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Moscow, February 6 (Xinhua) — Russia and the United States recognize the need to begin negotiations as soon as possible on the future of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), which expired yesterday. This was stated by Russian presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov on Friday. He confirmed that this issue was discussed during the Ukrainian peace talks in Abu Dhabi.

"There is an understanding, including this was discussed in Abu Dhabi, that both sides will take responsible positions, and both sides recognize the need to begin negotiations on this topic as soon as possible," TASS quotes him as saying.

The Kremlin spokesman emphasized that any informal extensions in the area of nuclear weapons are unthinkable. "Of course, provisions can be formally extended. Informal extensions in this area are hardly imaginable," he noted.

Overall, D. Peskov described the second round of trilateral talks between Russia, the United States, and Ukraine, held in Abu Dhabi on February 4-5, as constructive and challenging. "We've been working for two days, constructive and at the same time very challenging. It will continue," he concluded.

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TEHRAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — Delegations from the United States and Iran began talks in Oman's capital Muscat on Friday, renewing diplomatic efforts amid escalating regional tensions.

According to the Islamic Republic's Foreign Ministry, prior to the start of the talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Omani counterpart Badr bin Hamad bin Hamoud al-Busaidi and discussed ways to advance negotiations between Tehran and Washington.

The Iranian government uses diplomacy to protect national interests, A. Araghchi noted. The country is fully prepared to defend national sovereignty and security from any "excessive demands and adventurism," he added.

The Iranian side outlined in detail its views and proposals on the issues to be discussed during the talks, as well as Tehran's demands and considerations.

The Omani Foreign Minister, for his part, praised Iran's goodwill, sense of responsibility, and seriousness in the relevant diplomatic processes, emphasizing the efforts of regional countries to prevent the escalation of tensions.

He expressed hope that the current round of talks would pave the way for a lasting understanding between Iran and the United States. –0–

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Islamabad, February 6 (Xinhua) — At least 10 people were killed and more than 80 injured on Friday in a blast at a mosque in Islamabad, Pakistani police said.

The explosion occurred at a Shiite mosque located in Islamabad's Shehzad Town area.

According to law enforcement, police and rescuers were dispatched to the scene. A state of emergency has been declared at all major hospitals in the capital.

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. –0–

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SEOUL, February 6 (Xinhua) — A cargo ship returned to port in the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Friday after a car caught fire on board, the Renhap News Agency reported.

At around 5:34 p.m. local time, the coast guard received a report of a car on fire on board a cargo ship 17 kilometers north of Jeju Island.

The vessel, bound for the city of Mokpo in southwestern South Korea, returned to port on Jeju Island. The crew attempted to extinguish the fire themselves and encountered no navigational issues.

There were 28 people on board the vessel, which was carrying 86 trucks and 41 cars.

The Coast Guard dispatched patrol vessels and rescue teams to the scene. –0–

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ROME, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — Italian authorities on Thursday approved a package of strict security measures, including provisions for the temporary preventive detention of people suspected of plotting violent actions during demonstrations.

The document was urgently prepared by Prime Minister Giorgi Meloni's cabinet following clashes between police and protesters in Turin last Saturday. More than 100 police officers were injured in the unrest.

The clashes erupted during a mass demonstration against the closure of a social center that authorities say was “illegally occupied” by left-wing activists for nearly 30 years and evicted last December.

According to the new decree, police have the right to preemptively detain individuals who repeatedly violate public order for up to 12 hours if they are suspected of plotting mass riots or other violent actions aimed at disrupting public events.

The document also provides for a ban on the sale of knives to minors, the introduction of fines of up to 1,000 euros (approximately $1,180) for parents whose children are found in possession of bladed weapons, and additional measures to combat youth street gangs.

The package of measures was approved after Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi addressed both houses of parliament. The official reported that during the unrest, a 29-year-old police officer was surrounded and beaten by masked protesters, including with a hammer.

J. Meloni described the incident as "attempted murder," and Italian President Sergio Mattarella expressed solidarity with the police officers injured during the clashes. –0–

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YINCHUAN, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — A China/Ningxia/Uzbekistan video conference on desertification prevention and control was held on Tuesday, during which the two sides held an in-depth exchange of views on these issues and presented their vision for cooperation.

The event was jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy in Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan, the Foreign Affairs Office of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region (NHAR, Northwest China), and the Forestry and Steppe Administration of the NHAR with the assistance of the Embassy of Uzbekistan in China.

Participants noted that China and Uzbekistan, which share a temperate continental climate, face common challenges such as drought, water shortages, and the management of alkaline soils. They also share a desire to protect their ecological homeland and promote green development. The practical experience accumulated by the two countries in environmental protection has laid a solid foundation for their complementary cooperation.

The NKHAR is surrounded by the Mu Us, Tengger, and Ulan Bukh deserts on three sides. The area of desert and sandy land in this autonomous region amounted to 2.64 million and 1 million hectares, respectively, or 50.7 percent and 19.3 percent of the region's total land area. Thanks to tireless efforts to combat desertification, the NKHAR became the first provincial-level administrative unit in China to record a reduction in both indicators.

In June 2025, during the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit, it was announced that within the framework of China-Central Asia cooperation, the China-Central Asia Cooperation Center for Preventing and Combating Desertification would be established, which would be located in NHAR.

The videoconference was attended by Uzbekistan's Ambassador to China, Farkhod Arziev. In early 2026, he led a delegation to visit the Baijitan National Nature Reserve, located on the southwestern edge of the Mu-Us Desert in the city of Lingwu, and the NHAR Vocational and Technical University.

According to Chinese Ambassador to Uzbekistan Yu Jun, relations between China and Uzbekistan are currently at a new historical height – the level of an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era, which provides powerful impetus for deepening pragmatic cooperation in various fields, including ecology and environmental protection. Preventing and combating desertification is an important area of cooperation with enormous potential and far-reaching significance, fully consistent with the fundamental interests of the peoples of both countries. China calls on both sides to fully utilize the existing frameworks of bilateral and multilateral cooperation to create favorable conditions for the implementation of specific projects.

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Harbin, February 6 (Xinhua) — Suifenhe Railway Station in Suifenhe, a city in northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province on the Chinese-Russian border, has taken new measures to improve service quality for Russian passengers ahead of the Spring Festival (Chinese Lunar New Year).

The Suifenhe railway station press service announced that a "Chinese culture corner" area will be opened in the station's waiting room during Chunyun 2026. Chunyun is the special operating period of the country's transportation system during the mass internal migration of the Chinese population before, during, and after the Spring Festival.

In this area, Russian passengers can experience a festive atmosphere and tap into elements of traditional Chinese culture by participating in master classes in Chinese calligraphy and traditional Chinese paper cutting. Russian-speaking station staff will assist with translation.

Russian passenger Alexey said that he had previously only heard about the traditional culture of Chinese New Year, but now he truly understood the meaning of this holiday.

The press service added that four volunteers and one translator work at the station daily. All ticket offices are equipped with electronic translators.

Station employee Wang Yihan said these measures are aimed at making travel easier for Russian passengers. "I hope our efforts will allow Russian tourists to experience warmth and comfort and experience the charm of Chinese culture," she said.

The current Suifenhe Railway Station serves as an important passenger transport hub between China and Russia and is the largest railway checkpoint on the Sino-Russian border in Heilongjiang Province.

Thanks to the reciprocal visa-free regime between China and Russia, Suifenhe Station has seen a significant increase in the number of passengers from both countries. Currently, two trains, 402 and 401, operate daily between Suifenhe Station and Russia's Grodekovo Station. By the end of 2025, they had carried 35,499 people across the Chinese-Russian border.

China has introduced a trial visa-free regime for Russian citizens from September 15, 2025 to September 14, 2026.

Russian citizens holding regular passports may visit China visa-free for business, tourism, visiting relatives and friends, exchanging visits, and transit purposes. Their stay in China should not exceed 30 days.

On December 1, Russia, based on the principle of reciprocity, introduced a visa-free regime for Chinese citizens. According to this, until September 14, 2026, Chinese citizens will be able to enter the Russian Federation visa-free for tourist and business trips of up to 30 days.

This year, the Spring Festival falls on February 17th. The Chunyun season began on February 2nd and will last until March 13th. -0-

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BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs on Friday released an action plan outlining specific measures to further advance agricultural modernization and promote all-round rural revitalization.

The plan outlines measures aimed, in particular, at ensuring stable production of grain and vegetable oil, increasing the level of modernization of livestock farming, stimulating the high-quality growth of the fisheries industry, ensuring stable production of cotton, sugar, rubber, fruits and vegetables, and accelerating the formation of a diversified food supply system.

Efforts will also be aimed at protecting arable land and improving its quality, building capacity to prevent and mitigate the effects of natural disasters, comprehensively improving the quality and safety of agricultural products, and enhancing the level of international cooperation in the field of agriculture, the plan says.

To consolidate and expand the achievements in the fight against poverty, efforts must be made in such areas as improving the policy of regular support, increasing the accuracy and effectiveness of monitoring aid work, enhancing the effectiveness of poverty alleviation through industry and employment, and adopting multi-level differentiated support measures for underdeveloped areas.

The plan also includes measures to strengthen support through agricultural science, technology and equipment, promote comprehensive green transformation of agricultural development, develop and expand rural industries to increase income, accelerate the improvement of modern living conditions in rural areas, and deepen rural reform. -0-

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Moscow, February 6 /Xinhua/ — An assassination attempt was made on Russian Defense Ministry Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev in Moscow, the city prosecutor's office press service announced.

"The Moscow Prosecutor's Office has taken control of the criminal investigation into the attempted murder of Russian Defense Ministry Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseev in northwest Moscow, initiated under Part 3 of Article 30, Part 1 of Article 105 (attempted murder), and Part 1 of Article 222 (illegal trafficking in firearms)," the statement reads.

According to preliminary reports, on the morning of February 6, an unknown individual fired several shots at V. Alekseev in a residential building on Volokolamskoye Highway and fled the scene. The victim was hospitalized.

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BEIJING, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) — China called on Lithuania to return to the right track of adhering to the one-China principle and create conditions for the normalization of Chinese-Lithuanian relations, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said in Beijing on Friday.

Lin Jian made this statement at a regular briefing, responding to journalists' requests to comment on recent statements by Lithuanian Prime Minister Inga Ruginienė that her country's decision to open a "Taiwan representative office" in 2021 was a strategic mistake.

China's door to establishing contacts with Lithuania remains open. China hopes that Lithuania can demonstrate its commitment to improving bilateral relations through tangible actions and correct its misdeeds as soon as possible, Lin Jian said. -0-

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