tass--2020-09-04--Lukashenko must be persuaded that he cannot be president - US OSCE Envoy

WASHINGTON , September 4 .
/TASS/ .
Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko should be convinced that he can not be the country 's president in the current circumstances , US Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) James Gilmor said in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine .
`` What we have [ to do ] right now is to try to persuade Lukashenko that he can not be the president of a country under these circumstances .
He thinks that a fraudulent election followed by brutal suppression of the people is good enough @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he remains `` deeply concerned '' about the prospect of Russian intervention in Belarus `` to back the country ’ s embattled authoritarian leader , Aleksandr Lukashenko , who is clinging to power after claiming victory last month in an election widely seen as a sham '' .
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier that following the US ’ example , the EU treads further and further along the path of sanctions pressure in international affairs , which is illegitimate from the standpoint of the international law .
The Russian Foreign Minister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Belarus by the NATO Secretary General , the EU representatives , the Western leaders who preside over the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) .

WASHINGTON, September 4. /TASS/. Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko should be convinced that he cannot be the country's president in the current circumstances, US Permanent Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) James Gilmor said in an interview with Foreign Policy magazine.
"What we have [to do] right now is to try to persuade Lukashenko that he cannot be the president of a country under these circumstances. He thinks that a fraudulent election followed by brutal suppression of the people is good enough," Gilmore said.
Gilmore said he remains "deeply concerned" about the prospect of Russian intervention in Belarus "to back the country’s embattled authoritarian leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, who is clinging to power after claiming victory last month in an election widely seen as a sham".
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said earlier that following the US’ example, the EU treads further and further along the path of sanctions pressure in international affairs, which is illegitimate from the standpoint of the international law. The Russian Foreign Minister noted the statements made towards the situation in Belarus by the NATO Secretary General, the EU representatives, the Western leaders who preside over the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).


tass--2020-09-04--Coordination Council of Belarus’ opposition urges authorities to begin dialogue

MINSK , September 4 .
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The Coordination Council of the opposition of Belarus believes that the current government @ @ @ @ @ of the association and begin dialogue , according to the statement published on Friday night @ @ @ @ @ telegram channel .
`` Dialogue is the only correct decision in the current situation and @ @ @ @ @ of the political crisis .
This means that Lukashenko should not gather new political prisoners @ @ @ @ @ ones and start a dialogue .
We need to leave the warpath for the path @ @ @ @ @ is not too late , '' the statement said .
According to the statement , @ @ @ @ @ , defamation and intimidation of the dissatisfied are all signals of war . ''
The @ @ @ @ @ it will continue its work , it demanded from the current government `` to stop @ @ @ @ @ for `` dialogue and resolution of real-life conflicts and threats . ''

MINSK, September 4. /TASS/. The Coordination Council of the opposition of Belarus believes that the current government should release the detained members of the association and begin dialogue, according to the statement published on Friday night in the Coordination Council's telegram channel.
"Dialogue is the only correct decision in the current situation and the only possible way out of the political crisis. This means that Lukashenko should not gather new political prisoners, but release the existing ones and start a dialogue. We need to leave the warpath for the path of peace negotiations. It is not too late," the statement said.
According to the statement, "arrests, criminal cases, defamation and intimidation of the dissatisfied are all signals of war." The Coordinating Council also noted that it will continue its work, it demanded from the current government "to stop the pressure", calling for "dialogue and resolution of real-life conflicts and threats."


tass--2020-09-04--Russia wants to outline ‘red lines’ for Belarus in dialogue with the US, says expert

MOSCOW , September 4 .
/TASS/ .
At talks of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun , the Russian side must have outlined the ‘ red lines ’ regarding the developments in Belarus in the issue of the extent of foreign meddling in the Belarusian affairs , Chairman of the Board of the Valdai International Discussion Club ’ s Foundation Andrei Bystritsky told TASS on Thursday .
`` This is the main principle of the Russian diplomacy regarding Belarus - to draw certain boundaries and say `` Let us not cross this , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
`` We are setting a perimeter for the development of the situation in Belarus .
And it seems to me that this was the main goal of negotiations between Lavrov and Biegun , `` Bystritsky said .
`` Relatively speaking , if the United States has a certain view on Belarusian democracy , some ideas about this , great , but let us not interfere with what is called the political process in Belarus .
It is impossible to fully protect it against external influences , but certain boundaries can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` This is the goal of yesterday ’ s speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after a meeting with Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei - to determine the boundaries that nobody should overstep in order not to worsen the situation , '' the expert went on to say .
`` It is already developing not very well .
After all , Belarus can be not only a reason for disputes , but also a reason for consent , as strange as it may seem .
A reasonably organized political process , transformation of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be a good example for everyone , '' he explained .
According to the analyst , Washington has been maneuvering in relations with Minsk in the past few months , and now it is trying to react in a certain way to the situation in the republic , using the standoff between the authorities and the opposition .
He also drew attention to the fact that no concrete stance of the US on the developments in Belarus was voiced in Biegun ’ s statements after talks with Russian diplomats ( he also held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minister , Sergey Ryabkov and Igor Morgulov ) .
According to the analyst , this could mean that the Trump administration chose the delaying tactics that wouldn ’ t help settle the situation , but would make it possible to avoid the worsening .
Bystritsky reiterated that at talks of high-ranking Russian and US diplomats , the alleged poisoning of Alexey Navalny had been mentioned .
He stated that irrespective of how the situation would develop around the Navalny case and the political standoff in Belarus , no cooperation between Russia and Western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ him , in both cases , accusations the West hurls at Russia demonstrate the established in the Western society pattern of the assumed presumption of Moscow ’ s guilt .
However , many politicians in the West don ’ t want the worsening of relations with Russia , but they can not turn the tide .
`` Russia is used as an instrument of domestic political fight in the US .
But this instrument has long gone out of control and they are unable to cope with it , '' the expert added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ inconsistencies catch the eye , including in this story of an alleged poisoning of politician Alexey Navalny .
Here , it would be necessary to sit down and figure the things out logically .
Regretfully , this does not happen , '' he said .
According to the expert , in order to avoid an escalation of tensions in relations of Russia and the West over Navalny , Germany must react to the request from the Russian General Prosecutor ’ s Office .
Besides , an international commission of medics should be set @ @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, September 4. /TASS/. At talks of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun, the Russian side must have outlined the ‘red lines’ regarding the developments in Belarus in the issue of the extent of foreign meddling in the Belarusian affairs, Chairman of the Board of the Valdai International Discussion Club’s Foundation Andrei Bystritsky told TASS on Thursday.
"This is the main principle of the Russian diplomacy regarding Belarus - to draw certain boundaries and say "Let us not cross this, this is the border’," he said. "We are setting a perimeter for the development of the situation in Belarus. And it seems to me that this was the main goal of negotiations between Lavrov and Biegun, "Bystritsky said.
"Relatively speaking, if the United States has a certain view on Belarusian democracy, some ideas about this, great, but let us not interfere with what is called the political process in Belarus. It is impossible to fully protect it against external influences, but certain boundaries can be drawn," he stressed.
"This is the goal of yesterday’s speech by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov after a meeting with Belarusian counterpart Vladimir Makei - to determine the boundaries that nobody should overstep in order not to worsen the situation," the expert went on to say.
"It is already developing not very well. After all, Belarus can be not only a reason for disputes, but also a reason for consent, as strange as it may seem. A reasonably organized political process, transformation of the society in Belarus - this would be a good example for everyone," he explained.
According to the analyst, Washington has been maneuvering in relations with Minsk in the past few months, and now it is trying to react in a certain way to the situation in the republic, using the standoff between the authorities and the opposition.
He also drew attention to the fact that no concrete stance of the US on the developments in Belarus was voiced in Biegun’s statements after talks with Russian diplomats (he also held talks with the deputies to the foreign minister, Sergey Ryabkov and Igor Morgulov). According to the analyst, this could mean that the Trump administration chose the delaying tactics that wouldn’t help settle the situation, but would make it possible to avoid the worsening.
Presumption of guilt
Bystritsky reiterated that at talks of high-ranking Russian and US diplomats, the alleged poisoning of Alexey Navalny had been mentioned. He stated that irrespective of how the situation would develop around the Navalny case and the political standoff in Belarus, no cooperation between Russia and Western countries should be expected. According to him, in both cases, accusations the West hurls at Russia demonstrate the established in the Western society pattern of the assumed presumption of Moscow’s guilt.
However, many politicians in the West don’t want the worsening of relations with Russia, but they cannot turn the tide. "Russia is used as an instrument of domestic political fight in the US. But this instrument has long gone out of control and they are unable to cope with it," the expert added. "A huge number of logical inconsistencies catch the eye, including in this story of an alleged poisoning of politician Alexey Navalny. Here, it would be necessary to sit down and figure the things out logically. Regretfully, this does not happen," he said.
According to the expert, in order to avoid an escalation of tensions in relations of Russia and the West over Navalny, Germany must react to the request from the Russian General Prosecutor’s Office. Besides, an international commission of medics should be set up, he added.


tass--2020-09-04--Mexico may start testing Russian coronavirus vaccine in October

MEXICO , September 4 .
/TASS/ .
Clinical studies of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine may begin in Mexico in October this year , Mexico ’ s Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday .
According to him , the country will receive data from Russia on the first two stages of drug testing , which will be sent to the Ministry of Health .
In a month , Mexico could get the first vaccine against COVID-19 in order to test it directly on Mexicans as part of the research protocol , Ebrard was quoted by La @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mexican authorities count on getting access to 18 vaccines via the international COVAX mechanism .
The purpose of COVAX is to ensure all countries are supplied with the coronavirus vaccines on a fair basis as soon as they appear .
`` We see that COVAX already has about 18 vaccines undergoing trials .
As their effectiveness is being confirmed , COVAX will provide access to them to cover the needs of each country by 10 % or 20 % , '' the top diplomat said .
He added that the Mexican government continues @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Great Britain , Germany , Italy , China , Russia , France , and the US .
On August 20 , the Foreign Secretary stated that Mexico will receive from Russia about 2,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus for Phase 3 clinical trials .
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on August 17 stated that he was ready to test the Russian vaccine himself provided it is effective .

MEXICO, September 4. /TASS/. Clinical studies of the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine may begin in Mexico in October this year, Mexico’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard said on Friday.
According to him, the country will receive data from Russia on the first two stages of drug testing, which will be sent to the Ministry of Health. In a month, Mexico could get the first vaccine against COVID-19 in order to test it directly on Mexicans as part of the research protocol, Ebrard was quoted by La Jornada newspaper.
Ebrard said earlier that Mexican authorities count on getting access to 18 vaccines via the international COVAX mechanism. The purpose of COVAX is to ensure all countries are supplied with the coronavirus vaccines on a fair basis as soon as they appear. "We see that COVAX already has about 18 vaccines undergoing trials. As their effectiveness is being confirmed, COVAX will provide access to them to cover the needs of each country by 10% or 20%," the top diplomat said. He added that the Mexican government continues talks in order to obtain vaccine developed in Great Britain, Germany, Italy, China, Russia, France, and the US.
On August 20, the Foreign Secretary stated that Mexico will receive from Russia about 2,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine against the coronavirus for Phase 3 clinical trials. Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on August 17 stated that he was ready to test the Russian vaccine himself provided it is effective.


tass--2020-09-03--Moscow’s COVID-19 death toll reaches 4,867

MOSCOW , September 3 .
/TASS/ .
Moscow has documented 10 deaths from COVID-19 , a disease caused by the @ @ @ @ @ past 24 hours , with the overall death toll in the Russian capital reaching 4,867 @ @ @ @ @ informed on Thursday .
`` In Moscow , 10 patients with confirmed pneumonia who tested @ @ @ @ @ died , '' the center informed .
The overall COVID-19 death toll in Moscow has @ @ @ @ @ center added .
Moscow has documented over 264,300 cases of COVID-19 , with over 217,800 @ @ @ @ @ disease .

MOSCOW, September 3. /TASS/. Moscow has documented 10 deaths from COVID-19, a disease caused by the novel coronavirus, in the past 24 hours, with the overall death toll in the Russian capital reaching 4,867, the anti-coronavirus crisis center informed on Thursday.
"In Moscow, 10 patients with confirmed pneumonia who tested positive for the coronavirus have died," the center informed.
The overall COVID-19 death toll in Moscow has reached 4,867, the crisis center added.
Moscow has documented over 264,300 cases of COVID-19, with over 217,800 patients having recovered from the disease.


tass--2020-09-03--CSTO countries discuss cooperation within the UN

MOSCOW , September 3./TASS/ .
A video conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization ( CSTO ) member countries on Thursday discussed cooperation within the United Nations , the Russian Foreign Ministry reported .
Its participants `` emphasized the importance of further strengthening the central coordinating role of the UN in global affairs , rigorous compliance with its Charter and other rules of internal law , specifically within the context of a double anniversary marked this year - the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII and the creation of the United Nations , '' the ministry said .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` issues of cooperation between the delegations of the CSTO member countries on the UN platform , including draft joint resolutions and statements that are planned to be passed during the upcoming session of the UN General Assembly , '' it went on to say .
The conference also synchronized watches `` on such key issues as the situation in Afghanistan , the activity of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia , disarmament , arms control , non-proliferation , international information security , as well as human rights , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` considered prospects for the CSTO ’ s joining the UN peacekeeping activity , '' the Foreign Ministry added .
`` The consultations once again confirmed a high level of coincidence in the approaches of the CSTO member countries and their commitment to the further strengthening of partnership on the UN General Assembly platform , '' it stressed .

MOSCOW, September 3./TASS/. A video conference of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member countries on Thursday discussed cooperation within the United Nations, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.
Its participants "emphasized the importance of further strengthening the central coordinating role of the UN in global affairs, rigorous compliance with its Charter and other rules of internal law, specifically within the context of a double anniversary marked this year - the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII and the creation of the United Nations," the ministry said.
The online conference also looked in detail into "issues of cooperation between the delegations of the CSTO member countries on the UN platform, including draft joint resolutions and statements that are planned to be passed during the upcoming session of the UN General Assembly," it went on to say.
The conference also synchronized watches "on such key issues as the situation in Afghanistan, the activity of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, disarmament, arms control, non-proliferation, international information security, as well as human rights," it said. The participants also "considered prospects for the CSTO’s joining the UN peacekeeping activity," the Foreign Ministry added.
"The consultations once again confirmed a high level of coincidence in the approaches of the CSTO member countries and their commitment to the further strengthening of partnership on the UN General Assembly platform," it stressed.


tass--2020-09-03--Russian PM’s visit to Belarus to boost economic cooperation - ambassador

MOSCOW , September 3 .
/TASS/ .
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ’ s vsit to Minsk will help ensure Belarus ’ energy security goals and expand the share of Belarusian goods on the Russian market , Russian Ambassador to Minsk Dmitry Mezentsev said in an interview with Rossiya-24 channel on Thursday .
`` A visit by Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin and members of Russian government to Minsk had a very substantive and professional agenda , which will help ensure and maintain Belarus ’ energy security goals , expand access of Belarusian goods to the concise and large-scale Russian market , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that during the working meeting in Minsk , representatives of Russia and Belarus had discussed the cooperation between industrial enterprises .
Earlier , Russian top senator Valentina Matviyenko noted that Russia and Belarus do not plane to give up economic cooperation , as it is in the benefit of both nations .
For his part , Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that stable and long-term relations with Belarus on oil and gas deliveries must be maintained .
He noted that Russia and Belarus are strategic partners , with Russia acting as the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ republic .
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited Belarus on Thursday .
The visit of the Russian head of state to Minsk took place as part of activated contacts between both states against the backdrop of ongoing protests in Belarus .
Before the meeting between both countries ’ prime ministers , Mishustin met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko .

MOSCOW, September 3. /TASS/. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s vsit to Minsk will help ensure Belarus’ energy security goals and expand the share of Belarusian goods on the Russian market, Russian Ambassador to Minsk Dmitry Mezentsev said in an interview with Rossiya-24 channel on Thursday.
"A visit by Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin and members of Russian government to Minsk had a very substantive and professional agenda, which will help ensure and maintain Belarus’ energy security goals, expand access of Belarusian goods to the concise and large-scale Russian market," he said.
Mezentsev also noted that during the working meeting in Minsk, representatives of Russia and Belarus had discussed the cooperation between industrial enterprises.
Earlier, Russian top senator Valentina Matviyenko noted that Russia and Belarus do not plane to give up economic cooperation, as it is in the benefit of both nations. For his part, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said that stable and long-term relations with Belarus on oil and gas deliveries must be maintained. He noted that Russia and Belarus are strategic partners, with Russia acting as the main supplier of energy resources to the republic.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin visited Belarus on Thursday. The visit of the Russian head of state to Minsk took place as part of activated contacts between both states against the backdrop of ongoing protests in Belarus. Before the meeting between both countries’ prime ministers, Mishustin met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.


tass--2020-09-03--UN secretary-general urges international solidarity to respond to pandemic

UNITED NATIONS , September 3./TASS/ .
The countries must show more solidarity in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic and @ @ @ @ @ , UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an emergency meeting of G20 on Thursday .
`` @ @ @ @ @ when each country pursues its own strategy , with the advice of the World Health @ @ @ @ @ '' the secretary-general said .
`` When countries go in different directions , the virus @ @ @ @ @ '' Antonio Guterres stressed .
`` Second , we still lack effective international solidarity to @ @ @ @ @ social impacts and the underlying fragilities exposed by the pandemic , '' he went on @ @ @ @ @ the beginning , the United Nations has called for massive global support for the most @ @ @ @ @ Developed countries have done so for their own economies - but we need mechanisms of @ @ @ @ @ developing world will also fully benefit , '' the UN chief said .

UNITED NATIONS, September 3./TASS/. The countries must show more solidarity in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic and its social and economic effects, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told an emergency meeting of G20 on Thursday.
"We have seen the results when each country pursues its own strategy, with the advice of the World Health Organization being largely disregarded," the secretary-general said. "When countries go in different directions, the virus goes in every direction," Antonio Guterres stressed.
"Second, we still lack effective international solidarity to respond to the economic and social impacts and the underlying fragilities exposed by the pandemic," he went on to say.
"From the beginning, the United Nations has called for massive global support for the most vulnerable people and countries. Developed countries have done so for their own economies - but we need mechanisms of solidarity to ensure that the developing world will also fully benefit," the UN chief said.


tass--2020-09-03--Ukraine’s notorious website Mirotvorets adds Lukashenko to its database

KIEV , September 3 .
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Ukraine ’ s notorious website Mirotvorets reported on Thursday that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had been included in its database for the decision by the Belarusian authorities to return to their homeland 32 Russian nationals earlier detained in Belarus .
Belarus announced the detention of 33 Russian nationals on the night of July 29 , saying that they were members of the Wagner private military company .
The Russians were accused of plotting a terrorist act ahead of the presidential election in Belarus .
Ukraine , in turn , said that 28 of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ military activities in Donbass and requested their extradition .
However , President Lukashenko revealed later that he was not considering extraditing Russian citizens detained in the country as Kiev requested , giving instructions to invite in Minsk the prosecutors general of Russia and Ukraine to discuss the situation .
Moscow dismissed the accusations as groundless .
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that noted that these Russian citizens had come to Belarus and were due to fly by transit to another country and their stay was neither linked to Belarus nor Belarusian affairs .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ members of a private security firm .
The Russian Prosecutor General ’ s Office announced on August 14 that Minsk had handed over to Moscow 32 detained persons .
One more , who also holds the Belarusian passport along with the Russian one , stayed in Belarus .
The office of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky expressed regrets over Minsk ’ s decision to return the 32 Russians to their home country , adding that Kiev was expecting `` a decision that would be more judicially correct and balanced . ''
`` Ukraine regrets @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hand over to Russia a previously detained group of individuals , employed by the Vagner private security firm .
Undoubtedly , the Republic of Belarus is an independent state with its own views , but the Ukrainian side expected a decision that would be more judicially correct and balanced . ''
Ukraine will continue in absentia proceedings against Russian citizens detained in Belarus and handed over to Russia , Ukrainian Deputy Prosecutor General Gyunduz Mamedov said , for his part .
Mirotvorets ( Peacekeeper ) website was launched in 2014 to publish @ @ @ @ @ @ @ threat to Ukraine ’ s national security .
Over the past years , the website has put on its blacklist personal data of journalists , celebrities and politicians , who visited Crimea , Donbass and angered the authors of Mirotvorets due to some reasons .
Although it is not an official Internet resource , Ukrainian border guards often barred people on the Mirotvorets list from entering the country .

KIEV, September 3. /TASS/. Ukraine’s notorious website Mirotvorets reported on Thursday that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko had been included in its database for the decision by the Belarusian authorities to return to their homeland 32 Russian nationals earlier detained in Belarus.
Belarus announced the detention of 33 Russian nationals on the night of July 29, saying that they were members of the Wagner private military company. The Russians were accused of plotting a terrorist act ahead of the presidential election in Belarus.
Ukraine, in turn, said that 28 of the detained Russians had taken part in military activities in Donbass and requested their extradition. However, President Lukashenko revealed later that he was not considering extraditing Russian citizens detained in the country as Kiev requested, giving instructions to invite in Minsk the prosecutors general of Russia and Ukraine to discuss the situation.
Moscow dismissed the accusations as groundless. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov noted that noted that these Russian citizens had come to Belarus and were due to fly by transit to another country and their stay was neither linked to Belarus nor Belarusian affairs. Peskov pointed out that those detained were members of a private security firm.
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office announced on August 14 that Minsk had handed over to Moscow 32 detained persons. One more, who also holds the Belarusian passport along with the Russian one, stayed in Belarus.
The office of Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky expressed regrets over Minsk’s decision to return the 32 Russians to their home country, adding that Kiev was expecting "a decision that would be more judicially correct and balanced."
"Ukraine regrets the decision by the Republic of Belarus to hand over to Russia a previously detained group of individuals, employed by the Vagner private security firm. Undoubtedly, the Republic of Belarus is an independent state with its own views, but the Ukrainian side expected a decision that would be more judicially correct and balanced."
Ukraine will continue in absentia proceedings against Russian citizens detained in Belarus and handed over to Russia, Ukrainian Deputy Prosecutor General Gyunduz Mamedov said, for his part.
Mirotvorets (Peacekeeper) website was launched in 2014 to publish personal data of everyone allegedly posing a threat to Ukraine’s national security. Over the past years, the website has put on its blacklist personal data of journalists, celebrities and politicians, who visited Crimea, Donbass and angered the authors of Mirotvorets due to some reasons. Although it is not an official Internet resource, Ukrainian border guards often barred people on the Mirotvorets list from entering the country.


tass--2020-09-03--Single currency not discussed at talks of Russian PM and Belarusian president

MOSCOW , September 3./TASS/ .
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin did not discuss with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko the issue @ @ @ @ @ of the Union State at their talks in Minsk , Russian Ambassador to Belarus Dmitry @ @ @ @ @ with the Rossiya-24 television channel on Thursday .
`` I will disappoint you , but @ @ @ @ @ when asked by the presenter whether the sides had discussed a single Russian-Belarusian currency .

MOSCOW, September 3./TASS/. Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin did not discuss with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko the issue of introducing a single currency of the Union State at their talks in Minsk, Russian Ambassador to Belarus Dmitry Mezentsev said in an interview with the Rossiya-24 television channel on Thursday.
"I will disappoint you, but no," he said when asked by the presenter whether the sides had discussed a single Russian-Belarusian currency.


tass--2020-09-03--Russia’s MiG-31 intercepts US, UK recon planes over Barents Sea

MOSCOW , September 3 .
/TASS/ .
Russian MiG-31 jet fighter was scrambled to intercept a US RC-135 and a @ @ @ @ @ the Barents Sea Thursday , Russia ’ s National Defense Control Center reported .
According @ @ @ @ @ September 3 , Russian radars discovered air targets approaching the Russian border over the Barents @ @ @ @ @ ’ s MiG-31 was scrambled to identify the aircraft and to prevent them from violating @ @ @ @ @ The Russian plane ’ s crew identified the air targets as the US Air Force @ @ @ @ @ UK Royal Air Force ’ s R.1 Sentinel reconnaissance plane , '' the center said @ @ @ @ @ turned away from the Russian border , the MiG-31 returned to the home airfield .
@ @ @ @ @ sortie was performed in strict compliance with the international air law .
This was the @ @ @ @ @ targets over the Barents Sea conducted on Thursday .
Earlier , another MiG was scambled @ @ @ @ @ patrol plane away from the Russian border .

MOSCOW, September 3. /TASS/. Russian MiG-31 jet fighter was scrambled to intercept a US RC-135 and a UK Sentinel reconnaissance planes over the Barents Sea Thursday, Russia’s National Defense Control Center reported.
According to the military, on September 3, Russian radars detected air targets approaching the Russian border over the Barents Sea. A Northern Fleet’s MiG-31 was scrambled to identify the aircraft and to prevent them from violating the Russian border.
"The Russian plane’s crew identified the air targets as the US Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance plane and the UK Royal Air Force’s R.1 Sentinel reconnaissance plane," the center said.
After the NATO planes turned away from the Russian border, the MiG-31 returned to the home airfield.
The center underscored that the sortie was performed in strict compliance with the international air law.
This was the second MiG-31 sortie to intercept targets over the Barents Sea conducted on Thursday. Earlier, another MiG was scambled to drive a Norwegian Orion patrol plane away from the Russian border.


tass--2020-09-03--NATO ambassadors to hold extraordinary meeting on September 4

BRUSSELS , September 3 .
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Ambassadors of NATO member states will hold an extraordinary meeting on September 4 , the alliance ’ s press service informed on Thursday .
`` The North Atlantic Council at Ambassadorial level will meet at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Friday 4 September 2020 , '' the statement reads .
The NATO statement does not specify the topic of the meeting ; however , it informs that the event will be translated into Russian .
For its part , Bloomberg news agency reported that the participants of the meeting are set to discuss @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Alexei Navalny .
Alexei Navalny was hospitalized in Omsk on August 20 , after his health deteriorated rapidly during his flight from Tomsk to Moscow .
Upon hospitalization , Navalny was in coma and then hooked up to a ventilator .
On August 22 , he was transferred to the Charite clinic in Berlin .
On Wednesday , the German government claimed that Navalny ’ s tests revealed traces of an unidentified poisonous substance from the notorious Novichok group .
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Thursday that Russian specialists discovered no poisonous substance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Omsk hospital .
He stressed that Russia is undoubtedly interested in determining the cause of the incident , adding that the information from Germany ’ s authorities would help the investigation understand what happened to Navalny .
Peskov mentioned that the Ministry of the Interior is carrying out a pre-investigation inspection and all the necessary investigative procedures .

BRUSSELS, September 3. /TASS/. Ambassadors of NATO member states will hold an extraordinary meeting on September 4, the alliance’s press service informed on Thursday.
"The North Atlantic Council at Ambassadorial level will meet at NATO Headquarters in Brussels on Friday 4 September 2020," the statement reads.
The NATO statement does not specify the topic of the meeting; however, it informs that the event will be translated into Russian.
For its part, Bloomberg news agency reported that the participants of the meeting are set to discuss the alleged poisoning of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny.
Alexei Navalny was hospitalized in Omsk on August 20, after his health deteriorated rapidly during his flight from Tomsk to Moscow. Upon hospitalization, Navalny was in coma and then hooked up to a ventilator. On August 22, he was transferred to the Charite clinic in Berlin. On Wednesday, the German government claimed that Navalny’s tests revealed traces of an unidentified poisonous substance from the notorious Novichok group.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Thursday that Russian specialists discovered no poisonous substance during Navalny’s stay at the Omsk hospital. He stressed that Russia is undoubtedly interested in determining the cause of the incident, adding that the information from Germany’s authorities would help the investigation understand what happened to Navalny. Peskov mentioned that the Ministry of the Interior is carrying out a pre-investigation inspection and all the necessary investigative procedures.


tass--2020-09-03--Moscow, Minsk addressing redirection of petroleum products supplies from Lithuanian ports

MINSK , September 3 .
/TASS/ .
Russia and Belarus are addressing the issue of redirecting petroleum products supplies from @ @ @ @ @ Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on Thursday .
Russian and Belarusian companies are @ @ @ @ @ redirection of such deliveries , he added .
`` Yes , that issue was discussed @ @ @ @ @ Russian side is interested in making sure that petroleum products that are sold via third @ @ @ @ @ sold via St. Petersburg , via Ust-Luga , meaning Russian ports , '' Novak said @ @ @ @ @ of redirection of energy flows from Lithuania to Ust-Luga was discussed at the meeting of @ @ @ @ @ in Minsk .
`` For doing that it is also necessary to develop economic terms @ @ @ @ @ and Belneftekhim , '' he added .

MINSK, September 3. /TASS/. Russia and Belarus are addressing the issue of redirecting petroleum products supplies from Lithuanian ports to Russia, Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on Thursday. Russian and Belarusian companies are to develop economic terms of redirection of such deliveries, he added.
"Yes, that issue was discussed at the talks. The Russian side is interested in making sure that petroleum products that are sold via third countries today, will be sold via St. Petersburg, via Ust-Luga, meaning Russian ports," Novak said when asked whether the issue of redirection of energy flows from Lithuania to Ust-Luga was discussed at the meeting of Russian and Belarusian prime ministers in Minsk.
"For doing that it is also necessary to develop economic terms between transport companies, ports and Belneftekhim," he added.


tass--2020-09-03--Germany dismisses Lukashenko’s claims Navalny’s poisoning was faked as untrue

BERLIN , September 3 .
/TASS/ .
The statement made by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claiming that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny ’ s alleged poisoning was faked is untrue , a representative of the German government told TASS on Thursday .
`` Mr. Lukashenko ’ s statement is untrue , naturally , '' the official said , noting that `` there is nothing to add '' to the statements made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel , Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer regarding Navalny ’ s alleged poisoning .
Earlier on Thursday , Lukashenko stated during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that Warsaw and Berlin had discussed a plot to fabricate Alexei Navalny ’ s `` poisoning '' to `` discourage Putin from sticking his nose in Belarusian affairs , '' citing an intercepted conversation between unnamed German and Polish officials .
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was hospitalized in Omsk on August 20 , after his health deteriorated rapidly during his flight from Tomsk to Moscow .
Upon hospitalization , Navalny was in a coma and then hooked up to a ventilator .
On August 22 , he was transferred to the Charite @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the German government claimed that Navalny ’ s tests revealed traces of an unidentified poisonous substance from the notorious Novichok group .
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Thursday that Russian specialists discovered no poisonous substance during Navalny ’ s stay at the Omsk hospital .
He stressed that Russia is undoubtedly interested in determining the cause of the incident , adding that the information from Germany ’ s authorities would help the investigation understand what happened to Navalny .
Peskov mentioned that the Ministry of the Interior is carrying out a pre-investigation inspection @ @ @ @ @ @ @

BERLIN, September 3. /TASS/. The statement made by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko claiming that Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny’s alleged poisoning was faked is untrue, a representative of the German government told TASS on Thursday.
"Mr. Lukashenko’s statement is untrue, naturally," the official said, noting that "there is nothing to add" to the statements made by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Defense Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer regarding Navalny’s alleged poisoning.
Earlier on Thursday, Lukashenko stated during a meeting with Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin that Warsaw and Berlin had discussed a plot to fabricate Alexei Navalny’s "poisoning" to "discourage Putin from sticking his nose in Belarusian affairs," citing an intercepted conversation between unnamed German and Polish officials.
Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was hospitalized in Omsk on August 20, after his health deteriorated rapidly during his flight from Tomsk to Moscow. Upon hospitalization, Navalny was in a coma and then hooked up to a ventilator. On August 22, he was transferred to the Charite clinic in Berlin. On Wednesday, the German government claimed that Navalny’s tests revealed traces of an unidentified poisonous substance from the notorious Novichok group.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov claimed Thursday that Russian specialists discovered no poisonous substance during Navalny’s stay at the Omsk hospital. He stressed that Russia is undoubtedly interested in determining the cause of the incident, adding that the information from Germany’s authorities would help the investigation understand what happened to Navalny. Peskov mentioned that the Ministry of the Interior is carrying out a pre-investigation inspection and all the necessary investigative procedures.


tass--2020-09-03--Military pilots from Russia, Belarus demonstrate high skills at Aviadarts contest

RYAZAN , September 3 .
/TASS/ .
The results of the first four stages of the Aviadarts contest running as part of the 2020 International Army Games testify to the increased professionalism of combat pilots from Russia and Belarus , the contest ’ s press office reported on Thursday .
The scores were compared to the results of the previous competition held last year .
As the press office ’ s data indicate , the flight personnel ’ s skills increased by 20 % among attack aircraft pilots and by 12 % among helicopter crews .
Also , Russian helicopter @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % and visual air reconnaissance skills by 35 % .
The Belarusian crews improved their air navigation skills by 10 % while their scores in air reconnaissance grew four-fold , the press office said .
The Russian and Belarusian teams also `` improved almost twofold their skills of combat employment against ground targets , '' the contest ’ s press office said .
The teams from Russia and Belarus are participating in the Aviadarts competition .
The contest ’ s results will be summed up on September 5 .
The Russian team is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stages of the contest : air reconnaissance , the piloting technique , navigation and search and rescue operations .
The fifth stage that includes delivering strikes against ground targets has been completed but its results have not been announced yet .
The Russian crews from the Novosibirsk Region flying Mi-8 helicopters demonstrated a record result in the competition ’ s entire history : they scored 253 points at the stage of delivering strikes against ground targets .

RYAZAN, September 3. /TASS/. The results of the first four stages of the Aviadarts contest running as part of the 2020 International Army Games testify to the increased professionalism of combat pilots from Russia and Belarus, the contest’s press office reported on Thursday.
The scores were compared to the results of the previous competition held last year. As the press office’s data indicate, the flight personnel’s skills increased by 20% among attack aircraft pilots and by 12% among helicopter crews. Also, Russian helicopter pilots improved their flying techniques by 15% and visual air reconnaissance skills by 35%.
The Belarusian crews improved their air navigation skills by 10% while their scores in air reconnaissance grew four-fold, the press office said.
The Russian and Belarusian teams also "improved almost twofold their skills of combat employment against ground targets," the contest’s press office said.
The teams from Russia and Belarus are participating in the Aviadarts competition. The contest’s results will be summed up on September 5. The Russian team is in the lead after the first four stages of the contest: air reconnaissance, the piloting technique, navigation and search and rescue operations. The fifth stage that includes delivering strikes against ground targets has been completed but its results have not been announced yet.
The Russian crews from the Novosibirsk Region flying Mi-8 helicopters demonstrated a record result in the competition’s entire history: they scored 253 points at the stage of delivering strikes against ground targets.


tass--2020-09-03--Moldovan leader plans to be vaccinated against coronavirus during trip to Russia

CHISINAU , September 3./TASS/ .
Moldovan President Igor Dodon plans to be vaccinated against the coronavirus while on a visit to Rusisa in September-October , as well as to agree on the supply of the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine to Moldova .
`` If I go there , I am planning to be vaccinated .
I will ask the Russians for this .
Mass vaccination has been launched there , many leaders and parliamentarians get vaccinated , '' Dodon said in an interview with Radio Free Europe ’ s Moldovan service in comments on a possible trip to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s question about a US vaccine , Dodon said that he had made the decision not to wait for options .
`` I have more trust in a Russian vaccine than in an American one .
We were part of this medical system , it was among the best , '' the president explained .
If Moldova manages to get a batch of the Russian coronavirus vaccine , it will be distributed for free first of all among the medics , and also among those in the risk group , he added @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be vaccinated on a voluntary basis with no money charged .
To date , the epidemiological situation in Moldova remains difficult .
On Thursday , the country reported another daily high of 636 COVID-19 cases .
Overall , 38,372 people have been infected ( 1 % of the population ) .
A state of emergency in the healthcare sector has been extended until September 15 , which implies entry restrictions for foreign nationals , a ban on mass events with the participation of more than 50 people and compulsory mask wearing in public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became the first country to register a coronavirus vaccine , which was named Sputnik V. The vaccine developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology underwent clinical trials in June and July .
It is based on a platform that was used to create some other vaccines .
On August 15 , the Russian Health Ministry said that its production had begun .

CHISINAU, September 3./TASS/. Moldovan President Igor Dodon plans to be vaccinated against the coronavirus while on a visit to Rusisa in September-October, as well as to agree on the supply of the first batch of the coronavirus vaccine to Moldova.
"If I go there, I am planning to be vaccinated. I will ask the Russians for this. Mass vaccination has been launched there, many leaders and parliamentarians get vaccinated," Dodon said in an interview with Radio Free Europe’s Moldovan service in comments on a possible trip to Russia.
In reply to a journalist’s question about a US vaccine, Dodon said that he had made the decision not to wait for options. "I have more trust in a Russian vaccine than in an American one. We were part of this medical system, it was among the best," the president explained.
If Moldova manages to get a batch of the Russian coronavirus vaccine, it will be distributed for free first of all among the medics, and also among those in the risk group, he added. Dodon also pledged that people would be vaccinated on a voluntary basis with no money charged.
To date, the epidemiological situation in Moldova remains difficult. On Thursday, the country reported another daily high of 636 COVID-19 cases. Overall, 38,372 people have been infected (1% of the population). A state of emergency in the healthcare sector has been extended until September 15, which implies entry restrictions for foreign nationals, a ban on mass events with the participation of more than 50 people and compulsory mask wearing in public spaces.
On August 11, Russia became the first country to register a coronavirus vaccine, which was named Sputnik V. The vaccine developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology underwent clinical trials in June and July. It is based on a platform that was used to create some other vaccines. On August 15, the Russian Health Ministry said that its production had begun.


tass--2020-09-03--German businesses warn against imposing sanctions on Russia over Navalny’s case

BERLIN , September 3 .
/TASS/ .
The German Eastern Business Association ( OAOEV ) spoke against imposing sanctions against Russia as a possible reaction to the Alexei Navalny incident and welcomed Chancellor Angela Merkel ’ s refusal to tie the incident with implementation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline .
`` We must not let this incident become a long-term burden for our bilateral relations and thus harm the German-Russian business contacts , '' OAOEV chairman Oliver Hermes said in a statement published Thursday .
He pointed out that the chancellor refused to tie the Navalny case with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` We consider it a mistake to react to Navalny ’ s poisoning by new economic sanctions that will later affect completely uninvolved companies and the people of Russia , '' Hermes underscored .
The committee called for clarifying the circumstances of the Navalny case `` only in cooperation with Russia '' and `` on the basis of transparency . ''
The OAOEV is Germany ’ s regional initiative for countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia .
Based in Berlin , the committee unites over 350 enterprises , mostly from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ major industrial unions .
On March 23 , 2018 , members of the Eastern Committee , founded in 1952 , and the Eastern Europe Business Association of Germany , founded in 1989 , voted to unite in a single organization under the common name of German Eastern Business Association ( Ost-Ausschuss - Osteuropaverein der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V.
, OAOEV ) .

BERLIN, September 3. /TASS/. The German Eastern Business Association (OAOEV) spoke against imposing sanctions against Russia as a possible reaction to the Alexei Navalny incident and welcomed Chancellor Angela Merkel’s refusal to tie the incident with implementation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
"We must not let this incident become a long-term burden for our bilateral relations and thus harm the German-Russian business contacts," OAOEV chairman Oliver Hermes said in a statement published Thursday. He pointed out that the chancellor refused to tie the Navalny case with the Nord Stream 2 for good reason.
"We consider it a mistake to react to Navalny’s poisoning by new economic sanctions that will later affect completely uninvolved companies and the people of Russia," Hermes underscored.
The committee called for clarifying the circumstances of the Navalny case "only in cooperation with Russia" and "on the basis of transparency."
About OAOEV
The OAOEV is Germany’s regional initiative for countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Based in Berlin, the committee unites over 350 enterprises, mostly from the medium-sized businesses, as well as major industrial unions.
On March 23, 2018, members of the Eastern Committee, founded in 1952, and the Eastern Europe Business Association of Germany, founded in 1989, voted to unite in a single organization under the common name of German Eastern Business Association (Ost-Ausschuss - Osteuropaverein der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V., OAOEV).


tass--2020-09-03--Navalny incident looks like provocation — Russian ambassador to UK

MANCHESTER /The United Kingdom/ , September 3 .
/TASS/ .
What happened to Russian blogger Alexei Navalny looks like a provocation aimed at preventing Russia-EU relations from improving , Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrei Kelin told Russian reporters on Thursday .
`` It all looks very much like a well-thought provocation .
Every time we start to see opportunities to build more constructive relations with the Europeans , some events happen that disrupt it all .
This is what happened this time , '' he pointed out .
In this regard , Kelin mentioned the recent Gymnich meeting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ which had taken place on August 27-28 in Germany .
According to the Russian envoy , the ministers particularly planned to discuss the possibility of reviewing relations with Russia .
`` And 'coincidentally ' , another major incident occurred that in fact prevented such discussions from happening , '' Kelin noted .
`` I can ’ t say who is behind this scenario , I won ’ t go that far , but it is a reality , '' the Russian ambassador said .
On August 20 , a plane carrying Russian opposition @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Russian city of Omsk after the blogger had suddenly felt unwell in mid-flight .
Navalny was taken to hospital in a coma and was hooked up to a ventilator .
On August 22 , he was flown to Germany for treatment at Berlin ’ s Charite hospital .
The German government said on Wednesday , citing the results of a toxicological analysis carried out by Bundeswehr experts , that Navalny had been poisoned with the Novichok nerve agent .
Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow was ready to fully @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all circumstances of the Navalny incident .
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova , in turn , said that the German Foreign Ministry had failed to provide any evidence of poisoning .
Meanwhile , Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says that Minsk has intercepted a conversation between Berlin and Warsaw , which proves that the story of Russian blogger Alexei Navalny ’ s poisoning was fabricated .
He added that the information would be handed over to Russia ’ s Federal Security Service ( FSB ) .

MANCHESTER /The United Kingdom/, September 3. /TASS/. What happened to Russian blogger Alexei Navalny looks like a provocation aimed at preventing Russia-EU relations from improving, Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom Andrei Kelin told Russian reporters on Thursday.
"It all looks very much like a well-thought provocation. Every time we start to see opportunities to build more constructive relations with the Europeans, some events happen that disrupt it all. This is what happened this time," he pointed out.
In this regard, Kelin mentioned the recent Gymnich meeting of foreign ministers of EU countries, which had taken place on August 27-28 in Germany. According to the Russian envoy, the ministers particularly planned to discuss the possibility of reviewing relations with Russia.
"And 'coincidentally', another major incident occurred that in fact prevented such discussions from happening," Kelin noted. "I can’t say who is behind this scenario, I won’t go that far, but it is a reality," the Russian ambassador said.
Navalny case
On August 20, a plane carrying Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny made an emergency landing in the Russian city of Omsk after the blogger had suddenly felt unwell in mid-flight. Navalny was taken to hospital in a coma and was hooked up to a ventilator. On August 22, he was flown to Germany for treatment at Berlin’s Charite hospital. The German government said on Wednesday, citing the results of a toxicological analysis carried out by Bundeswehr experts, that Navalny had been poisoned with the Novichok nerve agent.
Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow was ready to fully cooperate with Germany in order to establish all circumstances of the Navalny incident. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, in turn, said that the German Foreign Ministry had failed to provide any evidence of poisoning.
Meanwhile, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says that Minsk has intercepted a conversation between Berlin and Warsaw, which proves that the story of Russian blogger Alexei Navalny’s poisoning was fabricated. He added that the information would be handed over to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB).


tass--2020-09-03--Moscow named most attractive city for air travel in fall

MOSCOW , September 3 .
/ TASS / .
The capital of Russia , Moscow became the most attractive city for air travel in the fall of 2020 , according to the results of a study by experts of the online service OneTwoTrip , the press service of the Moscow Tourism Committee informed on Thursday .
`` Moscow became the most popular air destination this fall , according to a study of a travel planning service .
Moscow accounts for 20 % of the total number of air tickets bought for the fall .
At the same time , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ decreased by 15 % compared to last year - from 5,700 rubles ( $ 75.75 ) to 4,800 rubles ( $ 64 ) , '' the press service said .
Sochi ranks second in popularity among Russian cities .
The demand in this direction has doubled compared to last fall , while ticket prices have hardly changed .
`` The third most popular city is St. Petersburg , where tickets have fallen in price by 10 % compared to last fall , according to a study of the online service OneTwoTrip , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it is possible to plan a trip to Moscow and other cities of Russia this fall on the Russpass platform , where travel offers from the Altai Republic , Krasnodar Territory , Yaroslavl , Ryazan , Nizhny Novgorod , Rostov and Tomsk regions , Chechen Republic and other regions of the country are already available .

MOSCOW, September 3. / TASS /. The capital of Russia, Moscow became the most attractive city for air travel in the fall of 2020, according to the results of a study by experts of the online service OneTwoTrip, the press service of the Moscow Tourism Committee informed on Thursday.
"Moscow became the most popular air destination this fall, according to a study of a travel planning service. Moscow accounts for 20% of the total number of air tickets bought for the fall. At the same time, the price of a trip this year has decreased by 15% compared to last year - from 5,700 rubles ($75.75) to 4,800 rubles ($64)," the press service said.
Sochi ranks second in popularity among Russian cities. The demand in this direction has doubled compared to last fall, while ticket prices have hardly changed.
"The third most popular city is St. Petersburg, where tickets have fallen in price by 10% compared to last fall, according to a study of the online service OneTwoTrip," the agency said.
The committee noted that it is possible to plan a trip to Moscow and other cities of Russia this fall on the Russpass platform, where travel offers from the Altai Republic, Krasnodar Territory, Yaroslavl, Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Rostov and Tomsk regions, Chechen Republic and other regions of the country are already available.


tass--2020-09-03--Russian health ministry expands list of priority coronavirus vaccination groups

`` The following groups are subject to priority vaccination against COVID-19 : employees of medical establishments ( all of them ) , educational organizations , police , public transport , trade , agencies of social protection of the population , enterprises of public catering and other organizations whose work involves direct contact with a big number of people ( hotels , barbershops , dry-cleaners , banks , security firms and others ) , '' the document said .
Conscripts and students of secondary and higher vocational education institutions .
MOSCOW , September 3./TAS/ .
Along with medics and teachers , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for priority coronavirus vaccination also people working in the sectors of trade and services , police , conscripts , students and school students above 18 years of age .
It also said that those earlier infected with coronavirus and having antibodies were not subject to vaccination .
The document also listed counter-indications for the vaccination .
On August 11 , Russia became the first country to register a coronavirus vaccine , which was named Sputnik V. The vaccine developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology underwent clinical trials in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a platform that was used to create some other vaccines .
On August 15 , the Russian Health Ministry said that its production had begun .
To date , 1,009,995 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia , with 826,935 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest data indicates 17,528 fatalities nationwide .

"The following groups are subject to priority vaccination against COVID-19: employees of medical establishments (all of them), educational organizations, police, public transport, trade, agencies of social protection of the population, enterprises of public catering and other organizations whose work involves direct contact with a big number of people (hotels, barbershops, dry-cleaners, banks, security firms and others)," the document said. Conscripts and students of secondary and higher vocational education institutions.
MOSCOW, September 3./TAS/. Along with medics and teachers, the Russian Ministry of Healthcare has recommended for priority coronavirus vaccination also people working in the sectors of trade and services, police, conscripts, students and school students above 18 years of age.
It also said that those earlier infected with coronavirus and having antibodies were not subject to vaccination.
The document also listed counter-indications for the vaccination.
On August 11, Russia became the first country to register a coronavirus vaccine, which was named Sputnik V. The vaccine developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology underwent clinical trials in June and July. It is based on a platform that was used to create some other vaccines. On August 15, the Russian Health Ministry said that its production had begun.
To date, 1,009,995 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 826,935 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 17,528 fatalities nationwide.


tass--2020-09-03--OPCW procrastinates on probe into chemical attacks in Syria — diplomat

MOSCOW , September 3 .
/TASS/ .
The Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons continues to procrastinate on the investigation of chemical attacks in Syria , Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Thursday .
`` We state once again that the OPCW Technical Secretariat continues to use far-fetched pretexts to procrastinate on the investigation of chemical attacks by Syria ’ s armed opposition , although Damascus regularly informs the OPCW and the UN Security Council about such cases , '' she said .
As an example , Zakharova mentioned the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Syria ’ s Aleppo .
`` It ’ s nearly two years since the incident .
However , the Technical Secretariat is still unable to complete the investigation and continues to put forward extra preconditions addressed to the Syrian side , '' she said .
Zakharova recalled that Damascus had presented to the OPCW all the necessary information and continues to demonstrate its full openness and readiness for cooperation .
She stressed that by procrastinating on the investigation the OPCW violated the Chemical Weapons Convention .
This policy , Zakharova said , is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s bias and the organization ’ s readiness to act on `` politically-motivated orders from individual states , which in pursuit of their geopolitical interests in the Middle East have repeatedly used military force against Syria in violation of the UN Charter . ''
On November 24 , 2018 militants in the de-escalation zone in Idlib province attacked Aleppo ’ s residential areas with shells containing a poisonous substance , presumably chlorine .
After that , according to Syrian medics , more than 70 people were taken to hospital .
The news @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to hospitals .
Russian Aerospace Force planes wiped out the terrorists who shelled the city .
On January 8 , 2019 OPCW specialists were dispatched to Syria .

MOSCOW, September 3. /TASS/. The Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons continues to procrastinate on the investigation of chemical attacks in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told a news briefing on Thursday.
"We state once again that the OPCW Technical Secretariat continues to use far-fetched pretexts to procrastinate on the investigation of chemical attacks by Syria’s armed opposition, although Damascus regularly informs the OPCW and the UN Security Council about such cases," she said.
As an example, Zakharova mentioned the November 24, 2018 chemical attack in Syria’s Aleppo.
"It’s nearly two years since the incident. However, the Technical Secretariat is still unable to complete the investigation and continues to put forward extra preconditions addressed to the Syrian side," she said.
Zakharova recalled that Damascus had presented to the OPCW all the necessary information and continues to demonstrate its full openness and readiness for cooperation.
She stressed that by procrastinating on the investigation the OPCW violated the Chemical Weapons Convention. This policy, Zakharova said, is clear evidence of the OPCW Technical Secretariat’s bias and the organization’s readiness to act on "politically-motivated orders from individual states, which in pursuit of their geopolitical interests in the Middle East have repeatedly used military force against Syria in violation of the UN Charter."
On November 24, 2018 militants in the de-escalation zone in Idlib province attacked Aleppo’s residential areas with shells containing a poisonous substance, presumably chlorine. After that, according to Syrian medics, more than 70 people were taken to hospital. The news agency SANA said 107 civilians were brought to hospitals. Russian Aerospace Force planes wiped out the terrorists who shelled the city. On January 8, 2019 OPCW specialists were dispatched to Syria.


tass--2020-09-03--German politician questions credibility of accusations hurled at Russia over Navalny case

BERLIN , September 3./TASS/ .
European Parliament member from the Alternative for Germany ( AfD ) party Maximilian Krah expressed doubts on Thursday about the credibility of accusations hurled at Russia over the alleged poisoning of Russian blogger Alexei Navalny .
`` As for the credibility of the accusations against the Kremlin , one can at least doubt this , '' the DPA news agency quoted him as saying on Thursday .
His fellow party member Paul Hampel , an expert on foreign policy from the AfD faction in the Bundestag , expressed the opinion that `` Navalny had enemies @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` The German government should be advised to act constructively and farsightedly , '' he said .
AfD co-chair Tino Chrupalla , for his part , cautioned the German government against questioning the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project and consequently `` the energy security of Germany '' in light of the situation around Navalny ’ s alleged poisoning with an assumed Novichok nerve agent .
At the same time , `` there is no doubt that the poisoning of Navalny must be clarified , '' he stressed .
The German @ @ @ @ @ @ @ results of a toxicological analysis carried out by Bundeswehr experts , that Navalny had been poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent .
When commenting on that statement , Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow was ready to fully cooperate with Germany in order to establish all circumstances surrounding the Navalny case .
Before the blogger was flown to Germany , medical tests had detected no traces of any toxic substances in his body , Peskov added .
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova , in turn , said that the German Foreign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of poisoning to the Russian ambassador .
On August 20 , a plane carrying Navalny made an emergency landing in the Russian city of Omsk after the blogger had suddenly felt ill in mid-flight .
Navalny was taken to the hospital in a coma and was hooked up to a ventilator .
On August 22 , he was flown to Germany for treatment at Berlin ’ s Charite hospital .

BERLIN, September 3./TASS/. European Parliament member from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Maximilian Krah expressed doubts on Thursday about the credibility of accusations hurled at Russia over the alleged poisoning of Russian blogger Alexei Navalny.
"As for the credibility of the accusations against the Kremlin, one can at least doubt this," the DPA news agency quoted him as saying on Thursday. His fellow party member Paul Hampel, an expert on foreign policy from the AfD faction in the Bundestag, expressed the opinion that "Navalny had enemies outside the Kremlin as well." "The German government should be advised to act constructively and farsightedly," he said.
AfD co-chair Tino Chrupalla, for his part, cautioned the German government against questioning the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project and consequently "the energy security of Germany" in light of the situation around Navalny’s alleged poisoning with an assumed Novichok nerve agent. At the same time, "there is no doubt that the poisoning of Navalny must be clarified," he stressed.
The German government said on Wednesday, citing the results of a toxicological analysis carried out by Bundeswehr experts, that Navalny had been poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent.
When commenting on that statement, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Moscow was ready to fully cooperate with Germany in order to establish all circumstances surrounding the Navalny case. Before the blogger was flown to Germany, medical tests had detected no traces of any toxic substances in his body, Peskov added. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, in turn, said that the German Foreign Ministry had failed to provide any evidence of poisoning to the Russian ambassador.
On August 20, a plane carrying Navalny made an emergency landing in the Russian city of Omsk after the blogger had suddenly felt ill in mid-flight. Navalny was taken to the hospital in a coma and was hooked up to a ventilator. On August 22, he was flown to Germany for treatment at Berlin’s Charite hospital.


tass--2020-09-03--Russia’s expanded clout in Belarus dangerous for Ukraine — foreign minister

He noted that there is only one scenario of how the situation would develop : `` strengthening of Russia . ''
`` The Belarusian-Ukrainian border should not become a vulnerable zone .
This can happen if Belarus is absorbed by Russia within the Union State .
Or if a person under full control of the Kremlin comes into power there .
Or if [ Belarusian President Alexander ] Lukashenko stays in power , but becomes so weak that he won ’ t be able to say no to Russia , '' he said in an interview with Ukraine ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lukashenko had paid heed to Moscow , and not Kiev , on the issue of Russian nationals detained in Belarus .
On July 29 , 32 Russian citizens were apprehended near Minsk , and one more was detained in southern Belarus .
In his address to the nation and the parliament on August 4 , Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said the Russians were deliberately deployed to his country .
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the claims that Russia might have sent its citizens to Belarus to destabilize the situation in the republic .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ 28 detained citizens had taken part in military activity in Donbass , with pending criminal proceedings launched against them in Ukraine .
On August 14 , Minsk handed over the detained citizens to Moscow .
Russian Ambassador to Minsk Dmitry Mezentsev later stated that the Russians had been returned in strict correspondence with the norms of international law , stressing that professional cooperation between the country ’ s prosecution bodies helped carry out this legal procedure .

He noted that there is only one scenario of how the situation would develop: "strengthening of Russia." "The Belarusian-Ukrainian border should not become a vulnerable zone. This can happen if Belarus is absorbed by Russia within the Union State. Or if a person under full control of the Kremlin comes into power there. Or if [Belarusian President Alexander] Lukashenko stays in power, but becomes so weak that he won’t be able to say no to Russia," he said in an interview with Ukraine’s online news outlet Gazeta.ua, adding that Lukashenko had paid heed to Moscow, and not Kiev, on the issue of Russian nationals detained in Belarus.
On July 29, 32 Russian citizens were apprehended near Minsk, and one more was detained in southern Belarus. In his address to the nation and the parliament on August 4, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said the Russians were deliberately deployed to his country. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed the claims that Russia might have sent its citizens to Belarus to destabilize the situation in the republic.
For its part, Ukraine claimed that 28 detained citizens had taken part in military activity in Donbass, with pending criminal proceedings launched against them in Ukraine.
On August 14, Minsk handed over the detained citizens to Moscow. Russian Ambassador to Minsk Dmitry Mezentsev later stated that the Russians had been returned in strict correspondence with the norms of international law, stressing that professional cooperation between the country’s prosecution bodies helped carry out this legal procedure.


tass--2020-09-03--Belarus, Russia made significant progress in resolution of acute issues, Lukashenko says

MINSK , September 3 .
/TASS/ .
Belarus and Russia have significantly advanced in resolution of acute issues , Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated at a meeting on Thursday with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin who arrived in Minsk on a one-day visit , the BelTA news agency reported .
`` I am very grateful to you for the last weeks and maybe even a month or a month and a half when we have been conducting intensive negotiations between governments , '' he said , addressing the Prime Minister .
`` We agreed with Vladimir Vladimirovich [ Putin ] @ @ @ @ @ @ @ And , as Roman Alexandrovich [ Golovchenko , Belarusian Prime Minister ] reported to me yesterday , you have made significant progress in resolution of those issues , acute for us . ''
Russian Prime Minister arrived in Minsk on Thursday .
Currently he is conducting a meeting with Lukashenko , after that the talks with the Belarusian Prime Minister are scheduled who earlier greeted him at the airport .
The trip of the head of Russia ’ s government to Minsk precedes the top-level talks which should occur within the framework of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia scheduled during the next two weeks .

MINSK, September 3. /TASS/. Belarus and Russia have significantly advanced in resolution of acute issues, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated at a meeting on Thursday with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin who arrived in Minsk on a one-day visit, the BelTA news agency reported.
"I am very grateful to you for the last weeks and maybe even a month or a month and a half when we have been conducting intensive negotiations between governments," he said, addressing the Prime Minister. "We agreed with Vladimir Vladimirovich [Putin] even before the election about this. And, as Roman Alexandrovich [Golovchenko, Belarusian Prime Minister] reported to me yesterday, you have made significant progress in resolution of those issues, acute for us."
Russian Prime Minister arrived in Minsk on Thursday. Currently he is conducting a meeting with Lukashenko, after that the talks with the Belarusian Prime Minister are scheduled who earlier greeted him at the airport. The trip of the head of Russia’s government to Minsk precedes the top-level talks which should occur within the framework of the Belarusian President’s visit to Russia scheduled during the next two weeks.


tass--2020-09-03--Moscow spends about $4 bln to fight COVID-19 pandemic

MOSCOW , September 3 .
/TASS/ .
Moscow has spent about 300 bln rubles ( approximately $ 4 bln ) to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic so far .
This figure includes the money spent on purchasing medicine and equipment for hospitals , Moscow Deputy Mayor Vladimir Yefimov said during the Stolypin Forum on Thursday .
He added that as of now , Moscow has returned to last year ’ s figures in most areas .
This concerns consumer demand , first and foremost , Yefimov said .
The deputy mayor added that special anti-crisis measures had been introduced to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were `` a continuation of the measures approved by the Russian government , '' he noted .
Those decisions allowed to maintain liquidity of Moscow enterprises .
`` I wouldn ’ t say that some support measures were a mistake .
We tried to use our potential as much as we could to help enterprises .
Naturally , the key goal that we see before us is to saturate the market with money , '' Yefimov stated .
The third Stolypin Forum dubbed `` The Immune System of the World Economy '' is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Around 200 speakers from 40 countries are participating in business events offline and online .
TASS is the forum ’ s information partner .

MOSCOW, September 3. /TASS/. Moscow has spent about 300 bln rubles (approximately $4 bln) to fight the novel coronavirus pandemic so far. This figure includes the money spent on purchasing medicine and equipment for hospitals, Moscow Deputy Mayor Vladimir Yefimov said during the Stolypin Forum on Thursday.
He added that as of now, Moscow has returned to last year’s figures in most areas. This concerns consumer demand, first and foremost, Yefimov said.
The deputy mayor added that special anti-crisis measures had been introduced to support businesses. Moscow’s measures were "a continuation of the measures approved by the Russian government," he noted. Those decisions allowed to maintain liquidity of Moscow enterprises.
"I wouldn’t say that some support measures were a mistake. We tried to use our potential as much as we could to help enterprises. Naturally, the key goal that we see before us is to saturate the market with money," Yefimov stated.
The third Stolypin Forum dubbed "The Immune System of the World Economy" is taking place in Moscow on September 3-4. Around 200 speakers from 40 countries are participating in business events offline and online. TASS is the forum’s information partner.


tass--2020-09-03--Political intrigues in situation with Navalny harm his recovery, human rights chief thinks

`` For me it is very important that a person ’ s health is center-stage whoever he is , an opposition activist or not .
A very difficult situation unfolded , a person should be cured , and when such political intrigues begin to overlay it , it only harms a cause , '' he said .
MOSCOW , September 3 .
/TASS/ .
Head of the Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Valery Fadeev thinks that political intrigues unfolding around the situation with Russian blogger Alexei Navalny only prevent his recovery .
He made this statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that during the very first days after the incident Russia was accused of careless attitude to this story .
`` But it is not so .
And while a criminal case hasn ’ t been launched , the pre-investigation probe is underway , very serious forces are involved .
In fact , this is an investigation of the circumstances of this case without opening a criminal case , '' the official said .
The head of council added that Russia ’ s Prosecutor General ’ s office is requesting information from the German @ @ @ @ @ @ @ submit samples taken from Navalny on the first day to their German colleagues but `` they refuse . ''
On Wednesday , the German government said that German military toxicologists had found that Navalny had been exposed to a nerve agent of the Novichok family .
Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia is ready for comprehensive interaction with Germany on clarifying all circumstances of the situation around Navalny .
He noted that before Navalny was transported to Berlin no poisonous substances had been detected .
Russia ’ s Foreign Ministry noted that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the request of the Prosecutor General .
Spokeswoman for Russia ’ s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova stated that Germany ’ s Foreign Ministry did not present to Russian ambassador any evidence of the poisoning .

"For me it is very important that a person’s health is center-stage whoever he is, an opposition activist or not. A very difficult situation unfolded, a person should be cured, and when such political intrigues begin to overlay it, it only harms a cause," he said.
MOSCOW, September 3. /TASS/. Head of the Russian Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights Valery Fadeev thinks that political intrigues unfolding around the situation with Russian blogger Alexei Navalny only prevent his recovery. He made this statement to TASS on Thursday.
He noted that during the very first days after the incident Russia was accused of careless attitude to this story. "But it is not so. And while a criminal case hasn’t been launched, the pre-investigation probe is underway, very serious forces are involved. In fact, this is an investigation of the circumstances of this case without opening a criminal case," the official said. The head of council added that Russia’s Prosecutor General’s office is requesting information from the German clinic, Russian doctors are ready to submit samples taken from Navalny on the first day to their German colleagues but "they refuse."
On Wednesday, the German government said that German military toxicologists had found that Navalny had been exposed to a nerve agent of the Novichok family.
Kremlin representative Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia is ready for comprehensive interaction with Germany on clarifying all circumstances of the situation around Navalny. He noted that before Navalny was transported to Berlin no poisonous substances had been detected. Russia’s Foreign Ministry noted that Moscow continues to expect German response to the request of the Prosecutor General. Spokeswoman for Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Maria Zakharova stated that Germany’s Foreign Ministry did not present to Russian ambassador any evidence of the poisoning.


tass--2020-09-03--Foreign powers seek to drive wedge between Minsk, Moscow, says Belarusian PM

MINSK , September 3 .
/TASS/ .
Foreign powers seek to drive a wedge between Minsk and Moscow , Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin on Thursday .
`` Belarus has faced strong pressure from foreign powers that tried and continue to try to overthrow the state and implement a color revolution scenario that we have seen in our neighboring country , as well as to drive a wedge between two closest allies , Belarus and Russia , '' Golovchenko pointed out .
The Belarusian prime minister said that a Russian @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visiting the country for the first time since the August 9 presidential election , which was `` the clearest proof of truly fraternal relations between our counties in such a difficult time . ''
According to Golovchenko , after failing politically , `` some forces are trying to shatter the economy '' of Belarus .
`` But we are used to external challenges , particularly as we feel the support of our ally , Russia , '' he noted .
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is on a visit to Belarus on Thursday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contacts amid protests following the presidential election .
Before meeting with the Belarusian prime minister , Mishustin held a meeting with the country ’ s President Alexander Lukashenko .

MINSK, September 3. /TASS/. Foreign powers seek to drive a wedge between Minsk and Moscow, Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko said at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin on Thursday.
"Belarus has faced strong pressure from foreign powers that tried and continue to try to overthrow the state and implement a color revolution scenario that we have seen in our neighboring country, as well as to drive a wedge between two closest allies, Belarus and Russia," Golovchenko pointed out.
The Belarusian prime minister said that a Russian delegation led by the prime minister was visiting the country for the first time since the August 9 presidential election, which was "the clearest proof of truly fraternal relations between our counties in such a difficult time."
According to Golovchenko, after failing politically, "some forces are trying to shatter the economy" of Belarus. "But we are used to external challenges, particularly as we feel the support of our ally, Russia," he noted.
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin is on a visit to Belarus on Thursday. The two counties have stepped up contacts amid protests following the presidential election. Before meeting with the Belarusian prime minister, Mishustin held a meeting with the country’s President Alexander Lukashenko.


tass--2020-09-03--Shanghai Electric Details Offshore Wind Power Ecosystem Updates at Offshore Wind Summit

SHANGHAI , Sept. 3 , 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Electric Group , a world leading producer of power generation equipment and related infrastructure hosted the 5th Global Offshore Wind Summit in Jinan , Shandong Province , China on August 27 .
As the largest and highest-spec summit in the field of offshore wind power in the world , the goal of the Summit is to promote in-depth cooperation within the industry worldwide .
The summit was co-hosted by the China Energy Research Association Renewable Energy Professional Committee ( CREIA ) , the China Renewable Energy Association Wind Energy Professional Committee @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Energy Council ( GWEC ) and Wind Energy Magazine .
Li Junfeng , Chairman of the Renewable Energy Committee of the China Energy Research Association , remarked , `` In the post Covid-19 era , many countries including China have put forward a timetable for reducing emissions .
Renewable energy has been increasing its presence in national energy security , energy transition and energy autonomy . ''
The Forum provided an in-depth analysis of opportunities in the offshore wind power market of both developed and emerging markets .
This comes as China launched @ @ @ @ @ @ @ sea planning usage during a time when the country 's offshore wind power sector is growing rapidly .
`` If we look at China , offshore wind energy will have a very strong growth momentum in the future .
Globally , we believe the market will range from 30GW to 230GW , with emerging markets the most important in this process , '' said Alastair Dutton , Chairman of the Global Wind Council 's Offshore Wind Power Working Group who introduced the global offshore wind market and emerging markets .
Focusing on the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ market and technology , Shanghai Electric 's presentation discussed how to effectively reduce the full life cycle cost of offshore wind farms by constructing a reasonable system to enhance the reliability of equipment and components .
`` Our vision is to build the road of offshore wind power development with Chinese characteristics , '' Jin Xiaolong , Vice President of Shanghai Electric Group and Party Secretary and Chairman of Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group Co. , Ltd pointed out .
Jin added , `` Shanghai Electric has been considering the design , construction @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from the perspective of full life cycle cost management and closely integrated into China 's wind power ecosystem .
As a service provider in the whole lifecycle of wind power systems , Shanghai Electric has built strategic partnerships with international companies in almost every segment of the value chain including generators , gearboxes , bearings , digital tools and platforms for R & D and design , promoting the high-quality development of offshore wind power . ''

SHANGHAI, Sept. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Electric Group, a world leading producer of power generation equipment and related infrastructure hosted the 5th Global Offshore Wind Summit in Jinan, Shandong Province, China on August 27. As the largest and highest-spec summit in the field of offshore wind power in the world, the goal of the Summit is to promote in-depth cooperation within the industry worldwide.
The summit was co-hosted by the China Energy Research Association Renewable Energy Professional Committee (CREIA), the China Renewable Energy Association Wind Energy Professional Committee (CWEA), the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Wind Energy Magazine.
Li Junfeng, Chairman of the Renewable Energy Committee of the China Energy Research Association, remarked, "In the post Covid-19 era, many countries including China have put forward a timetable for reducing emissions. Renewable energy has been increasing its presence in national energy security, energy transition and energy autonomy."
The Forum provided an in-depth analysis of opportunities in the offshore wind power market of both developed and emerging markets. This comes as China launched a guide on offshore wind power for sea planning usage during a time when the country's offshore wind power sector is growing rapidly.
"If we look at China, offshore wind energy will have a very strong growth momentum in the future. Globally, we believe the market will range from 30GW to 230GW, with emerging markets the most important in this process," said Alastair Dutton, Chairman of the Global Wind Council's Offshore Wind Power Working Group who introduced the global offshore wind market and emerging markets.
Focusing on the themes of offshore wind power policy, market and technology, Shanghai Electric's presentation discussed how to effectively reduce the full life cycle cost of offshore wind farms by constructing a reasonable system to enhance the reliability of equipment and components.
"Our vision is to build the road of offshore wind power development with Chinese characteristics," Jin Xiaolong, Vice President of Shanghai Electric Group and Party Secretary and Chairman of Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group Co., Ltd pointed out.
Jin added, "Shanghai Electric has been considering the design, construction and development stage of offshore wind farm from the perspective of full life cycle cost management and closely integrated into China's wind power ecosystem. As a service provider in the whole lifecycle of wind power systems, Shanghai Electric has built strategic partnerships with international companies in almost every segment of the value chain including generators, gearboxes, bearings, digital tools and platforms for R&D and design, promoting the high-quality development of offshore wind power."


tass--2020-09-03--Kremlin describes calls to put Nord Stream 2 in mothballs over Navalny case as 'emotional'

MOSCOW , September 3 .
/ TASS / .
The Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described calls to stop the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 project due to the situation with blogger Alexei Navalny as `` emotional '' on Thursday .
`` These are rather emotional statements that are not based on specific fact .
This [ Nord Stream 2 ] is an international commercial project that is implemented in the interests of both Russia and Germany , as well as the entire European continent , '' Peskov told reporters , commenting on relevant statements from Germany .
On @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a statement that German military toxicologists had found traces of a nerve agent of the Novichok family in Navalny 's body .
Berlin called on Moscow to explain the incident with Navalny and promised to inform the Russian ambassador on the results of the lab tests .
Then , Peskov told TASS that the Kremlin was unaware of the German authorities ’ conclusions that Navalny was allegedly poisoned with the Novichok toxic agent .
The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out that Moscow was still waiting for a reply from Germany to a request @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Office for information about Navalny .
Earlier , Russia had reiterated that it was interested in investigating the incident .
A source told TASS that Russian forensic experts had not found any poisonous or toxic chemicals in Navalny ’ s system and on his belongings .
Moreover , during an inquiry the police had found no evidence of intentional infliction of bodily harm to Navalny .
Meanwhile the opposition party Alliance 90/The Greens demanded that the implementation of Nord Stream 2 be stopped .
At the same time , a few hours @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the situation with the Russian blogger , the representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers Ulrike Demmer said that it was inappropriate to link the implementation of the project with what happened with Navalny , and recalled the words of German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Nord Stream 2 is `` a purely economic project '' and `` must be completed . ''
Navalny was rushed to a local hospital in the Siberian city of Omsk on August 20 after collapsing on the Tomsk-Moscow flight .
He fell into a coma and was put @ @ @ @ @ @ @ unit .
On August 22 , he was airlifted to the German hospital Charite .
On August 24 , German doctors said that indicators of cholinesterase inhibitors had been found in his body .
The doctors added that his life was out of danger but long-term complications for his nervous system could not be ruled out .
The United States has been actively opposed to the construction of the pipeline .
At the end of December 2019 , the project was suspended because the Swiss company Allseas stopped construction work due to US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Representatives of the US Congress approved the draft defense budget , which obliges Washington DC to tighten sanctions against Nord Stream 2 .

MOSCOW, September 3. / TASS /. The Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov described calls to stop the implementation of the Nord Stream 2 project due to the situation with blogger Alexei Navalny as "emotional" on Thursday.
"These are rather emotional statements that are not based on specific fact. This [Nord Stream 2] is an international commercial project that is implemented in the interests of both Russia and Germany, as well as the entire European continent," Peskov told reporters, commenting on relevant statements from Germany.
On September 2, the German government issued a statement that German military toxicologists had found traces of a nerve agent of the Novichok family in Navalny's body. Berlin called on Moscow to explain the incident with Navalny and promised to inform the Russian ambassador on the results of the lab tests.
Then, Peskov told TASS that the Kremlin was unaware of the German authorities’ conclusions that Navalny was allegedly poisoned with the Novichok toxic agent. The Russian Foreign Ministry pointed out that Moscow was still waiting for a reply from Germany to a request filed by the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office for information about Navalny. Earlier, Russia had reiterated that it was interested in investigating the incident. A source told TASS that Russian forensic experts had not found any poisonous or toxic chemicals in Navalny’s system and on his belongings. Moreover, during an inquiry the police had found no evidence of intentional infliction of bodily harm to Navalny.
Meanwhile the opposition party Alliance 90/The Greens demanded that the implementation of Nord Stream 2 be stopped. At the same time, a few hours before the publication of new details on the situation with the Russian blogger, the representative of the German Cabinet of Ministers Ulrike Demmer said that it was inappropriate to link the implementation of the project with what happened with Navalny, and recalled the words of German Chancellor Angela Merkel that Nord Stream 2 is "a purely economic project" and "must be completed."
Navalny was rushed to a local hospital in the Siberian city of Omsk on August 20 after collapsing on the Tomsk-Moscow flight. He fell into a coma and was put on a ventilator in the intensive care unit. On August 22, he was airlifted to the German hospital Charite. On August 24, German doctors said that indicators of cholinesterase inhibitors had been found in his body. The doctors added that his life was out of danger but long-term complications for his nervous system could not be ruled out.
The United States has been actively opposed to the construction of the pipeline. At the end of December 2019, the project was suspended because the Swiss company Allseas stopped construction work due to US sanctions. Later, the House of Representatives of the US Congress approved the draft defense budget, which obliges Washington DC to tighten sanctions against Nord Stream 2.