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Russia's WTO entry benefits both Moscow and Brussels - Putin
Ukraine is interested in Azerbaijan's participation in the Viking rail transit route, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said while meeting with Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov
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China FM to discuss N. Korea nukes with S. Korea
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi was due in South Korea Wednesday for talks expected to cover North Korea's newly disclosed uranium enrichment programme and other issues, officials said.
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Saudi Arabia inks nuclear energy pact with France
Saudi Arabia and France yesterday signed a bilateral cooperation agreement on developing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
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Russia may extend grain export ban
Russia on Tuesday said it may extend a ban on grain exports that has been blamed for triggering global food price rises beyond its provisional expiry date of July 1.
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EU energy laws threaten Nord Stream pipeline -Yazev
European plans to liberalise energy markets have undermined Russian investments, including the second phase of the Nord Stream gas pipeline to Germany, Russian Gas Society President Valery Yazev said on Monday.
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A difficult balancing act for head of Gazprom
Alexei Miller will have to perform a careful balancing act when he goes into European energy policy negotiations later this week.
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Putin to seek 2050 gas 'roadmap' on Brussels visit
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who will be in Brussels on 24 February, will seek long-term special arrangements for his country's gas supplies to the EU, various speakers said yesterday (21 February). Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's envoy to the EU, warned that the talks could be "unpleasant".
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Russia summons US envoy over Japan islands dispute
The Russian foreign ministry on Monday summoned the US ambassador to Moscow over comments in which Washington reportedly backed the Japanese position in a simmering territorial row with Russia.
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