Minister for Europe David Lidington has updated Parliament on the UK's plans to engage with the Central Asian countries, 20 years on from their independence from the Soviet Union.

• Date: 23.02.2012  |  Published on EGF: 23.02.2012  |  External Relations  |  from ukinnigeria.fco.gov.uk

KAZINFORM Today Head of State Nursultan Nazarbayev has received Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan Omurbek Babanov, the President's press service reports.

• Date: 22.02.2012  |  Published on EGF: 22.02.2012  |  External Relations  |  from inform.kz

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and President of Afghanistan Hamid Karzai on the eve of Nowruz holiday will pay a visit to Tajikistan. The sides will discuss economic development of Afghanistan at a meeting of presidents of three countries to be held in Dushanbe, Mehr quoted Tajik Ambassador in Tehran Dovletali Khatamov as telling reporters on Wednesday.

• Date: 22.02.2012  |  Published on EGF: 22.02.2012  |  External Relations  |  from pda.trend.az

Russia has warned a strike against Iran could have "catastrophic" consequences and urged leaders not to rush into any conclusions after this week's failed mission by UN nuclear experts.

• Date: 22.02.2012  |  Published on EGF: 22.02.2012  |  External Relations  |  from telegraph.co.uk

European stock markets rose yesterday on confidence that a new bailout for Greece will finally be approved while sentiment got a boost from the latest Chinese move to ease credit.

• Date: 21.02.2012  |  Published on EGF: 21.02.2012  |  External Relations  |  from gulf-times.com

Consumer prices increased by 0.7% in January in Estonia compared to the previous month. Swedish bank Swedbank experts forecast that the inflation would continue growth in coming months, albeit, at a slower pace. The bank predicts that the price index would decrease in Lithuania in 2012, Swedbank said in a statement.

• Date: 21.02.2012  |  Published on EGF: 21.02.2012  |  Markets  |  from baltic-course.com

Bulgaria is set to renew on Tuesday its electricity exports that it stopped due to the severe winter conditions in the country.

• Date: 21.02.2012  |  Published on EGF: 21.02.2012  |  Energy  |  from novinite.com

The US is looking for signs the new leader is ready to stop the country's nuclear programme and return to international negotiations, known as the six-party talks, analysts say.

• Date: 20.02.2012  |  Published on EGF: 20.02.2012  |  External Relations  |  from thenational.ae