The Caspian region is now one of the most important geopolitical, economic, transportation and communication centers in Eurasia, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said at a recent government meeting, Turkmen government informed on Saturday.

• April 20, 2013

On April 17, the Kazakhstani government withdrew a proposed bill supporting the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF) from the Majilis, but the foreign ministry was quick to explain that Kazakhstan had no plans to reduce its support for international efforts to stabilize Afghanistan.

• April 20, 2013

On April 18, Yerevan hosted consultations between Armenian and Belarusian foreign ministries.

• April 19, 2013

Representatives of a Ukrainian think tank deplored the lack of understanding between Kyiv and Brussels on energy issues and called for a permanent expert panel to be created to improve communication.

• April 19, 2013

The United States and South Korea are negotiating a new nuclear cooperation agreement that will have consequences for the conflict with North Korea and President Obama’s broader nonproliferation agenda.

• April 19, 2013

ISSUE # 13
04/15/2013
The EU welcomes the pardoning of former Ukrainian Interior Minister Yuriy Lutsenko, the EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, Catherine Ashton, and the EU commissioner for enlargement and neighborhood policy, Stefan Fule, said on 8 April 2013. The EU officials added that Brussels was anticipating Kiev's decision on the remaining cases of what it saw as selective justice. READ MORE

• April 19, 2013

Foreign ministers of Turkey and Russia Ahmet Davutoglu and Sergei Lavrov discussed the Syrian crisis at a meeting on Wednesday, Turkish TRT Haber TV channel reported.

• April 18, 2013

Russia's government institutions and a significant number of private companies have not suffered any damage from the crisis in Cyprus, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said.

• April 18, 2013