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Putin declines to attend Sheinbaum's inauguration in Mexico amidst ICC arrest warrant concerns
Russian President Vladimir Putin will not travel to Mexico for the inauguration of President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum. Instead, a representative appointed by Putin will attend the event, said Alexander Shchetinin, Director of the Latin American Department of Russia's Foreign Ministry, in an interview with RTVI on Friday, September 20.
The inauguration ceremony is set for October 1. Putin received an official invitation for the event back in August. "We are grateful to the Mexican side for this …
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Russian ambassador from 'cocaine case' moves from Argentina to Mexico
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree relieving Russian ambassador to Argentina Viktor Koronelli, who informed the Argentine authorities about the discovery of cocaine in the back room of the school attached to the embassy. Another presidential decree appointed Koronelli to the post of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Russia in Mexico, relieving his predecessor, Eduard Malayan, from office.
Viktor Koronelli called his appointment to the post a great honor and trust, …
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Media: Mexican businessman considers buying one of the largest Ukrainian telecommunication providers
Ukrainian telecommunication provider and TV cable operator Volia is negotiating its sale for $112 million. A potential buyer is a Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, as reported by LIGA.net citing the sources in the telecom market.
Carlos Slim is an owner of America Movil. In 2014 he purchased shares of the Austria Telekom group of companies. Its assets include a number of European operators, including Velcom in Belarus. The latter, according to the news website, started conducting due diligence …
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Russia and Mexico negotiating contract for military helicopter maintenance
Russian Helicopters Company, a part of Rostec plans to sign a contract with the Mexican Air Force for the maintenance of Mi-17 helicopters, as reported by the press service of the company on Sunday, October 22.
Major repairs of nineteen Mi-17 and Mi-17-1B helicopters of the Mexican Air Force were made in 2014-2015. According to Rostec, repaired helicopters now successfully perform the most difficult tasks in the interests of the Mexican Ministry of National Defense, including firefighting and …
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Mexico recognizes Crimean vessel to be property of Ukrainian company
Mexico has officially recognized that the Titan-2 crane vessel registered in Crimea belongs to the Kiev-based company, Chornomornaftogas. This was reported by the Naftogaz of Ukraine press service.
The vessel was hired by a Swedish company in 2003 as a bareboat charter. In 2011, the Swedish company sub-chartered it to Mexican company, Oceanografia SA de CV. However, after a while the Mexican company went bankrupt and the vessel was expropriated by the Mexican financial authorities. …