In an apparent departure from earlier promises to develop their bilateral energy partnership, Russian and Kazakh leaders plan to re-focus on multilateral cooperation within the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space (CES).

• November 5, 2011

Iran faced mounting pressure over its nuclear ambitions when France and China made separate pleas to Tehran ahead of a crucial report next week.

• November 4, 2011

Gen. John Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force and Ambassador Simon Gass, Senior Civilian Representative of NATO, welcome the outcomes of the conference in Istanbul on regional security and cooperation for a secure and stable Afghanistan.

• November 3, 2011

On October 25 in Izmir, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, witnessed the signing of agreements on the delivery and transit of Azerbaijani gas to Turkey and onward to European Union territory (Trend, Anatolia news agency, Platts Commodity News, October 26-28).

• November 2, 2011

French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Turkmenistan can rely on France in the modernization of the country.

• November 2, 2011

Kazakhstan is interested in long-term supplies of nuclear fuel to Vietnam and in participation in constructing nuclear power plants in this country, the press service of Kazakh president said on Monday.

• October 31, 2011

"Kazakhstan is a significant player at the world energy market. Your country may join the world's largest oil exporters," Noé van Hulst, Secretary General of the International Energy Forum said in an exclusive interview to PM.kz site.

• October 28, 2011

Kyrgyz Finance Minister Melis Mambetzhanov and Turkey's Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Nejat Akcal signed an agreement on allocating $ 10 million grant to Kyrgyzstan.

• October 28, 2011