Holding free and democratic parliamentary elections in Ukraine on October 28, 2012, will give a new impetus for the development of Ukraine-USA relations, as well as stimulate Ukraine's affairs with the EU. This was stated by Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych in New York City, USA, at the meeting with international press.

• September 27, 2012

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has openly slammed Russia over its stance on the Syrian conflict. Erdogan has been one of the strongest opponents to the regime and spoke out in an interview on Turkish TV.

• September 27, 2012

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov, who is participating in the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly, has met his Croatian counterpart Vesna Pusić.

• September 27, 2012

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has severely warned against the ramifications of West’s scenario to isolate Iran over the country’s nuclear energy program.

• September 27, 2012

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili held bilateral meetings with the leaders of European states and international organisations within the UN General Assembly session in New York.

• September 26, 2012

The European Union and the United States have urged Ukraine to review the updated draft Energy Strategy of Ukraine for the period of up to 2030, saying the document is based on unrealistic projections of the development of the national economy, is not consistent with other legislation, and does not account for all of the international obligations of the state.

• September 26, 2012

This decade will be a transformational one for Russia and Japan. Both countries are facing an uncertain future as Asia continues to morph into the most strategically important region in the world.

• September 26, 2012

Tajikistan highly evaluates the role of the Kyrgyz Parliament in the democratization of the country's society, Asia-Plus reported on Tuesday with reference to Tajik Parliament's lower chamber speaker Shukurdjon Zukhurov as saying.

• September 25, 2012