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EU keeps sword of sanctions hanging over Belarus
European Union foreign ministers on Monday kept the threat of sanctions hanging over Belarus, but decided not to implement the threat in the hope of encouraging the authoritarian state towards democratic reforms.
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Yerevan and Moscow confirm interest in development of nuclear energy in Armenia
Yerevan and Moscow have confirmed their interest in cooperation for development of nuclear energy in Armenia, says a protocol adopted at the end of the recurrent meeting of Armenian-Russian intergovernmental commission held last Saturday in Russia’s city of Yekaterinburg. The meeting was chaired by Armenian prime minister Tigran Sarkisian and Russian transport minister Igor Levitin.
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Sanctions on Iran, dilemma for China
The United States has been forcing other countries to comply with the United Nations sanctions against Iran, and it has been blaming Chinese companies for breaking the embargoes on Iran.
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The NATO and Russia Embrace
When I gave my first public speech as secretary-general of NATO just over a year ago, I focused on the NATO-Russia relationship because I believe that it is crucial for global, not just European, security.
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Is Turkey turning its back on the West?
Its strategic position, next to the Middle East and Russia and astride Europe and Asia, means that Turkey has always mattered. But over the past decade its significance has hugely increased. For Turkey has gone through two big, and not always widely recognised, transformations: in its economic performance and in its foreign policy.
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Japan, India to sign trade, investment deal
The leaders of India and Japan were set to sign a sweeping agreement Monday on boosting trade while the visiting Indian prime minister pushed for a nuclear energy deal -- a touchy issue for Tokyo because of India's past atomic test blasts.
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Russian troops cannot pull out of Moldova - ambassador
Russian troops cannot be pulled out of Moldova. The statement came from the Russian ambassador in Chisinau Valery Kuzmin in response to a demand by Moldova’s Acting President Mihai Ghimpu.
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Kazakhstan Seeks to Strengthen Ties With EU
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazerbayev is set to this week visit Brussels and Paris, aiming to strengthen economic ties between the resource-rich central Asian nation and the European Union.
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