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IMF Urges Belarus to Show Commitment to Reforms.
An International Monetary Fund official says the Belarusian government must show a firm commitment to stability and reforms in order to qualify for IMF loans.
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Vietnam Considers Kazakhstan Important Partner in Central Asia, President Says
KAZINFORM /Ruslan Suleimenov/ On the threshold of the state visit of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to Vietnam Kazinform had an exclusive interview with President of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang.
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EU, Russia Clash Over Syria
European members of the UN Security Council have clashed with Russia and China by raising concerns about Syria and the looming specter of civil war during a closed-door meeting, council diplomats said.
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Professor Andrej Kreutz, EGF expert on trans-Atlantic security, reviews the recent webcast of Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Denisov, Andrei Ivanovich
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Andrei Ivanovich Denisov, likes to see the world in a dialectical way, perceiving the linkage of its social and political developments. According to him, the present historical period, which began after the outbreak of the recent global crisis in 2009, is a time of upheavals and subsequent instability. Consequently, the role of diplomacy now is to minimize the possible negative impact of political instability taking place at the global level and to look for less conflict-ridden international relations.
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Noda, Putin agree to enhance energy cooperation
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin agreed Friday to enhance energy cooperation between the two countries, sharing the view that bilateral economic ties have been deepening recently, the Foreign Ministry said.
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Colombia is open to full-scale cooperation with Azerbaijan
Colombia sees various opportunities in getting closer to Azerbaijan by fostering collaboration in all range of spheres, from trade intensification, energy collaboration, exchange of experience in infrastructure and railway system to developing of academic and cultural ties.
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PM warns Ukraine's relations with Canada could be damaged
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has written a letter to Ukraine’s president warning that bilateral relations – now dominated by free-trade talks – could be damaged by the “political” prosecution of opposition politician Yulia Tymoshenko.
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China, Taiwan to sign nuke safety pact, skip investment deal
Spurred by the nuclear crisis in Japan, China and Taiwan are set to sign an agreement on nuclear power generation safety on Oct. 20
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