Russia

VLADIVOSTOK, September 6. /TASS/: Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to solve the problem of the preservation of Russian monuments in the historical area in northeastern China — Manchuria, he said on Friday at a meeting with members of the public on issues of the Far East’s development at the Eastern Economic Forum.

"We solve such issues under corresponding intergovernmental agreements. Unfortunately, we have many burials of our soldiers in Europe and Asia," Putin said.

6 Sep 2019; MEMO: Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that his country is ready to use force to defend its ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

During a speech at the Eastern Economic Forum, Putin claimed that his country is closely monitoring the developments occurring in Hormuz. The Russian President stressed the need to reduce escalation and find ways to ensure the security and freedom of navigation in the region.

VLADIVOSTOK, Sept 6 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has described his participation in the 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) here as very fruitful, bringing on closer cooperation with countries located in the Far East, especially Russia.

Attending the forum for the first time at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Dr Mahathir said he was delighted and impressed with the initiatives taken by Putin to develop Russia’ eastern provinces.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the 5th Eastern Economic Forum, has offered US$ 1 billion line of credit for the development of the Far East.

“The relation of India and the Far East is not new but ages old. India is the first country which opened its consulate in Vladivostok. Even during Soviet Russia when there were restrictions on other foreigners, Vladivostok was open for Indians,” PM Modi said.

MOSCOW, September 5. /TASS/: The situation around the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear program should be resolved on the basis of the initiative put forward by France, Russian Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said on Thursday.

MOSCOW, September 5. /TASS/: The Russian state-owned JSC United Engine Corporation (a Rostec subsidiary) has confirmed that one of its employees was detained. His interests will be defended, the corporation’s press service told reporters on Thursday.

"We confirm that our employee was detained overseas," the corporation said, adding that the detainee is not involved in any unlawful activity.

"The corporation will do everything possible to protect his interests," the press service stressed.

VLADIVOSTOK, September 5. /TASS/: Washington has not addressed Tokyo with proposals for deploying US missile systems in Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Thursday.

"As far as US missile systems in Japan are concerned, Japan has not received any proposals for their deployment," he said.

Abe stated that "Japan’s current missile defense system is not governed by the United States" and the new systems being purchased from the US manufacturers, Aegis Ashore, "will be controlled by Japan."

VLADIVOSTOK, September 5. /TASS/: Russia was ready to cooperate with the United States in the production of specific components for its MC-21 jet but eventually decided to build the aircraft completely on its own, President Vladimir Putin said, speaking at the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum on Thursday.

VLADIVOSTOK, September 5. /TASS/: India has decided to allocate a $1 bln credit line to the Russian Federation for the development of the Far East, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi announced at a plenary meeting of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2019) on Thursday.

"India will provide a $1 bln credit line. This is an unprecedented case, this is our launching pad in the Far East. The Government of India is very active in this region," he said.

VLADIVOSTOK, September 5. /TASS/: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that he offered his US counterpart Donald Trump the opportunity to purchase the newest kinds of weapons from Russia, including hypersonic ones.