This former Soviet state in Eastern Europe is betting that the path toward energy independence runs through Fort Worth.

• May 5, 2011

The second plenary session of the Turkic Parliamentary Assembly, where the chairmanship passed from Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan, ended in Astana recently. How are ties developing between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan?

• May 3, 2011

The planned South Stream natural gas pipeline meant to avoid Ukrainian territory is a blow to national interests, the Ukrainian energy minister said.

• May 3, 2011

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Turkey Vladimir Ivanovskiy has said Russia will not only build a planned nuclear plant but will also train and educate Turks since in time the project will need a substantial number of experts and qualified people to run it. He also says the plan is to further technology sharing in such other areas as space science.

• May 3, 2011

Ukraine will be able to get liquefied gas from Azerbaijan in three years.

• April 30, 2011

Strong post-crisis recovery in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region is expected to continue in 2011, although at a somewhat slower pace than in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its Regional Economic Outlook for Caucasus and Central Asia released in Tbilisi today.

• April 29, 2011

The two-day Global Forum on Sustainable Energy opened Thursday in Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna to discuss the potential of renewable energies and opportunities for greater energy policy between the Danube region and the Caucasus region.

• April 29, 2011

Some 200 members of Syria's ruling Baath party are reported to have resigned over the violent crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrations.
The resignations were centred on the southern city of Deraa, a focal point of violence that has allegedly killed 450 people in six weeks.

• April 28, 2011