Iranian, Turkmen presidents meet in Beijing
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that Iran views Turkmenistan's progress and welfare as if it were its own.
China, Russia show unity against pressure on Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, urged international support on Tuesday for U.N. envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan for Syria, despite calls from Arab and Western states for a tougher response to the bloodshed.
Kazakh President starts official visit to China
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has today arrived in China for the official visit, the presidential press-service reported.
China to continue enhancing relations with Kyrgyzstan
China will continue to enhance relations with Kyrgyzstan, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China Wen Jiabao said at a meeting with Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev on Tuesday, the press service of the President said, KyrTAG reports.
India insists will not reduce oil import from Iran
Krishna also said India feels no obligation to observe United States’ unilateral sanctions on Iran, insisting that India will not cut its “legitimate” trade with Tehran.
Cooperation with Iran important to Armenia
Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Iran's Minister of Energy Majid Namjoo. President Sargsyan noted that Armenia attaches great importance to cooperation with friendly Iran.
US reaches out to Syria's allies in Russia
Washington reached out to Syria's most important ally and protector Saturday, urging Russia to join a coordinated effort to resolve the deadly conflict as the violence spilled across the border into Lebanon.
Why BP Will Stay In Russia
After considerable speculation as to who was divorcing who in the on-going TNK-BP saga, BP appears first to be stilted. The British oil major has received ‘unsolicited indications’ for its 50% holding in TNK-BP. The Anglo-Russian entity was valued at $60bn last year, with formative price tags predictably coming in at $30bn to ease BP’s divorce from its acrimonious AAR wife.
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