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Take two - Macron is tilting at windmills of "Continental Asia"
The French President Emmanuel Macron’s tour of Central Asia, who visited Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, came to an end on November 2 in Tashkent. The French president’s rhetoric this time was almost exactly the same as it had been during his summer visit to Mongolia. “This is the path for your country, which refuses to be a vassal of any powers and wants to maintain balanced relations with different countries in the interest of your people.” Such statements, with only minor variations, haunt the French president’s revolving entourage of interlocutors…
Neighbours and allies: Putin's visit to Kazakhstan
On November 9, 2023, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin visited the Republic of Kazakhstan.The current importance of partnership with Russia for Kazakhstan and the state of bilateral relations were briefly but clearly described during the negotiations by the President of the Republic of Kazak hstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. So, he highlighted the following important points:…
The peculiarities of tourism in North Korea
The Russian audience was very surprised when, during a visit to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated at a press conference that he would recommend Russian citizens to rest in the DPRK. They wondered what there was to see in North Korea other than statues of leaders and wondered if there were beach holidays in North Korea, and, of course, recalled the sad stories of Park Wang-Ja and Otto Warmbier, pointing out the safety of travelling. In fact, there is something to see in North Korea not only for a person…
