MOSCOW, June 16 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to discuss the situation in the Middle East and Ukraine, ...

The diplomat added that Russia is not going to withdraw from UNESCO. Despite all the "political burdens", the Russian Federation and the organization have a solid and constructive agenda, he stressed.

Former UK Ambassador to Tehran Richard Dalton noted that US intelligence sees no signs that Iran is taking any steps toward nuclear weaponization ...