOW , October 22 .
/TASS/ .
The Soyuz MS-16 spaceship with Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner and @ @ @ @ @ undoked from thee International Space Station ( ISS ) and is heading towards Earth .
@ @ @ @ @ website of Russia ’ s state space corporation Roscosmos .
The spaceship will switch on @ @ @ @ @ time to leave the orbit .
The reentry vehicle is expected to land 147 kilometers @ @ @ @ @ Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan at 05:54 Moscow timez .

MOSCOW, October 22. /TASS/. The Soyuz MS-16 spaceship with Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy has undoked from thee International Space Station (ISS) and is heading towards Earth.
Broadcasting is available at the website of Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos.
The spaceship will switch on its engines at 05:00 Moscow time to leave the orbit. The reentry vehicle is expected to land 147 kilometers southeast of the city of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan at 05:54 Moscow timez.


tass--2020-10-22--Roscosmos plans to achieve independence of Russian space sector from imports by 2025

MOSCOW , October 22 .
/TASS/ .
Russia ’ s space sector will no longer depend on imported goods by @ @ @ @ @ corporation Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin said on Thursday .
`` Serious attention in the @ @ @ @ @ focused on import substitution .
We plan to achieve practically total independence from imports by @ @ @ @ @ .
Vasily Shpak , director of the radio-electronic industry department of the Russian ministry of @ @ @ @ @ earlier that Russian-made electronics account for 80 % of equipment of Russian spacecraft .

MOSCOW, October 22. /TASS/. Russia’s space sector will no longer depend on imported goods by 2025, Russian state space corporation Roscosmos Director General Dmitry Rogozin said on Thursday.
"Serious attention in the course of space activities is focused on import substitution. We plan to achieve practically total independence from imports by 2025," he said.
Vasily Shpak, director of the radio-electronic industry department of the Russian ministry of industry and trade, said earlier that Russian-made electronics account for 80% of equipment of Russian spacecraft.


tass--2020-10-22--Bezymyanny volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula begins to erupt

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY , October 22 .
/TASS/ .
The eruption of the Bezymyanny volcano on Russia 's Kamchatka peninsula began at 08:22 local time ( 23:22 Moscow time on Wednesday ) , a spokesman for the Kamchatka branch of the geophysical service of the Russian Academy of Sciences told TASS on Thursday .
`` According to preliminary estimates , the volcano spewed ash to an altitude of ten kilometers .
An autonomous video surveillance camera at the Kirishev station recorded the beginning of the eruption .
Since the volcano is currently partially covered by clouds , more exact information about the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ data from satellites , '' the spokesman said .
According to the spokesman , the eruption began as was anticipated by the Kamchatka branch of the Russian expert council on earthquake prediction .
The intensification of the giant mount 's activity began in early October .
Bezymyanny is one of 29 active volcanoes of Kamchatka .
Its height is about 2,800 metres above sea level .
Its eruptions are explosive .
They occur one or two times a year and may last from several hours to several days .
In recent years scientists @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its activity intensification rather correctly .
Its previous powerful eruption occurred on March 15 , 2019 .
The volcano 's name means `` nameless , '' and it was considered to be extinct before the 1955 eruption .
Bezymyanny is located on the southeast slope of the extinct volcano Kamen .
Its greatest eruption happened in 1956 and lowered the top of the mountain by 280 meters from 3,080 to 2,800 meters .
The volcano is located in the central part of the Klyuchevskaya group 385 kilometres northeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky .
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PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, October 22. /TASS/. The eruption of the Bezymyanny volcano on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula began at 08:22 local time (23:22 Moscow time on Wednesday), a spokesman for the Kamchatka branch of the geophysical service of the Russian Academy of Sciences told TASS on Thursday.
"According to preliminary estimates, the volcano spewed ash to an altitude of ten kilometers. An autonomous video surveillance camera at the Kirishev station recorded the beginning of the eruption. Since the volcano is currently partially covered by clouds, more exact information about the eruption will be available when we receive data from satellites," the spokesman said.
According to the spokesman, the eruption began as was anticipated by the Kamchatka branch of the Russian expert council on earthquake prediction. The intensification of the giant mount's activity began in early October.
Bezymyanny is one of 29 active volcanoes of Kamchatka. Its height is about 2,800 metres above sea level. Its eruptions are explosive. They occur one or two times a year and may last from several hours to several days. In recent years scientists have managed to predict the periods of its activity intensification rather correctly. Its previous powerful eruption occurred on March 15, 2019.
The volcano's name means "nameless," and it was considered to be extinct before the 1955 eruption. Bezymyanny is located on the southeast slope of the extinct volcano Kamen. Its greatest eruption happened in 1956 and lowered the top of the mountain by 280 meters from 3,080 to 2,800 meters. The volcano is located in the central part of the Klyuchevskaya group 385 kilometres northeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The nearest populated localities are Klyuchi and Kozyrevsk.


tass--2020-10-22--Russian consulate says notified by US authorities about detention of Russian national

NEW YORK , October 22 .
/TASS/ .
The US law enforcement agencies have notified Russian diplomats about the detention of a Russian national on charges of conspiracy to illegally export electronics , the Russian consulate general in New York said on Wednesday .
`` Today , the consulate general received a notification from the US law enforcement agencies about the detention of a Russian national ( the only one from the US Department of Justice ) as a member of an international criminal group on charges of conspiracy to illegally export electronics , '' the consulate wrote on its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ secretary , Alexei Topolsky , told TASS earlier that Russian diplomats had contacted the US Department of State asking to say whether there were Russian nationals among those detained .
The United States Attorney 's Office for the Eastern District of New York said on Monday that seven people - Akmal Asadov , Sayuz Daibagiya , Anton Perevoznikov , Shokhrukh Saidov , Marat Shadkhin , Kirill Sokhonchuk and Zokir Iskanderov - had been arrested in New York , one more person - Azamat Bobomurodov - in Illinois , and two more were still @ @ @ @ @ @ @ property worth more than 50 million US dollars , failure to provide exports information , illegal exports of electronics and conspiracy .

NEW YORK, October 22. /TASS/. The US law enforcement agencies have notified Russian diplomats about the detention of a Russian national on charges of conspiracy to illegally export electronics, the Russian consulate general in New York said on Wednesday.
"Today, the consulate general received a notification from the US law enforcement agencies about the detention of a Russian national (the only one from the US Department of Justice) as a member of an international criminal group on charges of conspiracy to illegally export electronics," the consulate wrote on its Twitter account.
The consulates’ press secretary, Alexei Topolsky, told TASS earlier that Russian diplomats had contacted the US Department of State asking to say whether there were Russian nationals among those detained.
The United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York said on Monday that seven people - Akmal Asadov, Sayuz Daibagiya, Anton Perevoznikov, Shokhrukh Saidov, Marat Shadkhin, Kirill Sokhonchuk and Zokir Iskanderov - had been arrested in New York, one more person - Azamat Bobomurodov - in Illinois, and two more were still wanted on charges of transportation of stolen property worth more than 50 million US dollars, failure to provide exports information, illegal exports of electronics and conspiracy.


tass--2020-10-21--US, Russia close to deal on arms control - Department of State

WASHINGTON , October 22 .
/TASS/ .
The United States and Russia are close to a deal on a one-year extension of the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms ( known as the New START Treaty ) , US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea said in an interview with PBS broadcaster .
Billingslea posted a link to the interview on his Twitter account on Wednesday .
The journalist asked the diplomat whether the United States and Russia have an agreement on a one-year New START extension .
`` We do @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , certainly , given the fact that Russia has moved in the direction of the United States ' proposal for this cap , it looks like the two sides are getting much , much closer together .
And we — I would say we 're very , very close to a deal , '' Billingslea answered .
According to Billingslea , Moscow and Washington `` are not talking about a treaty at that stage . ''
`` What we 're talking about is a political agreement that we would then , over the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that treaty , '' he explained .
`` And , by that point , we will expect the Chinese to be a participant in that process , '' he added .
`` First of all , we have been consistent and very clear all along that the next treaty must be trilateral .
It must include the Chinese .
By the way , the Russians have said exactly the same thing or very close to the same thing , '' he believes .
`` The Russians have said the next treaty must be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they would also include the British and the French in their formulation .
So , we have been consistent on that front , '' US special presidential envoy for arms control said .
If Russia agrees to the United States ’ initiative to freeze the number of nuclear warheads , it will set floor for future arms control discussions , Billingslea said .
When asked if Washington ’ s leverage was reduced by Democratic presidential nominee Joseph Biden ’ s statement that if he became president he would extend New START for five @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` First of all , the president , by signaling his intention to pursue this historic approach , and with the Russians now agreeing in principle , that now sets the floor for future arms control discussions .
So , the Biden camp would have to rethink their entire approach , were they to take office , '' he pointed out .
`` But they 're also going to need to be exposed to the kinds of information that we have , particularly the alarming intelligence we have regarding the secretive Chinese @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Billingslea noted that a potential agreement between the US and Russia on freezing the number of nuclear warheads should include verification measures .
When asked to comment on the fact that Russia had not publicly agreed to US demands for additional verification measures , Billingslea said that `` that 's one of the areas that we 're going to really need to sit down and work together to finalize . ''
`` Russia has said that they will not agree to additional add-on measures .
But I would simply say that verification is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arms control .
It 's an intrinsic part , a fundamental part of any arms control deal , always has been , '' he pointed out .
He also emphasized the need for `` effective verification . ''
`` We will work with the Russians to make sure it 's a mutually agreeable solution , '' the US envoy noted .
`` Let me also say that verification historically has been something that the Russians also have wanted .
And the idea of verification is actually in the materials that the Russians have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Russia ’ s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that if New START was extended for a year , Moscow was ready to freeze the number of its nuclear warheads for the same period , provided that the US did not put forward additional demands .
Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 16 called on the US to extend the treaty without preconditions but Washington later rejected the initiative .

WASHINGTON, October 22. /TASS/. The United States and Russia are close to a deal on a one-year extension of the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (known as the New START Treaty), US Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea said in an interview with PBS broadcaster.
Billingslea posted a link to the interview on his Twitter account on Wednesday.
The journalist asked the diplomat whether the United States and Russia have an agreement on a one-year New START extension.
"We don't have an agreement yet, but, certainly, given the fact that Russia has moved in the direction of the United States' proposal for this cap, it looks like the two sides are getting much, much closer together. And we — I would say we're very, very close to a deal," Billingslea answered.
According to Billingslea, Moscow and Washington "are not talking about a treaty at that stage."
"What we're talking about is a political agreement that we would then, over the coming year, move to translate into that treaty," he explained.
"And, by that point, we will expect the Chinese to be a participant in that process," he added.
"First of all, we have been consistent and very clear all along that the next treaty must be trilateral. It must include the Chinese. By the way, the Russians have said exactly the same thing or very close to the same thing," he believes.
"The Russians have said the next treaty must be multilateral. And, of course, they would also include the British and the French in their formulation. So, we have been consistent on that front," US special presidential envoy for arms control said.
Future discussions
If Russia agrees to the United States’ initiative to freeze the number of nuclear warheads, it will set floor for future arms control discussions, Billingslea said.
When asked if Washington’s leverage was reduced by Democratic presidential nominee Joseph Biden’s statement that if he became president he would extend New START for five years, Billingslea answered in the negative. "First of all, the president, by signaling his intention to pursue this historic approach, and with the Russians now agreeing in principle, that now sets the floor for future arms control discussions. So, the Biden camp would have to rethink their entire approach, were they to take office," he pointed out. "But they're also going to need to be exposed to the kinds of information that we have, particularly the alarming intelligence we have regarding the secretive Chinese nuclear buildup," Billingslea added.
Verification measures
Billingslea noted that a potential agreement between the US and Russia on freezing the number of nuclear warheads should include verification measures.
When asked to comment on the fact that Russia had not publicly agreed to US demands for additional verification measures, Billingslea said that "that's one of the areas that we're going to really need to sit down and work together to finalize." "Russia has said that they will not agree to additional add-on measures. But I would simply say that verification is not an add-on when it comes to arms control. It's an intrinsic part, a fundamental part of any arms control deal, always has been," he pointed out.
He also emphasized the need for "effective verification." "We will work with the Russians to make sure it's a mutually agreeable solution," the US envoy noted. "Let me also say that verification historically has been something that the Russians also have wanted. And the idea of verification is actually in the materials that the Russians have proposed to us," Billingslea added.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday that if New START was extended for a year, Moscow was ready to freeze the number of its nuclear warheads for the same period, provided that the US did not put forward additional demands. Russian President Vladimir Putin on October 16 called on the US to extend the treaty without preconditions but Washington later rejected the initiative.


tass--2020-10-21--Moscow's death toll from confirmed COVID-19 cases rises by 66

MOSCOW , October 22 .
/TASS/ .
The death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases has risen by 66 in Moscow over the past 24 hours , the Russian capital ’ s anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Wednesday .
`` As many as 66 patients have passed away in Moscow .
Their diagnoses of pneumonia were confirmed and they tested positive for the coronavirus infection , '' the center informed .
The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 6,187 in Moscow .
As of October 21 , Moscow recorded more than 377,000 COVID-19 cases and about 289,000 recoveries .
In late @ @ @ @ @ @ @ World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic .
According to the latest statistics , over 40.8 million people have been infected worldwide and more than 1.12 million deaths have been reported .
To date @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Russia , with 1,096,560 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 24,952 fatalities nationwide .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation .

MOSCOW, October 22. /TASS/. The death toll from confirmed coronavirus cases has risen by 66 in Moscow over the past 24 hours, the Russian capital’s anti-coronavirus crisis center told reporters on Wednesday.
"As many as 66 patients have passed away in Moscow. Their diagnoses of pneumonia were confirmed and they tested positive for the coronavirus infection," the center informed.
The COVID-19 death toll climbed to 6,187 in Moscow. As of October 21, Moscow recorded more than 377,000 COVID-19 cases and about 289,000 recoveries.
In late December 2019, Chinese officials informed the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia.
On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. According to the latest statistics, over 40.8 million people have been infected worldwide and more than 1.12 million deaths have been reported.
To date, 1,447,335 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 1,096,560 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 24,952 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-10-21--Turkey poised to deploy troops to Azerbaijan if requested

ANKARA , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay confirmed on Wednesday that Ankara was ready to deploy its troops to Azerbaijan to back Baku in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict .
`` Our president [ Recep Tayyip Erdogan ] announced it on the very first day [ of a renewed escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh ] .
Turkey does not hesitate and our president does not hesitate , '' Oktay said in a televised interview with CNN Turk answering a question from the TV host .
Ankara reiterated earlier its support to Baku and voiced readiness for assistance both at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

ANKARA, October 21. /TASS/. Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay confirmed on Wednesday that Ankara was ready to deploy its troops to Azerbaijan to back Baku in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.
"Our president [Recep Tayyip Erdogan] announced it on the very first day [of a renewed escalation in Nagorno-Karabakh]. Turkey does not hesitate and our president does not hesitate," Oktay said in a televised interview with CNN Turk answering a question from the TV host.
Ankara reiterated earlier its support to Baku and voiced readiness for assistance both at the negotiation table and on the battlefield.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-21--Turkey manages to build the healthiest relations with Russia - Turkish VP

ANKARA , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
Russia is one of the countries Turkey has managed to build the healthiest relations with , Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said in an interview with the CNN Turk TV channel on Wednesday .
`` Russia , perhaps , is one of the countries we managed to establish a healthy dialogue with against the background of the chaos unfolding although there are a lot of subjects we can not reach an agreement on .
We might have problems but there are also spheres where we can work together .
If something changes in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sincerely , '' he emphasized .
Additionally , the republic ’ s vice president again expressed an opinion that the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh can not be resolved without Turkey .
`` Russia attempted to try to find a solution [ of the Karabakh situation ] and conduct talks with leaders of the two countries , but it didn ’ t happen .
The fact that Turkey was absent at the table was a major omission .
[ Azerbaijan ’ s President Ilham ] Aliyev had stated that the resolution can not happen without @ @ @ @ @ @ @ brokered a humanitarian ceasefire that took effect at noon local time on October 10 but was violated .
Later , the foreign ministries of Armenia and Azerbaijan announced plans to declare another ceasefire at midnight on October 18 , but the hostilities continue and the warring parties keep blaming each other for violating the truce .

ANKARA, October 21. /TASS/. Russia is one of the countries Turkey has managed to build the healthiest relations with, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said in an interview with the CNN Turk TV channel on Wednesday.
"Russia, perhaps, is one of the countries we managed to establish a healthy dialogue with against the background of the chaos unfolding although there are a lot of subjects we cannot reach an agreement on. We might have problems but there are also spheres where we can work together. If something changes in this respect, Turkey will announce it sincerely," he emphasized.
Additionally, the republic’s vice president again expressed an opinion that the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh cannot be resolved without Turkey. "Russia attempted to try to find a solution [of the Karabakh situation] and conduct talks with leaders of the two countries, but it didn’t happen. The fact that Turkey was absent at the table was a major omission. [Azerbaijan’s President Ilham] Aliyev had stated that the resolution cannot happen without Turkey," he thinks.
Moscow brokered a humanitarian ceasefire that took effect at noon local time on October 10 but was violated. Later, the foreign ministries of Armenia and Azerbaijan announced plans to declare another ceasefire at midnight on October 18, but the hostilities continue and the warring parties keep blaming each other for violating the truce.


tass--2020-10-21--US proceeds from fact that Russia agreed in principle to extend New START, Pompeo says

`` Russia has agreed in principle to freeze all of its nuclear warheads , we are very pleased about that , '' he said .
According to him , `` to extend that agreement would be historic . ''
`` But we need to make sure that US and Russian negotiators get together just as soon as possible to continue to make progress to finalize a verifiable agreement , '' the Secretary of State added .
WASHINGTON , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
The United States will consider the extension of the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ START ) with Russia historic and proceeds from the fact that Moscow has agreed to it in principle , US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated at a briefing for journalists on Wednesday .
`` President Trump has made it clear that the New START treaty by itself is not a good deal for the United States or our friends or allies .
Only 45 % of Russia ’ s nuclear arsenal is subject to numerical limits posing a threat to the United States and our NATO allies .
Meanwhile , that agreement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arsenal that is subject to the limits contained in the New START agreement .
And China ?
China , of course , is not bound at all .
0 % of their weapon systems are governed and restricted by that New START agreement , '' he noted .
Earlier Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Moscow hopes to continue the dialogue on the New START treaty with the US since it is important for global security .
On Tuesday , Russian Foreign Ministry stated that if the United States agrees to extend the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to freeze the number of nuclear warheads for one year together with the US side on the condition Washington puts forward no extra demands .
On October 16 , President Vladimir Putin suggested extending the New START at least by one year without any preconditions .
He believes that the extra time might be used for conducting meaningful negotiations .
The United States rejected this proposal .
On Tuesday , spokesperson for the US State Department Morgan Ortagus stated that the United States is ready to hold a meeting immediately with Russia to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ START .
She noted that Washington appreciates the Russian Federation ’ s willingness to make progress on the issue of nuclear arms control .
Earlier , The Wall Street Journal reported that Russia ’ s willingness to jointly freeze nuclear arsenals with the US will make it possible to reach a New START extension by a year in the coming days , citing its sources in the US administration .
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty ( New START ) was signed by Russia and the United States in 2010 .
The document stipulates @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effect each party should have no more than a total of 700 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles ( ICBM ) , submarine-launched ballistic missiles ( SLBM ) and strategic bombers , as well as no more than 1,550 warheads on deployed ICBMs , deployed SLBMs and strategic bombers , and a total of 800 deployed and non-deployed ICBM launchers , SLBM launchers and strategic bombers .
It will remain effective until February 5 , 2021 , unless a new document is signed to replace it .
The document can be extended for no more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until 2026 , by mutual agreement of the parties .
Moscow has urged Washington not to postpone the decision on the extension of the arms control deal , characterizing it as the gold standard in the disarmament sphere .
In an interview with the Financial Times in late June 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin said that once this treaty ceased to exist , `` then there would be no instrument in the world to curtail the arms race .
`` .

"Russia has agreed in principle to freeze all of its nuclear warheads, we are very pleased about that," he said. According to him, "to extend that agreement would be historic." "But we need to make sure that US and Russian negotiators get together just as soon as possible to continue to make progress to finalize a verifiable agreement," the Secretary of State added.
WASHINGTON, October 21. /TASS/. The United States will consider the extension of the Treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START) with Russia historic and proceeds from the fact that Moscow has agreed to it in principle, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated at a briefing for journalists on Wednesday.
"President Trump has made it clear that the New START treaty by itself is not a good deal for the United States or our friends or allies. Only 45% of Russia’s nuclear arsenal is subject to numerical limits posing a threat to the United States and our NATO allies. Meanwhile, that agreement restricts 92% of America’s arsenal that is subject to the limits contained in the New START agreement. And China? China, of course, is not bound at all. 0% of their weapon systems are governed and restricted by that New START agreement," he noted.
Earlier Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Moscow hopes to continue the dialogue on the New START treaty with the US since it is important for global security.
On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Ministry stated that if the United States agrees to extend the New START, Moscow will be prepared to freeze the number of nuclear warheads for one year together with the US side on the condition Washington puts forward no extra demands. On October 16, President Vladimir Putin suggested extending the New START at least by one year without any preconditions. He believes that the extra time might be used for conducting meaningful negotiations. The United States rejected this proposal.
On Tuesday, spokesperson for the US State Department Morgan Ortagus stated that the United States is ready to hold a meeting immediately with Russia to finalize the agreement to extend the New START. She noted that Washington appreciates the Russian Federation’s willingness to make progress on the issue of nuclear arms control. Earlier, The Wall Street Journal reported that Russia’s willingness to jointly freeze nuclear arsenals with the US will make it possible to reach a New START extension by a year in the coming days, citing its sources in the US administration.
Gold standard in the disarmament sphere
The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) was signed by Russia and the United States in 2010. The document stipulates that seven years after its entry into effect each party should have no more than a total of 700 deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) and strategic bombers, as well as no more than 1,550 warheads on deployed ICBMs, deployed SLBMs and strategic bombers, and a total of 800 deployed and non-deployed ICBM launchers, SLBM launchers and strategic bombers. It will remain effective until February 5, 2021, unless a new document is signed to replace it. The document can be extended for no more than five years, that is, until 2026, by mutual agreement of the parties.
Moscow has urged Washington not to postpone the decision on the extension of the arms control deal, characterizing it as the gold standard in the disarmament sphere. In an interview with the Financial Times in late June 2019 Russian President Vladimir Putin said that once this treaty ceased to exist, "then there would be no instrument in the world to curtail the arms race.".


tass--2020-10-21--Medics don’t exclude imposition of state of emergency in Serbia due to COVID-19

BELGRADE , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
The epidemiologic situation in Serbia indicates that it is possible to allow for @ @ @ @ @ the state of emergency , Serbian epidemiologist Predrag Kon , member of the state anti-coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ in an interview with the Kurir TV channel .
`` We can not do anything @ @ @ @ @ .
This is not a joke , this is the third wave , also on @ @ @ @ @ of winter , when the viruses have the strongest potential .
I think there is @ @ @ @ @ potency [ of the virus ] right now is the highest , '' the medic @ @

BELGRADE, October 21. /TASS/. The epidemiologic situation in Serbia indicates that it is possible to allow for the possibility of imposition of the state of emergency, Serbian epidemiologist Predrag Kon, member of the state anti-coronavirus crisis center stated on Wednesday in an interview with the Kurir TV channel.
"We cannot do anything without the state of emergency. This is not a joke, this is the third wave, also on the verge of the beginning of winter, when the viruses have the strongest potential. I think there is still no understanding that the potency [of the virus] right now is the highest," the medic said.


tass--2020-10-21--Oxygen supply system deactivated in Russian ISS section due to malfunction

MOSCOW , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
The Elektron-VM oxygen supply system installed in the Russian section of the International Space Station ( ISS ) had to be deactivated due to a malfunction , a spokesperson for Russia ’ s Roscosmos State Space Corporation told TASS on Wednesday .
`` After the Elektron-VM system was deactivated , the crew , guided by the main operational group , dismantled it in order to detect faults .
Oxygen will be generated by a backup system located in the US section until repairs are completed , '' the spokesperson said .
According to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the crew and the space station itself .
Russian cosmonaut Sergei Ryzhikov reported issues with the Elektron-VM system to the Russian Flight Control Center on Wednesday .
This is not the first time that the Russian oxygen supply system has gone out of order .
The ISS crew already had to restore the system last week .
In April 2010 , it took the crew several days to fix a fault in the system .
The Elektron-VM oxygen supply system , developed by Russia ’ s Research and Design Institute of Chemical Machine-Building @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Space Station since its creation .
The system is capable of generating 25-160 liters of oxygen per hour and additionally 50-320 liters of hydrogen per hour .
The space station has oxygen supplies and the US module Tranquility has its own oxygen generation equipment .

MOSCOW, October 21. /TASS/. The Elektron-VM oxygen supply system installed in the Russian section of the International Space Station (ISS) had to be deactivated due to a malfunction, a spokesperson for Russia’s Roscosmos State Space Corporation told TASS on Wednesday.
"After the Elektron-VM system was deactivated, the crew, guided by the main operational group, dismantled it in order to detect faults. Oxygen will be generated by a backup system located in the US section until repairs are completed," the spokesperson said.
According to Roscosmos, there is no danger to the crew and the space station itself. Russian cosmonaut Sergei Ryzhikov reported issues with the Elektron-VM system to the Russian Flight Control Center on Wednesday.
This is not the first time that the Russian oxygen supply system has gone out of order. The ISS crew already had to restore the system last week. In April 2010, it took the crew several days to fix a fault in the system.
The Elektron-VM oxygen supply system, developed by Russia’s Research and Design Institute of Chemical Machine-Building, has been operational aboard the International Space Station since its creation. The system is capable of generating 25-160 liters of oxygen per hour and additionally 50-320 liters of hydrogen per hour. The space station has oxygen supplies and the US module Tranquility has its own oxygen generation equipment.


tass--2020-10-21--Turkish deputy foreign minister to visit Moscow on October 22

MOSCOW , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal will visit Moscow on Thursday to discuss @ @ @ @ @ Libya , a Turkish embassy spokesperson told TASS on Wednesday .
`` The Turkish deputy @ @ @ @ @ on Syria and Libya in Moscow on Thursday , '' the spokesperson said .
Onal @ @ @ @ @ to the talks on Syria and Libya that took place in Moscow on August 31 @ @ @ @ @ well as to the inter-agency consultations on resolving the Libya issue that were held in @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, October 21. /TASS/. Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal will visit Moscow on Thursday to discuss issues related to Syria and Libya, a Turkish embassy spokesperson told TASS on Wednesday.
"The Turkish deputy foreign minister will hold meetings on Syria and Libya in Moscow on Thursday," the spokesperson said.
Onal headed Turkey’s delegations to the talks on Syria and Libya that took place in Moscow on August 31 and September 1, as well as to the inter-agency consultations on resolving the Libya issue that were held in Ankara on July 21-22.


tass--2020-10-21--Armenian Defense Ministry reports continued fighting in southern Nagorno-Karabakh

YEREVAN , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
Clashes between the Defense Army of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and the Azerbaijani @ @ @ @ @ southern part of the line of contact , Armenian Defense Ministry Spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan wrote @ @ @ @ @ continues in the south .
Small enemy groups are being eliminated mostly in local clashes @ @ @ @ @ .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles @ @ @ @ @ of Nagorno-Karabakh .
Azerbaijan and Armenia imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both @ @ @ @ @ reported casualties , among them civilians .
Moscow brokered a humanitarian ceasefire that took effect @ @ @ @ @ October 10 but was violated .
Later , the foreign ministries of Armenia and Azerbaijan @ @ @ @ @ ceasefire at midnight on October 18 , but the hostilities continue and the warring parties @ @ @ @ @ violating the truce .

YEREVAN, October 21. /TASS/. Clashes between the Defense Army of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic and the Azerbaijani Armed Forces continue along the southern part of the line of contact, Armenian Defense Ministry Spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan wrote on Facebook.
"Fighting continues in the south. Small enemy groups are being eliminated mostly in local clashes," he pointed out.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan and Armenia imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
Moscow brokered a humanitarian ceasefire that took effect at noon local time on October 10 but was violated. Later, the foreign ministries of Armenia and Azerbaijan announced plans to declare another ceasefire at midnight on October 18, but the hostilities continue and the warring parties keep blaming each other for violating the truce.


tass--2020-10-21--Aliyev announces control seized over 22 settlements in Karabakh

BAKU , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev announced control gained over 22 settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh @ @ @ @ @ liberated three settlements in the Fuzuli district , and five settlements in the Jabrayil district @ @ @ @ @ that the settlement of Mincivan and 13 settlements in the Zangilan district have been liberated @ @ @ @ @ , Aliyev announced capture of the city of Zangilan and 24 settlements in four districts @ @ @ @ @ between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the @ @ @ @ @ The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 @ @ @ @ @ Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to @ @ @ @ @ , among them civilians .

BAKU, October 21. /TASS/. President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev announced control gained over 22 settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh Wednesday.
The Azerbaijani Army liberated three settlements in the Fuzuli district, and five settlements in the Jabrayil district, Aliyev disclosed, adding that the settlement of Mincivan and 13 settlements in the Zangilan district have been liberated as well.
On Tuesday, Aliyev announced capture of the city of Zangilan and 24 settlements in four districts of Nagorno-Karabakh.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July. Azerbaijan and Armenia have imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.


tass--2020-10-21--Coronavirus cases surpass 10,600 in Tajikistan

DUSHANBE , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
Tajikistan has recorded 39 new coronavirus cases in the past day , bringing the total to 10,613 , the Ministry for Health and Social Protection of the Population said on Wednesday .
About 0.1 % of the 9.3-million population are infected with coronavirus .
Its reproduction rate has been 1 over the past eight days .
According to the health ministry , no deaths caused by coronavirus were registered in the country in the past 24 hours .
The latest fatality was registered on October 15 , bringing the total death toll to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ patients recovered from the disease , which makes up 92.1 % of all the cases .
In the past 24 hours , 51 patients were discharged from hospitals .
The first 15 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Tajikistan on April 30 .
In the first two weeks , approximately 30 to 80 cases were recorded daily .
The peak was passed on May 15 , when 211 new cases were registered .
Until May 22 , the country reported 200 or more new COVID-19 single-day cases .
Since June 1 , the infections @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 15 , a one-day rise was within 40 cases , but since September 15 the tally has been higher almost every single day .
In late December 2019 , Chinese officials notified the World Health Organization ( WHO ) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan , in central China .
Since then , cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe , including Russia .
On March 11 , 2020 , the WHO @ @ @ @ @ @ @

DUSHANBE, October 21. /TASS/. Tajikistan has recorded 39 new coronavirus cases in the past day, bringing the total to 10,613, the Ministry for Health and Social Protection of the Population said on Wednesday.
About 0.1% of the 9.3-million population are infected with coronavirus. Its reproduction rate has been 1 over the past eight days. According to the health ministry, no deaths caused by coronavirus were registered in the country in the past 24 hours. The latest fatality was registered on October 15, bringing the total death toll to 80.
The ministry added that 9,668 patients recovered from the disease, which makes up 92.1% of all the cases. In the past 24 hours, 51 patients were discharged from hospitals.
The first 15 coronavirus cases were confirmed in Tajikistan on April 30. In the first two weeks, approximately 30 to 80 cases were recorded daily. The peak was passed on May 15, when 211 new cases were registered. Until May 22, the country reported 200 or more new COVID-19 single-day cases. Since June 1, the infections began to decline gradually. Since August 15, a one-day rise was within 40 cases, but since September 15 the tally has been higher almost every single day.
In late December 2019, Chinese officials notified the World Health Organization (WHO) about the outbreak of a previously unknown pneumonia in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Since then, cases of the novel coronavirus - named COVID-19 by the WHO - have been reported in every corner of the globe, including Russia. On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic.


tass--2020-10-21--Pompeo confirms plans to hold talks with Armenian, Azerbaijani top diplomats

WASHINGTON , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo plans to hold talks with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan later this week , as he himself told reporters at a briefing on Wednesday .
According to Pompeo , the consultations will take place on Friday , October 23 .
He pointed out that `` it ’ s a complicated situation on the ground . ''
`` It ’ s a complicated diplomatic situation .
Our view remains , as the view of nearly every European country , that the right path forward is to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ de-escalate , that every country should stay out , provide no fuel for this conflict , no weapons systems , no support , and it is at that point that a diplomatic solution that would be acceptable to all can potentially be achieved , '' Pompeo said .
`` That ’ s what I will talk to them about on Friday and I ’ m anxious to hear from them what they ’ re seeing on the ground and how we might get closer to what we think is not only in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ each of their countries ’ best interest as well , '' the US secretary of state added .
Azerbaijan ’ s Foreign Ministry said earlier that the country ’ s top diplomat Jeyhun Bayramov would meet with Pompeo and the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group in Washington on October 23 .
Politico said on Monday that Pompeo was expected to hold separate meetings with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , with intense battles raging in the disputed region of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law and launched mobilization efforts .
Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties , among them civilians .
Moscow brokered a humanitarian ceasefire that took effect at noon local time on October 10 but was violated .
Later , the foreign ministries of Armenia and Azerbaijan announced plans to declare another ceasefire at midnight on October 18 , but the hostilities continue and the warring parties keep blaming each other for violating the truce .
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

WASHINGTON, October 21. /TASS/. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo plans to hold talks with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan later this week, as he himself told reporters at a briefing on Wednesday. According to Pompeo, the consultations will take place on Friday, October 23.
He pointed out that "it’s a complicated situation on the ground." "It’s a complicated diplomatic situation. Our view remains, as the view of nearly every European country, that the right path forward is to cease the conflict, tell them to de-escalate, that every country should stay out, provide no fuel for this conflict, no weapons systems, no support, and it is at that point that a diplomatic solution that would be acceptable to all can potentially be achieved," Pompeo said.
"That’s what I will talk to them about on Friday and I’m anxious to hear from them what they’re seeing on the ground and how we might get closer to what we think is not only in the United States’ best interest but in each of their countries’ best interest as well," the US secretary of state added.
Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry said earlier that the country’s top diplomat Jeyhun Bayramov would meet with Pompeo and the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group in Washington on October 23. Politico said on Monday that Pompeo was expected to hold separate meetings with the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Azerbaijan and Armenia imposed martial law and launched mobilization efforts. Both parties to the conflict have reported casualties, among them civilians.
Moscow brokered a humanitarian ceasefire that took effect at noon local time on October 10 but was violated. Later, the foreign ministries of Armenia and Azerbaijan announced plans to declare another ceasefire at midnight on October 18, but the hostilities continue and the warring parties keep blaming each other for violating the truce.
The conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-10-21--SCO summit to be held as video conference on November 10

MOSCOW , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
A summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization ( SCO ) will take place on November 10 as a video conference , the SCO press service said on Wednesday .
`` The upcoming meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council will be the main event of Russia ’ s SCO Chairmanship in 2019 · 2020 .
The SCO leaders will discuss the strengthening and further development of cooperation within the framework of the SCO , including in the context of the global political and socioeconomic consequences @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement reads .
`` They will focus on ways to promote the SCO member states ’ practical interaction in politics , security , trade and the economy , cultural and humanitarian ties , as well as political dialogue , above all in the interests of stability in the SCO space .
They will also discuss the enhancement of their countries ’ trade and economic collaboration and coordination at the main international venues , '' it reads .
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization ( SCO ) is a regional international assembly comprising Russia , India @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Pakistan , Tajikistan and Uzbekistan .
Mongolia , Iran , Afghanistan and Belarus have an observer status , while Armenia , Azerbaijan , Cambodia , Nepal , Sri Lanka and Turkey have the status of SCO dialogue partners .
Russia holds the SCO chairmanship in 2019-2020 .

MOSCOW, October 21. /TASS/. A summit of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will take place on November 10 as a video conference, the SCO press service said on Wednesday.
"The upcoming meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council will be the main event of Russia’s SCO Chairmanship in 2019 · 2020. The SCO leaders will discuss the strengthening and further development of cooperation within the framework of the SCO, including in the context of the global political and socioeconomic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic," the statement reads.
"They will focus on ways to promote the SCO member states’ practical interaction in politics, security, trade and the economy, cultural and humanitarian ties, as well as political dialogue, above all in the interests of stability in the SCO space. They will also discuss the enhancement of their countries’ trade and economic collaboration and coordination at the main international venues," it reads.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a regional international assembly comprising Russia, India, China, Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Mongolia, Iran, Afghanistan and Belarus have an observer status, while Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey have the status of SCO dialogue partners. Russia holds the SCO chairmanship in 2019-2020.


tass--2020-10-21--Cargoes supplied via Northern Sea Route to exceed 31 mln tonnes in 2020, says Rosatom

MURMANSK , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
The volume of cargoes supplied through the Northern Sea Route in 2020 will exceed 31 mln tonnes , Chief Executive Officer of Russia ’ s state corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev said on Wednesday .
`` I am confident that this year the volume of cargoes supplied via the Northern Sea Route will exceed 31 mln tonnes , '' he said .
Likhachev said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in June 2020 that the volume of cargoes delivered through the Northern Sea Route in 2020 might exceed 30 mln tonnes .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ cargoes were delivered via the Northern Sea Route in 2019 , and 14.8 mln tonnes in the first half of 2020 .
The Northern Sea Route is the main marine shipping route in Russia ’ s Arctic .
It passes along Russian northern shores over Arctic seas .
The Route integrates European and Far Eastern ports of Russia , as well as navigable river outlets in a single transport system .
Its length is 5,600 km from the Kara Strait to the Providence Bay .
Rosatom supervises the Northern Sea Route federal project @ @ @ @ @ @ @ traffic to 80 mln tonnes by 2024 .

MURMANSK, October 21. /TASS/. The volume of cargoes supplied through the Northern Sea Route in 2020 will exceed 31 mln tonnes, Chief Executive Officer of Russia’s state corporation Rosatom Alexei Likhachev said on Wednesday.
"I am confident that this year the volume of cargoes supplied via the Northern Sea Route will exceed 31 mln tonnes," he said.
Likhachev said at a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in June 2020 that the volume of cargoes delivered through the Northern Sea Route in 2020 might exceed 30 mln tonnes.
As much as 31.5 mln tonnes of cargoes were delivered via the Northern Sea Route in 2019, and 14.8 mln tonnes in the first half of 2020.
The Northern Sea Route is the main marine shipping route in Russia’s Arctic. It passes along Russian northern shores over Arctic seas. The Route integrates European and Far Eastern ports of Russia, as well as navigable river outlets in a single transport system. Its length is 5,600 km from the Kara Strait to the Providence Bay.
Rosatom supervises the Northern Sea Route federal project, whose aim is to boost freight traffic to 80 mln tonnes by 2024.


tass--2020-10-21--Business, specialists to develop protection measures against COVID-19, Putin says

NOVO-OGARYOVO , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin has advised to entrepreneurs to develop corporate measures together @ @ @ @ @ spread of the coronavirus .
`` I would ask to develop and produce together with @ @ @ @ @ , '' the head of state said at a meeting with board members of the @ @ @ @ @ Entrepreneurs ( RSPP ) .
`` The specialists propose general measures but at the enterprises @ @ @ @ @ enterprise , from one group of employees to the next , the work specifics differ @ @ @ @ @ .
According to Putin , `` it won ’ t hurt to consult the doctors @ @ @ @ @ about what would be effective from the point of view of prevention in a given @ @ @ @ @ particular enterprise .
`` .

NOVO-OGARYOVO, October 21. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has advised to entrepreneurs to develop corporate measures together with specialists to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
"I would ask to develop and produce together with specialists specific corporate precautionary measures," the head of state said at a meeting with board members of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP).
"The specialists propose general measures but at the enterprises the situation differs from one enterprise, from one group of employees to the next, the work specifics differ," the President noted.
According to Putin, "it won’t hurt to consult the doctors, to talk to them about what would be effective from the point of view of prevention in a given particular case or at a particular enterprise.".


tass--2020-10-21--Putin calls on businesses to abide by anti-coronavirus rules to avoid restrictions

MOSCOW , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on businesses to stay compliant with anti-coronavirus regulations for workplaces in order to avoid even targeted restrictions .
`` In fact , targeted measures are justified and they should be applied and will be applied further on , but we have always done so in contact and in dialogue with entrepreneurial community , '' the president said on Wednesday at a meeting with members of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs ( RSPP ) .
Putin assured them that `` the government thoroughly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the pandemic . ''
The president pointed out that the measures in support of small , medium and big businesses were adopted based on analyses of the changing situation in the economy in general and in separate sectors .
`` Compliance with the regulations proposed by specialists , physicians , health professionals and sanitary doctors should be strictly monitored at enterprises , since the rhythmic operation of an enterprise will eventually depend on those regulations being strictly abided by , so even targeted restrictions will not be needed if everything is observed , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also includes the operation of enterprises , transport , public spaces and mass gatherings .
`` .

MOSCOW, October 21. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on businesses to stay compliant with anti-coronavirus regulations for workplaces in order to avoid even targeted restrictions.
"In fact, targeted measures are justified and they should be applied and will be applied further on, but we have always done so in contact and in dialogue with entrepreneurial community," the president said on Wednesday at a meeting with members of the Board of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP).
Putin assured them that "the government thoroughly evaluates everything ongoing in certain sectors amidst the pandemic."
The president pointed out that the measures in support of small, medium and big businesses were adopted based on analyses of the changing situation in the economy in general and in separate sectors.
"Compliance with the regulations proposed by specialists, physicians, health professionals and sanitary doctors should be strictly monitored at enterprises, since the rhythmic operation of an enterprise will eventually depend on those regulations being strictly abided by, so even targeted restrictions will not be needed if everything is observed," he said adding that "it also includes the operation of enterprises, transport, public spaces and mass gatherings.".


tass--2020-10-21--Russian scientists propose new algorithm for quantum communication, computing

MOSCOW , October 21 .
/TASS/ .
A team of Russian researchers proposed an algorithm for a generator of light in a non-classical state - known as the `` Schroedinger ’ s Cat state '' - of very high amplitude .
This algorithm plays an important role for quantum communication and quantum computing in optical field using lasers , says the press service of the `` 5-100 '' project , which aims to increase the competitiveness of Russian universities .
`` Scientists from the South Urals State University looked into conditions , required for quantum transfer of information and determined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in reality .
This task poses interest both from the basic standpoint ( whether such thing is possible ) and from the applied one , because light signals can transmit information using the entangled ( connected ) particles .
The scientists have proposed an algorithm for generation of light in the ‘ Schroedinger ’ s cat ’ state ’ , '' the press service said .
In 1935 , Austrian physicist Erwin Schroedinger , one of the founding fathers of quantum mechanics , conducted a now-famous thought experiment .
He proposed to lock @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its life on a decay of an atom .
Should the atom decay , a relay would go off , killing a cat with poisonous gas ; however , should the atom stay intact , the cat will stay alive .
When an observer opens the box , they would see only one specific state : either the atom decayed and the cat has died , or the atom has not decayed and the cat is alive .
Before the box is open , the cat effectively stays both dead and alive at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illustration describes the main paradox of quantum physics : particles , such as electrons , photons and even atoms can exist in both states at the same time .
Creation of optical elements for quantum computers using the elementary particles is considered a very promising field these days .
The Schroedinger ’ s Cat optical state decreases losses during quantum processing of information , the researchers say , adding that such states could be created in any environment and with large amplitudes .
However , a number of problems arise when working with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ must be made stable , and quantum operations must happen very quickly .
In future , the scientists intend to conduct experiments using the algorithm they ’ ve developed .
A quantum computer is a potentially possible device that would efficiently crunch through complicated algorithms , such as prompt selection of a correct decision out of millions of possibilities , or search through unsorted data , which classical computers can not perform efficiently .

MOSCOW, October 21. /TASS/. A team of Russian researchers proposed an algorithm for a generator of light in a non-classical state - known as the "Schroedinger’s Cat state" - of very high amplitude. This algorithm plays an important role for quantum communication and quantum computing in optical field using lasers, says the press service of the "5-100" project, which aims to increase the competitiveness of Russian universities.
"Scientists from the South Urals State University looked into conditions, required for quantum transfer of information and determined the possibility of establishment of creating conditions in reality. This task poses interest both from the basic standpoint (whether such thing is possible) and from the applied one, because light signals can transmit information using the entangled (connected) particles. The scientists have proposed an algorithm for generation of light in the ‘Schroedinger’s cat’ state’," the press service said.
In 1935, Austrian physicist Erwin Schroedinger, one of the founding fathers of quantum mechanics, conducted a now-famous thought experiment. He proposed to lock a cat in a box and condition its life on a decay of an atom. Should the atom decay, a relay would go off, killing a cat with poisonous gas; however, should the atom stay intact, the cat will stay alive. When an observer opens the box, they would see only one specific state: either the atom decayed and the cat has died, or the atom has not decayed and the cat is alive. Before the box is open, the cat effectively stays both dead and alive at the same time.
Schroedinger’s illustration describes the main paradox of quantum physics: particles, such as electrons, photons and even atoms can exist in both states at the same time. Creation of optical elements for quantum computers using the elementary particles is considered a very promising field these days.
The Schroedinger’s Cat optical state decreases losses during quantum processing of information, the researchers say, adding that such states could be created in any environment and with large amplitudes. However, a number of problems arise when working with them. For example, such state must be made stable, and quantum operations must happen very quickly. In future, the scientists intend to conduct experiments using the algorithm they’ve developed.
A quantum computer is a potentially possible device that would efficiently crunch through complicated algorithms, such as prompt selection of a correct decision out of millions of possibilities, or search through unsorted data, which classical computers cannot perform efficiently.