If Latvia and Lithuania have ''respectful attitude'', Belarus is ready for cooperation
In a press conference for local and foreign media on Tuesday, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko said that his country has no stereotyped policies towards Latvia and Lithuania, and that Minsk is prepared to cooperate if these countries have a ''respectful attitude'' towards Belarus
Economic cooperation between Latvia and Japan will be improved
Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis met the new Ambassador of Japan to Latvia Toshiyuki Taga. Both parties agreed that the two countries have stable relations in politics, economy, culture and education. It will become a stimulus for new projects, particularly in economics, and in the investment area, informed BC the State Chancellery and the Latvian Institute.
U.S. delegation seeks to calm spats between Japan, South Korea
The United States sent its top Asian diplomacy and security officials to South Korea and Japan to calm tensions between two U.S. allies whose squabbling has frustrated efforts to deal with a troublesome North Korea and an increasingly assertive China.
U.S., Russia talks on Syria end without breakthrough
International mediator Lakhdar Brahimi and envoys from Russia and the United States - backers of opposing sides in Syria's civil war - failed to make a breakthrough in talks on Friday seeking a political solution to the conflict.
Turkey Turning to Coal to Reduce Gazprom Dependence
Worried about dependence on pricier gas from Iran and Russia, Turkey is turning to its own coal. The country signed a deal with a United Arab Emirates company that will boost its coal-fired power capacity 67 percent.
Iran, Iraq, Syria sign transit agreement
Iran, Iraq, and Syria have signed an agreement to expand cooperation through boosting transit of goods through joint borders, the Fars News Agency quoted Iranian Deputy Roads and Urban Development Minister Shahryar Afandizadeh as saying.
U.S. envoy says Iran working to destabilize Yemen
Iran is working with southern secessionists in Yemen to expand its influence and destabilize the strategic region around the Straits of Hormuz, the U.S. envoy to Yemen was quoted as saying, Reuters reported.
India and Pakistan increases military activity in Kashmir
Tension continued to simmer and prevail along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan. The military activity has been increased mainly in Kashmir and Jammu, APA reports citing RIA Novosti.
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