Turkmenistan’s role in regional and global trade will become more significant if the country applies for World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership, Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Comission, told Turkmen president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov January 15, news media reported.

• January 19, 2011

Kiev signed a two-year agreement with a Belarusian oil company for guaranteed supplies of oil through the Odessa-Brody pipeline, an energy official said.

• January 19, 2011

Georgian Prime Minister participated in the 4th World Future Energy Summit held in Abu Dhabi

• January 19, 2011

Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev met with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Susan Elliott here Monday, agreeing on maintaining security in the ex-Soviet nation and resuming bilateral consultations.

• January 18, 2011

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev this week embarks on a rare visit to the Middle East in an effort to push forward the Israeli-Palestinian peace process after US-brokered talks stalled last year.

• January 18, 2011

As India takes its seat on the U.N. Security Council as the new nonpermanent member after nearly a two-decade hiatus, its latest move vis-a-vis Iran has signaled New Delhi's desire to be viewed as a responsible rising power and a potential permanent member of the Security Council.

• January 18, 2011

The EU signed a major political deal yesterday to import Azeri natural gas and help curb Europe's reliance on Russia, its traditional main supplier.

• January 17, 2011

On a visit to Azerbaijan yesterday (13 January), European Commission President José Manuel Barroso signed a deal expected to bring ten billion cubic metres of gas each year to Europe, promising in return "visa facilitation" for Azeri nationals.

• January 17, 2011