Latvians began voting on Saturday in a crucial parliamentary election that could see a leftist ethnic Russian party gaining ground as the country suffers the effects of a deep recession.

• Date: 02.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 02.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from Deutsche Welle

Diplomatic efforts to salvage the Mideast peace process have failed to lead to a breakthrough as US special envoy George Mitchell joined EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to seek ways to end the deadlock.

• Date: 02.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 02.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from Deutsche Welle

KIEV, Ukraine Answering the question about the European energy security, President Yanukovych emphasized that the stability in energy supplies cannot be achieved without establishing smooth and long term relationships among the nations, which supply,

• Date: 01.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 01.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from News from Caucasus

A new US lawmakers' bill aimed at exerting pressure on China's currency policy has stirred up fresh tension between the two economic superpowers, but commentators believe the effect on the wider conflict will be minimal.

• Date: 01.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 01.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from Deutsche Welle

chancellor Angela Merkel at the luxury French beach resort of Deauville from October 18-19. Both invitations concerned joint security concerns of the West and Russia. Western media reported that the NATO invitation was a "bid to enhance security

• Date: 01.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 01.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from News from Pacifik

Russia is staking its economic future on its controversial territorial claim to a huge slice of the fast-melting Arctic, which holds up to a quarter of the world's untapped energy resources, and is set to launch an unprecedented diplomatic campaign to

• Date: 01.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 30.09.2010  |  External Relations  |  from news.yahoo.com

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast warns Russia that siding with the US against Iran will harm Moscow’s long-term interests, APA reports quoting presstv.ir website.

• Date: 29.09.2010  |  Published on EGF: 29.09.2010  |  External Relations  |  from apa.az

Russia's largest hydropower company, RusHydro, on Tuesday signed a deal jointly to build renewable energy enterprises in southern Kazakhstan with the regional government of Jambyl.

• Date: 29.09.2010  |  Published on EGF: 29.09.2010  |  Energy  |  from People's Daily