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Turkey, Azerbaijan agree on gas shipments
Turkey and Azerbaijan signed a deal on Monday that will provide 11 billion cubic meters (388 billion cubic feet) of Azeri natural gas a year to Turkey beginning as early as 2016
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Obama to tackle "serious issues" with Azerbaijan
President Barack Obama promised in a letter released on Monday to tackle "serious issues" straining relations with Azerbaijan, an important link in Afghan supply lines and energy export routes to the West.
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Eurozone finance ministers agree to admit Estonia as 17th member
Eurozone finance ministers Monday endorsed Estonia's bid to join the 16-nation bloc from next year.
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Russia Seeks Tighter Ties With Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia began two days of talks Friday outside Berlin, with Russia asking Germany, and German companies, to help with modernization.
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Troubled Sochi Olympics Draw Focus On Caucasus Conflicts
When Vladimir Putin traveled to Guatemala three years ago to personally promote Russia's bid for the 2014 Winter Olympics, he pledged the Games in Sochi would be "safe, enjoyable, and memorable."
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Ukraine's new government: One hundred days of Yanukovich
kraine’s new president is not a Russian stooge. But his country is in deep economic trouble
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Israel deports activists challenging Gaza blockade
Israel has begun expelling the latest group of activists detained for trying to break the Gaza blockade. Meanwhile, Israel's ambassador to the US has rejected a probe into an earlier deadly raid on a Gaza aid flotilla.
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Azerbaijan Visit Highlights Afghanistan Contributions
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here today to express U.S. gratitude to this former Soviet republic on the western shore of the Caspian Sea for its contributions to the coalition’s efforts in Afghanistan.
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