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President Vladimir Putin has said that "belligerent rhetoric" in dealing with North Korea makes matters worse.
The Islamic State now controls less than eight per cent of Syrian territory, Russian commanders say.
Russia has been pushing to move bilateral parliamentary exchanges to a more robust mechanism to include all five states.
The 19th National Congress comes at a critical time as emerging markets pull out of stalled economic growth.
Beijing has long accused Washington of meddling in the South China Sea.
According to official figures, there are 55 million people currently living in poverty in China.
Kim Jong-un has pledged to go ahead with nuclear and ballistic tests despite punitive measures taken by China.
With the economy improving and exiting from recession, inflation rates fell from near 10 per cent to 2.54 per cent.
India and the EU also pledged to share information and look for measures to combat the online threat of radicalisation.
The Saudis realize that the US in the interim can no longer be the power broker in the Middle East.