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.

• December 10, 2012

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.

• December 7, 2012

Energy Minister Taner Yıldız confirmed on Tuesday that Ankara is in talks with Moscow to increase its gas supply to Turkey as US-led sanctions on Iran over its suspected nuclear program have forced Turkey to cut imports of Iranian gas.

• December 4, 2012

A forum titled “Eurasian integration in the 21st century” kicked off December 3 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, with a protocol on cooperation singed between representatives from United Russia, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Kazakhstan’s Nur Otan and New Azerbaijan Party political parties.

• December 4, 2012

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin had talks in İstanbul on Friday, mainly focusing on the blossoming trade relationship during a one-day trip of the Russian president.

• December 3, 2012

The Iranian section of the gas field measures around 9 square kilometers in area. Iran has 18 oilfields, four gas fields, and six associated oil and gas fields shared with its neighboring countries. Iran attaches priority to boosting gas production capacity at its joint oilfields with Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

• December 3, 2012

Access to the website of RFE/RL's Tajik service, Radio Ozodi, has been blocked in Tajikistan since last night, only days after authorities blocked Facebook inside the country.

• December 1, 2012

Russian-Iranian consultations on the Caspian Sea problems were held at the Russian Foreign Ministry on Nov. 29, the ministry's website reported. The Russian delegation was headed by the Special Representative of the Russian Federation's President, Ambassador-at-Large Igor Bratchikov, while the Iranian delegation was led by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Mehdi Akhundzadeh.

• November 30, 2012