Interview with Anton Khlopkov
On August 29, 2014, Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Javad Zarif will pay an official visit to Russia, during which he will meet with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. It is anticipated that the ministers will discuss Iran's nuclear program, bilateral cooperation, and the Astrakhan summit of the Caspian littoral states' leaders scheduled for late September 2014. Director of the Center for Energy and Security Studies Anton Khlopkov shares his insights on issues...
... is to give real substance to the bilateral relations between the two countries and their cooperation on the international stage, something that is in the interests of both sides.
The most pressing issue with regard to Iran is still the fate of its nuclear programme. I am convinced that Iran has no intentions of abandoning its efforts to develop nuclear energy. The country has been working on nuclear energy for at least four decades, with these efforts surviving through a change in political regime,...
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While the situation around the People’s Republic of North Korea remains in a state of stalemate, South Korea has become one of the most rapidly growing centres in Asia which cooperates with Russia. The uncertain future of Pyongyang’s nuclear programme and its economic relations with South Korea have been increasingly in the focus of attention of both of policy-makers and business circles. Dr. Alexander Vorontsov, head of the Korea and Mongolia Section at the Institute of Oriental ...
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. Statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the results of the negotiations between the foreign ministers of the P5+1 international mediators and the Iranian delegation on the situation around Iran’s Nuclear Programme, Geneva, November 24, 2013.
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. Joint Plan of Actions. Annex to the Statement by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the results of the negotiations between the foreign ministers of the P5+1 ...
Interview Dr. Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute
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In March-April Pyongyang sharply increased its combative rhetoric, declaring a new state of war with South Korea and threatening its enemies with the thermonuclear catastrophe. Recently North Korea have toned down its verbal threats and indicated that it wants peace treaty with South Korea. In this interview Dr. Richard Weitz, Senior Fellow at Hudson Institute, who recently traveled to the region, offers his insights on the...
In two months, Iran will go to the polls to elect a new president. Whoever emerges triumphant, the world will view the result with hope. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, renowned for his harsh, anti-Israeli and anti-U.S. sentiment, is leaving office, having served his maximum two terms.
However, all commentators recognize that it would be folly for the world community to expect any sudden changes in Tehran — including with regard to its nuclear program and its relationship with Bashar al-Assad in Damascus...
