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Eurasia
12/01/2024 09:16
“China fully supports Russia, which assumes BRICS chairmanship this year, in hosting a successful Brics summit, and stands ready to make joint efforts with Russia to enhance the international influence of BRICS, and lift BRICS cooperation to a new level,” the readout said.
According to the Chinese readout, Lavrov said Russia was willing to work with China to promote BRICS cooperation and was willing to strengthen communication and coordination on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict to safeguard peace and stability in the Middle East.
On 31 March, the city of Khujand, Tajikistan, hosted a trilateral summit attended by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, and President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan. This momentous occasion marked the culmination of the border delimitation process among the three nations, a pivotal milestone in Central Asian geopolitics.
The latest issue of Eurasia focuses on agriculture. We conducted an interview with István Nagy, the Hungarian Minister of Agriculture, and report on the latest innovations in Asian agriculture.
Hungary is a country with outstanding agricultural traditions. Our excellent livestock, meat products, fruits and their derivatives, vegetables, and field crops rank among the best in the world in terms of quality. However, due to the country’s size, we are incapable of producing quantities relevant to major markets. For a country like Hungary, the key to success lies in regional cooperation and the production of premium products—especially when aiming to enter the Chinese market.