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Afghanistan Charts a Path to Reconcile With Taliban
Afghan security forces patrol ahead of Wednesday's start of a three-day peace conference in Kabul. KABUL—The Afghan government kicks off a national assembly in Kabul Wednesday, the first in a string of events that officials hope will chart a path to reconciliation with insurgents, seize the political initiative from the Taliban and lay the groundwork for...
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Barroso: it is Lithuania’s decision whether to have a power plant
President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso has said that the issue of financial instruments to the construction of the Visaginas nuclear power plant will be considered as soon as the construction project is presented.
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Russia and Ukraine Sign Nuclear Fuel Supply Agreement
Russia and the Ukraine got an agreement on nuclear fuel supply for the local atomic plants this year.
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Securing Energy and Building Regional Security: EU-Turkey Cooperation in the Black and Caspian Seas Basin
![]() Turkey’s importance to the EU should not be underestimated
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Putin encourages peaceful protests – but beware the police beatings
Despite seemingly encouraging words about freedom of speech from Vladimir Putin, the Prime Minister, Russian opposition activists were again beaten and detained when they tried to hold peaceful protests across the country yesterday.
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IMF and EC are not pressing for lat devaluation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the European Commission (EC) have not changed their position, and continue to support Latvia's chosen economic program based on preserving the current valuation of the national currency and gaining entry to the eurozone, LETA was informed by the IMF representative office in Latvia.
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Belarus gears up for election
Alyaksandr Lukashenka's support is waning — both domestically and from Russia — and he now looks the the most vulnerable he has done for years. Yet the opposition's failure to unite behind a single candidate still seems set to hand him victory in the upcoming presidential election.
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Turkmenistan starts new gas pipeline to West
Turkmenistan has launched work on a new gas pipeline that will connect the hydrocarbon-rich Central Asian country with western markets and decrease its reliance on Russia's delivery network.
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