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Kazakhstan Welcomes Putin's Eurasian Union Concept
Governments in the West may have read with alarm that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wanted to build a Eurasian Union out of the former Soviet bloc but in Kazakhstan the news was welcomed.
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The Free Trade Agreement Could Spoil South Korea's State Visit
For the obsessive-compulsive bureaucrat, there is no more invigorating exercise than preparing for a state visit by a foreign leader to the White House.
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British Firm Seeks Nuclear Partnerships with India
Britain’s Lloyd's Register, well known for its maritime interests, is reportedly close to signing a nuclear agreement with India.
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Russia's Putin Proposes New Eurasian Union
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has outlined a proposal to set up a so-called "Eurasian Union" of former Soviet states that would build on an existing Customs Union with Belarus and Kazakhstan.
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China to keep Pakistan embrace at arm's length
Pakistan, facing a crisis with the United States, has leaned closely to longtime partner China, offering its "all-weather friendship" with Beijing as an alternative to Washington.
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EU Invites Kazakhstan to Join Trans-Caspian Pipeline Project.
The European Union has invited Kazakhstan to take part in the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline project, European Union Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger said on Tuesday.
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Turkey to resume gas purchase for Russia via Blue Stream projec
Turkey has decided that it will not renew for another five years a 25-year-old natural gas deal with Russia on the grounds that the energy-rich country’s supplier Gazprom has declined to discount the natural gas it sells to Turkey via the Russia-Turkey Western Pipeline, Today’s Zaman reported.
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French EDF refuses Russian nuclear plant offer
France's energy giant EDF has refused a Russian offer to build a nuclear power plant, Lithuania's Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said after meeting his French counterpart Francois Fillon.
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