tass--2020-11-20--APEC leaders adopt summit’s final document on region’s development in next 20 years

SINGAPORE , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
The leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) nations have adopted a document outlining the region ’ s development for the next 20 years , Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Friday after the APEC summit that was held in the videoconference format for the first time in history .
`` We proclaim the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040 , a new vision that primarily charts the future of our region .
Our Vision is an open , dynamic , resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific community by 2040 , for the prosperity @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , '' the final document reads .
`` We recognise the importance of a free , open , fair , non-discriminatory , transparent and predictable trade and investment environment to drive economic recovery at such a challenging time .
In this regard , we reaffirm our support for agreed-upon rules of the WTO in promoting the stability and predictability of international trade flows , '' the document says .
The leaders also vowed to take efforts to `` foster an enabling environment for the development of the digital economy '' and to `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , interoperable , open , accessible and secure ICT environment , narrow the existing digital , skills and regulatory gaps , and encourage development in digital infrastructure and transformation . ''
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) , an inter-governmental forum for economies in the Pacific Rim , brings together 19 countries and territories .
Its 12 founding states are Australia , Brunei , Canada , Indonesia , Japan , Malaysia , New Zealand , the Philippines , Singapore , South Korea , Thailand , and the United States .
Russia joined @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the APEC economies have recognized the need to cooperate in the development and distribution of coronavirus vaccines as well as to promote free trade .
Such provisions were enshrined in the declaration and document on the development of the region for the next 20 years adopted on Friday following the results of the APEC summit .
The 27th APEC Economic Leaders ’ Meeting was held on November 20 via a video conference .
The APEC 2020 theme ( Optimizing Human Potential towards a Resilient Future of Shared Prosperity .
Pivot .
Prioritize @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which chaired in the organization this year .
`` We reaffirm the need to cooperate constructively on COVID-19 including the research and development , production , manufacturing and distribution of diagnostic tests , essential medical products and services , therapeutics and vaccines , '' according to the Declaration .
`` We highlight the importance of facilitating equitable access to safe , quality , effective and affordable vaccines and other medical countermeasures that are vital to safeguard people ’ s health and well-being , while incentivizing innovation .
We acknowledge that the role @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in order to bring the pandemic to an end , '' the document stresses .
The APEC members also urged compliance of trade measures taken in the context of the coronavirus pandemic with the rules the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) .
According to the declaration adopted at the end of the meeting the leaders of APEC proclaim the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040 , a new vision that primarily charts the future of our region .
`` Our Vision is an open , dynamic , resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific community by 2040 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people and future generations .
We task our Senior Officials to complete a comprehensive implementation plan for our consideration in 2021 , '' the APEC members concluded .
APEC includes 19 countries .
Among them there are 12 founding states ( Australia , Brunei , Indonesia , Canada , Malaysia , New Zealand , Singapore , the US , Thailand , Philippines , South Korea and Japan ) , as well as China ( joined in 1991 ) , Mexico and Papua New Guinea ( 1993 ) , Chile ( 1994 ) , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 1998 ) .
In 1991 , two Chinese territories also joined the APEC - Xianggang ( Hong Kong ) and Taiwan .
Given the specifics of the union which includes both states and territories , the APEC members are traditionally referred to as `` economies . ''
The member-states account for almost 60 % of the planet 's GDP and 50 % of world trade ; about 3 billion people live on their territories .
In 1998 , a ten-year moratorium on the expansion of the APEC membership came into force .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Cambodia , Colombia , Costa Rica , Macau , Mongolia , Pakistan , Panama , Sri Lanka and Ecuador are showing interest in joining .
Next year , New Zealand is to take over the chairmanship in APEC .

SINGAPORE, November 20. /TASS/. The leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) nations have adopted a document outlining the region’s development for the next 20 years, Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Friday after the APEC summit that was held in the videoconference format for the first time in history.
"We proclaim the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040, a new vision that primarily charts the future of our region. Our Vision is an open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific community by 2040, for the prosperity of all our people and future generations," the final document reads.
"We recognise the importance of a free, open, fair, non-discriminatory, transparent and predictable trade and investment environment to drive economic recovery at such a challenging time. In this regard, we reaffirm our support for agreed-upon rules of the WTO in promoting the stability and predictability of international trade flows," the document says.
The leaders also vowed to take efforts to "foster an enabling environment for the development of the digital economy" and to "promote innovative technologies and foster a reliable, interoperable, open, accessible and secure ICT environment, narrow the existing digital, skills and regulatory gaps, and encourage development in digital infrastructure and transformation."
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), an inter-governmental forum for economies in the Pacific Rim, brings together 19 countries and territories. Its 12 founding states are Australia, Brunei, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, and the United States. Russia joined the forum in 1998.
Cooperation on vaccines
The leaders of the APEC economies have recognized the need to cooperate in the development and distribution of coronavirus vaccines as well as to promote free trade. Such provisions were enshrined in the declaration and document on the development of the region for the next 20 years adopted on Friday following the results of the APEC summit.
The 27th APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting was held on November 20 via a video conference. The APEC 2020 theme (Optimizing Human Potential towards a Resilient Future of Shared Prosperity. Pivot. Prioritize. Progress) was formulated by Malaysia, which chaired in the organization this year.
"We reaffirm the need to cooperate constructively on COVID-19 including the research and development, production, manufacturing and distribution of diagnostic tests, essential medical products and services, therapeutics and vaccines," according to the Declaration.
"We highlight the importance of facilitating equitable access to safe, quality, effective and affordable vaccines and other medical countermeasures that are vital to safeguard people’s health and well-being, while incentivizing innovation. We acknowledge that the role of extensive immunization against COVID-19 is critical in order to bring the pandemic to an end," the document stresses. The APEC members also urged compliance of trade measures taken in the context of the coronavirus pandemic with the rules the World Trade Organization (WTO).
APEC development for next 20 years
According to the declaration adopted at the end of the meeting the leaders of APEC proclaim the APEC Putrajaya Vision 2040, a new vision that primarily charts the future of our region. "Our Vision is an open, dynamic, resilient and peaceful Asia-Pacific community by 2040, for the prosperity of all our people and future generations. We task our Senior Officials to complete a comprehensive implementation plan for our consideration in 2021," the APEC members concluded.
APEC includes 19 countries. Among them there are 12 founding states (Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, the US, Thailand, Philippines, South Korea and Japan), as well as China (joined in 1991), Mexico and Papua New Guinea (1993), Chile (1994), and Russia, Vietnam and Peru (1998). In 1991, two Chinese territories also joined the APEC - Xianggang (Hong Kong) and Taiwan. Given the specifics of the union which includes both states and territories, the APEC members are traditionally referred to as "economies."
The member-states account for almost 60% of the planet's GDP and 50% of world trade; about 3 billion people live on their territories. In 1998, a ten-year moratorium on the expansion of the APEC membership came into force. In 2010 it was extended indefinitely. India, Cambodia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Macau, Mongolia, Pakistan, Panama, Sri Lanka and Ecuador are showing interest in joining. Next year, New Zealand is to take over the chairmanship in APEC.


tass--2020-11-20--President’s aide calls for recognizing Nazi policy on occupied USSR territory as genocide

MOSCOW , November 30 .
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The Nazi policy on the occupied territories of the former Soviet Union during @ @ @ @ @ recognized as genocide , Russian president ’ s aide and chairman of the Russian Military @ @ @ @ @ on Friday .
`` It is high time to raise the issue of recognizing the @ @ @ @ @ territories of the Soviet Union as deliberate genocide of the USSR peoples .
It may @ @ @ @ @ to accuse our country of unleashing World War II , '' he said at a @ @ @ @ @ forum Lessons of Nuremberg .

MOSCOW, November 30. /TASS/. The Nazi policy on the occupied territories of the former Soviet Union during World War II should be recognized as genocide, Russian president’s aide and chairman of the Russian Military History Society Vladimir Medinsky said on Friday.
"It is high time to raise the issue of recognizing the Nazi policy on the occupied territories of the Soviet Union as deliberate genocide of the USSR peoples. It may probably help stop endless attempts to accuse our country of unleashing World War II," he said at a plenary session of the international forum Lessons of Nuremberg.


tass--2020-11-20--Efforts for preserving peace in Nagorno-Karabakh must go on, says Putin

NOVO-OGARYOVO , November 20 .
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the task of continuing efforts for preserving @ @ @ @ @ cooperation with Azerbaijan and Armenia and of using the potential of the humanitarian response center @ @ @ @ @ `` I am asking you to go ahead with the task of preserving peace in @ @ @ @ @ close contact with both Armenian and Azerbaijani representatives , and also to ensure the effective @ @ @ @ @ response center and to use its vast potential to the full extent , '' Putin @ @ @ @ @ Friday devoted to the Russian peace-keeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh .
`` This is a serious @ @ @ @ @ geared to the final result , which can be concrete assistance to absolutely concrete people @ @ @ @ @ , '' Putin added .

NOVO-OGARYOVO, November 20. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has set the task of continuing efforts for preserving peace in Nagorno-Karabakh in tight cooperation with Azerbaijan and Armenia and of using the potential of the humanitarian response center to the full extent.
"I am asking you to go ahead with the task of preserving peace in the region and to maintain close contact with both Armenian and Azerbaijani representatives, and also to ensure the effective operation of the inter-departmental humanitarian response center and to use its vast potential to the full extent," Putin said at a meeting on Friday devoted to the Russian peace-keeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh.
"This is a serious work and it should be geared to the final result, which can be concrete assistance to absolutely concrete people who now need this help," Putin added.


tass--2020-11-20--Putin praises Russian peacekeepers’ role in ending bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh

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tass--2020-11-20--Studies of Sputnik V vaccine show its high efficacy, says health ministry

MOSCOW , November 20 .
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The interim results of post-registration studies of the Sputnik V vaccine testify to @ @ @ @ @ Baibarina , Director of the Russian Health Ministry ’ s Department of Child Healthcare and @ @ @ @ @ Friday .
`` The third phase that is currently underway shows that the efficacy is @ @ @ @ @ extremely high , I would say , '' she said at a round table in @ @ @ @ @ ( upper house of parliament ) on the policy in the field of preventive immunization @ @ @ @

MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. The interim results of post-registration studies of the Sputnik V vaccine testify to its high efficacy, Elena Baibarina, Director of the Russian Health Ministry’s Department of Child Healthcare and Obstetrics Services, said on Friday.
"The third phase that is currently underway shows that the efficacy is very, very high, extremely high, I would say," she said at a round table in Russia’s Federation Council (upper house of parliament) on the policy in the field of preventive immunization and infectious diseases.


tass--2020-11-20--Putin calls for assistance to international organizations in Karabakh

NOVO-OGARYOVO , November 20 .
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Any international non-governmental organizations should be assisted in providing help to the people @ @ @ @ @ Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on the Russian peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday @ @ @ @ @ to focus our representatives , including in the humanitarian center we are establishing , on @ @ @ @ @ under the mediation and with direct involvement of the Foreign Ministry , to any forces @ @ @ @ @ in this noble activity of helping the people who are now in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict @ @ @ @ @ .
Putin ordered to take urgent steps finding out what assistance the region ’ s @ @ @ @ @ could expect .

NOVO-OGARYOVO, November 20. /TASS/. Any international non-governmental organizations should be assisted in providing help to the people of Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting on the Russian peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday.
"I would like to focus our representatives, including in the humanitarian center we are establishing, on the most energetic contribution, under the mediation and with direct involvement of the Foreign Ministry, to any forces and any international non-governmental organizations in this noble activity of helping the people who are now in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone," he said.
Putin ordered to take urgent steps finding out what assistance the region’s residents affected by the conflict could expect.


tass--2020-11-20--Russian border guards to move reinforcements to Armenia-Azerbaijan border, says FSB chief

MOSCOW , November 20 .
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Russia ’ s border guard service FSB will deploy reinforcements to the border @ @ @ @ @ FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov said at a meeting chaired by President Vladimir Putin .
`` @ @ @ @ @ made to maintain the border security of the Republic of Armenia and measures to maintain @ @ @ @ @ at the request of the Armenian side the FSB office in the Republic of Armenia @ @ @ @ @ reserve of 188 officers and men and the required amount of military equipment .
The @ @ @ @ @ to the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the communities of Tekh and Syrgyt and @ @ @ @ @ said .

MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. Russia’s border guard service FSB will deploy reinforcements to the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, FSB Director Alexander Bortnikov said at a meeting chaired by President Vladimir Putin.
"In accordance with the decision made to maintain the border security of the Republic of Armenia and measures to maintain peace in Nagorno Karabakh and at the request of the Armenian side the FSB office in the Republic of Armenia has been reinforced with a reserve of 188 officers and men and the required amount of military equipment. The border guards will deploy reinforcements to the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan in the communities of Tekh and Syrgyt and between them," Bortnikov said.


tass--2020-11-20--UNESCO ready to send mission to Nagorno-Karabakh to protect cultural heritage

PARIS , November 20 .
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UNESCO is ready to assist Armenia and Azerbaijan in protecting cultural heritage sites in the Nagorno-Karabakh region , the organization said in a statement on Friday .
`` On November 18 , the Director General of UNESCO , Audrey Azoulay , received the representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan to the Organization .
The Director General recalled the statements made by the United Nations Secretary General , who had expressed his relief and welcomed the agreement on a total ceasefire and cessation of hostilities in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone , '' the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the Director General formally proposed the technical support of UNESCO , who have been unable to visit these zones to date despite past attempts , and who could , with the agreement of all concerned parties , carry out a preliminary field mission , in order to draw up an inventory of the most significant cultural assets , as a prerequisite for effective protection of the region 's heritage , '' the document added .
UNESCO plans to `` work with all interested partners to create the conditions for such a mission @ @ @ @ @ @ @ '' `` with the States co-chairing the Minsk Group . ''
The director general also `` reaffirmed the universal dimension of cultural heritage , as a witness to history and as inseparable from the identity of peoples , which the international community has a duty to protect and preserve for future generations , beyond the conflicts of the moment . ''

PARIS, November 20. /TASS/. UNESCO is ready to assist Armenia and Azerbaijan in protecting cultural heritage sites in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, the organization said in a statement on Friday.
"On November 18, the Director General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, received the representatives of Armenia and Azerbaijan to the Organization. The Director General recalled the statements made by the United Nations Secretary General, who had expressed his relief and welcomed the agreement on a total ceasefire and cessation of hostilities in and around the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone," the statement reads.
"During these meetings, the Director General formally proposed the technical support of UNESCO, who have been unable to visit these zones to date despite past attempts, and who could, with the agreement of all concerned parties, carry out a preliminary field mission, in order to draw up an inventory of the most significant cultural assets, as a prerequisite for effective protection of the region's heritage," the document added.
UNESCO plans to "work with all interested partners to create the conditions for such a mission" and has begun "high-level consultations" "with the States co-chairing the Minsk Group."
The director general also "reaffirmed the universal dimension of cultural heritage, as a witness to history and as inseparable from the identity of peoples, which the international community has a duty to protect and preserve for future generations, beyond the conflicts of the moment."


tass--2020-11-20--Impossible to resolve Transnistria issue without Russia, Moldova’s president-elect says

`` There are things that we can do to resolve the conflict , which include the fight against corruption and smuggling of goods .
As long as politicians in Chisinau and Tiraspol are interested in making money from the conflict , they will resist efforts to find a political solutions , '' Sandu pointed out .
KIEV , November 20 .
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It is impossible to resolve the Transnistria issue without Russia , Moldova ’ s President-Elect Maia Sandu said in an interview with Ukraine ’ s Yevropeiskaya Pravda ( or European Truth ) news outlet .
`` At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ arise for Moldova ’ s reunification and we need to be ready for it .
In any case , it should be a peaceful solution acceptable for all of Moldova .
Moreover , I am sure that there needs to be an action plan developed in Moldova and approved by all political forces and society , '' Sandu added .
In July 1992 , Moldovan President Mircea Snegur and Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed an agreement on the principles for the peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in Transnistria , which provided for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ zone of separation between the parties to the conflict .
The document was signed in the presence of Transnistrian leader Igor Smirnov .
Moldova held the second round of its presidential election on November 15 .
The run-off pit leader of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity Maia Sandu against incumbent President Igor Dodon .
Sandu won the run-off election with 57.7 % of the vote and Dodon gained 42.2 % .

"There are things that we can do to resolve the conflict, which include the fight against corruption and smuggling of goods. As long as politicians in Chisinau and Tiraspol are interested in making money from the conflict, they will resist efforts to find a political solutions," Sandu pointed out.
KIEV, November 20. /TASS/. It is impossible to resolve the Transnistria issue without Russia, Moldova’s President-Elect Maia Sandu said in an interview with Ukraine’s Yevropeiskaya Pravda (or European Truth) news outlet.
"At some point, a political opportunity will arise for Moldova’s reunification and we need to be ready for it. In any case, it should be a peaceful solution acceptable for all of Moldova. Moreover, I am sure that there needs to be an action plan developed in Moldova and approved by all political forces and society," Sandu added.
In July 1992, Moldovan President Mircea Snegur and Russian President Boris Yeltsin signed an agreement on the principles for the peaceful settlement of the armed conflict in Transnistria, which provided for the deployment of Russian peacekeepers to the zone of separation between the parties to the conflict. The document was signed in the presence of Transnistrian leader Igor Smirnov.
Moldova held the second round of its presidential election on November 15. The run-off pit leader of the pro-EU Party of Action and Solidarity Maia Sandu against incumbent President Igor Dodon. Sandu won the run-off election with 57.7% of the vote and Dodon gained 42.2%.


tass--2020-11-20--Putin warns against hampering implementation of agreements on Nagorno-Karabakh settlement

NOVO-OGARYOVO , November 20 .
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that if hostilities are resumed in Nagorno-Karabakh blood will be on the hands of those who are seeking to protract the implementation of the conflict settlement agreements .
`` Those who are seeking to do it [ roll back the implementation of the agreements ] must be aware that the only alternative to it is warfare , '' Putin said at a meeting dedicated to the Russian peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh .
`` And if , God forbid , it happens , blood of those killed will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are seeking to wreck these agreements . ''
`` Everyone must understand and be aware of that , '' he stressed .
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the meeting about attempts to protract the implementation the agreements committed to paper in the joint statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan .
`` It was quite unexpected for me to hear what you have said , '' the Russian president said .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014 , in April 2016 and this past July .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10 .
Under the document , the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides are to maintain the positions that they held and Russian peacekeepers are to be deployed to the region .

NOVO-OGARYOVO, November 20. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that if hostilities are resumed in Nagorno-Karabakh blood will be on the hands of those who are seeking to protract the implementation of the conflict settlement agreements.
"Those who are seeking to do it [roll back the implementation of the agreements] must be aware that the only alternative to it is warfare," Putin said at a meeting dedicated to the Russian peacekeeping mission in Nagorno-Karabakh. "And if, God forbid, it happens, blood of those killed will be on the hands of those who are seeking to wreck these agreements."
"Everyone must understand and be aware of that," he stressed.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the meeting about attempts to protract the implementation the agreements committed to paper in the joint statement of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. "It was quite unexpected for me to hear what you have said," the Russian president said.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27, with intense battles raging in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The area experienced flare-ups of violence in the summer of 2014, in April 2016 and this past July.
On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. Under the document, the Azerbaijani and Armenian sides are to maintain the positions that they held and Russian peacekeepers are to be deployed to the region.


tass--2020-11-20--Russia to send delegation to address humanitarian problems in Karabakh, says Putin

NOVO-OGARYOVO , November 20 .
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Russia plans to send a representative delegation to Nagorno-Karabakh soon to address pressing @ @ @ @ @ , Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a meeting dedicated to Russia ’ @ @ @ @ @ region .
The Russian leader recalled that he was in contact with his `` colleagues @ @ @ @ @ '' `` We have agreed with the two leaders that in the near future a @ @ @ @ @ from a number of ministries and agencies will be sent to Armenia and Azerbaijan , @ @ @ @ @ that the delegation will be tasked to address `` the most pressing , most acute @ @ @ @ @ the trilateral statement of November 9 , '' including humanitarian matters .
`` I hope @ @ @ @ @ help make serious progress in these areas , '' ge noted .

NOVO-OGARYOVO, November 20. /TASS/. Russia plans to send a representative delegation to Nagorno-Karabakh soon to address pressing problems, including humanitarian ones, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday at a meeting dedicated to Russia’s peacekeeping mission in the region.
The Russian leader recalled that he was in contact with his "colleagues in Armenia and Azerbaijan." "We have agreed with the two leaders that in the near future a Russian delegation of senior officials from a number of ministries and agencies will be sent to Armenia and Azerbaijan," he said, adding that the delegation will be tasked to address "the most pressing, most acute problems of the implementation of the trilateral statement of November 9," including humanitarian matters.
"I hope that the upcoming consultations will help make serious progress in these areas," ge noted.


tass--2020-11-20--Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass 2 million mark, reports WHO

PRETORIA , November 20 .
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African nations have recorded 29,356 new cases of COVID-19 , bringing the total @ @ @ @ @ , the South African television news broadcaster eNCA said on Friday citing the World Health @ @ @ @ @ ) Regional Office for Africa .
The death toll related to coronavirus has risen by @ @ @ @ @ past 24 hours , while the number of recoveries surpassed 1.7 million .
South Africa @ @ @ @ @ of coronavirus cases across Africa , or 757,144 cases and 20,556 deaths .
The death @ @ @ @ @ , and 111,613 cases have been confirmed .
Morocco has recorded 5,013 coronavirus-related deaths .
@ @ @ @ @ is ranked second to South Africa ( 103,928 cases and 1,601 deaths ) and is @ @ @ @ @ cases and 1,313 deaths ) and Nigeria ( 65,693 and 1,163 ) .

PRETORIA, November 20. /TASS/. African nations have recorded 29,356 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections to 2,014,174, the South African television news broadcaster eNCA said on Friday citing the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Office for Africa.
The death toll related to coronavirus has risen by 818 to 48,424 over the past 24 hours, while the number of recoveries surpassed 1.7 million.
South Africa accounts for the highest number of coronavirus cases across Africa, or 757,144 cases and 20,556 deaths. The death toll in Egypt tops 6,495, and 111,613 cases have been confirmed. Morocco has recorded 5,013 coronavirus-related deaths.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, Ethiopia is ranked second to South Africa (103,928 cases and 1,601 deaths) and is followed by Kenia (72,686 cases and 1,313 deaths) and Nigeria (65,693 and 1,163).


tass--2020-11-20--Russia’s Emergencies Ministry to build up taskforce in Nagorno-Karabakh

STEPANAKERT , November 20 .
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Russia ’ s Emergencies Ministry is planning to build up its grouping in Nagorno-Karabakh , Head of the Ministry ’ s International Activity Department Vladimir Solovyov said on Friday .
`` The grouping [ of the Russian Emergencies Ministry in Nagorno-Karabakh ] will be increased .
There are plans to send psychologists who will work there , '' he said .
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 with intense battles in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham @ @ @ @ @ @ @ signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10 .
The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian forces would remain at their positions while Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region .
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on November 13 on creating an inter-agency humanitarian response center for Nagorno-Karabakh .
It includes representatives of the Emergencies Ministry , the Foreign Ministry , the Federal Security Service as well as representatives of other federal bodies of executive power concerned .
The Defense Ministry of Russia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organizational issues .

STEPANAKERT, November 20. /TASS/. Russia’s Emergencies Ministry is planning to build up its grouping in Nagorno-Karabakh, Head of the Ministry’s International Activity Department Vladimir Solovyov said on Friday.
"The grouping [of the Russian Emergencies Ministry in Nagorno-Karabakh] will be increased. There are plans to send psychologists who will work there," he said.
Renewed clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia erupted on September 27 with intense battles in the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on a complete ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting from November 10. The Russian leader said the Azerbaijani and Armenian forces would remain at their positions while Russian peacekeepers would be deployed to the region.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on November 13 on creating an inter-agency humanitarian response center for Nagorno-Karabakh. It includes representatives of the Emergencies Ministry, the Foreign Ministry, the Federal Security Service as well as representatives of other federal bodies of executive power concerned. The Defense Ministry of Russia has been assigned the task of resolving organizational issues.


tass--2020-11-20--Russia looking at possible supplies of anti-COVID vaccines to other countries, says Putin

NOVO-OGARYOVO , November 20 .
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Russia is looking at exporting its anti-coronavirus vaccines to other countries , Russian President Vladimir Putin told an APEC summit on Friday .
`` Naturally , the top priority matter is to pool efforts to combat the coronavirus infection , and Russia does have something to offer its partner and friends , '' he said .
`` We have accumulated a serious scientific and even clinical experience in this sphere .
Two vaccines - Sputnik V and Epivaccorona - have been developed and registered in Russia .
Another one , the third vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tests . ''
`` Together with our foreign partners , we are looking at possible supplies of these vaccines and localization of their production , '' Putin noted .
Putin stressed that `` both vaccines meet the two major criteria - they are absolutely safe and effective . ''
`` The thing is only to establish mass production , '' he said .
`` We are establishing such production in Russia . ''
The Russian president noted that the pandemic `` has entailed really serious problems in most of the Asia Pacific nations @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the Asia Pacific region exceeding 26 million , and exceeding 56 million globally , according to the World Health Organization , '' he said .
`` The infection is claiming more and more lives . ''
The Russian leader shared positive assessments of Malaysia ’ s presidency in APEC this year .
`` Importantly , despite the problems stemming from the novel coronavirus infection spread , cooperation within APEC has been developing progressively , '' Putin added .

NOVO-OGARYOVO, November 20. /TASS/. Russia is looking at exporting its anti-coronavirus vaccines to other countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin told an APEC summit on Friday.
"Naturally, the top priority matter is to pool efforts to combat the coronavirus infection, and Russia does have something to offer its partner and friends," he said. "We have accumulated a serious scientific and even clinical experience in this sphere. Two vaccines - Sputnik V and Epivaccorona - have been developed and registered in Russia. Another one, the third vaccine, is at a final stage of tests."
"Together with our foreign partners, we are looking at possible supplies of these vaccines and localization of their production," Putin noted.
Putin stressed that "both vaccines meet the two major criteria - they are absolutely safe and effective." "The thing is only to establish mass production," he said. "We are establishing such production in Russia."
The Russian president noted that the pandemic "has entailed really serious problems in most of the Asia Pacific nations, with the number of coronavirus cases in the Asia Pacific region exceeding 26 million, and exceeding 56 million globally, according to the World Health Organization," he said. "The infection is claiming more and more lives."
The Russian leader shared positive assessments of Malaysia’s presidency in APEC this year. "Importantly, despite the problems stemming from the novel coronavirus infection spread, cooperation within APEC has been developing progressively," Putin added.


tass--2020-11-20--Over 500 film companies to receive government support in pandemic

MOSCOW , November 20 .
/ TASS / .
Financial support worth 4.2 bln rubles ( $ 55.1 mln ) from the Russian government will be issued to nearly 500 cinema organizations , according to the information posted on the Russian Ministry of Culture web site .
Earlier , the adviser to the President of the Russian Federation on culture Vladimir Tolstoy said that by the end of the year the government plans to allocate 4.2 billion rubles from the Reserve Fund to support the film industry .
As specified in the Ministry of Culture , the government of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ministry .
`` In the context of the restrictions caused by the spread of the new coronavirus infection , this decision will support the film industry - from cinemas to filmmakers .
It is assumed that assistance will be provided through the federal Fund for Social and Economic Support of Domestic Cinematography ( Film Fund ) to more than 500 organizations , '' the statement said .
The ministry noted that these measures will compensate for part of the debt liabilities accumulated in connection with the suspension of the activities of organizations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ income in the face of a fall in the volume of the national film distribution market and a decrease in cinema attendance due to the restrictions imposed .
Cinemas closed at the end of March , by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova due to the situation with the spread of the coronavirus .
In Moscow , they were allowed to return to work only from August 1 .
During the period of self-isolation , film studios also suspended their activities .
Filmmakers were able to return to filming @ @ @

MOSCOW, November 20. / TASS /. Financial support worth 4.2 bln rubles ($55.1 mln) from the Russian government will be issued to nearly 500 cinema organizations, according to the information posted on the Russian Ministry of Culture web site.
Earlier, the adviser to the President of the Russian Federation on culture Vladimir Tolstoy said that by the end of the year the government plans to allocate 4.2 billion rubles from the Reserve Fund to support the film industry. As specified in the Ministry of Culture, the government of the Russian Federation approved this proposal of the ministry.
"In the context of the restrictions caused by the spread of the new coronavirus infection, this decision will support the film industry - from cinemas to filmmakers. It is assumed that assistance will be provided through the federal Fund for Social and Economic Support of Domestic Cinematography (Film Fund) to more than 500 organizations," the statement said. The ministry noted that these measures will compensate for part of the debt liabilities accumulated in connection with the suspension of the activities of organizations, as well as part of the lost income in the face of a fall in the volume of the national film distribution market and a decrease in cinema attendance due to the restrictions imposed.
Cinemas closed at the end of March, by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova due to the situation with the spread of the coronavirus. In Moscow, they were allowed to return to work only from August 1. During the period of self-isolation, film studios also suspended their activities. Filmmakers were able to return to filming in July.


tass--2020-11-20--Armed man takes nine people hostage in Tbilisi

TBILISI , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
An armed man has taken nine people hostage in the office of a @ @ @ @ @ Georgian capital of Tbilisi , head of the Georgian Interior Ministry ’ s Patrol Police @ @ @ @ @ `` According to information available to us , an armed man is holding nine people @ @ @ @ @ said .

TBILISI, November 20. /TASS/. An armed man has taken nine people hostage in the office of a payday loan company in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, head of the Georgian Interior Ministry’s Patrol Police Vazha Siradze told reporters.
"According to information available to us, an armed man is holding nine people hostage there," he said.


tass--2020-11-20--Putin calls for coordination within APEC against cybercrime

NOVO-OGARYOVO , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested at the summit of the Asia Pacific @ @ @ @ @ on Friday that efforts should be coordinated within the Asia Pacific Region ( APR ) @ @ @ @ @ to battle cybercrime .
According to Putin , the cooperation among the APR nations in @ @ @ @ @ more and more pressing .
The issues in question are to roll out information technology @ @ @ @ @ the public administration systems and the urban economy , to provide online educational , social @ @ @ @ @ provide these services to small and medium businesses , the Russian president said .
`` @ @ @ @ @ advisable to consider establishing coordination within APEC to protect personal data and to prevent offences @ @ @ @ @ '' he said .
The Russian president explained that `` it is absolutely vital in @ @ @ @ @ of the digital economy . ''
According to experts ’ estimates , cybercrime could cause @ @ @ @ @ trillion globally by 2021 .

NOVO-OGARYOVO, November 20. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has suggested at the summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) on Friday that efforts should be coordinated within the Asia Pacific Region (APR) to protect personal data and to battle cybercrime.
According to Putin, the cooperation among the APR nations in the digital field is becoming more and more pressing. The issues in question are to roll out information technology for an uninterrupted functioning of the public administration systems and the urban economy, to provide online educational, social and health services and to provide these services to small and medium businesses, the Russian president said.
"We believe it would be advisable to consider establishing coordination within APEC to protect personal data and to prevent offences in the IT sector," he said.
The Russian president explained that "it is absolutely vital in the context of the growth of the digital economy."
According to experts’ estimates, cybercrime could cause damage worth approximately $6 trillion globally by 2021.


tass--2020-11-20--This week in photos: Canister-clad activists, Thai royals ride subway, and frozen figures

Peru 's new interim President Francisco Sagasti posing for the press after he was designated by Congress to lead the nation , in Lima , Peru , November 16 .
Lawmakers chose Sagasti to become the nation 's third president in the span of a week after they ousted Martin Vizcarra and the following protests forced his successor Manuel Merino to resign © AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd Lee Godfrey , the Lead Mason Conservator carries out the final touches of restoration work on the Pulpitum at York Minster in York , England , November 18 .
York Minster ’ s once-a-century @ @ @ @ @ @ @ entering its final phase , as work to clean the newly revealed Pulpitum – known as the ‘ Kings ’ Screen ’ – nears completion and the process to voice the instrument ’ s pipes begins © Ian Forsyth/Getty Images Two girls taking a close look of the wax figure of Swedish activist Greta Thunberg next to the wax figure of Copito de Nieve in Barcelona , Spain , November 17 .
The Wax Museum in Barcelona will count with two new incorporations , Greta Thunberg and Barcelona 's zoo late albino western @ @ @ @ @ @ @ EPA-EFE/Quique Garcia Russia 's First Deputy Transport Minister Alexander Neradko , the head of the General Administration for Traffic Safety of the Russian Internal Ministry , Mikhail Chernikov , and Russia 's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the 2020 Transport of Russia International Forum at Moscow 's Gostiny Dvor Shopping and Exhibition Center , Russia , November 18 © Dmitry Astakhov/POOL/TASS Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida taking a ride on the MRT during an inauguration of a new subway station in Bangkok , Thailand , November 14 © Royal Household Bureau/Handout @ @ @ @ @ @ @ belongings in order to get warm as they wait to be evacuated by French police forces at a makeshift migrant camp set under the A1 freeway in Saint-Denis , Paris , France , November 17 .
French forces dismantled a migrant camp in Paris 's northern suburb early in the morning and evacuated about 2,500 refugees © EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT A view of Lenin 's Mausoleum in Moscow 's Red Square , Russia , November 17 .
Lenin 's Mausoleum and the Kremlin Wall Necropolis will be closed for the public starting from November @ @ @ @ @ @ @ COVID-19 Police officers struggling with protesters while breaking up a demonstration against German coronavirus restrictions , near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin , Germany , November 18 .
Since November 2 , all restaurants , bars , cultural venues , fitness studious , cinemas and sports halls are forced to close for four weeks as a lockdown measure to rein in skyrocketing coronavirus infection rates © EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER Ice glaze formed on a monument to Saints Peter and Fevronia by a recent freezing rain , which came along with a mixture of rain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the region and led to several roads being blocked , power outages , water and heating supply disruptions , Vladivostok , Russia , November 19 © Yuri Smityuk/TASS Athlete Alexander Orlov riding his board on the Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Power Plant reservoir as the windsurfing season closes at the Bumerang surf station , Novosibirsk , Russia , November 14 © Kirill Kukhmar/TASS

Activists from the climate action group Ocean Rebellion performing a stunt outside The Baltic Exchange building, in London, Britain, November 16 © REUTERS/Henry Nicholls
Peru's new interim President Francisco Sagasti posing for the press after he was designated by Congress to lead the nation, in Lima, Peru, November 16. Lawmakers chose Sagasti to become the nation's third president in the span of a week after they ousted Martin Vizcarra and the following protests forced his successor Manuel Merino to resign © AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd
Lee Godfrey, the Lead Mason Conservator carries out the final touches of restoration work on the Pulpitum at York Minster in York, England, November 18. York Minster’s once-a-century project to refurbish its Grand Organ is entering its final phase, as work to clean the newly revealed Pulpitum – known as the ‘Kings’ Screen’ – nears completion and the process to voice the instrument’s pipes begins © Ian Forsyth/Getty Images
Two girls taking a close look of the wax figure of Swedish activist Greta Thunberg next to the wax figure of Copito de Nieve in Barcelona, Spain, November 17. The Wax Museum in Barcelona will count with two new incorporations, Greta Thunberg and Barcelona's zoo late albino western lowland gorilla 'Copito de Nieve' © EPA-EFE/Quique Garcia
US President-elect Joe Biden attends a national security briefing at The Queen theater in Wilmington, USA, November 17 © AP Photo/Andrew Harnik
Russia's First Deputy Transport Minister Alexander Neradko, the head of the General Administration for Traffic Safety of the Russian Internal Ministry, Mikhail Chernikov, and Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at the 2020 Transport of Russia International Forum at Moscow's Gostiny Dvor Shopping and Exhibition Center, Russia, November 18 © Dmitry Astakhov/POOL/TASS
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida taking a ride on the MRT during an inauguration of a new subway station in Bangkok, Thailand, November 14 © Royal Household Bureau/Handout via Reuters
Migrants setting fire to their belongings in order to get warm as they wait to be evacuated by French police forces at a makeshift migrant camp set under the A1 freeway in Saint-Denis, Paris, France, November 17. French forces dismantled a migrant camp in Paris's northern suburb early in the morning and evacuated about 2,500 refugees © EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT
Passengers are seen in Moscow Metro train during the COVID-19 pandemic, Moscow, Russia, November 16 © Sergei Bobylev/TASS
A view of Lenin's Mausoleum in Moscow's Red Square, Russia, November 17. Lenin's Mausoleum and the Kremlin Wall Necropolis will be closed for the public starting from November 17 to prevent the spread of the COVID-19
Police officers struggling with protesters while breaking up a demonstration against German coronavirus restrictions, near the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, November 18. Since November 2, all restaurants, bars, cultural venues, fitness studious, cinemas and sports halls are forced to close for four weeks as a lockdown measure to rein in skyrocketing coronavirus infection rates © EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER
Ice glaze formed on a monument to Saints Peter and Fevronia by a recent freezing rain, which came along with a mixture of rain and snow to the southern part of the region and led to several roads being blocked, power outages, water and heating supply disruptions, Vladivostok, Russia, November 19 © Yuri Smityuk/TASS


tass--2020-11-20--Nearly 35 mln cases of infectious diseases registered in Russia every year, expert says

MOSCOW , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
Nearly 35 million cases of infectious diseases are registered in Russia yearly , with children accounting for up to 80 % of such cases , Yuri Lobzin , director of the research and clinical center for children ’ s infectious diseases of the Russian Medical Biological Agency , said on Friday .
`` Infections are a permanent threat to biological security .
Nearly 35 million cases of infectious diseases have been registered in Russia every year , with up to 8- percent of them being among children .
Notably , not only the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but also the fact that communicable diseases are triggers for corporal and oncological pathologies , '' he said .
`` The well-known flu virus can trigger heart attacks , cerebrovascular disturbances .
The chickenpox virus can do harm to vascular endothelium and trigger arterial sclerotic diseases .
The herpes virus may cause psychic disorders , the hepatitis B and human papilloma viruses may trigger oncological diseases .
Bacterial agents may cause respiratory organ diseases , including acute pneumonia and chronic diseases of lower respiratory airways . ''
According to Lobzin , infections are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of cases .
`` The factor of infections is a an important one in terms of the demographic problem .
< … > Community-acquired pneumonias account for 35 % of deaths among children , meningococcosis accounts for 25 % , and flu - for nearly nine percent of such deaths , '' he said .
Economic losses from infections that can be prevented by means of vaccination stood at 16.5 billion rubles ( 216.81 million US dollars ) in 2017 , with losses from pneumococcal , haemophilus , and rotavirus infections and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ statistics , the expert added .

MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. Nearly 35 million cases of infectious diseases are registered in Russia yearly, with children accounting for up to 80% of such cases, Yuri Lobzin, director of the research and clinical center for children’s infectious diseases of the Russian Medical Biological Agency, said on Friday.
"Infections are a permanent threat to biological security. Nearly 35 million cases of infectious diseases have been registered in Russia every year, with up to 8- percent of them being among children. Notably, not only the number of infectious cases is what matter but also the fact that communicable diseases are triggers for corporal and oncological pathologies," he said. "The well-known flu virus can trigger heart attacks, cerebrovascular disturbances. The chickenpox virus can do harm to vascular endothelium and trigger arterial sclerotic diseases. The herpes virus may cause psychic disorders, the hepatitis B and human papilloma viruses may trigger oncological diseases. Bacterial agents may cause respiratory organ diseases, including acute pneumonia and chronic diseases of lower respiratory airways."
According to Lobzin, infections are causes of deaths in some 35% of cases. "The factor of infections is a an important one in terms of the demographic problem. <…> Community-acquired pneumonias account for 35% of deaths among children, meningococcosis accounts for 25%, and flu - for nearly nine percent of such deaths," he said.
Economic losses from infections that can be prevented by means of vaccination stood at 16.5 billion rubles (216.81 million US dollars) in 2017, with losses from pneumococcal, haemophilus, and rotavirus infections and the human papilloma virus not included in the statistics, the expert added.


tass--2020-11-20--Lukashenko warns about US intelligence centers outside Warsaw, Kiev

MINSK , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that the foreign intelligence services of Belarus and Russia disclosed the centers of the US intelligence agencies operating outside Warsaw and Kiev , the Belarusian news agency BelTA reported on Friday .
`` The United States set up a center outside Warsaw and now has been creating another outside Kiev .
Well , if it was only me saying that , but we alongside the Russians - both our and the Russians ’ counterintelligence - have worked and spotted those centers .
Not a single Polish is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
There are Americans there - intelligent , talented and capable people , '' Lukashenko said visiting Gomselmash , the company producing agricultural machinery and equipment .
The Belarusian president added that using the Internet and cutting-edge technology , the US agents `` rock the entire planet . ''
`` Well , did you create , did you rock , did you interfere in foreign elections ?
Then get it yourselves .
You know Belarus sticks in their craw and should be crushed .
But no way ! ''
he said .
Lukashenko @ @ @ @ @ @ @ puppeteers '' are behind the mass protests that have been rocking Belarus since the presidential election in August .
Nationwide demonstrations have engulfed Belarus following the August 9 presidential election .
According to the Central Election Commission ’ s official results , incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won by a landslide , garnering 80.10 % of the vote .
His closest rival in the race , Svetlana Tikhanovskaya , came in second , with 10.12 % of the ballot .
However , she refused to recognize the election ’ s outcome and left the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ exit polls were announced late on August 9 , mass protests erupted in downtown Minsk and other Belarusian cities .
During the early post-election period , the rallies snowballed into fierce clashes between the protesters and police .
The current unrest is being cheered on by the opposition ’ s Coordination Council , which has been beating the drum for more protests .
In response , the Belarusian authorities have castigated the ongoing turmoil and demanded that these unauthorized demonstrations be stopped .

MINSK, November 20. /TASS/. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has said that the foreign intelligence services of Belarus and Russia disclosed the centers of the US intelligence agencies operating outside Warsaw and Kiev, the Belarusian news agency BelTA reported on Friday.
"The United States set up a center outside Warsaw and now has been creating another outside Kiev. Well, if it was only me saying that, but we alongside the Russians - both our and the Russians’ counterintelligence - have worked and spotted those centers. Not a single Polish is there. It is just an area. There are Americans there - intelligent, talented and capable people," Lukashenko said visiting Gomselmash, the company producing agricultural machinery and equipment.
The Belarusian president added that using the Internet and cutting-edge technology, the US agents "rock the entire planet."
"Well, did you create, did you rock, did you interfere in foreign elections? Then get it yourselves. You know Belarus sticks in their craw and should be crushed. But no way!" he said.
Lukashenko has made numerous statements that "Western puppeteers" are behind the mass protests that have been rocking Belarus since the presidential election in August.
Nationwide demonstrations have engulfed Belarus following the August 9 presidential election. According to the Central Election Commission’s official results, incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko won by a landslide, garnering 80.10% of the vote. His closest rival in the race, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, came in second, with 10.12% of the ballot. However, she refused to recognize the election’s outcome and left the country.
After the results of the exit polls were announced late on August 9, mass protests erupted in downtown Minsk and other Belarusian cities. During the early post-election period, the rallies snowballed into fierce clashes between the protesters and police. The current unrest is being cheered on by the opposition’s Coordination Council, which has been beating the drum for more protests. In response, the Belarusian authorities have castigated the ongoing turmoil and demanded that these unauthorized demonstrations be stopped.


tass--2020-11-20--Armed man breaks into payday loan company’s office in Georgian capital, reports say

TBILISI , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
An armed man broke into the office of a payday loan company in @ @ @ @ @ , the Imedi TV channel reported on Friday .
Police have cordoned off the building @ @ @ @ @ , there are several people inside the office located on the first floor of an @ @ @ @ @ ’ s residents haven ’ t been evacuated yet .
Meanwhile , eyewitnesses say that @ @ @ @ @ one of them has a hand grenade .

TBILISI, November 20. /TASS/. An armed man broke into the office of a payday loan company in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, the Imedi TV channel reported on Friday.
Police have cordoned off the building. According to preliminary reports, there are several people inside the office located on the first floor of an apartment building. The building’s residents haven’t been evacuated yet.
Meanwhile, eyewitnesses say that there are several attackers and one of them has a hand grenade.


tass--2020-11-20--Changsha: Innovation Highland for China New Media

CHANGSHA , China , Nov. 20 .
/PRNewswire/ .
On 19th November , China New Media Conference 2020 was successfully held in Changsha , drawing the attention from the whole China New Media industry on Changsha again .
Changsha has successively held two New Media Conference since last year , which manifests Changsha 's great aspiration of becoming the leading city in China New Media industry , according to the Publicity Department of Changsha Municipal Committee .
China New Media Conference 2020 mainly displayed the representative products and technologies , including 4K restoration technique for classic films , real-time AI @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 5G+VR industrial rendering technology in advanced manufacturing field , 5G intelligent radio station , and 4K UHDV technology and panoramic sound effects .
All these innovative achievements are the fruits of the cluster effect of Changsha in the layout of video culture and creative industries .
Malanshan Video Cultural Park , which relies on internet technologies and focuses on video culture , is an innovation highland established by Changsha in recent years .
After two years of development , it has soon become a cultural and creative gathering area , with digital video @ @ @ @ @ @ @ epidemic period , Malanshan Video Cultural Park helped a group of leading enterprises with their site selection and settlement by online inviting tenders , online negotiation and online contract signing .
So far , 1462 new enterprises have registered , among which , 18 are Global 500 and renowned listed companies , including 4 main board listed companies namely MANGO EXCELLENT MEDIA , TVZONE , CHINA SOUTH PUBLISHING & MEDIA GROUP , and HUNAN TV & BROADCAST INTERMEDIARY CO. , LTD .
This year , a hit show named 'Sisters Who Brave the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's summer .
It is a high-quality variety show produced by MANGO EXCELLENT MEDIA in Malanshan Video Cultural Park .
Owing to its high popularity , MANGO EXCELLENT MEDIA 's market value has exceeded 130 billion yuan .
With a sudden rise of AI , Malanshan Video Cultural Park keeps following the development of technological innovation and making itself cutting-edge .
A few days ago , there was a `` new friend '' in government affairs hall of Kaifu district , Changsha .
It can provide 24-hour sign language service for hearing impaired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is invented by Malanshan Hunan Qianbo Information Technology Co. Ltd.. Hunan Qianbo Information Technology Co. Ltd. has devoted itself in the research and development of `` virtual sign language anchor '' technology , which has been widely applied in live news columns .
Their products have been purchased by a great number of media , schools and government affairs halls .
In October 2020 , Qianbo Information Technology Co. Ltd. has reached the consensus with UNOSSC on the application of AI sign language translation technology and sign language IT project for hearing impaired @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of Changsha New Media industry will become an important engine for fulfilling the goal of high-quality economic development .
Changsha will also speed up the pace to realize its goal of becoming the innovation highland of China New Media industry .

CHANGSHA, China, Nov. 20. /PRNewswire/. On 19th November, China New Media Conference 2020 was successfully held in Changsha, drawing the attention from the whole China New Media industry on Changsha again. Changsha has successively held two New Media Conference since last year, which manifests Changsha's great aspiration of becoming the leading city in China New Media industry, according to the Publicity Department of Changsha Municipal Committee.
China New Media Conference 2020 mainly displayed the representative products and technologies, including 4K restoration technique for classic films, real-time AI sign language news report, application of 5G+VR industrial rendering technology in advanced manufacturing field, 5G intelligent radio station, and 4K UHDV technology and panoramic sound effects. All these innovative achievements are the fruits of the cluster effect of Changsha in the layout of video culture and creative industries.
Malanshan Video Cultural Park, which relies on internet technologies and focuses on video culture, is an innovation highland established by Changsha in recent years. After two years of development, it has soon become a cultural and creative gathering area, with digital video as its leading industry. During the epidemic period, Malanshan Video Cultural Park helped a group of leading enterprises with their site selection and settlement by online inviting tenders, online negotiation and online contract signing. So far, 1462 new enterprises have registered, among which, 18 are Global 500 and renowned listed companies, including 4 main board listed companies namely MANGO EXCELLENT MEDIA, TVZONE, CHINA SOUTH PUBLISHING & MEDIA GROUP, and HUNAN TV & BROADCAST INTERMEDIARY CO., LTD.
This year, a hit show named 'Sisters Who Brave the Winds and Waves' ignited the China's summer. It is a high-quality variety show produced by MANGO EXCELLENT MEDIA in Malanshan Video Cultural Park. Owing to its high popularity, MANGO EXCELLENT MEDIA's market value has exceeded 130 billion yuan.
With a sudden rise of AI, Malanshan Video Cultural Park keeps following the development of technological innovation and making itself cutting-edge. A few days ago, there was a "new friend" in government affairs hall of Kaifu district, Changsha. It can provide 24-hour sign language service for hearing impaired in the hall. This high-tech product is invented by Malanshan Hunan Qianbo Information Technology Co. Ltd..
Hunan Qianbo Information Technology Co. Ltd. has devoted itself in the research and development of "virtual sign language anchor" technology, which has been widely applied in live news columns. Their products have been purchased by a great number of media, schools and government affairs halls. In October 2020, Qianbo Information Technology Co. Ltd. has reached the consensus with UNOSSC on the application of AI sign language translation technology and sign language IT project for hearing impaired.
In the future, the layout of Changsha New Media industry will become an important engine for fulfilling the goal of high-quality economic development. Changsha will also speed up the pace to realize its goal of becoming the innovation highland of China New Media industry.
CONTACT: Mr. Yu, +86-10-63074558


tass--2020-11-20--Lion cub tortured by his captors in Russia, will be flown to African wildlife refuge

URALS , Russia , Nov. 20 .
/PRNewswire/ .
The future is bright for Simba , the lion cub who was used as a prop for photo shoots in Russia .
The lion was near death when he was rescued from a barn in Dagestan , Russia in March 2020 ; he was tortured , emaciated , and unable to walk .
Local residents told authorities his captors used the cub to make money , charging tourists to take selfies with Simba , and that his legs were broken to prevent his escape .
He was also malnourished and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the abuse reached animal rights activists in the Urals .
Veterinarian Dr. Karen Dallakyan and others were able to rescue the cub and bring him to Dallakyan 's nonprofit animal rescue centre SAVE ME Foundation in Chelyabinsk , Russia .
For seven months , Dallakyan and his team provided medical treatment and cared for Simba .
Says Dallakyan , `` Many devoted people worked to save Simba .
Witnessing the transformation of this magnificent animal makes it all worthwhile .
I am relieved and thankful that businesses , organizations , and individuals @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to thrive in his natural habitat in Africa . ''
The lion cub 's difficult rehabilitation will end with a unique repatriation to Tanzania in late November 2020 ; an effort that is sponsored by the Russian Copper Company .
Simba will be flown to the Kilimanjaro Animal Crew Rehabilitation Centre in Moshi , Tanzania , where he will live in a separate enclosure at a dedicated centre for rehabilitated lions under round-the-clock supervision .
The lion will have a large , beautiful space in which to roam .
Russian Copper Company Spokesman @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heard of Simba 's plight and the need for funds to repatriate the animal to Africa , we were happy to cover the costs .
The abuse suffered by Simba is unconscionable .
The world has watched as Simba has regained his health thanks to dedicated professionals and volunteers .
We are looking forward to seeing Simba in his natural habitat and are glad to be playing a role in getting him there . ''
This is the first official repatriation of wild animals in the history of Russia .

URALS, Russia, Nov. 20. /PRNewswire/. The future is bright for Simba, the lion cub who was used as a prop for photo shoots in Russia. The lion was near death when he was rescued from a barn in Dagestan, Russia in March 2020; he was tortured, emaciated, and unable to walk. Local residents told authorities his captors used the cub to make money, charging tourists to take selfies with Simba, and that his legs were broken to prevent his escape. He was also malnourished and his body was covered with wounds. Reports of the abuse reached animal rights activists in the Urals. Veterinarian Dr. Karen Dallakyan and others were able to rescue the cub and bring him to Dallakyan's nonprofit animal rescue centre SAVE ME Foundation in Chelyabinsk, Russia. For seven months, Dallakyan and his team provided medical treatment and cared for Simba. Says Dallakyan, "Many devoted people worked to save Simba. Witnessing the transformation of this magnificent animal makes it all worthwhile. I am relieved and thankful that businesses, organizations, and individuals have banded together to allow this animal to thrive in his natural habitat in Africa."
The lion cub's difficult rehabilitation will end with a unique repatriation to Tanzania in late November 2020; an effort that is sponsored by the Russian Copper Company. Simba will be flown to the Kilimanjaro Animal Crew Rehabilitation Centre in Moshi, Tanzania, where he will live in a separate enclosure at a dedicated centre for rehabilitated lions under round-the-clock supervision. The lion will have a large, beautiful space in which to roam.
Russian Copper Company Spokesman Kirill Irkha says, "When we heard of Simba's plight and the need for funds to repatriate the animal to Africa, we were happy to cover the costs. The abuse suffered by Simba is unconscionable. The world has watched as Simba has regained his health thanks to dedicated professionals and volunteers. We are looking forward to seeing Simba in his natural habitat and are glad to be playing a role in getting him there."
This is the first official repatriation of wild animals in the history of Russia.
CONTACT: Barbara MacLeod, Barbara@CrossCurrentCommunications.com


tass--2020-11-20--Experts: Sun's weak activity allows to preserve nitrogen atmosphere of Saturn's moon

KRASNOYARSK , November 20 .
/TASS/ .
The nitrogen atmosphere of Titan , the biggest moon of Saturn , has survived to this day due to the weak activity of the Sun .
Such conclusions were reached by an international group of researchers , which included scientists at Siberian Federal University , the press service of the university told TASS .
The nature of the origin and evolution of Titan 's nitrogen atmosphere , which is thicker than the Earth 's atmosphere , remains the topic of scientific discussions .
Scientists believe that these processes are strongly influenced by hard @ @ @ @ @ @ @ However , until now they did not know exactly how intense this radiation was at the very beginning of the evolution of the atmosphere of the satellite planet of Saturn .
Participants of the research using mathematical modeling were able to find the answer to this question .
For the first time , the authors used a mathematical model of Titan 's upper atmosphere for three possible evolutionary paths of the young Sun , characterized by low , moderate and high star activity .
`` Scientists have determined the loss of atmospheric gas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ created mathematical model showed a very low rate of atmospheric loss today , very high though — in the early period of the history of the solar system .
The most intense reduction in the nitrogen atmosphere took place at the earliest stage , when the hard ultraviolet radiation of the Sun was hundreds of times higher than modern radiation , which greatly accelerated the movement of streams of atmospheric particles '' , SFU press service told TASS .
In their calculations , the scientists proceeded from the fact that Titan acquired an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ planet .
The researchers concluded that depending on the behavior of solar activity , the process of contraction of Titan 's atmosphere could be high in the period from 100 to 1,000 million years after the formation of the solar system .
Calculations have shown that only in the case of the scenario of a weak Sun activity in the past , the atmosphere had a chance to survive until the present time .
`` Since Titan now has a reliably dense atmosphere , the authors concluded that the young Sun evolved according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The performed studies also clarify the question of the origin of Titan 's atmospheric nitrogen .
They support the hypothesis of the origin of Titan 's nitrogen , mainly from ammonia ice in the process of its decomposition `` , the press service of Siberian Federal University quoted one of the authors of the study , Professor of the Department of Applied Mechanics of Siberian Federal University , Chief Researcher at the Institute of Computational Modeling ( Russian Academy of Sciences ) Nikolai Yerkaev .
Experts from US and Austria also participated in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scientific work are published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society ( MNRAS ) .

KRASNOYARSK, November 20. /TASS/. The nitrogen atmosphere of Titan, the biggest moon of Saturn, has survived to this day due to the weak activity of the Sun. Such conclusions were reached by an international group of researchers, which included scientists at Siberian Federal University, the press service of the university told TASS.
The nature of the origin and evolution of Titan's nitrogen atmosphere, which is thicker than the Earth's atmosphere, remains the topic of scientific discussions. Scientists believe that these processes are strongly influenced by hard ultraviolet radiation coming from the Sun. However, until now they did not know exactly how intense this radiation was at the very beginning of the evolution of the atmosphere of the satellite planet of Saturn. Participants of the research using mathematical modeling were able to find the answer to this question. For the first time, the authors used a mathematical model of Titan's upper atmosphere for three possible evolutionary paths of the young Sun, characterized by low, moderate and high star activity.
"Scientists have determined the loss of atmospheric gas throughout the history of Titan. The created mathematical model showed a very low rate of atmospheric loss today, very high though — in the early period of the history of the solar system. The most intense reduction in the nitrogen atmosphere took place at the earliest stage, when the hard ultraviolet radiation of the Sun was hundreds of times higher than modern radiation, which greatly accelerated the movement of streams of atmospheric particles", SFU press service told TASS.
In their calculations, the scientists proceeded from the fact that Titan acquired an atmosphere immediately after the formation of the planet. The researchers concluded that depending on the behavior of solar activity, the process of contraction of Titan's atmosphere could be high in the period from 100 to 1,000 million years after the formation of the solar system. Calculations have shown that only in the case of the scenario of a weak Sun activity in the past, the atmosphere had a chance to survive until the present time.
"Since Titan now has a reliably dense atmosphere, the authors concluded that the young Sun evolved according to a scenario of weak activity. The performed studies also clarify the question of the origin of Titan's atmospheric nitrogen. They support the hypothesis of the origin of Titan's nitrogen, mainly from ammonia ice in the process of its decomposition ", the press service of Siberian Federal University quoted one of the authors of the study, Professor of the Department of Applied Mechanics of Siberian Federal University, Chief Researcher at the Institute of Computational Modeling (Russian Academy of Sciences) Nikolai Yerkaev.
Experts from US and Austria also participated in the study. The results of the scientific work are published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society (MNRAS).


tass--2020-11-21--Russia actively engages UN in solving problems in Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister says

YEREVAN , November 21 .
/TASS/ .
Russia is actively engaging the international organizations of the UN system to resolve problems in Nagorno-Karabakh , Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday during a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan .
`` We actively involving the international organizations of the UN system , encourage them to more actively , more proactively show their capabilities for the residents of this region .
We actively support the International Committee of the Red Cross , which also works in Karabakh , '' he said .
At the same time , Moscow expects UNESCO @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and cultural memory in and around Nagorno-Karabakh , Lavrov added .
`` Yesterday I spoke in detail with the Director General of UNESCO about the need for this organization to offer its services more proactively in terms of preserving the cultural , civilizational , religious heritage in and around Nagorno-Karabakh , '' Lavrov noted .
`` This would be an important contribution to ensuring reconciliation between religions , ethnicities in this ancient region of the world , '' he added .
On Saturday , Russia ’ s intergovernmental delegation arrived in Yerevan , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov , Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk , Health Minister Mikhail Murashko , and Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova .
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would send a delegation to Azerbaijan and Armenia , consisting of the heads of a number of ministries and departments .
The Russian leader stressed that the delegation ’ s task would be to consider the most pressing issues of the implementation of the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh on November 9 , including humanitarian issues .

YEREVAN, November 21. /TASS/. Russia is actively engaging the international organizations of the UN system to resolve problems in Nagorno-Karabakh, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Saturday during a meeting with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.
"We actively involving the international organizations of the UN system, encourage them to more actively, more proactively show their capabilities for the residents of this region. We actively support the International Committee of the Red Cross, which also works in Karabakh," he said.
At the same time, Moscow expects UNESCO to be more active in preserving historical and cultural memory in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, Lavrov added. "Yesterday I spoke in detail with the Director General of UNESCO about the need for this organization to offer its services more proactively in terms of preserving the cultural, civilizational, religious heritage in and around Nagorno-Karabakh," Lavrov noted. "This would be an important contribution to ensuring reconciliation between religions, ethnicities in this ancient region of the world," he added.
On Saturday, Russia’s intergovernmental delegation arrived in Yerevan, which includes Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, and Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would send a delegation to Azerbaijan and Armenia, consisting of the heads of a number of ministries and departments. The Russian leader stressed that the delegation’s task would be to consider the most pressing issues of the implementation of the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh on November 9, including humanitarian issues.


tass--2020-11-21--Defense Ministers of Armenia and Russia sign documents on peacekeepers in Karabakh

YEREVAN , November 21 .
/TASS/ .
Defense Ministers of Armenia and Russia Vagharshak Harutyunyan and Sergey Shoygu during their meeting in Yerevan on Saturday signed a package of documents regulating activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh , according to press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry .
`` During the meeting , Defense Ministers Vagharshak Harutyunyan and Sergey Shoygu signed a package of documents regulating activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh , '' the statement said .
At the same time , Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that Armenia highly appreciates the work of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on setting up interdepartmental center for humanitarian response .
`` The work of the Russian peacekeepers was highly appreciated , as well as the decree of the President of Russia on the creation of an interdepartmental center for humanitarian response , which is already beginning to work , '' he said .
On Saturday , Russia ’ s intergovernmental delegation arrived in Yerevan , which includes Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu , Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov , Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk , Health Minister @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Anna Popova .
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would send a delegation to Azerbaijan and Armenia , consisting of the heads of a number of ministries and departments .
The Russian leader stressed that the delegation ’ s task would be to consider the most pressing issues of the implementation of the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh on November 9 , including humanitarian issues .

YEREVAN, November 21. /TASS/. Defense Ministers of Armenia and Russia Vagharshak Harutyunyan and Sergey Shoygu during their meeting in Yerevan on Saturday signed a package of documents regulating activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh, according to press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry.
"During the meeting, Defense Ministers Vagharshak Harutyunyan and Sergey Shoygu signed a package of documents regulating activities of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh," the statement said.
At the same time, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov noted that Armenia highly appreciates the work of Russian peacekeepers in Nagorno-Karabakh, as well as the decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin on setting up interdepartmental center for humanitarian response.
"The work of the Russian peacekeepers was highly appreciated, as well as the decree of the President of Russia on the creation of an interdepartmental center for humanitarian response, which is already beginning to work," he said.
On Saturday, Russia’s intergovernmental delegation arrived in Yerevan, which includes Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, and Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would send a delegation to Azerbaijan and Armenia, consisting of the heads of a number of ministries and departments. The Russian leader stressed that the delegation’s task would be to consider the most pressing issues of the implementation of the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh on November 9, including humanitarian issues.


tass--2020-11-21--Armenia confirms course towards deepening strategic relations with Russia, Lavrov says

YEREVAN , November 21 .
/TASS/ .
The Armenian leadership reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening allied relations with Russia , Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Satirday following the visit of the Russian interdepartmental delegation to Armenia .
`` The Armenian leadership has confirmed the course towards developing and deepening allied relations with the Russian Federation , '' he said .
Russia expects that trade and economic ties between Moscow and Yerevan will build up positive dynamics , Lavrov added .
`` Of course , we very much hope that our trade , economic , investment ties , which @ @ @ @ @ @ @ affected during coronavirus pandemic , will build up positive dynamics , '' he said .
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Armenian President Armen Sargsyan , during the talks with the Russian delegation on Saturday , reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the statement of the leaders of Russia , Azerbaijan , and Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh , Lavrov added .
`` We also met with the President of Armenia .
Both he and Prime Minister stressed that this statement helped to solve the most serious problems , helped to save lives .
And they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ agreement is fulfilled in the future , '' the minister said .
The joint statement by the leaders of Russia , Armenia , and Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh is the only way to overcome the crisis , attempts to question it are unacceptable , Lavrov noted .
`` It was recognized by everyone that this statement is an uncontested way of resolving the situation , which turned very acute a few weeks ago .
It was unanimously noted that attempts to question this statement not only domestically , but also abroad are unacceptable .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ do everything for this statement to continue to work , '' the minister said .
According to Lavrov , the statement made it possible to end the bloodshed and move on to the processes of a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict .
Lavrov noted that the Russian delegation , which arrived on Saturday with a visit to Yerevan , held comprehensive negotiations with the Armenian leadership .
The main attention during the talks of the Russian delegation in Yerevan was paid to the tasks of clear and full implementation of the statement @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Armenia on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh , Lavrov added .
On Saturday , Russia ’ s intergovernmental delegation arrived in Yerevan , which includes Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu , Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov , Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk , Health Minister Mikhail Murashko , and Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova .
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would send a delegation to Azerbaijan and Armenia , consisting of the heads of a number of ministries and departments .
The Russian leader stressed that the delegation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the most pressing issues of the implementation of the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh on November 9 , including humanitarian issues .

YEREVAN, November 21. /TASS/. The Armenian leadership reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening allied relations with Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Satirday following the visit of the Russian interdepartmental delegation to Armenia.
"The Armenian leadership has confirmed the course towards developing and deepening allied relations with the Russian Federation," he said.
Russia expects that trade and economic ties between Moscow and Yerevan will build up positive dynamics, Lavrov added. "Of course, we very much hope that our trade, economic, investment ties, which, by the way, were minimally affected during coronavirus pandemic, will build up positive dynamics," he said.
Commitment to agreements
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Armenian President Armen Sargsyan, during the talks with the Russian delegation on Saturday, reaffirmed their commitment to implementing the statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia on Nagorno-Karabakh, Lavrov added.
"We also met with the President of Armenia. Both he and Prime Minister stressed that this statement helped to solve the most serious problems, helped to save lives. And they are fully committed to ensuring that the agreement is fulfilled in the future," the minister said.
The joint statement by the leaders of Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh is the only way to overcome the crisis, attempts to question it are unacceptable, Lavrov noted. "It was recognized by everyone that this statement is an uncontested way of resolving the situation, which turned very acute a few weeks ago. It was unanimously noted that attempts to question this statement not only domestically, but also abroad are unacceptable. And we have confirmed our determination to do everything for this statement to continue to work," the minister said.
According to Lavrov, the statement made it possible to end the bloodshed and move on to the processes of a peaceful settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Lavrov noted that the Russian delegation, which arrived on Saturday with a visit to Yerevan, held comprehensive negotiations with the Armenian leadership.
The main attention during the talks of the Russian delegation in Yerevan was paid to the tasks of clear and full implementation of the statement of the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia on the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, Lavrov added.
On Saturday, Russia’s intergovernmental delegation arrived in Yerevan, which includes Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, and Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would send a delegation to Azerbaijan and Armenia, consisting of the heads of a number of ministries and departments. The Russian leader stressed that the delegation’s task would be to consider the most pressing issues of the implementation of the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh on November 9, including humanitarian issues.


tass--2020-11-21--Russia introduces travel ban for 25 UK citizens in response to London’s sanctions

MOSCOW , November 21 .
/TASS/ .
Russia introduced a ban on entry into its territory for 25 representatives of the United Kingdom in connection with London ’ s sanctions on the so-called `` Magnitsky case '' , official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said on Saturday .
`` In response to unfriendly actions of the UK authorities and on the basis of the principle of reciprocity , the Russian side made a decision to impose personal sanctions against 25 UK representatives who are barred from entering the Russian Federation , '' the statement said .
In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the UK leadership to abandon an unjustified confrontational line with regard Russia .
`` Any unfriendly steps will not remain without an inevitable proportionate response , '' the diplomat added .
On July 6 , the UK announced personal sanctions against 25 Russians whom London considers to be involved in abusing human rights .
The list includes chief of Russia ’ s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin , Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Grin , former Deputy Interior Minister Alexei Anichin , judges , investigators , and interior ministry officials .
These persons are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as well as from doing business both in that country and with British go-betweens .
Apart from that , their assets in the United Kingdom , if any , will be frozen .

MOSCOW, November 21. /TASS/. Russia introduced a ban on entry into its territory for 25 representatives of the United Kingdom in connection with London’s sanctions on the so-called "Magnitsky case", official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
"In response to unfriendly actions of the UK authorities and on the basis of the principle of reciprocity, the Russian side made a decision to impose personal sanctions against 25 UK representatives who are barred from entering the Russian Federation," the statement said.
In this regard, Zakharova once again called on the UK leadership to abandon an unjustified confrontational line with regard Russia. "Any unfriendly steps will not remain without an inevitable proportionate response," the diplomat added.
On July 6, the UK announced personal sanctions against 25 Russians whom London considers to be involved in abusing human rights. The list includes chief of Russia’s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin, Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Grin, former Deputy Interior Minister Alexei Anichin, judges, investigators, and interior ministry officials. These persons are barred from entering the United Kingdom, as well as from doing business both in that country and with British go-betweens. Apart from that, their assets in the United Kingdom, if any, will be frozen.


tass--2020-11-21--Russia intends to prevent further bloodshed in Karabakh, Russian Defense Minister says

YEREVAN , November 21 .
/TASS/ .
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Armenian Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutiunyan in Yerevan said that Russia intends to prevent further bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh .
A fragment of the meeting was published on Saturday on the website of the Prime Minister of Armenia .
`` Next , I hope there is a lot of work to do on establishing a peaceful life in Karabakh , and from our side , of course , the main goal is to prevent bloodshed .
This is the task @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and we are certainly committed to it .
We came with a big plan , we hope to implement it , '' Shoygu said .
On Saturday , an intergovernmental delegation from Russia arrived in Yerevan , which includes Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu , Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov , Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk , Health Minister Mikhail Murashko , and Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova .
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would send a delegation to Azerbaijan and Armenia , consisting of the heads of a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Russian leader stressed that the delegation ’ s task would be to consider the most pressing issues of the implementation of the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh on November 9 , including humanitarian issues .
On September 27 , the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh worsened , active battles began on the disputed territory .
On November 9 , Russian President Vladimir Putin , Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on the complete cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh from 00:00 Moscow time on November 10 .
The military @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their positions , and the forces of Russian peacekeepers were deployed in the region .

YEREVAN, November 21. /TASS/. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu at a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Armenian Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutiunyan in Yerevan said that Russia intends to prevent further bloodshed in Nagorno-Karabakh. A fragment of the meeting was published on Saturday on the website of the Prime Minister of Armenia.
"Next, I hope there is a lot of work to do on establishing a peaceful life in Karabakh, and from our side, of course, the main goal is to prevent bloodshed. This is the task that our Supreme Commander-in-Chief set before us, and we are certainly committed to it. We came with a big plan, we hope to implement it," Shoygu said.
On Saturday, an intergovernmental delegation from Russia arrived in Yerevan, which includes Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, and Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would send a delegation to Azerbaijan and Armenia, consisting of the heads of a number of ministries and departments. The Russian leader stressed that the delegation’s task would be to consider the most pressing issues of the implementation of the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh on November 9, including humanitarian issues.
On September 27, the situation in Nagorno-Karabakh worsened, active battles began on the disputed territory. On November 9, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan signed a joint statement on the complete cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh from 00:00 Moscow time on November 10. The military units of Azerbaijan and Armenia stopped at their positions, and the forces of Russian peacekeepers were deployed in the region.


tass--2020-11-21--Armenia felt Russia's support during the war in Karabakh, Pashinyan says

YEREVAN , November 21 .
/TASS/ .
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said that Armenia felt Russia ’ s support during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh .
A fragment of the meeting between Pashinyan and Shoigu was published on the website of the Armenian Prime Minister .
`` I would like to note that during the war , we have always felt the support of the Russian Federation , the President , the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation , your personal support , and I want to thank you for that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ confidence that in the near future , ties between Armenia and Russia will deepen and `` cooperation will be closer and more strategic . ''
On Saturday , an intergovernmental delegation from Russia arrived in Yerevan , which includes Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu , Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov , Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk , Health Minister Mikhail Murashko , and Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova .
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would send a delegation to Azerbaijan and Armenia , consisting of the heads of a number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ leader stressed that the delegation ’ s task would be to consider the most pressing issues of the implementation of the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh on November 9 , including humanitarian issues .

YEREVAN, November 21. /TASS/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at a meeting with Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu said that Armenia felt Russia’s support during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. A fragment of the meeting between Pashinyan and Shoigu was published on the website of the Armenian Prime Minister.
"I would like to note that during the war, we have always felt the support of the Russian Federation, the President, the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, your personal support, and I want to thank you for that," Pashinyan said.
Pashinyan expressed confidence that in the near future, ties between Armenia and Russia will deepen and "cooperation will be closer and more strategic."
On Saturday, an intergovernmental delegation from Russia arrived in Yerevan, which includes Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, and Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia would send a delegation to Azerbaijan and Armenia, consisting of the heads of a number of ministries and departments. The Russian leader stressed that the delegation’s task would be to consider the most pressing issues of the implementation of the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh on November 9, including humanitarian issues.


tass--2020-11-21--Shoygu, Lavrov, Overchuk, Murashko, Popova arrive in Yerevan

YEREVAN , November 21 .
/TASS/ .
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu , Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov , Deputy @ @ @ @ @ Health Minister Mikhail Murashko , and Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova were part of the @ @ @ @ @ Yerevan on Saturday , the delegation told TASS .
`` The delegation includes : Overchuk @ @ @ @ @ Lavrov and Shoygu , '' the delegation ’ s representative said .
The Armenian government @ @ @ @ @ of the interdepartmental delegation will hold a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on @ @ @ @ @ reported that the delegation will also visit Baku .
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on @ @ @ @ @ a delegation to Azerbaijan and Armenia .
The Russian leader stressed that the delegation ’ @ @ @ @ @ consider the most pressing issues of the implementation of the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh on @ @ @ @ @ issues .

YEREVAN, November 21. /TASS/. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk, Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, and Head of Rospotrebnadzor Anna Popova were part of the Russian delegation that arrived in Yerevan on Saturday, the delegation told TASS.
"The delegation includes: Overchuk, Murashko, Popova, Lavrov and Shoygu," the delegation’s representative said.
The Armenian government told TASS, the members of the interdepartmental delegation will hold a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday. Earlier it was reported that the delegation will also visit Baku.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that Russia will send a delegation to Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Russian leader stressed that the delegation’s goal will be to consider the most pressing issues of the implementation of the trilateral statement on Nagorno-Karabakh on November 9, including humanitarian issues.