tass--2020-09-29--Turkey denies its F-16 shot down Armenian fighter-bomber

ANKARA , September 29 .
/TASS/ .
Turkey denies reports its F-16 fighter , while staying in Azerbaijan 's airspace @ @ @ @ @ fighter-bomber of the Armenian Air Force , Bloomberg quoted the chief of the Turkish president @ @ @ @ @ Fahrettin Altun , as saying .
Earlier , Armenia 's Defense Ministry said that a @ @ @ @ @ a Sukhoi-25 jet of the Armenian Air Force on Tuesday morning , while providing support @ @ @ @ @ delivering strikes against the Armenian city of Vardenis .
The Turkish jet reportedly remained inside @ @ @ @ @ Defense Ministry has dismissed the reports of the incident as a lie .

ANKARA, September 29. /TASS/. Turkey denies reports its F-16 fighter, while staying in Azerbaijan's airspace, shot down a Sukhoi-25 fighter-bomber of the Armenian Air Force, Bloomberg quoted the chief of the Turkish president's public relation office, Fahrettin Altun, as saying.
Earlier, Armenia's Defense Ministry said that a Turkish F-16 fighter shot down a Sukhoi-25 jet of the Armenian Air Force on Tuesday morning, while providing support for Azerbaijani forces that were delivering strikes against the Armenian city of Vardenis. The Turkish jet reportedly remained inside Azerbaijani airspace.
Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry has dismissed the reports of the incident as a lie.


tass--2020-09-29--Alexey Navalny’s health Russia’s utmost priority, like any other citizen, says Kremlin

MOSCOW , September 29 .
/TASS/ .
Russian authorities treat health of any citizen , including blogger Alexey Navalny , @ @ @ @ @ Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists , answering a question on how Kremlin views Navalny @ @ @ @ @ the Russian and global politics .
`` Health of any Russian citizen is our utmost @ @ @ @ @ .
He underscored that the all national authorities work on this priority amid the pandemic @ @ @ @ @ Navalny .

MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. Russian authorities treat health of any citizen, including blogger Alexey Navalny, as their utmost priority, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, answering a question on how Kremlin views Navalny’s current importance in the Russian and global politics.
"Health of any Russian citizen is our utmost priority," Peskov said.
He underscored that the all national authorities work on this priority amid the pandemic, and this also includes Navalny.


tass--2020-09-29--Belarus imposes retaliatory sanctions on Baltic states

MINSK , September 29 .
/TASS/ .
The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that symmetric restrictive measures will enter into effect Tuesday against Latvia , Lithuania and Estonia in response to sanctions , imposed by these countries on Minsk , Belarusian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Anatoly Glaz told BelTA news agency .
Belarus ’ response to EU sanctions may be applicable to foreign media , says top diplomat '' Starting today , as we promised earlier , we also introduce retaliatory symmetric restrictive measures against each of these countries .
We have said already that this is going to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lithuanian officials .
We will keep responding , but we will never initiate such steps , '' he underscored .
The ministry spokesman disclosed that Minsk compiled its own sanctions lists for Latvia , Lithuania and Estonia .
Each list includes about 100 officials , banned from entering Belarus .
On August 31 , the Baltic countries slapped sanctions on 30 Belarusian officials .
A five-year entry ban was imposed on President Alexander Lukashenko , ministers of the interior and justice , the prosecutor general , as well as representatives of the Presidential @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the national security agencies .
On September 25 , the Baltics extended that list to 100 officials .
On September 2 , Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei announced that Belarus approved the retaliatory sanctions list against the Baltic states as a response to their sanctions .

MINSK, September 29. /TASS/. The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that symmetric restrictive measures will enter into effect Tuesday against Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia in response to sanctions, imposed by these countries on Minsk, Belarusian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Anatoly Glaz told BelTA news agency.
"Starting today, as we promised earlier, we also introduce retaliatory symmetric restrictive measures against each of these countries. We have said already that this is going to be a downward spiral, launched by certain Lithuanian officials. We will keep responding, but we will never initiate such steps," he underscored.
The ministry spokesman disclosed that Minsk compiled its own sanctions lists for Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia. Each list includes about 100 officials, banned from entering Belarus.
On August 31, the Baltic countries slapped sanctions on 30 Belarusian officials. A five-year entry ban was imposed on President Alexander Lukashenko, ministers of the interior and justice, the prosecutor general, as well as representatives of the Presidential Administration, the Central Electoral Commission and the national security agencies. On September 25, the Baltics extended that list to 100 officials.
On September 2, Belarusian Foreign Minister Vladimir Makei announced that Belarus approved the retaliatory sanctions list against the Baltic states as a response to their sanctions.


tass--2020-09-29--Turkey's F-16 fighter downs Armenia's Su-25 from Azerbaijani territory — Yerevan

TASS , September 29 .
Turkey 's F-16 fighter shot down Armenia 's Sukhoi Su-25 from Azerbaijni territory , the Armenian Defense Ministry reported .
The Turkish plane , while staying inside Azerbaijani airspace , was providing support for Azerbaijan 's forces on the ground delivering strikes against the Armenian city of Vardenis .
`` At about 10:30 on Tuesday Turkish F-16 fighters took off from the airbase in Ganja to provide support for Azderbaijani forces ' strikes against the city of Vardenis and the villages of Mets Masrik and Sotk .
A Turkish F-16 shot down a Sukhoi-25 of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a combat mission .
The Turkish fighter was 60 kilometers inside Azerbaijan 's air space at an altitude of 8,200 meters , '' the Armenian Defense Ministry said in a news release .
Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin denies a Turkish fighter destroyed an Armenian fighter-bomber .
Azerbaijan 's Defense Ministry dismissed this as a lie , too .
Earlier , the Armenian Defense Ministry said Turkey had unleashed direct aggression against Yerevan .
On Tuesday morning , the Armenian Foreign Ministry said that Azerbaijan 's military was shelling the Armenian city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ civilian was killed .
Tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh surged on September 27 .
Combat clashes are underway in the disputed territory .
Azerbaijan and Armenia have introduced martial law and declared mobilization .
Both parties to the conflict report casualties , including civilian ones .
Baku claims it has gained control of several villages and strategic heights in Nagorno-Karabakh .
Yerevan says there have been bombardments of Armenia 's territory .
Baku and Yerevan have disputed sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh since February 1988 , when the region declared secession from the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Azerbaijan lost control of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven neighboring districts .

TASS, September 29. Turkey's F-16 fighter shot down Armenia's Sukhoi Su-25 from Azerbaijni territory, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. The Turkish plane, while staying inside Azerbaijani airspace, was providing support for Azerbaijan's forces on the ground delivering strikes against the Armenian city of Vardenis.
"At about 10:30 on Tuesday Turkish F-16 fighters took off from the airbase in Ganja to provide support for Azderbaijani forces' strikes against the city of Vardenis and the villages of Mets Masrik and Sotk. A Turkish F-16 shot down a Sukhoi-25 of the Armenian Air Force, which was on a combat mission. The Turkish fighter was 60 kilometers inside Azerbaijan's air space at an altitude of 8,200 meters," the Armenian Defense Ministry said in a news release.
Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin denies a Turkish fighter destroyed an Armenian fighter-bomber. Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry dismissed this as a lie, too.
Earlier, the Armenian Defense Ministry said Turkey had unleashed direct aggression against Yerevan. On Tuesday morning, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said that Azerbaijan's military was shelling the Armenian city of Vardenis and nearby villages. A civilian was killed.
Tensions over Nagorno-Karabakh surged on September 27. Combat clashes are underway in the disputed territory. Azerbaijan and Armenia have introduced martial law and declared mobilization. Both parties to the conflict report casualties, including civilian ones. Baku claims it has gained control of several villages and strategic heights in Nagorno-Karabakh. Yerevan says there have been bombardments of Armenia's territory.
Baku and Yerevan have disputed sovereignty over Nagorno-Karabakh since February 1988, when the region declared secession from the Azerbaijani Soviet Socialist Republic. During the armed conflict of 1992-1994 Azerbaijan lost control of Nagorno-Karabakh and seven neighboring districts.


tass--2020-09-29--About 25 mln Russians got flu shots, Healthcare Minister says

MOSCOW , September 29 .
/TASS/ .
About 25 mln Russian citizens have already been vaccinated against the flu , @ @ @ @ @ Russian Healthcare Minister Mikhail Murashko reported on Tuesday during Russian President Vladimir Putin ’ s @ @ @ @ @ `` To date , vaccines against the flu in the volume of 10 mln doses @ @ @ @ @ doses for adults have been supplied to all regions of the Russian Federation .
Almost @ @ @ @ @ been inoculated , including almost 10 mln children , '' the minister said .

MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. About 25 mln Russian citizens have already been vaccinated against the flu, including 10 mln children, Russian Healthcare Minister Mikhail Murashko reported on Tuesday during Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting with the cabinet.
"To date, vaccines against the flu in the volume of 10 mln doses for children and 24 mln doses for adults have been supplied to all regions of the Russian Federation. Almost 25 mln people have already been inoculated, including almost 10 mln children," the minister said.


tass--2020-09-29--Baku vows to destroy Armenian S-300 missile systems if they turn up in Nagorno-Karabakh

BAKU , September 29 .
/TASS/ .
The Azeri defense ministry has warned Tuesday that the national armed forces will destroy Armenian S-300 missile systems in case they are deployed in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
`` According to our intelligence , S-300 missile systems that protect Yerevan ’ s air space have been taken off alert and are heading towards the occupied territories ( as Baku refers to unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh - TASS ) .
We declare that they will suffer the same fate as military hardware of the Armenian army destroyed in Nagorno-Karabakh , '' spokesperson for the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ On September 27 , Baku said that Armenia had shelled the Azerbaijani army ’ s positions and Yerevan , in turn , claimed that Azerbaijan ’ s Armed Forces had launched an offensive towards Nagorno-Karabakh , shelling regional settlements , including the capital , Stepanakert .
Both parties reported casualties , including civilian casualties .
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan have declared martial law and a troop mobilization .
Baku reports that it took a few Nagorno-Karabakh villages and strategic heights under its control .
Yerevan says that territories outside of the disputed region @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - Russia , France and the United States .

BAKU, September 29. /TASS/. The Azeri defense ministry has warned Tuesday that the national armed forces will destroy Armenian S-300 missile systems in case they are deployed in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
"According to our intelligence, S-300 missile systems that protect Yerevan’s air space have been taken off alert and are heading towards the occupied territories (as Baku refers to unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh - TASS). We declare that they will suffer the same fate as military hardware of the Armenian army destroyed in Nagorno-Karabakh," spokesperson for the defense ministry Vagif Dargahli told reporters.
On September 27, Baku said that Armenia had shelled the Azerbaijani army’s positions and Yerevan, in turn, claimed that Azerbaijan’s Armed Forces had launched an offensive towards Nagorno-Karabakh, shelling regional settlements, including the capital, Stepanakert. Both parties reported casualties, including civilian casualties. Both Armenia and Azerbaijan have declared martial law and a troop mobilization. Baku reports that it took a few Nagorno-Karabakh villages and strategic heights under its control. Yerevan says that territories outside of the disputed region are shelled.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-09-29--Russian intelligence head says CIA, Pentagon implicated in Belarus unrest

MOSCOW , September 29 .
/TASS/ .
CIA and Pentagon instructors are implicated in preparing protests in Belarus , head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin said Tuesday as cited by the service ’ s press bureau .
`` ’ Fighters for renewed Belarus are trained in Poland , Georgia , Ukraine and the Baltic states with participation of instructors from the CIA and the Pentagon as well as US non-governmental organizations affiliated with the [ US ] Department of State , '' he noted .
The United States is using dirty methods to whip up tensions in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
`` The US is using the dirtiest methods for rocking the boat in Belarus .
When cooperating with the Belarusian opposition , the Americans are shifting the focus on boosting the activity of its strong-arm members among radical nationalists .
The Department of State has launched an effort on engaging extremist elements in protests . ''
The United States is interfering with the religious situation in Belarus and is seeking to drag Catholic communities into anti-government protests , Sergei Naryshkin believes .
`` According to available information , the United States is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Belarus , seeking to set Orthodox and Catholic Christians against each other .
Trying to drag Vatican , so far demonstrating restraint , into the Belarusian developments , the Americans are seeking to involve Catholic clergy in anti-government protests , '' he said , adding that the US is calling on Catholic clergy to come up with criticism of the Belarusian authorities and use religious events , including prayers , cross processions , etc.
, to spread opposition propaganda among worshipers .
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has obtained information that a large-scale @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service revealed .
`` According to the data at hand , extremist opponents of the current Belarusian authorities hiding abroad are concocting a plan of a large-scale provocation , which would involve an arrest , injury or even murder of one of the reputable members of the Catholic church , '' Naryshkin noted .
`` The aim is to inflame anti-government sentiments among Catholics and incite them to take a more active part in street protests , '' he said .

MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. CIA and Pentagon instructors are implicated in preparing protests in Belarus, head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin said Tuesday as cited by the service’s press bureau.
"’Fighters for renewed Belarus are trained in Poland, Georgia, Ukraine and the Baltic states with participation of instructors from the CIA and the Pentagon as well as US non-governmental organizations affiliated with the [US] Department of State," he noted.
Dirty methods
The United States is using dirty methods to whip up tensions in Belarus, the foreign intelligence chief stated. "The US is using the dirtiest methods for rocking the boat in Belarus. When cooperating with the Belarusian opposition, the Americans are shifting the focus on boosting the activity of its strong-arm members among radical nationalists. The Department of State has launched an effort on engaging extremist elements in protests."
The United States is interfering with the religious situation in Belarus and is seeking to drag Catholic communities into anti-government protests, Sergei Naryshkin believes. "According to available information, the United States is blatantly interfering with the religious situation in Belarus, seeking to set Orthodox and Catholic Christians against each other. Trying to drag Vatican, so far demonstrating restraint, into the Belarusian developments, the Americans are seeking to involve Catholic clergy in anti-government protests," he said, adding that the US is calling on Catholic clergy to come up with criticism of the Belarusian authorities and use religious events, including prayers, cross processions, etc., to spread opposition propaganda among worshipers.
Resonant provocation
The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has obtained information that a large-scale provocation is currently being plotted in Belarus, the head of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service revealed.
"According to the data at hand, extremist opponents of the current Belarusian authorities hiding abroad are concocting a plan of a large-scale provocation, which would involve an arrest, injury or even murder of one of the reputable members of the Catholic church," Naryshkin noted. "The aim is to inflame anti-government sentiments among Catholics and incite them to take a more active part in street protests," he said.


tass--2020-09-29--Belarus, Russia sign contracts amounting to over $700 mln - Belarusian PM

MINSK , September 29 .
/TASS/ .
Russia and Belarus signed about 70 agreements and contracts amounting to more than @ @ @ @ @ Regions Forum framework , Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko told reporters on Tuesday .
@ @ @ @ @ agreements on cooperation and commercial contracts in the amount over $ 700 mln has become @ @ @ @ @ said .
The 7th Forum of Regions of Russia and Belarus ended on Tuesday .

MINSK, September 29. /TASS/. Russia and Belarus signed about 70 agreements and contracts amounting to more than $70 mln within the Regions Forum framework, Prime Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko told reporters on Tuesday.
"Signing of about 70 agreements on cooperation and commercial contracts in the amount over $700 mln has become the deliverable," Golovchenko said.
The 7th Forum of Regions of Russia and Belarus ended on Tuesday.


tass--2020-09-29--Turkish company to build waste incinerators in Moscow Region

MOSCOW , September 29 .
/TASS/ .
Turkey ’ s Yenigun was selected as the general contractor for construction of @ @ @ @ @ the Moscow Region , press service of RT-Invest company says on Tuesday .
`` RT-Invest @ @ @ @ @ winning bidder in the tender for the general contractor ’ s functions - the Turkish @ @ @ @ @ international holding has already started work , '' the Russian company says .
RT-Invest is @ @ @ @ @ construction of five waste incinerators ( four in the Moscow Region and one in Tatarstan @ @ @ @ @ capacity of four plants in the Moscow Region will amount to 2.8 mln tonnes of @ @ @ @ @ possible to generate about 280 MW of electric power .

MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. Turkey’s Yenigun was selected as the general contractor for construction of three waste incineration plants in the Moscow Region, press service of RT-Invest company says on Tuesday.
"RT-Invest signed an agreement with the winning bidder in the tender for the general contractor’s functions - the Turkish construction corporation Yenigun. The international holding has already started work," the Russian company says.
RT-Invest is currently implementing the project for construction of five waste incinerators (four in the Moscow Region and one in Tatarstan). The total annual capacity of four plants in the Moscow Region will amount to 2.8 mln tonnes of waste per years, making possible to generate about 280 MW of electric power.


tass--2020-09-29--Sales in Sanya increase by 66% since the beginning of the year due to new duty free quota

SANYA , September 29 .
/TASS/ .
Sales at Sanya duty free stores from in January-August rose by 66 % to 11.36 billion yuan ( about $ 1.67 billion ) , reported the Sanya Daily newspaper on Tuesday .
According to the news outlet , in August alone goods worth 2.62 billion yuan ( about $ 384.33 million ) were sold in the city 's duty free , which is by 222 % more than in the same period of 2019 .
According to the newspaper , the reason for such a rapid growth in sales was seen due to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ quota per person and assortment of stores , as well as the revival in the tourism sector amid the improving epidemiological situation in the country .
From July 1 , the quota for purchases in Hainan 's duty free shops was increased from 30,000 to 100,000 yuan ( from $ 4,200 to 14,200 ) per person , and the list of duty free goods was expanded from 38 to 45 positions .
Moreover , the restriction concerning maximum price per unit not exceeding 8,000 yuan was lifted .
The data from the Hainan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the authorities ' more flexible duty free policy .
According to a report published on September 11 , 6.12 million goods were sold in July and August ( an increase of 147.3 % year-on-year ) , for a total of 5.58 billion yuan ( about $ 818.53 million ) , an increase of 221.9 % more than the indicator for the same period in 2019 .
At the same time , the number of tourists increased by 54.8 % reaching 832,000 people .
In addition , the authorities have taken measures to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ free stores .
For example , since July 10 , the administration of Phoenix International Airport in Sanya has doubled the number of duty free pick-up points from 18 to 38 , for goods purchased through catalogs or online stores .
This significantly reduced the time it took passengers to pick up the goods and also led to increased sales .
In addition , China Tourism Group , which operates a duty free center in Sanya , plans to open four outlet stores at Sanya Bay Mangrove Tree Resort , Nanshan Landscape Park @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wanning .
Soon they will open their doors to visitors , who will be able to view the product in the showrooms and place their order online .
According to the newspaper , this will not only increase sales , but also unload the central duty free shopping center in Sanya .
Duty free shops also launched several promotions in July , including the promo on one of the largest Chinese social networks Douyin ( analogous to TikTok on the Chinese domestic market ) .
And on July 29 , the Hainan authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the website of the world 's largest online store Alibaba .
This growth in sector sales not only revitalized Hainan 's business and economy , but also motivated many Chinese enterprises to enter the market .
According to the Sanya Daily , more than 10 large companies have already applied for a license for duty free trading , according to the publication , among them the Alibaba Group .
The authorities also plan to expand the number of duty free shopping centers .
On August 19 , Chen Xi , head of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announced that the regional government plans to open three more such stores : one at Phoenix Airport and two more in Sanya .
The official stressed that it was mandatory for the operator of one of the duty free shops within the city to open a store outside of Hainan province .
This decision was made to create a competitive environment and improve the quality of services provided in the sector .
Another measure to boost duty free sales was the opening of new transport routes between Hainan and other provinces .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ services were launched from Sanya and Haikou to cities such as Huazhou ( Guangdong Province ) and Luchuan and Pubei ( Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region ) .
At the same time , two of them will arrive directly in Sanya , which is expected to increase traffic to duty free shops .
According to the newspaper , the tourist flow to duty free stores contributed to the rapid recovery of the province 's economy and the tourism sector of Hainan from the pandemic .
At the same time , this sphere of tourism @ @ @ @ @ @ @ its full development will bring the region 's tourism industry to a qualitatively new heights .
There are currently four duty free shops on the island : two of them are located in the provincial capital , Haikou , and the rest — in Sanya and the coastal town of Boao .
Last week , the local authorities announced three more duty free shops will open in the province by the end of 2020 in Sanya .
Duty-free shops are part of the government 's plan to promote international tourism in Hainan .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ it is planned to open three more new duty-free shops .
The authorities explained the need to increase the number of duty free shops in the province by the growing number of tourists and the high demand for duty-free goods .
All three new stores will be located in the resort town of Sanya .
One of them will open at the airport , and the other two — in the suburbs .

SANYA, September 29. /TASS/. Sales at Sanya duty free stores from in January-August rose by 66% to 11.36 billion yuan (about $ 1.67 billion), reported the Sanya Daily newspaper on Tuesday. According to the news outlet, in August alone goods worth 2.62 billion yuan (about $ 384.33 million) were sold in the city's duty free, which is by 222% more than in the same period of 2019.
According to the newspaper, the reason for such a rapid growth in sales was seen due to the expansion of the government's annual quota per person and assortment of stores, as well as the revival in the tourism sector amid the improving epidemiological situation in the country. From July 1, the quota for purchases in Hainan's duty free shops was increased from 30,000 to 100,000 yuan (from $ 4,200 to 14,200) per person, and the list of duty free goods was expanded from 38 to 45 positions. Moreover, the restriction concerning maximum price per unit not exceeding 8,000 yuan was lifted.
The data from the Hainan customs also demonstrate intensification of trade due to the authorities' more flexible duty free policy. According to a report published on September 11, 6.12 million goods were sold in July and August (an increase of 147.3% year-on-year), for a total of 5.58 billion yuan (about $ 818.53 million), an increase of 221.9 % more than the indicator for the same period in 2019. At the same time, the number of tourists increased by 54.8% reaching 832,000 people.
Better service
In addition, the authorities have taken measures to improve the level of service in duty free stores. For example, since July 10, the administration of Phoenix International Airport in Sanya has doubled the number of duty free pick-up points from 18 to 38, for goods purchased through catalogs or online stores. This significantly reduced the time it took passengers to pick up the goods and also led to increased sales.
In addition, China Tourism Group, which operates a duty free center in Sanya, plans to open four outlet stores at Sanya Bay Mangrove Tree Resort, Nanshan Landscape Park, Phoenix Airport and the town of Wanning. Soon they will open their doors to visitors, who will be able to view the product in the showrooms and place their order online. According to the newspaper, this will not only increase sales, but also unload the central duty free shopping center in Sanya.
Duty free shops also launched several promotions in July, including the promo on one of the largest Chinese social networks Douyin (analogous to TikTok on the Chinese domestic market). And on July 29, the Hainan authorities opened a special online shopping co-op platform on the website of the world's largest online store Alibaba.
Expanding duty free stores
This growth in sector sales not only revitalized Hainan's business and economy, but also motivated many Chinese enterprises to enter the market. According to the Sanya Daily, more than 10 large companies have already applied for a license for duty free trading, according to the publication, among them the Alibaba Group.
The authorities also plan to expand the number of duty free shopping centers. On August 19, Chen Xi, head of the Hainan Provincial Department for Commerce, announced that the regional government plans to open three more such stores: one at Phoenix Airport and two more in Sanya. The official stressed that it was mandatory for the operator of one of the duty free shops within the city to open a store outside of Hainan province. This decision was made to create a competitive environment and improve the quality of services provided in the sector.
Another measure to boost duty free sales was the opening of new transport routes between Hainan and other provinces. In particular, in September, regular bus services were launched from Sanya and Haikou to cities such as Huazhou (Guangdong Province) and Luchuan and Pubei (Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region). At the same time, two of them will arrive directly in Sanya, which is expected to increase traffic to duty free shops.
According to the newspaper, the tourist flow to duty free stores contributed to the rapid recovery of the province's economy and the tourism sector of Hainan from the pandemic. At the same time, this sphere of tourism has great potential for growth, and its full development will bring the region's tourism industry to a qualitatively new heights.
There are currently four duty free shops on the island: two of them are located in the provincial capital, Haikou, and the rest — in Sanya and the coastal town of Boao. Last week, the local authorities announced three more duty free shops will open in the province by the end of 2020 in Sanya.
Duty-free shops are part of the government's plan to promote international tourism in Hainan. By the end of this year, it is planned to open three more new duty-free shops. The authorities explained the need to increase the number of duty free shops in the province by the growing number of tourists and the high demand for duty-free goods. All three new stores will be located in the resort town of Sanya. One of them will open at the airport, and the other two — in the suburbs.


tass--2020-09-29--Post-Soviet security bloc to look into Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, says Kremlin

MOSCOW , September 29 .
/TASS/ .
The situation along the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh is a subject for serious analysis within the Collective Security Treaty Organization ( CSTO ) , Russian president ’ s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday .
`` This current situation , the ongoing hostilities along the contact line are a subject for profound analysis within the Organization [ CSTO - TASS ] .
In all other respects , I would refrain from comments only because it is a very sensitive matter requiring utter accuracy and caution , '' he said .
`` First @ @ @ @ @ @ @ analyze the situation , '' he stressed .
Peskov did not say though whether the Russian side thinks that the issue requires some response .
`` I would rather refrain from any comments on that matter now , '' he repeated .
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on September 27 , when Azerbaijan said its positions had come under extensive fire from Armenia .
Armenia , in turn , said the Azerbaijani army had staged an offensive in the direction of Nagorno-Karabakh .
It said a number of settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh , including @ @ @ @ @ @ @ under shelling by Azerbaijan .
Both sides report casualties , including among civilians .
Both Armenia and Azerbaijan have imposed martial law and announced mobilization .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action @ @ @ @ @ @ @ adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

MOSCOW, September 29. /TASS/. The situation along the contact line in Nagorno-Karabakh is a subject for serious analysis within the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.
"This current situation, the ongoing hostilities along the contact line are a subject for profound analysis within the Organization [CSTO - TASS]. In all other respects, I would refrain from comments only because it is a very sensitive matter requiring utter accuracy and caution," he said.
"First of all, it is necessary to analyze the situation," he stressed. Peskov did not say though whether the Russian side thinks that the issue requires some response. "I would rather refrain from any comments on that matter now," he repeated.
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on September 27, when Azerbaijan said its positions had come under extensive fire from Armenia. Armenia, in turn, said the Azerbaijani army had staged an offensive in the direction of Nagorno-Karabakh. It said a number of settlements in Nagorno-Karabakh, including its administrative center Stepanakert, had come under shelling by Azerbaijan. Both sides report casualties, including among civilians. Both Armenia and Azerbaijan have imposed martial law and announced mobilization.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-09-30--Turkish F-16s used in Nagorno-Karabakh Wednesday, Yerevan says

YEREVAN , September 30 .
/TASS/ .
Turkish F-16 jets were used at the northeast and southern directions in Nagorno-Karabakh Wednesday , the Armenian government united information center said , citing the non-recognized republic of Artsakh [ Nagorno-Karabakh ] defense forces ’ press release .
`` Today , the enemy used the Turkish F-16 multipurpose jets at the northeast and later at the southern directions of the Artsakh defense army .
Currently , fights continue along the entire front line .
The Artsakh defense army achieved significant successes on a number of directions .
Human and material casualties of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ release says .
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on September 27 ; battles go on at the disputed territory .
Both Azerbaijan and Armenia enacted martial law and declared mobilization .
Baku claims control of several Karabakh settlements and strategic heights .
Yerevan debunks these statements and says territories of mainland Armenia are being shelled as well .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

YEREVAN, September 30. /TASS/. Turkish F-16 jets were used at the northeast and southern directions in Nagorno-Karabakh Wednesday, the Armenian government united information center said, citing the non-recognized republic of Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh] defense forces’ press release.
"Today, the enemy used the Turkish F-16 multipurpose jets at the northeast and later at the southern directions of the Artsakh defense army. Currently, fights continue along the entire front line. The Artsakh defense army achieved significant successes on a number of directions. Human and material casualties of the enemy keep growing," the press release says.
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh escalated on September 27; battles go on at the disputed territory. Both Azerbaijan and Armenia enacted martial law and declared mobilization. Baku claims control of several Karabakh settlements and strategic heights. Yerevan debunks these statements and says territories of mainland Armenia are being shelled as well.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-09-30--War on Cape Sterlegov. Nazis' failed mission in Siberia

MOSCOW , September 30 .
/TASS/ .
A mission in September 1944 in the Arctic ’ s Kara Sea remains among understudied events of World War II .
Amphibious assault force landed from Nazi submarines to capture Cape Sterlegov 's meteorological station , which sent forecasts to vessels carrying military cargo along the Northern Sea Route .
The attackers hoped the radio station ’ s personnel would be taken aback and they would be able to disrupt Soviet Arctic transportation .
Cape Sterlegov 's station went into operation in 1934 .
It was named after Russia ’ s participant in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Sterlegov .
The station is located in the area where the Lenivaya River flows into the Kara Sea forming a cape .
It makes a very convenient place for polar explorers with its rocky shores and the surrounding tundra with small hills .
The area is hard-to-reach .
The station sent clear radio signals from the cape , and observers could see approaching vessels an hour before they reached the shore .
`` The station transmitted meteorological data to vessels passing along the Northern Sea Route .
It ’ s covered area was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ east and Dikson in the west , '' Pavel Kochkarev of the Russian Geographical Society ’ s Krasnoyarsk branch said .
During the war , the Northern Sea Route became a key route to deliver strategic military cargo from the US and the UK to the Soviet Union , Krasnoyarsk ’ s historian Alexei Yeliseyenko said .
Pilots dispatched to the frontline from Alaska across Siberia requested weather reports from the station , Pavel Kochkarev added .
Before the war , the station issued weather reports four times a day , and during @ @ @ @ @ @ @ much more frequently .
During the war , security at all polar stations was tightened .
The station had the so-called observation and communication teams .
However , those , who served on Cape Sterlegov , must have believed the place was inaccessible and were rather negligent , Kochkarev said .
It was a dramatic mistake to think the Kara Sea is the safe rear .
Back in 1942 , the German Navy organized the Wunderland mission , plotting to disrupt Soviet navigation along the Northern Sea Route .
Hitler ’ s submarines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wolfpack , '' attacked vessels and convoys .
The U-251 submarine opened fire at the polar station on Cape Uedineniye , and the Admiral Scheer cruiser in August 1942 attacked the Dikson port ( the Krasnoyarsk Region ’ s north ) .
Attacks continued in 1943 .
In 1944 , when the Soviet Army was approaching Germany , the situation in the Kara Sea seemed to have calmed down .
The illusion of being in the far rear that reigned on Cape Sterlegov turned into a disaster and almost a catastrophe in September @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Kara Sea : Greif U-711 , U-957 and U-739 .
On September 24 - some historians claim it was on the night to September 25 - the Nazi submarines ' amphibious assault force attacked the polar station .
`` Interestingly , those submarines did not succeed much in sea missions .
They planted mines and destroyed two mid-size vessels .
The attack on the meteorological station leaves many questions : was it a desire of the Nazi officers to have at least any success ? ''
Yeliseyenko continued .
`` We can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reconnoiter and then set up a base on Taimyr , the more so since the Northern Sea Route lies close to the shore near Cape Sterlegov , making vessels vulnerable for attacks from the shore . ''
In the 1990s , Doctor of Philosophy Lev Ventskovsky , who served as a radio operator at the station in 1944 , wrote a letter to the station , where he described the past events .
`` I turn off the radio and hear steps up the stairs outside the radio cabin < … > I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , when it swung open , and people in fur coats attacked me , threw me on the floor , then put me face to the wall and began asking something .
Here I realized they were Germans , '' he wrote in the letter .
Admiral Arseniy Golovko wrote in memoirs that those were twenty-five gunners from the German submarine , plus an assistant , a bosun , and a translator .
The latter sailed on ships of the Soviet Northern Shipping Company before the war .
According to German sources , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Commander Hans-Gunther Lange .
The submarines took shelter at the bottom of Lozhnykh Ognei Bay .
The station ’ s personnel was seven people : the station ’ s head , radioman and mechanic Poblodzinsky ; technician for the runway for hydroplanes Bukhtiyarov , radioman Ventskovsky , meteorologist Markov , and three Red Fleet officers engaged in the observation and communications .
Grigory Bukhtiyarov and Red Fleet officer Nogayev were in the tundra during the attack : they searched and defused the mines , which had got ashore .
Bukhtiyarov , an experienced @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and was taken prisoner .
The Germans made the personnel continue radio communication .
The Nazis plotted a radio game to entrap Soviet vessels and find out information about convoys .
In those days , a convoy of four vessels was about to cross the Kara Sea .
Admiral Yuri Panteleyev , the Commander of the White Sea Flotilla , which during the war provided security for sea communications in the Western part of the Arctic , later recalled numerous requests during one day regarding the convoy ’ s coordinates .
This weird @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and they decided to send a warship to Cape Sterlegov .
The polar station ’ s personnel were trying to signal the attack : they included an SOS signal `` we are captured '' in the messages , but inexperienced radiomen in Dikson failed to identify it .
Meanwhile , events at the station made the Germans stop the radio game before they could learn information about the convoy ’ s sailing .
The Nazis were looting .
According to Kochkarev , they were stealing anything they could grasp , including dishes and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Lozhnykh Ognei Bay on Bukhtiyarov ’ s dog sleds - the only transport for miles around .
Bukhtiyarov was an experienced polar explorer .
He had spent a few winters at the station and knew all the surroundings .
He persuaded the Nazis that it would be much easier to take the cargo by a different road , along the Lenivaya River .
The enemies did not suspect the trap .
`` The very idea of an escape seemed unrealistic , as on the one side there was the river still without thick @ @ @ @ @ @ @ - the sea < … > Bukhtiyarov made it to a certain place , threw the cargo onto the ground and together with the dogs crossed the river .
The thin ice was firm enough for the dogs , while the man had to crawl in a few places , holding onto the sled .
When on the other side , he started running , holding the sled , '' recollected Aref Minayev , the wartime Arctic Fleet ’ s Chief of Sea Operations in the Northern Sea Route ’ s Western Sector @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report about the escape .
The guard , who remained on the other side of the river , kept shooting , with no result though .
After the escape , the Nazis took the station ’ s five staff members to the submarines and destroyed the station ’ s facilities with artillery .
After that they left the Kara Sea for good .
A British destroyer is believed to have sunk one of the submarines near Norway .
`` A Soviet pilot found Bukhtiyarov and Nogayev in the tundra .
During questioning , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what the talkative Nazis would say .
They were sure an escape across the Arctic desert is impossible , as the nearest settlements were hundreds of kilometers away .
According to Admiral Golovko , Bukhtiyarov managed to learn the circumstances of the Nord vessel 's sinking , the location of the Nazi submarines in the Kara Sea and the route they took to get into the sea , '' Alexei Yeliseyenko said .
The Nazis declared the submarine ’ s mission a success .
They lauded it as an excellent and thought-out operation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Hitler ’ s Navy explained the failure in hunting Soviet ships by another `` General Frost , '' meaning `` freezing water temperatures , icing and magnetic disturbances , '' the historian said .
The polar station ’ s personnel were taken to a concentration camp .
In 1945 , the Soviet Army liberated Ventskovsky , Poblodzinsky , Utkin and Kondrashov .
After the war , Ventskovsky and Bukhtiyarov participated in reconstruction of the station on Cape Sterlegov .

MOSCOW, September 30. /TASS/. A mission in September 1944 in the Arctic’s Kara Sea remains among understudied events of World War II. Amphibious assault force landed from Nazi submarines to capture Cape Sterlegov's meteorological station, which sent forecasts to vessels carrying military cargo along the Northern Sea Route. The attackers hoped the radio station’s personnel would be taken aback and they would be able to disrupt Soviet Arctic transportation.
Cape Sterlegov's station went into operation in 1934. It was named after Russia’s participant in the 18th-century Great Northern Expedition, Dmitry Sterlegov.
The station is located in the area where the Lenivaya River flows into the Kara Sea forming a cape. It makes a very convenient place for polar explorers with its rocky shores and the surrounding tundra with small hills.
The area is hard-to-reach. The station sent clear radio signals from the cape, and observers could see approaching vessels an hour before they reached the shore.
"The station transmitted meteorological data to vessels passing along the Northern Sea Route. It’s covered area was a passage between Cape Chelyuskin in the east and Dikson in the west," Pavel Kochkarev of the Russian Geographical Society’s Krasnoyarsk branch said.
During the war, the Northern Sea Route became a key route to deliver strategic military cargo from the US and the UK to the Soviet Union, Krasnoyarsk’s historian Alexei Yeliseyenko said.
Pilots dispatched to the frontline from Alaska across Siberia requested weather reports from the station, Pavel Kochkarev added. Before the war, the station issued weather reports four times a day, and during the war the forecasts would come out much more frequently.
During the war, security at all polar stations was tightened. The station had the so-called observation and communication teams. However, those, who served on Cape Sterlegov, must have believed the place was inaccessible and were rather negligent, Kochkarev said.
'Wolfpack'
It was a dramatic mistake to think the Kara Sea is the safe rear. Back in 1942, the German Navy organized the Wunderland mission, plotting to disrupt Soviet navigation along the Northern Sea Route.
Hitler’s submarines, working in groupings, dubbed "Wolfpack," attacked vessels and convoys. The U-251 submarine opened fire at the polar station on Cape Uedineniye, and the Admiral Scheer cruiser in August 1942 attacked the Dikson port (the Krasnoyarsk Region’s north).
Attacks continued in 1943. In 1944, when the Soviet Army was approaching Germany, the situation in the Kara Sea seemed to have calmed down. The illusion of being in the far rear that reigned on Cape Sterlegov turned into a disaster and almost a catastrophe in September.
At least three Nazi submarines entered the Kara Sea: Greif U-711, U-957 and U-739. On September 24 - some historians claim it was on the night to September 25 - the Nazi submarines' amphibious assault force attacked the polar station.
"Interestingly, those submarines did not succeed much in sea missions. They planted mines and destroyed two mid-size vessels. The attack on the meteorological station leaves many questions: was it a desire of the Nazi officers to have at least any success?" Yeliseyenko continued. "We cannot rule out the task was to reconnoiter and then set up a base on Taimyr, the more so since the Northern Sea Route lies close to the shore near Cape Sterlegov, making vessels vulnerable for attacks from the shore."
Radio game
In the 1990s, Doctor of Philosophy Lev Ventskovsky, who served as a radio operator at the station in 1944, wrote a letter to the station, where he described the past events.
"I turn off the radio and hear steps up the stairs outside the radio cabin. <…> I was about to reach for the door, when it swung open, and people in fur coats attacked me, threw me on the floor, then put me face to the wall and began asking something. Here I realized they were Germans," he wrote in the letter.
Admiral Arseniy Golovko wrote in memoirs that those were twenty-five gunners from the German submarine, plus an assistant, a bosun, and a translator. The latter sailed on ships of the Soviet Northern Shipping Company before the war. According to German sources, the operation was organized personally by U-711 Commander Hans-Gunther Lange. The submarines took shelter at the bottom of Lozhnykh Ognei Bay.
The station’s personnel was seven people: the station’s head, radioman and mechanic Poblodzinsky; technician for the runway for hydroplanes Bukhtiyarov, radioman Ventskovsky, meteorologist Markov, and three Red Fleet officers engaged in the observation and communications.
Grigory Bukhtiyarov and Red Fleet officer Nogayev were in the tundra during the attack: they searched and defused the mines, which had got ashore. Bukhtiyarov, an experienced hunter, soon returned to the station and was taken prisoner.
The Germans made the personnel continue radio communication. The Nazis plotted a radio game to entrap Soviet vessels and find out information about convoys.
In those days, a convoy of four vessels was about to cross the Kara Sea. Admiral Yuri Panteleyev, the Commander of the White Sea Flotilla, which during the war provided security for sea communications in the Western part of the Arctic, later recalled numerous requests during one day regarding the convoy’s coordinates. This weird activity aroused suspicion among the command, and they decided to send a warship to Cape Sterlegov.
The polar station’s personnel were trying to signal the attack: they included an SOS signal "we are captured" in the messages, but inexperienced radiomen in Dikson failed to identify it. Meanwhile, events at the station made the Germans stop the radio game before they could learn information about the convoy’s sailing.
Escape
The Nazis were looting. According to Kochkarev, they were stealing anything they could grasp, including dishes and linen. They took the trophies to Lozhnykh Ognei Bay on Bukhtiyarov’s dog sleds - the only transport for miles around.
Bukhtiyarov was an experienced polar explorer. He had spent a few winters at the station and knew all the surroundings. He persuaded the Nazis that it would be much easier to take the cargo by a different road, along the Lenivaya River. The enemies did not suspect the trap.
"The very idea of an escape seemed unrealistic, as on the one side there was the river still without thick ice, and on the other side - the sea <…> Bukhtiyarov made it to a certain place, threw the cargo onto the ground and together with the dogs crossed the river. The thin ice was firm enough for the dogs, while the man had to crawl in a few places, holding onto the sled. When on the other side, he started running, holding the sled," recollected Aref Minayev, the wartime Arctic Fleet’s Chief of Sea Operations in the Northern Sea Route’s Western Sector. He had read Bukhtiyarov’s report about the escape.
The guard, who remained on the other side of the river, kept shooting, with no result though. After the escape, the Nazis took the station’s five staff members to the submarines and destroyed the station’s facilities with artillery. After that they left the Kara Sea for good. A British destroyer is believed to have sunk one of the submarines near Norway.
"A Soviet pilot found Bukhtiyarov and Nogayev in the tundra. During questioning, the polar explorer had listened attentively to what the talkative Nazis would say. They were sure an escape across the Arctic desert is impossible, as the nearest settlements were hundreds of kilometers away. According to Admiral Golovko, Bukhtiyarov managed to learn the circumstances of the Nord vessel's sinking, the location of the Nazi submarines in the Kara Sea and the route they took to get into the sea," Alexei Yeliseyenko said.
The Nazis declared the submarine’s mission a success. They lauded it as an excellent and thought-out operation, according to a German archive. Hitler’s Navy explained the failure in hunting Soviet ships by another "General Frost," meaning "freezing water temperatures, icing and magnetic disturbances," the historian said.
The polar station’s personnel were taken to a concentration camp. In 1945, the Soviet Army liberated Ventskovsky, Poblodzinsky, Utkin and Kondrashov. After the war, Ventskovsky and Bukhtiyarov participated in reconstruction of the station on Cape Sterlegov.


tass--2020-09-30--Navalny incident won’t affect security dialogue with Russia, says French envoy

YEKATERINBURG , September 30 .
/TASS/ .
The incident with blogger Alexey Navalny won ’ t affect French-Russian relations in the security field , French Ambassador to Russia Pierre Levy told a news conference in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday .
`` Not only Europe , but also other countries are waiting for the situation to be clarified .
But this does not worsen relations with Russia and does not harm those aspirations that we have in the sphere of economic development , cooperation in the field of security with Russia , '' Levy said .
According to the diplomat , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the international level , not of bilateral relations .
`` This is not a Russian-French issue and this is not a Russian-German issue either , this is the issue of the international level .
< ... > Yes , I will say that this question is primarily addressed to Russia - what happened here ?
And in this context , it is absolutely necessary to clarify and investigate all this within this framework , '' the ambassador said .
Russian blogger Alexey Navalny was rushed to a local hospital in the Siberian city @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on a Moscow-bound flight from Tomsk .
He fell into a coma and was put on a ventilator in an intensive care unit .
On August 22 , he was airlifted to Berlin and admitted to the Charite hospital .
On September 2 , Berlin claimed that having examined Navalny ’ s test samples , German government toxicologists had come to the conclusion that the blogger had been affected by a toxic agent belonging to the Novichok family .
French President Emmanuel Macron told a news conference on September 28 that Paris considered @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would depend on whether Russia was ready to provide the necessary clarification .
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was ready for comprehensive cooperation with Germany .
He pointed out that no poisonous substances had been detected in Navalny ’ s system prior to his transfer to Berlin .
He said on September 23 that Moscow wanted to find out what had happened to Navalny `` but so far Russian investigators have no evidence of the presence of any toxic substances , let alone chemical warfare agents , in Navalny ’ s @ @ @ @

YEKATERINBURG, September 30. /TASS/. The incident with blogger Alexey Navalny won’t affect French-Russian relations in the security field, French Ambassador to Russia Pierre Levy told a news conference in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday.
"Not only Europe, but also other countries are waiting for the situation to be clarified. But this does not worsen relations with Russia and does not harm those aspirations that we have in the sphere of economic development, cooperation in the field of security with Russia," Levy said.
According to the diplomat, the incident with Navalny is a problem of the international level, not of bilateral relations.
"This is not a Russian-French issue and this is not a Russian-German issue either, this is the issue of the international level. <...> Yes, I will say that this question is primarily addressed to Russia - what happened here? And in this context, it is absolutely necessary to clarify and investigate all this within this framework," the ambassador said.
Navalny case
Russian blogger Alexey Navalny was rushed to a local hospital in the Siberian city of Omsk on August 20 after collapsing on a Moscow-bound flight from Tomsk. He fell into a coma and was put on a ventilator in an intensive care unit. On August 22, he was airlifted to Berlin and admitted to the Charite hospital.
On September 2, Berlin claimed that having examined Navalny’s test samples, German government toxicologists had come to the conclusion that the blogger had been affected by a toxic agent belonging to the Novichok family.
French President Emmanuel Macron told a news conference on September 28 that Paris considered that the conclusions on the Navalny case would depend on whether Russia was ready to provide the necessary clarification.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was ready for comprehensive cooperation with Germany. He pointed out that no poisonous substances had been detected in Navalny’s system prior to his transfer to Berlin. He said on September 23 that Moscow wanted to find out what had happened to Navalny "but so far Russian investigators have no evidence of the presence of any toxic substances, let alone chemical warfare agents, in Navalny’s body.".


tass--2020-09-30--Russian investment fund to supply 25 mln doses of Sputnik V vaccine to Egypt

MOSCOW , September 30 .
/TASS/ .
Russian Direct Investment Fund ( RDIF ) and Pharco , one of the leading pharmaceutical groups in Egypt , have reached an agreement on supply of 25 mln doses of the Sputnik V vaccine to Egypt , the Fund reported on Wednesday .
`` The agreement will enable 25 % of Egypt ’ s population to have access to the Sputnik V vaccine .
In the future , it is planned to distribute it to neighboring countries , '' according to the report .
The sides are also considering numerous further cooperation opportunities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the facilities of Biogeneric Pharma within the next few months .
`` The people of Egypt will get a proven vaccine created on a platform with no negative long-term effects , including carcinogenicity or risks for fertility in the future .
We expect more countries to include Sputnik V in their vaccine portfolios in the coming weeks , '' RDIF Chief Executive Officer Kirill Dmitriev was quoted as saying .
On August 11 , the Sputnik V vaccine developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology was registered by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the world ’ s first registered vaccine against COVID-19 .
Post-registration clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine involving 40,000 volunteers are currently ongoing .
More than 60,000 volunteers have applied to take part in post-registration trials .
The first results of these trials are expected to be published in October-November 2020 .
More than 50 countries in CIS , Europe , Asia , Middle East and Latin America have applied for Sputnik V. RDIF announced earlier supply agreements with Mexico for 32 mln doses , with Brazil for up to 50 mln @ @ @ @ @ @ @ doses .

MOSCOW, September 30. /TASS/. Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Pharco, one of the leading pharmaceutical groups in Egypt, have reached an agreement on supply of 25 mln doses of the Sputnik V vaccine to Egypt, the Fund reported on Wednesday.
"The agreement will enable 25% of Egypt’s population to have access to the Sputnik V vaccine. In the future, it is planned to distribute it to neighboring countries," according to the report.
The sides are also considering numerous further cooperation opportunities, including localization of production in Egypt at the facilities of Biogeneric Pharma within the next few months.
"The people of Egypt will get a proven vaccine created on a platform with no negative long-term effects, including carcinogenicity or risks for fertility in the future. We expect more countries to include Sputnik V in their vaccine portfolios in the coming weeks," RDIF Chief Executive Officer Kirill Dmitriev was quoted as saying.
On August 11, the Sputnik V vaccine developed by the Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology was registered by Russia’s Health Ministry and became the world’s first registered vaccine against COVID-19. Post-registration clinical trials of the Sputnik V vaccine involving 40,000 volunteers are currently ongoing. More than 60,000 volunteers have applied to take part in post-registration trials. The first results of these trials are expected to be published in October-November 2020.
More than 50 countries in CIS, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Latin America have applied for Sputnik V. RDIF announced earlier supply agreements with Mexico for 32 mln doses, with Brazil for up to 50 mln doses, and India - 100 mln doses.


tass--2020-09-30--Covid canines: Russian agency eyes sniffer dogs to ferret out coronavirus-infected persons

MOSCOW , September 30./TASS/ .
Russia ’ s sanitary watchdog has embarked on cultivating a method for detecting coronavirus in @ @ @ @ @ the watchdog wrote on its website on Wednesday .
The Federal Service for Surveillance on @ @ @ @ @ Wellbeing has teamed up with several relevant agencies in `` a research project to develop @ @ @ @ @ detection of carriers of the novel coronavirus infection with the use of dogs , '' @ @ @ @ @ canine service of Russia ’ s Aeroflot flagship carrier has started training service dogs to @ @ @ @ @ infected people , the watchdog specified .
According to the latest statistics , over 33.6 @ @ @ @ @ worldwide and more than 1,000,000 deaths have been reported .
To date , 1,176,286 coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ Russia , with 958,257 patients having recovered from the disease .
Russia ’ s latest @ @ @ @ @ .
Earlier , the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public @ @ @ @ @ .

MOSCOW, September 30./TASS/. Russia’s sanitary watchdog has embarked on cultivating a method for detecting coronavirus in humans by sniffer dogs, the watchdog wrote on its website on Wednesday.
The Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing has teamed up with several relevant agencies in "a research project to develop a method of non-invasive rapid detection of carriers of the novel coronavirus infection with the use of dogs," the report said.
The canine service of Russia’s Aeroflot flagship carrier has started training service dogs to detect coronavirus in biomaterial from infected people, the watchdog specified.
According to the latest statistics, over 33.6 million people have been infected worldwide and more than 1,000,000 deaths have been reported. To date, 1,176,286 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Russia, with 958,257 patients having recovered from the disease. Russia’s latest data indicates 20,722 fatalities nationwide. Earlier, the Russian government set up an Internet hotline to keep the public updated on the coronavirus situation.


tass--2020-09-30--Russia's Sukhoi Su-34 jets make first-ever nighttime flight into stratosphere

YEKATERINBURG , September 30 .
/TASS/ .
Crews of generation 4++ multifunctional fighter-bombers Sukhoi Su-34 from an aviation division of the Central Military District , in the Chelyabinsk Region , carried out a night-time flight into the lower stratosphere and destroyed a hypothetical enemy at a supersonic speed , the district 's press service said .
`` During the training flights Sukhoi Su-34 crews carried out climbs to altitudes of about 15 kilometers , into the lower stratosphere .
Upon achieving supersonic speeds they practiced interception and elimination of a hypothetical enemy .
The crews operated totally on their own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ground , which made the task more complex , '' the news release reads .
In October last year , an air regiment of the Central Military District completed a program for rearmament to obtain the newest generation 4++ planes .
The last three jets were redeployed to the Chelyabinsk Region in the last move that completed the formation of a second squadron of Sukhoi Su-34 .
The Sukhoi Su-34 ( NATO 's reporting name Fullback ) is a two-seat all-weather frontline bomber , converted from the frontline fighter jet Sukhoi Su-27 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Design Bureau under chief designer Rollan Martirosov .
The plane 's main task is to destroy ground , surface and air targets and air defense-protected infrastructures located away from the airbase .
It is capable of effectively delivering strikes amid enemy resistance round the clock in good and bad weather with a variety of weapons , and of conducting air reconnaissance .
The plane 's combat features enable it to enter into highly maneuverable duels with enemy fighter jets and cope with combat missions independently without escort fighters .
The Sukhoi Su-34 performed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1990 .
It was authorized for service on March 20 , 2014 .
The maximum speed near the surface is 1,400 kilometers per hour , and at high altitudes , 1,900 kilometers per hour ; range of flight - 4,500 kilometers without refueling and 7,000 kilometers with midair refueling ; and altitude - 14,650 meters .
Weaponry : 30 mm gun GSh-30-1 and 12 weapon stations for air-to-air or air-to-surface missiles of different types , unguided rockets and aerial bombs .
Since September 30 , 2015 , Sukhoi Su-34 jets have participated in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russia 's Aerospace Force Group .
The fighter-bombers successfully attacked militants ' infrastructures and manpower .
Some flew sorties from the Khmeimim air base in Syria and others from the Hamadan airbase in Iran .

YEKATERINBURG, September 30. /TASS/. Crews of generation 4++ multifunctional fighter-bombers Sukhoi Su-34 from an aviation division of the Central Military District, in the Chelyabinsk Region, carried out a night-time flight into the lower stratosphere and destroyed a hypothetical enemy at a supersonic speed, the district's press service said.
"During the training flights Sukhoi Su-34 crews carried out climbs to altitudes of about 15 kilometers, into the lower stratosphere. Upon achieving supersonic speeds they practiced interception and elimination of a hypothetical enemy. The crews operated totally on their own, without contacting air defense stations on the ground, which made the task more complex," the news release reads.
In October last year, an air regiment of the Central Military District completed a program for rearmament to obtain the newest generation 4++ planes. The last three jets were redeployed to the Chelyabinsk Region in the last move that completed the formation of a second squadron of Sukhoi Su-34.
Russia's frontline bomber Su-34
The Sukhoi Su-34 (NATO's reporting name Fullback) is a two-seat all-weather frontline bomber, converted from the frontline fighter jet Sukhoi Su-27. It was developed at the Sukhoi Design Bureau under chief designer Rollan Martirosov.
The plane's main task is to destroy ground, surface and air targets and air defense-protected infrastructures located away from the airbase. It is capable of effectively delivering strikes amid enemy resistance round the clock in good and bad weather with a variety of weapons, and of conducting air reconnaissance. The plane's combat features enable it to enter into highly maneuverable duels with enemy fighter jets and cope with combat missions independently without escort fighters.
The Sukhoi Su-34 performed its first flight on April 13, 1990. It was authorized for service on March 20, 2014. The maximum speed near the surface is 1,400 kilometers per hour, and at high altitudes, 1,900 kilometers per hour; range of flight - 4,500 kilometers without refueling and 7,000 kilometers with midair refueling; and altitude - 14,650 meters.
Weaponry: 30 mm gun GSh-30-1 and 12 weapon stations for air-to-air or air-to-surface missiles of different types, unguided rockets and aerial bombs.
Since September 30, 2015, Sukhoi Su-34 jets have participated in combat operations in Syria as part of Russia's Aerospace Force Group. The fighter-bombers successfully attacked militants' infrastructures and manpower. Some flew sorties from the Khmeimim air base in Syria and others from the Hamadan airbase in Iran.


tass--2020-09-30--Six inmates escaping from jail in Russia’s Dagestan captured

MOSCOW , September 30./TASS/ .
Six inmates who fled a penal colony in Russia ’ s North Caucasus Region of @ @ @ @ @ the press office of the Federal Penitentiary Service told TASS on Wednesday .
The press @ @ @ @ @ head of the penitentiary service , Alexander Kalashnikov , had made an emergency working trip @ @ @ @ @ regional office .
`` He held a session with the leadership of the department '' @ @ @ @ @ added .
Six convicts escaped from a penal colony in Dagestan ’ s Shamkhal settlement @ @ @ @ @ According to the regional penal service , they tunneled their way out of the prison @ @ @ @ @ sentenced to long prison terms for drug-related crimes , and two others - for homicide @

MOSCOW, September 30./TASS/. Six inmates who fled a penal colony in Russia’s North Caucasus Region of Dagestan have been detained, the press office of the Federal Penitentiary Service told TASS on Wednesday.
The press bureau also said that the head of the penitentiary service, Alexander Kalashnikov, had made an emergency working trip to the service’s regional office. "He held a session with the leadership of the department" over the developments, it added.
Six convicts escaped from a penal colony in Dagestan’s Shamkhal settlement overnight to September 23. According to the regional penal service, they tunneled their way out of the prison. Four of them were sentenced to long prison terms for drug-related crimes, and two others - for homicide.


tass--2020-09-30--Russian inbound tourism to lose up to $9 bln from borders closing by yearend

MOSCOW , September 30 .
/TASS/ .
Losses of Russia ’ s inbound tourism from borders closing have reached around @ @ @ @ @ total $ 8-9 bln by the end of the year , President of the Russian @ @ @ @ @ told reporters on Wednesday .
`` We estimate losses from borders closing for inbound tourism @ @ @ @ @ , whereas by the end of the year I expect them to be estimated at @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
The flow of tourists to Russia was halted in March 2020 @ @ @ @ @ , Ignatyev said , adding that the country ’ s economy earned around $ 10 @ @ @ @ @ in 2019 .
Travel agencies expect inbound tourism to start recovery no earlier than 2021 @ @ @ @ @ Operators of Russia said earlier .

MOSCOW, September 30. /TASS/. Losses of Russia’s inbound tourism from borders closing have reached around $7 bln and may total $8-9 bln by the end of the year, President of the Russian Travel Industry Union Andrei Ignatyev told reporters on Wednesday.
"We estimate losses from borders closing for inbound tourism at around $7 bln, whereas by the end of the year I expect them to be estimated at about $8-9 bln," he said.
The flow of tourists to Russia was halted in March 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Ignatyev said, adding that the country’s economy earned around $10 bln thanks to foreign tourists in 2019.
Travel agencies expect inbound tourism to start recovery no earlier than 2021, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia said earlier.


tass--2020-09-30--Russia would like higher level of cooperation with OPCW Technical Secretariat — Kremlin

MOSCOW , September 30 .
/TASS/ .
Russia does not get the desired level of cooperation with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( OPCW ) Technical Secretariat , Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists , answering a question on the Alexey Navalny situation .
Peskov noted the `` long history of cooperation with the OPCW in general and the Technical Secretariat in particular . ''
`` We can not say that it is a very efficient cooperation : both on previous not exactly pleasant occasions and now .
Unfortunately , we do not receive the proper level @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we would like this cooperation to take a higher level , '' the spokesman said .
Speaking about the Navalny situation , Peskov underscored that it `` necessary to get to the bottom of the Omsk-Berlin case , '' although `` there is no clarity right now . ''
`` In order to proceed with the investigation , we must receive information from our colleagues in Berlin , or from our colleagues in Paris , or from our colleagues in Stockholm , or from our colleagues in the [ OPCW ] Technical Secretariat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It ’ s been complicated so far , '' Peskov said .
Navalny was rushed to a local hospital in the Siberian city of Omsk on August 20 after collapsing on a Moscow-bound flight from Tomsk .
He fell into a coma and was put on a ventilator in an intensive care unit .
On August 22 , he was airlifted to Berlin and admitted to the Charite hospital .
On September 2 , Berlin claimed that having examined Navalny ’ s test samples , German government toxicologists had come to the conclusion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a toxic agent belonging to the Novichok family .
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was ready for comprehensive cooperation with Germany .
He pointed out that no poisonous substances had been detected in Navalny ’ s system prior to his transfer to Berlin .
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the German Foreign Office had not provided the Russian ambassador with any proof of its version of the incident .

MOSCOW, September 30. /TASS/. Russia does not get the desired level of cooperation with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Technical Secretariat, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, answering a question on the Alexey Navalny situation.
Peskov noted the "long history of cooperation with the OPCW in general and the Technical Secretariat in particular."
"We cannot say that it is a very efficient cooperation: both on previous not exactly pleasant occasions and now. Unfortunately, we do not receive the proper level of cooperation from the Technical Secretariat and we would like this cooperation to take a higher level," the spokesman said.
Speaking about the Navalny situation, Peskov underscored that it is "necessary to get to the bottom of the Omsk-Berlin case," although "there is no clarity right now."
"In order to proceed with the investigation, we must receive information from our colleagues in Berlin, or from our colleagues in Paris, or from our colleagues in Stockholm, or from our colleagues in the [OPCW] Technical Secretariat. But we need this information. It’s been complicated so far," Peskov said.
Navalny case
Navalny was rushed to a local hospital in the Siberian city of Omsk on August 20 after collapsing on a Moscow-bound flight from Tomsk. He fell into a coma and was put on a ventilator in an intensive care unit. On August 22, he was airlifted to Berlin and admitted to the Charite hospital.
On September 2, Berlin claimed that having examined Navalny’s test samples, German government toxicologists had come to the conclusion that the blogger had been affected by a toxic agent belonging to the Novichok family.
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia was ready for comprehensive cooperation with Germany. He pointed out that no poisonous substances had been detected in Navalny’s system prior to his transfer to Berlin. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the German Foreign Office had not provided the Russian ambassador with any proof of its version of the incident.


tass--2020-09-30--Ankara vows readiness to help Baku resolve Karabakh issue in every way

ANKARA , September 30 .
/TASS/ .
Turkey is ready to provide any kind of support to Azerbaijan in the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh , Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told Anadolu news agency on Wednesday .
`` Whichever help is needed by Azerbaijan , we are ready [ to provide it ] .
We said that we are together with Azerbaijan both at the negotiation table and on the battlefield .
Those are not empty words , '' he said .
The top diplomat stated that `` the UN earlier adopted a number of resolutions [ on the Karabakh issue @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that it doesn ’ t want to resolve the issue the diplomatic way . ''
Additionally , according to the minister , Azerbaijan `` is fighting on its own land , combatting the occupants . ''
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh aggravated on September 27 , with active armed clashes being underway .
Martial law has been declared in Azerbaijan and Armenia .
The authorities of both republics announced mobilization .
Both parties reported a growing number of casualties , including among civilians .
Baku stated it had taken several settlements and strategic heights @ @ @ @ @ @ @ strikes on Armenian territory itself .
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh , a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up , but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians , broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic .
In 1992-1994 , tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them .
Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the OSCE Minsk Group , led by its three co-chairs - Russia , France and the United States .

ANKARA, September 30. /TASS/. Turkey is ready to provide any kind of support to Azerbaijan in the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told Anadolu news agency on Wednesday.
"Whichever help is needed by Azerbaijan, we are ready [to provide it]. We said that we are together with Azerbaijan both at the negotiation table and on the battlefield. Those are not empty words," he said.
The top diplomat stated that "the UN earlier adopted a number of resolutions [on the Karabakh issue] but Armenia ignores international law stating that it doesn’t want to resolve the issue the diplomatic way." Additionally, according to the minister, Azerbaijan "is fighting on its own land, combatting the occupants."
The situation in Nagorno-Karabakh aggravated on September 27, with active armed clashes being underway. Martial law has been declared in Azerbaijan and Armenia. The authorities of both republics announced mobilization. Both parties reported a growing number of casualties, including among civilians. Baku stated it had taken several settlements and strategic heights in Karabakh under control. Yerevan reported strikes on Armenian territory itself.
The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the highland region of Nagorno-Karabakh, a disputed territory that had been part of Azerbaijan before the Soviet Union break-up, but primarily populated by ethnic Armenians, broke out in February 1988 after the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region announced its withdrawal from the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1992-1994, tensions boiled over and exploded into large-scale military action for control over the enclave and seven adjacent territories after Azerbaijan lost control of them. Talks on the Nagorno-Karabakh settlement have been ongoing since 1992 under the OSCE Minsk Group, led by its three co-chairs - Russia, France and the United States.


tass--2020-09-30--Kremlin says Biden-Trump debate shows a new trend in US ‘political culture’

MOSCOW , September 30 .
/TASS/ .
The Kremlin is not willing to comment on the debate between the US presidential candidates but still notes a new trend in the `` political culture '' at this event , Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday .
According to Peskov , like the entire world Russia is watching the US presidential campaign and can not remain indifferent to this issue because this concerns one of the world ’ s major economies .
`` And certainly , we see a new trend in political culture and electoral culture in the United @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to comment on this and give any evaluation , because this would be immediately viewed as an attempt at meddling , '' Peskov said , noting that Russia `` has never interfered , is not interfering and is not going to interfere in the US domestic affairs . ''
US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden took part in the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland , Ohio , on Tuesday .
The second debate is scheduled for October 15 in Miami , Florida , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ October 22 in Nashville , Tennessee .
The US general elections will be held on November 3 to choose the US president and vice president , all 435 members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate , as well as governors of 13 states and territories .

MOSCOW, September 30. /TASS/. The Kremlin is not willing to comment on the debate between the US presidential candidates but still notes a new trend in the "political culture" at this event, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday.
According to Peskov, like the entire world Russia is watching the US presidential campaign and cannot remain indifferent to this issue because this concerns one of the world’s major economies.
"And certainly, we see a new trend in political culture and electoral culture in the United States. We don’t want to comment on this and give any evaluation, because this would be immediately viewed as an attempt at meddling," Peskov said, noting that Russia "has never interfered, is not interfering and is not going to interfere in the US domestic affairs."
US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden took part in the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday. The second debate is scheduled for October 15 in Miami, Florida, and the third debate will be held on October 22 in Nashville, Tennessee.
The US general elections will be held on November 3 to choose the US president and vice president, all 435 members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate, as well as governors of 13 states and territories.


tass--2020-09-30--JetSupport and Aerospace Awarded Contract to Supply and Support New Maritime Surveillance

AMSTERDAM , Sept. 30 .
/PRNewswire/ .
JetSupport , in partnership with PAL Aerospace , is pleased to be awarded a contract to provide and support maritime surveillance aircraft and services for the Netherlands Coastguard .
This new contract , executed under the authority of the Defence Material Organization of the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands , will see JetSupport and PAL Aerospace modify and deliver two fully missionized DHC-8 aircraft , provide crew training on all systems and support the operation of the aircraft for an initial ten-year period with an option to extend for two additional one-year @ @ @ @ @ @ @ partnership with PAL Aerospace confirms our status as a leading provider of technical services and support solutions for the aerospace industry in the Netherlands , '' said Ton van Deursen , Managing Director of JetSupport .
`` We are excited to be a part of the team selected to deliver these vital aircraft and look forward to continuing our support of the Netherlands Coastguard in this essential operation for the next decade . ''
These aircraft will be missionized primarily for the purpose of providing air reconnaissance capacity in the North Sea for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tasks will include support for search and rescue , law enforcement and surveillance activities as well as other missions such as `` out of area '' deployments in support of FRONTEX .
`` PAL Aerospace 's partnership with JetSupport on this vital project solidifies our presence in the European intelligence , surveillance and reconnaissance market and deepens our relationship with the Netherlands , '' said Jake Trainor , Chief Executive Officer of the PAL Group of Companies .
`` We are excited to work with JetSupport to foster innovation and refine best practices @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a more competitive partnership to pursue additional future work . ''
JetSupport is based at Schiphol Amsterdam , The Netherlands .
A privately owned Dutch company , JetSupport has been a leading independent provider of MRO services and support solutions for international business aviation and special mission aircraft for over 20 years .
JetSupport 's Line and Base Maintenance capacity extends across multiple aircraft types including Cessna , Dassault , Gulfstream , Bombardier , King Air and Dornier .
JetSupport operates over 12,000 sqm of hangar , office , and lounge space at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ component services with FAA/ESA/TCCA approvals and has maintained the current Netherlands Coastguard Dornier 228 fleet since 2003 .
JetSupport prides itself on flexibility , honesty , and customer focus .
For more information , please visit https : //www.jetsupport.nl/ A proud member of the Exchange Income Corporation family of companies , PAL Aerospace is a Canadian-owned and operated international aerospace and defence company .
With a focus on intelligence , surveillance , and reconnaissance , in-service support solutions and aircraft engineering and modification , PAL Aerospace is recognized by governments , militaries and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ high reliability rates .
PAL 's record of accomplishment now extends to operations and deliveries around the globe .
PAL Aerospace offers a single point of accountability for its programs and takes pride in being the trusted choice for clients worldwide .

AMSTERDAM, Sept. 30. /PRNewswire/. JetSupport, in partnership with PAL Aerospace, is pleased to be awarded a contract to provide and support maritime surveillance aircraft and services for the Netherlands Coastguard. This new contract, executed under the authority of the Defence Material Organization of the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands, will see JetSupport and PAL Aerospace modify and deliver two fully missionized DHC-8 aircraft, provide crew training on all systems and support the operation of the aircraft for an initial ten-year period with an option to extend for two additional one-year terms.
"Winning this contract in partnership with PAL Aerospace confirms our status as a leading provider of technical services and support solutions for the aerospace industry in the Netherlands," said Ton van Deursen, Managing Director of JetSupport. "We are excited to be a part of the team selected to deliver these vital aircraft and look forward to continuing our support of the Netherlands Coastguard in this essential operation for the next decade."
These aircraft will be missionized primarily for the purpose of providing air reconnaissance capacity in the North Sea for the Netherlands Coastguard. The aircraft's tasks will include support for search and rescue, law enforcement and surveillance activities as well as other missions such as "out of area" deployments in support of FRONTEX.
"PAL Aerospace's partnership with JetSupport on this vital project solidifies our presence in the European intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance market and deepens our relationship with the Netherlands," said Jake Trainor, Chief Executive Officer of the PAL Group of Companies. "We are excited to work with JetSupport to foster innovation and refine best practices to our mutual benefit, making us a more competitive partnership to pursue additional future work."
About JetSupport:
JetSupport is based at Schiphol Amsterdam, The Netherlands. A privately owned Dutch company, JetSupport has been a leading independent provider of MRO services and support solutions for international business aviation and special mission aircraft for over 20 years. JetSupport's Line and Base Maintenance capacity extends across multiple aircraft types including Cessna, Dassault, Gulfstream, Bombardier, King Air and Dornier. JetSupport operates over 12,000 sqm of hangar, office, and lounge space at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, provides aircraft and component services with FAA/ESA/TCCA approvals and has maintained the current Netherlands Coastguard Dornier 228 fleet since 2003. JetSupport prides itself on flexibility, honesty, and customer focus.
For more information, please visit https://www.jetsupport.nl/
About PAL Aerospace:
A proud member of the Exchange Income Corporation family of companies, PAL Aerospace is a Canadian-owned and operated international aerospace and defence company. With a focus on intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, in-service support solutions and aircraft engineering and modification, PAL Aerospace is recognized by governments, militaries and industry for on time/on budget delivery and high reliability rates. PAL's record of accomplishment now extends to operations and deliveries around the globe. PAL Aerospace offers a single point of accountability for its programs and takes pride in being the trusted choice for clients worldwide.