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2011-02-17 13:33:30
BEIJING, Feb.17 (Xinhuanet) -- The Russian Fisheries Agency says the country will continue to exploit waters around the disputed Kuril Islands, which are referred to by Japan as the Northern Territories. A high ranking official from the Russian agency says the country is seeking to promote foreign investment in these areas.
The deputy head of the Russian Fisheries Agency- Alexander Savelyev says nobody can prevent Russia from fishing in its territorial waters. He also says the country is open to investment in the waters around the Kuril islands by companies from other Asian countries.
Alexander Savelyev, Deputy Head of Russian Fisheries Agency, said, "In the last two years, Russian businessmen built fish processing plants full of the most modern processing equipment imported from Canada and the Netherlands, which you cannot find either on Hokkaido or in Alaska. This makes us very optimistic. As a matter of fact, when I'm talking about the upcoming booming investments, I mean first of all the investments and the interests of the Russian businesses in this region."
During a visit to Moscow last week, Japan's Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara warned attempts to attract investment by other Asian nations to the chain of disputed islands would complicate Tokyo's already tense ties with Moscow.
Seiji Maehara, Japanese Foreign Minister, said, "Investment into the Northern Territories from a third country do not comply with the position of Japan, it complicates the situation. I would like to emphasize that."
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev infuriated Tokyo in November by making the first visit by a Kremlin leader to the islands. His trip provoked a storm of protests from Tokyo.
The dispute over sovereignty is largely concerned with the somewhat ambiguous San Francisco Peace Treaty between the Allied Powers and Japan inked in 1951.
The territorial dispute is preventing the two countries from signing a postwar peace treaty.
(Source: CNTV)
Russia, China firms to jointly farm scallops off Japan-claimed isle
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MOSCOW (Kyodo) -- Russian and Chinese fisheries companies are planning to set up a joint venture to farm scallops off the island of Shikotan, a Russian Fisheries Agency official said Wednesday.
The plan for the joint venture on Shikotan, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that are claimed by Japan, was disclosed after the revelation Tuesday of an agreement between other Russian and Chinese fisheries companies to farm sea cucumbers off the disputed island of Kunashiri.
Tokyo believes its acceptance of third-country investments in the disputed islands would effectively mean recognizing Russian control and would encourage what it describes as Russia's unlawful occupation of Japanese territory.
Tokyo and Moscow have long been at odds over the islands of Etorofu, Kunashiri and Shikotan as well as the Habomai islet group, which were seized by the Soviet Union following Japan's surrender in World War II on Aug. 15, 1945.
The islands are known in Japan as the Northern Territories and in Russia as the Southern Kurils.
(Mainichi Japan) February 17, 2011
UPDATED: February 17, 2011
China's Trade Center Begins Operation in Russia
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About 70 percent of the construction of the center has been completed and 28 Russian enterprises have signed contracts with the center
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The Greenwood International Trade Center, financed by China Chengtong Development Group, has began operation in Moscow, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Russia announced here on Wednesday.
Speaking at a press conference, chamber chairperson Cai Guiru said about 70 percent of the construction of the center has been completed and 28 Russian enterprises have signed contracts with the center and stationed in the quarter.
The Greenwood will be put into full operation three months later, Cai said.
He stressed the trade center, the largest Chinese investment project in Russia, is expected to be built as a China brands trade center in the largest scale and highest grade.
The Greenwood would not only serve as a platform for Chinese products to enter the Russian market, but also help build the " Made-in-China" brand image in Russia, Cai said.
Ling Ji, minister counselor for economic and commercial affairs at the Chinese embassy to Russia, told the press conference that total trade volume between China and Russia in 2010 hit $55.45 billion, increasing by 43.1 percent over the previous year.
Sino-Russian trade has rebounded to the pre-crisis level, Ling said, adding that China's non-financial direct investment to Russia has surged more than 70 percent in last year.
Against such a backdrop, the two countries should pay more attentions to China's investment to Russia's real economy, Ling noted.
Oleg Schwartzman, CEO of Russian Financial Groups, said he believed the trade center would draw more high-tech enterprises from both countries and become an innovation platform to facilitate those enterprises.
The Greenwood covers an area of 200,000 square meters, with a total construction area of 132,600 square meters.
(Xinhua News Agency Feburary 17, 2011)
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ITAR - 17.02.2011
Russia and Slovenia intend to carry out 30 projects in different fields, Minister of Communications and Mass Media Igor Shchegolev said after Wednesday’s session of the inter-governmental commission on trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation. Shchegolev is co-chairman of the commission. “We’ve signed a programme of cooperation. The programme includes 30 projects in different fields. In addition, this year special attention will be riveted to cooperation in the field of cutting edged technologies, scientific exchanges. Much attention will be paid to the implementation of the South Stream project,” Shchegolev said. According to the minister, the sides are discussing a possibility to ease visa travel formalities in order to expand tourism interaction. According to Rostourism, the flow of Russian tourists continues to increase every year. Over 10,000 Russian citizens visited Slovenia last year. A Slovenian representative said the country was ready to contribute to visa free travel inside the EU. Slovenia is also ready to compile visa documents directly in travel agencies that will help reduce the term for issuing visas, he said.
First An-148 deliveries to commence from 2012 summer
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17 February 2011
The first shipments of the Ukrainian-Russian Antonov-148 regional passenger jets to India may start in the summer of 2012. This information was made available at the just concluded AeroIndia 2011 air show at Bangalore.
Indian carriers have firm orders for eight passenger version and 10 cargo versions of these aircraft in addition to eleven options.
"The first An-148 planes may be delivered to India as early as next summer. As a condition for this, the validation of the An-148 type certificate is taking place in India. At the meetings which took place during the air show, the parties spoke about the establishment of a centre for aircraft maintenance and the system of after-sale servicing," an Antonov statement said.
Discussions with Indian representatives also took place about the development of the An-178 transport aircraft, An-148VIP and An-168 ABJ planes, the press service said. The possibility of marketing the An-74 aircraft in the Southeast Asia market was also looked at as well as the possibility of the An-74MP (marine patrol) version of the aircraft being offered for a possible Indian Navy tender.
Ukrainian delegates held talks with heads of Indian enterprises, including the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and the Tata Group, ministries, agencies, airlines of India and other countries of Southeast Asia as well as representatives of the Indian Air Force.
Antonov expects to sell 200 aircrafts in Indian market in the next 15 years.
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