The UK government is discussing resuming cooperation with the EU, Saudi Arabia is considering joining the BRICS, Mexico is leading the move to lift the blockade on Cuba, and the Czech resort of Karlovy Vary is about to close without the Russians. These and other news of the day are in the RB summary.
World
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The Guardian: Members of the British Parliament are negotiating to restore cooperation with the European Union.
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Venezuela is working to connect to SPFS, the Russian equivalent of SWIFT, said Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov, ambassador to the Latin American country.
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Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will lead a movement to lift the economic blockade on Cuba.
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7,584 earthquake-affected buildings in Turkey are to be demolished, the local urban planning ministry said.
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Saudi Arabia intends to become a member of the SCO and BRICS, said the Russian ambassador to the country, Sergei Kozlov.
Russia
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The deputy head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Viktor Yevtukhov, is sure that Russian companies “can perfectly replace” Uniqlo if the Japanese brand decides not to return to Russia.
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Russian agricultural exports to Saudi Arabia grew by 49.9% last year, approaching $1 billion.
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Additionally, the Russian Federation and Saudi Arabia intend to increase trade from $1.6 billion to $5 billion “in the foreseeable future.”
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The commercial turnover between Russia and Tunisia in 2022 grew by 63%, reaching 692 million dollars.
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The Karlovy Vary spa in the Czech Republic was under threat of closure due to the outflow of tourists from Russia. According to Aktualne, the representatives of other countries rest less and spend less.
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Author:
Ahmed Sadulayev
Source: RB
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