COUNTRY REVIEWS

East Asia

China

(OCTOBER 14-20)

• China and Bangladesh discuss BCIM Economic Corridor; Chinese Navy begins a combat drill in the open sea of the West Pacific Ocean; Canadian Governor General visits China; President Xi Jinping has called for increased economic and strategic cooperation with Australia; China and Russia agreed to expand pragmatic cooperation in a number of fields; China-Congo discuss defence cooperation; China responds to Japanese cabinet member’s visit to the Yasukuni shrine; Li Keqiang meets the Prime Minister of Tanzania; Xi Jinping meets Myanmar’s defense chief; China defends oil imports from Middle East; China-Vietnam discuss business co-operation; The Chinese President Xi Jinping meets the speaker of the lower house of Kazakh Parliament; Russian Prime Minister to visit China next week.

(OCTOBER 21-27)

• China and India sign landmark border agreement; The Beijing-Tokyo Forum urges for peaceful settlement of disputes and problems; The Beijing-Tokyo Forum says that security situation around the Diaoyu Islands was “not as serious” as the media make it out to be; Chinese Premier Li Keqiang: Great potential exists in trade, investment and people-to-people cooperation between China and ASEAN; China maintains that its drone training follows the international rules and regulations and law; Leaders from Russia, India and Mongolia visits China; Chinese Vice-Premier urges for increased cooperation between China and EU; Iran’s Parliament’s speaker scheduled to visit China; China releases White Paper of Tibet’s development; Chinese Premier Li Keqiang: Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was a complete success.

West Asia

Iran
(OCTOBER 14-20)

• The deputy chairman of the Majlis: Iran would study the implementation of the additional protocol if West lifts all sanctions: The White House reported to be weighing a proposal to offer Iran access to US $ 12 billion funds against steps to cut down on its nuclear programme.

Iraq

(OCTOBER 14-20)

• Fifteen people killed in suicide attacks in Iraq

CENTRAL ASIA & RUSSIA

Cetntral Asia

(OCTOBER 14-20)

• Suspected members of Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) held in Tajikistan; Memorandum on Co-operation on Mass Communication Services signed between Kazakhstan and China

Russia

(OCTOBER 14-20)

• Russian and Iranian diplomats hold meeting; Russia and US discuss developments in Middle East; Russia begins weapons shipments to Iraq; Russia welcomes Syria’s decision to join OPCW; Russia’s defence minister concludes his visit to Brazil and Peru; Visa free agreement between Russia and Bosnia and Herzegovina has come into force; Russia and Belgium discuss a range of issues; Russian and Ukrainian Prime Ministers hold 10th meeting of the Committee on Economic Cooperation of the Russian-Ukrainian Interstate Commission.

(OCTOBER 21-27)

• Prime Minister Medvedev pays an official visit to China; Russia-NATO Council meeting at Defence Ministers level held; Russia and Netherlands discuss the situation over Russian Embassy in Hague; Russia’s Air Force Commander pays an official visit to Iran; Duma urges US to lift Cuba’s blockade; Russia has put into operation the Kirinsky gas and condensate field on the shelf of Sakhalin Island; Russian Investigative Committee mitigates charges against Greenpeace activists; Vikramaditya to be transferred to India on November 16 this year; Russia criticises Latvia’s calls to tear down WWII memorial in Riga; Russia begins testing of a new hypersonic missile; Ukraine’s chances of joining Customs Union will decline if it signs an association agreement with European Union; Russia’s Proton-M carrier rocket launched from Baikonur; Russia and US have discuss plans to convene the Geneva II peace conference on Syria; Syria seeks to develop closer economic ties with Russia; Russia delivers humanitarian aid for Syrian refugees in Iraq; Russia to increase its military presence in Kyrgyzstan; Council of CIS Foreign Ministers Meeting held in Minsk; Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting held; Russian government drafts a proposal for monitoring the internet

DEFENCE REVIEWS

National

(OCTOBER 14-20)

• DRDO to display latest defence products at ADEX- 2013 in Seoul; Naval Offshore Patrol Vessel INS Sunayna commissioned into the Indian navy.

(OCTOBER 21-27)

• Second bi annual Air Force Commanders’ Conference begins in New Delhi; Indian Air Force launches its 3 G cellular network named AFCEL.

International

(OCTOBER 14-20)

• Chemical weapons watchdog OPCW says its inspectors have checked 11 out of 20 sites identified by Syria; Recent US government shutdown cost the US Defense Department at least $600 million in lost productivity.

(OCTOBER 21-27)

• OPCW: Syria has handed over on time a detailed plan to destroy its chemical stockpile; Russia to expand its airbase in Kyrgyzstan.

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