Senators back Georgia in WTO talks with Russia
Two U.S. senators urged the Obama administration on Wednesday not to sacrifice Georgia's security and sovereignty concerns in Washington's effort to help Moscow join the World Trade Organization.
Ex-Soviet States Set Up Free Trade Zone
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Ukraine and other ex-Soviet republics making up the Commonwealth of Independent State have agreed to set up a free trade zone.
Obama hits China on trade; cautious on currency bill
President Barack Obama accused China on Thursday of "gaming" international trade by keeping its currency weak, but was cautious about a bill before the Senate aimed at pressing Beijing to revalue the yuan.
British Firm Seeks Nuclear Partnerships with India
Britain’s Lloyd's Register, well known for its maritime interests, is reportedly close to signing a nuclear agreement with India.
The Free Trade Agreement Could Spoil South Korea's State Visit
For the obsessive-compulsive bureaucrat, there is no more invigorating exercise than preparing for a state visit by a foreign leader to the White House.
French EDF refuses Russian nuclear plant offer
France's energy giant EDF has refused a Russian offer to build a nuclear power plant, Lithuania's Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said after meeting his French counterpart Francois Fillon.
Turkey to resume gas purchase for Russia via Blue Stream projec
Turkey has decided that it will not renew for another five years a 25-year-old natural gas deal with Russia on the grounds that the energy-rich country’s supplier Gazprom has declined to discount the natural gas it sells to Turkey via the Russia-Turkey Western Pipeline, Today’s Zaman reported.
Belarus, Russia to Finalize Deal on Nuclear Power Plant Construction
The Russian Federation’s ambassador to Belarus Alekhandr Surikov told reporters in the Belarusian capital Minsk that a draft Belarusian-Russian interstate agreement on the construction of a new 2,400 megawatt nuclear power plant for Belarus will be ready in October.
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