Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry has released a statement criticizing Russia for its position on Turkmenistan's cooperation with the European Union.

• October 19, 2011

Shifting its focus from mega ventures, the Jammu and Kashmir government will soon be constructing 10 small hydroelectric projects to generate and supply power faster to despairing consumers, without much transmission and distribution losses, authorities say.

• October 19, 2011

Taiwan's top China negotiator says the island will sign an agreement with China later this week to cooperate on nuclear power-related security issues.

• October 18, 2011

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday welcomes Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev for energy talks after Kiev opened a rift with the EU by jailing ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
The two leaders are scheduled to meet in the Ukrainian leader's industrial power base of Donetsk for a summit on regional cooperation but energy is expected to top the agenda.

• October 18, 2011

The second meeting of the Inter-parliamentary Commission on Cooperation between the Majilis (lower chamber) of the Kazakh Parliament and Parliament of Kyrgyzstan will be held in Bishkek on Oct.20-21, Majilis of Kazakhstan said on Tuesday.

• October 18, 2011

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.

• October 17, 2011

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.

• October 17, 2011

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.

• October 17, 2011