Ukrainian energy minister pledges smooth energy transit to EU
Ukraine will provide reliable energy transit to the European Union, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Industry Ministry quoted Minister Yuriy Boiko. The minister gave the assurances at the Brussels meeting with European Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger on Friday, September 21. Boiko stressed that Ukraine had created every condition for the uninterrupted transit of Russian gas to Europe.
Iran's nuclear issue has diplomatic solution, Russia says
Iran's nuclear issue can only be resolved through political and diplomatic tools, Russia Foreign Ministry spokesman, Alexander Lukashevich said.
Korea, Uzbekistan pledge cooperation on massive joint projects
South Korea and Uzbekistan pledged Thursday to work together to ensure a smooth implementation of large-scale joint projects, including one calling for building a massive gas-chemical plant in the Central Asian nation, a joint statement said.
Presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Russia hold private meeting
Presidents of Kyrgyzstan and Russia held a private meeting. Almazbek Atambayev, the Head of the Kyrgyz Republic, pointed that cooperation with Russia was of high priority for the republic. “All Kyrgyzstanis are glad to see you in our republic. There have been different relations between our countries, but we, in spite of everything, consider Russia as the main strategic partner,” he explained.
Putin Starts Kazakh Visit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has started a visit to Kazakhstan, where he is due to meet with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbaev and attend a forum on interregional cooperation in the northeastern Kazakh city of Pavlodar.
North Korea lacks rich relation in Russia
When people discuss the international dimension of the North Korean issue, Russia is always bound to feature prominently. Indeed, Russia is a great power, a member of the Group of Eight, and a neighbor of North Korea. It is usually assumed as well that Russia has numerous strategic interests in the area going back decades, even centuries.
EU energy chief hopes for smooth solution to Gazprom spat
The European Commission is holding intensive talks with Russia and expects to reach a compromise on a legal dispute between the bloc and its biggest gas provider, while avoiding disruption to energy supplies, the bloc's energy commissioner said on Monday.
Russia ready for dialogue with U.S. over unresolved issues after elections
Russia believed unresolved issues with the U.S., including the missile defense issue, could be settled only after the U.S. presidential election, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday.
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