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The adoption of a declaration on the official end of the Korean War is a premature step and will not help to resolve the existing differences, said Deputy Foreign Minister of the DPRK Lee Tae Song.

The bill provides for new anti-Russian sanctions

The defense budget for 2020 in the amount of $768 billion was approved by the House of Representatives of the US Congress by 316 votes to 113. Of the $768 billion, $740 billion is provided directly for the needs of the Pentagon, $28 billion - for the Ministry of Energy.

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev considers it hopeless to raise the issue of the status of Karabakh from Armenia. "Unfortunately, the issue of the status of Karabakh is still being raised, which is completely hopeless. I think this is harmful and dangerous for Armenia in its current deplorable state.

On September 23, a meeting of the chiefs of the general staffs of the armed forces of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states was held at the Donguzsky training ground in the Orenburg Region.

The opening of the joint Russian-Mongolian military exercise "Selenga-2021" took place in Mongolia, at the Doityn Am training ground.

At the opening ceremony, national flags were raised and the anthems of both participating states were performed. Deputy Minister of Defense of Mongolia B. Bayarmagnai noted that the tasks set for the participants of the exercise on the organization of joint counter-terrorism actions aimed at expanding military cooperation between the two countries will undoubtedly be achieved.

The Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Valery Gerasimov, met with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of Pakistan, Nadim Raza, in Moscow on Friday. The military leaders spoke about bilateral military cooperation.

The Kremlin commented on possible new US sanctions against Russia, noting that this would be the worst-case scenario for the development of bilateral relations and would significantly destroy the spirit of the Geneva talks between the leaders of the two countries.

The situation in Afghanistan and the continuation of the Russian-American dialogue on strategic stability were discussed in a telephone conversation between Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev and US Presidential aide Jake Sullivan, the press service of the Russian Security Council staff reported.

Contacts between the US military and the Russian Federation are limited at the legislative level, but the Pentagon maintains communication channels with Russia in order to prevent dangerous situations between the parties, US Defense Ministry spokesman John Kirby said on Friday.

The Pentagon's contacts with the Russian military are minimized due to the restrictions of American legislation, as stated by the press secretary of the US Department of Defense John Kirby on Friday, September 24.

A joint Russian-Pakistani military exercise with the development of counter-terrorism tasks is starting in the Krasnodar Territory.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison tried to justify the new partnership of AUKUS with the United States and Great Britain, making a video address to the UN General Assembly.

The head of the Georgian government, Irakli Garibashvili, during his speech at the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, confirmed Tbilisi's desire to join the European Union and NATO.

The DPRK is grateful to China for the fact that the growing cooperation and friendship between the two countries contributes to the joint confrontation with the challenges of "hostile forces," North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said in a message to Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Korean Central Telegraph Agency (KCNA) reported.

Ukraine is having a frank and friendly conversation with NATO about the fact that its integration into the alliance cannot last indefinitely, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said.

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has started a dialogue with the US Congress and the US administration on the need to increase the total amount of support that the United States provides to Ukraine to $1 billion a year, the press service of the department reported on Wednesday evening.

The head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, on Wednesday, September 22, during a meeting in Washington, discussed with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison the implementation of agreements on the military-political partnership AUKUS, which also includes the United Kingdom. This was reported by the press service of the US military department.

Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that the republic's position" on the complete and unconditional withdrawal of the Russian armed forces " remains unchanged.

The United States Administration is open to discussing the preparation of a declaration on the end of the war on the Korean peninsula. This was stated by Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby on Wednesday, September 22.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as part of his participation in the UN General Assembly. This is reported by TASS.