Russia strengthens control over nation’s nuclear power industry
Russia is likely to continue monopolizing the supply of fuel to the nation’s nuclear power plants, after the Ukrainian government – in typical non-transparent fashion – picked a Russian state company to build Ukraine’s first producer of nuclear fuel.
Wary Japan seeks clarity on China military outlay
Japan expressed concern over China's growing military activities on Friday and urged Beijing to be clearer about its defence spending, as discord over islets in the East China Sea raised tensions between the Asian economic powers.
Lithuanian, Belarusian and Ukrainian foreign ministers discuss cooperation within framework of EU Eastern Partnership Initiative
On September 8, in Minsk, Lithuanian, Belarusian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers discussed in detail the issues of cooperation within the framework of the EU Eastern Partnership Initiative, reported BC the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ministers Audronius Azubalis, Sergei Martynov and Kostyantyn Gryshchenko agreed to better coordinate the activities of experts and institutions when preparing and submitting to the European Commission the joint projects in the fields of integrated border management, energy, transport and preservation of cultural heritage.
S.Korean minister warns of nuclear 'domino effect'
South Korea's point man on North Korea warned Thursday of a global "nuclear domino effect" unless the communist state scraps its atomic weapons.
Dombrovskis: Latvia is interested to attract investments from Germany in energy, transit and production sectors
Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel within the framework of her official visit to Latvia to discuss the cooperation between both countries in the area economy, in particular, the financial and economic situation, as well as current European Union issues, informs BC deputy head of communication department at the State Chancellery Laine Kučinska.
‘West should be fairer in approaching Turkey,’ says report
A new report from the International Crisis Group, ‘Turkey’s crisis over Israel and Iran,’ says the country’s Western partners ‘should be fairer’ in approaching Turkey. The report says the West should not use one-sided presentations of its policy on Iran or Israel to decide whether or not it is ‘Western’ and ‘European’
China seeks stable ties with U.S.
Trying to smooth over recently rocky relations before a visit to Washington, Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday told American officials that he wanted to see healthy and stable ties between the two countries. The meeting between Hu
Russia, Kazakhstan sign package of agreements
Russia and Kazakhstan have signed a package of agreements, including a document on the joint development of the Imashevskoye gas condensate field.
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