The two-day Global Forum on Sustainable Energy opened Thursday in Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna to discuss the potential of renewable energies and opportunities for greater energy policy between the Danube region and the Caucasus region.

• Date: 29.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from People's Daily

Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Viktor Yanukovich of Ukraine have given a joint press conference, the official website of the Azerbaijani President reported.

• Date: 29.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

A United States congressional delegation heading to Azerbaijan said they intend to thank Azerbaijan for being a strong U.S. ally, while pushing for “democratic institutions.”

• Date: 28.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

The interior ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), an intergovernmental security body, will meet on Thursday in the Kazakh capital Astana to discuss efforts to fight crime.

• Date: 28.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from rian.ru

Kyrgyzstan and Turkey increased the visa-free regime for citizens of both states up to 90 days. The Prime Ministers of both countries signed a relevant agreement yesterday in Ankara within the framework of an official visit of Kyrgyz PM Almazbek Atambayev. Previously, visa-free regime functioned for 30 days.

• Date: 27.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from 24.kg

China and Kyrgyzstan agreed on Tuesday to promote regional peace and security via closer cooperation on law enforcement and security.

• Date: 27.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from People's Daily

The report said recent International Monetary Fund forecasting had predicted China would surpass US real economic output in the very near future.

• Date: 26.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 26.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from associatedcontent.com

The Islamic Republic of Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan will take part in a joint project for construction of a railway connecting cities in three countries to each other, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said.

• Date: 25.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from payvand.com