The 27th Russia-EU summit wrapped up Friday in this western Russian city, with Russian and European Union leaders discussing the recent dispute over Russia's ban on EU vegetables, its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and a long-awaited visa-free regime.

• June 11, 2011

The 27th Russia-EU summit officially kicked off Friday in the western Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod.

• June 10, 2011

The meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of Defense Ministers in Brussels did not result in any mutual agreements. The representatives of the alliance rejected the Russian proposal to establish a common missile defense system (NMD) and refused to give Russia any written security guarantees.

• June 10, 2011

Kyrgyzstan is working on the introduction of various tools of Islamic finance in the country, Kyrgyz First Deputy Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov said

• June 9, 2011

Georgia will announce within days that it is removing its conditions on Russia's entry into the World Trade Organization, the leader of the Georgian opposition party said, citing a source close to President Mikheil Saakashvili's administration.

• June 9, 2011

Russia's state-controlled power trader Inter RAO UES cut on Thursday electricity supplies to Belarus by 200 MW from the current 400-500 MW over delayed debt payments

• June 9, 2011

This week, on June 9 and 10, a regular meeting of the Latvian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission will take place in Liepaja. During the meeting, both countries will sign a declaration on modernization partnership. The declaration will be signed by Latvian Economy Minister Artis Kampars (Unity) and Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin.

• June 7, 2011

India and Japan have agreed to restart talks on a bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement aimed at allowing Japanese companies to export atomic power technology and equipment to India.

• June 7, 2011