Russia welcomes Iran’s readiness to discuss fuel exchange
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Anderi Nesterenko in a statement published here on Tuesday welcomed Iran’s readiness for technical talks in the field of exchanging nuclear fuel for Tehran Research Reactor.
The Kremlin’s New Policy in Its Near Abroad
In August 2008, Russia’s relations with its post-Soviet neighbors reached an all-time low in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia war. Not one single country in the region recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia because it would have endangered its own claim to territorial integrity.
Athens presses for South Stream pipeline
The South Stream gas pipeline to Europe will top the agenda during bilateral talks between Greek and Bulgarian officials Tuesday in Sofia, officials said.
Moscow calls for resumption in Transdniestria talks
Moscow is calling for negotiations to resume on settling the conflict over Transdniestria, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Secretary of State Grigory Karasin said.
Russia: EU sanctions on Iran 'unacceptable'
Moscow has said the new EU sanctions on Iran will undermine efforts for a political-diplomatic resolution with Iran. Russia backed last month's UN sanctions but condemned unilateral measures by the US and the EU.
Kyrgyzstan in need of institutional rebuilding as well as financial aid
With tensions still high after June's ethnic violence, a donor conference in Kyrgyzstan has pledged $1.1 billion (0.8 billion euros) to help the country rebuild. Experts say institutional rebuilding is equally important.
Lithuania and Poland are a striking contrast to Russia in terms of environmental protection
Environmentalists who traveled by bike along the Baltic coast earlier in July 2010 have slammed Russia's environmental policy, drawing unfavorable comparisons with that of its neighboring Baltic countries, LETA reports referring to St.Petersburg Times.
Tolerant to Western criticism, Iran is sensitive to Russia's
Moscow and Tehran have been living through a period of chill in their relations. It was evidenced in Moscow's reaction to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent words accusing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev of becoming "the spokesman for the Iran' s enemies."
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