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Moscow, August 18 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday held telephone conversations with the leaders of South Africa, India, Brazil, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan and told them about the results of his talks with US President Donald Trump in Alaska, the Kremlin press service reported.

During a conversation with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, V. Putin shared the main results of the Russian-American high-level talks held in Anchorage. The South African leader, for his part, supported diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the Ukrainian crisis.

During a conversation with his Russian counterpart, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon also welcomed the corresponding efforts. During the conversation, the parties discussed preparations for the Central Asia-Russia summit and the CIS Council of Heads of State, as well as for V. Putin's visit to Tajikistan. All these events will take place in Dushanbe in October.

"The Prime Minister of India thanked for the information provided. The leaders discussed the prospects for a long-term settlement of the crisis in Ukraine and agreed to continue the dialogue on this matter, as well as on other pressing international issues," the Kremlin press service said in a statement.

The Russian President also spoke about the results of the meeting in Alaska to his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who noted the importance of the information conveyed to him, including in light of the work within the Group of Friends of Peace in Ukraine.

In addition, V. Putin shared his assessments of the recent Russian-American meeting in Alaska during a telephone conversation with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov. In turn, S. Japarov expressed support for steps aimed at achieving a long-term settlement of the situation around Ukraine. The leaders of the two countries also discussed a number of topical issues of bilateral cooperation between Russia and Kyrgyzstan in the trade and economic sphere, as well as interaction within the framework of integration associations, including the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which Kyrgyzstan chairs this year.

The day before, V. Putin spoke on the phone with the presidents of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Belarus. –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday stressed efforts to consolidate and expand the momentum of China's economic recovery and improvement and to fulfill the country's annual economic and social development goals and tasks.

Presiding over the ninth plenary session of the State Council, Li Qiang called for maintaining a comprehensive and dialectical view of the economic situation, actively responding to various uncertainties, ensuring the effective implementation of the decisions and orders of the CPC Central Committee, and achieving the best possible results through concrete practical actions.

According to him, it is necessary to improve the effectiveness of macroeconomic policy implementation, focus on key priorities to strengthen domestic circulation and use its stability and long-term growth to protect against international uncertainty.

Li Qiang also called for consistently unleashing the potential of consumption, systematically lifting restrictions in the consumer sector, and accelerating the cultivation and strengthening of new growth points such as service consumption and new-type consumption.

He also pointed out that vigorous measures should be taken to consolidate the trend of stabilization of the real estate market, and called for deep integration of scientific and technological and industrial innovation, relentless promotion of high-level opening-up to the outside, and orderly expansion of both proactive and unilateral opening-up.

The head of the Chinese government added that more efforts must be made to maintain stable employment, improve the well-being of the population and strengthen supervision of industrial safety, as well as further strengthen disaster prevention, damage mitigation and assistance to victims. –0–

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ABUJA, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — At least 10 bodies have been found and dozens of people are still missing after a passenger boat carrying about 50 people capsized in Nigeria's northern Sokoto state, authorities said Monday.

Sokoto State Emergency Management Agency chief Aminu Liman Bodinga told Xinhua by telephone that at least 10 people had been rescued following the incident which occurred in Goronyo Local Government Area on Sunday afternoon.

The wooden boat was heading to the local market in Goronjo when the tragedy occurred. “The cause was probably overloading,” said A. L. Bodinga, citing the results of the preliminary investigation.

Nigeria's National Emergency Management Agency said in a statement on Sunday evening that more than 40 people were missing. Rescuers, including local divers and volunteers, have joined the ongoing search and rescue efforts.

Nigeria is prone to frequent maritime accidents, often due to overloaded vessels, poor safety practices and adverse weather conditions. –0–

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KAZAN /Russia/, Aug. 18 /Xinhua/ — The 3rd international forum "Sprouts: Russia and China – Mutually Beneficial Cooperation" opened in Kazan, the capital of the Russian Republic of Tatarstan, on Monday. More than 10,000 people are taking part in the event.

The business program of the forum, which will take place from August 18 to 19, includes about 100 events, including more than 60 business sessions, during which participants will be able to discuss issues of economics, finance, industry, education, culture, investment, transport and tourism.

The Head of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in his speech at the opening ceremony emphasized that the forum "Rostki" is one of the important events in cooperation between Russia and China, uniting delegates, experts and partners from both countries. "Russia and China have been developing strategic bilateral relations based on mutual understanding and respect for many years," he noted.

According to the head of the region, Tatarstan pays great attention to cooperation with China. R. Minnikhanov especially noted that the development of business and tourist ties is facilitated by direct air service between Kazan and Chinese cities, thanks to which one can fly directly from the capital of Tatarstan not only to Shanghai, but also to Sanya.

Consul General of China in Kazan Xiang Bo, in turn, stated that the forum "Sprouts" continuously transforms Chinese-Russian agreements reached at a high level into practical results of interregional cooperation. Over the 3 years of its development, the forum has become an important platform for promoting Chinese-Russian interregional cooperation, effectively promoting the socio-economic development of the regions of each country and playing an increasingly important role in bilateral relations, the diplomat stated.

“I am confident that, thanks to our joint efforts, the Rostki forum will undoubtedly make an even greater contribution to promoting the deepening and practical implementation of Chinese-Russian interregional cooperation,” the consul general added. –0–

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BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — The People's Bank of China (PBOC, central bank) has extended a bilateral currency swap agreement with the Bank of Thailand.

The swap size under the updated deal, which was signed by PBOC Governor Pan Gongsheng and Bank of Thailand Governor Setaput Sutiwartnarueput, is 70 billion yuan (about US$9.81 billion), or 370 billion Thai baht, according to a statement on the PBOC website on Monday.

It is noted that the term of the agreement is 5 years and can be extended by mutual agreement of the parties.

The PBOC noted that the extension of the agreement will contribute to further deepening monetary and financial cooperation between the two countries, simplifying bilateral trade and investment procedures, and maintaining financial market stability. –0–

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ZAGREB, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — Croatian President Zoran Milanovic on Monday said Croatian troops will not take part in "foreign wars," referring to the conflict in Ukraine.

“Croatia is a member of the European Union and NATO and is bound exclusively by the obligations arising from membership in these blocs,” Z. Milanovic said in his publication on social networks.

He stressed that Croatia has no obligations arising from political or military agreements between the leaders of the states of the so-called “coalition of the willing.” According to him, the Croatian government is not authorized to involve the country in any new coalitions that could provide for the deployment of Croatian troops on Ukrainian territory.

Z. Milanovic has repeatedly spoken out against sending Croatian troops to Ukraine. He has also accused the United States and NATO of waging a proxy war against Russia through Ukraine and criticized Western sanctions against Russia, calling them “absurd” and “useless.”

In July of this year, Z. Milanovic called on Western leaders to resume dialogue with Russia in order to help end the conflict. –0–

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Moscow, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday held telephone conversations with the leaders of Tajikistan and South Africa and informed them of the results of the Russian-American summit held in Alaska, the Kremlin press service reported.

"Russian President Vladimir Putin called the President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon to share his assessment of the results of the Russian-American summit held in Anchorage," the statement said. It was emphasized that E. Rahmon welcomed the steps aimed at a political and diplomatic settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.

Earlier, it was reported that the Russian president had a telephone conversation with the head of the Republic of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa. “Vladimir Putin shared the main results of the Russian-American talks at the highest level in Alaska,” the Kremlin press service noted, adding that the South African president expressed support for the ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian crisis.

The day before, V. Putin spoke on the phone with the presidents of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Belarus. –0–

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BRUSSELS, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — European leaders will hold a preparatory meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington on Monday ahead of talks with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House later in the day, the European Commission said.

According to the EC agenda, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will attend both the preparatory meeting and the multilateral meeting in Washington. –0–

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Tashkent, Aug. 18 /Xinhua/ — A ceremonial opening of the photo exhibition “China and Uzbekistan: Cooperation within the SCO” was held in Tashkent recently, jointly organized by the Chinese Embassy in Uzbekistan and the Uzbek newspaper “Fergana Pravda”.

In his speech, the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Uzbekistan Yu Jun highly appreciated the achievements of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in development, especially noting the importance of the "Shanghai spirit" and the work done by China during its chairmanship of this organization. The readiness of the People's Republic of China to use the SCO platform to strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation with Uzbekistan, promote common development and prosperity, and jointly create a closer community of shared destiny of the SCO was emphasized.

In preparation for the event, photographers from all over Uzbekistan presented more than 500 works dedicated to the SCO and Chinese-Uzbek cooperation, of which the organizers selected more than 50 photographs. The exhibition will last a week and is open to visitors free of charge. –0–

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