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Russia plays along with Sakhalin pipeline project
Russian gas monopoly Gazprom has apparently ruled out building a subsea Sakhalin-Japan natural gas pipeline. That is not preventing continued talks on the ambitious project, which remains a bargaining tool in Russia's gas-price negotiations with China.
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India, Ukraine ink defence cooperation agreement
A broad defence cooperation agreement was among five pacts signed following delegation-level talks between the visiting Ukrainian President, Viktor Yanukovych, and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday.
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Decision on Uzbekistan’s withdrawal from CSTO may be passed next week
he decision on the withdrawal of Uzbekistan from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) may be made on December 19. The next meeting of the heads of the CSTO member states will be held on this date in Moscow, APA reports quoting the official website of the organization. Besides the other issues, Uzbekistan’s application on the suspension of its activity in the organization has been also included in the agenda of the meeting. For this reason, Uzbekistan sent the relevant note to the CSTO Secretariat in June.
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Turkmenistan joins Customs Union of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia
The meeting of the CIS Council of the Heads of State held in Ashgabat has fundamentally changed the balance of power in the CIS. Azerbaijani sources say that President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan has again reformatted the country’s foreign policy.
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Partnership between Azerbaijan and Russia will maintain its dynamics
Azerbaijan in foreign policy should above all be based on its national interests.
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Obama’s red line and Russia’s role
If geopolitics were a game of cards, Russia would be holding onto its stack for as long as possible.
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CIS Summit in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
During his recent working visit to Turkmenistan, President Vladimir Putin expressed his content with the development of CIS, the Commonwealth of Independent States. "I note that this is the first time Turkmenistan has held the CIS presidency, and it is certainly doing a very effective job," Vladimir Putin said in his opening speech at the summit.
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Ukraine ready to contribute to development of Turkmen fields
Ukraine is ready to contribute to infrastructure development in the Turkmen economy, including the construction of energy and industry facilities and field development, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said in Ashgabat, Turkmen TV reported on Thursday.
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