Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Turkey Vladimir Ivanovskiy has said Russia will not only build a planned nuclear plant but will also train and educate Turks since in time the project will need a substantial number of experts and qualified people to run it. He also says the plan is to further technology sharing in such other areas as space science.

• Date: 03.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 03.05.2011  |  External Relations  |  from todayszaman.com

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the "combat spirit" and combat skills of Georgia's armed forces.

• Date: 02.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 02.05.2011  |  Security  |  from kyivpost.com

Russian security forces on Friday killed 10 militants in a special operation in its violence-torn Northern Caucasus region, reports said.

• Date: 01.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from Yahoo! news

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

Strong post-crisis recovery in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region is expected to continue in 2011, although at a somewhat slower pace than in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its Regional Economic Outlook for Caucasus and Central Asia released in Tbilisi today.

• Date: 29.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.04.2011  |  Markets  |  from imf.org

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

The European Union needs Turkey more than Turkey needs to be part of the bloc, Turkey's chief negotiator for EU talks said Thursday in Istanbul.

• Date: 23.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

Rage against the election ban on 12 independent candidates poured out into the streets of Istanbul, Diyabakır, Van and Hakkari on Tuesday, drawing a harsh response from police.

• Date: 20.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 20.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com