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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and visiting Chinese Deputy Minister Sun Weidong discussed the situation around Ukraine and the state of affairs on the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “The diplomats discussed a range of pressing topics, including the Ukrainian crisis and the situation on the Korean Peninsula,” it said. “The sides exchanged views on issues of security in the Eurasian space, as well as in the Asia Pacific region amid the West’s active attempts to establish bloc-based military-political structures there,” the ministry said. They also reiterated their countries’ commitment to closer coordination within key international organizations and…

The foreign minister of Jordan categorically dismissed any plan for the displacement of Palestinians and their forced resettlement in neighboring countries. In a meeting on the sidelines of the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian discussed the latest developments in Gaza. Appreciating Iran’s diplomatic efforts to end the war on Gaza, Safadi said his country will make every effort to stop the war and resolve the crisis in Palestine while the West Bank and the Al-Aqsa Mosque are also prone to new…

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Budapest’s decision and said that Sweden is now set to become the 32nd NATO ally. The Hungarian parliament on Monday voted to approve Sweden’s bid to join the NATOs alliance. The vote, which was broadcasted on the Parliament’s website, showed 188 deputies voting in favor, six against, and four abstentions. Last Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters that he and Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson have “managed to clarify our mutual good intentions” after the two agreed on a deal that involved the purchase of four Swedish-made fighter jets. After Ankara ratified Sweden’s membership on…

The launch represents an important step in further strengthening economic relations between Dubai and the Hellenic Republic

This four-day event brings together ministers and senior officials worldwide to discuss international trade rules and regulations

The agreement sets legal structure of free economic zones that are created for supporting social and economic development of parties to the agreement

Meanwhile, “movement towards technical compatibility among central bank digital currencies holds the potential to reduce dependency on international payment infrastructure, establishing a novel trade and financial infrastructure,” the bank’s experts noted

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received the chairman of Russia’s State Duma in Riyadh on Monday. During the reception, the crown prince and Vyacheslav Volodin discussed the friendly relations between the Kingdom and Russia. They also reviewed prospects for parliamentary cooperation and discussed issues of common interest. source: Arab News

Tamas Sulyok was nominated by the ruling coalition holding 135 out of 199 seats in Hungary’s parliament Hungary’s parliament on Monday elected Tamas Sulyok, head of the Constitutional Court, as the country’s new president following the resignation of Katalin Novak, who stepped down amid a child abuse pardoning scandal. The presidential election took place on the first day of the parliament’s spring session. Sulyok, 67, was nominated by the ruling coalition holding 135 out of 199 seats in Hungary’s parliament. All the pro-government lawmakers voted in favor of Sulyok, thus ensuring his victory in the first round of voting. source:…

President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh’s government and asked it to serve as caretaker until a new government is formed. Earlier today, the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, submitted his government’s resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas. source: WAFA