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Tajikistan ratifies WTO accession agreement
The lower house of Tajikistan’s parliament ratified an agreement on the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday, January 9 concluding Dushanbe's drive to join the trade body, RIA Novosti reported.
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Iran's Oil Exports Down 40 Percent Due To Sanctions
A top Iranian official says the country's oil exports have been slashed 40 percent in the past nine months by Western sanctions.
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Energy ties with Russia get priority
The National Assembly (NA) of Viet Nam pays great attention to the co-operation the country shares with Russia in the energy sector and is constantly working to create favourable conditions for Russian enterprises to increase their investment in Viet Nam , according to NA Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan.
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Turkey intends to acquire oil fields in Libya
Turkey plans to acquire new oil fields in Libya at the Fizan block, the Sabah newspaper quotes Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz as saying on Monday.
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The Myths and Realities of Vladimir Putin’s Eurasian Economic Union
Why use the OSCE to take a “jibe” at you know who ? When on 6 December 2012, in the margins of the OSCE ministerial meeting in Dublin, the US state secretary Ms. Hillary Clinton warned about "a new effort by oppressive governments to "re-Sovietize" much of Eastern Europe and Central Asia" , many observers of Eurasian affairs might have wondered why she lashed out at Russia just before meeting foreign minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss the Syrian crisis. READ MORE
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Japan likely to increase defense spending due to isles row
Japan's government is likely to increase defense spending for the first time in 11 years, Japanese media reported on Saturday, as newly elected Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledges a sterner response to a territorial dispute with China.
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Israel disarmament key to resolve Iran nuclear issue
Turkish President Abdullah Gul has stressed the importance of eradicating nuclear weapons in the region, saying the atomic disarmament of Israel would be the key to resolving outstanding issues pertaining to Iran’s nuclear energy program.
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Tehran Posits Itself as Provider of Energy Security
Seeking closer economic ties, Iran posited itself as an attractive transit destination to other countries and a net provider of energy security at a press conference by top official Saeed Jalili, who is being spoken as a presidential candidate to replace Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on his completion of two terms in office
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By George Niculescu,