Obama offers to accept Iran's civilian nuclear programme
President Barack Obama has told Iran the United States would accept Tehran having a civilian nuclear programme if the Islamic state can prove it is not seeking atomic weapons, the Washington Post said Friday. Obama sent such a message to Tehran via Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who delivered it to Iran's Supreme leader Ali Khamenei last week, said the newspaper's foreign affairs columnist David Ignatius.
Russia's Gazprom bids for Greek utility
Russian gas giant Gazprom has submitted a preliminary bid to purchase the Greek gas corporation DEPA, deputy chairman Alexander Medvedev said Saturday.
Tajikistan Hosts Leaders of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan in Dushanbe for RECCA-V
Among the initiatives discussed were the CASA-1000 Power Transmission Project and the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project (TAPI).
US missile defense plans may signal strike on Iran, Russia warns
A unified missile defense system comprising the United States and six Arab states is a signal that a military strike on Iran could be on the horizon, says the Chairman of the State Duma's International Affairs Committee.
Kazakhstan and Georgia discuss energy cooperation
Charge d'Affaires of Kazakhstan to Georgia Adil Tursunov and Energy and Natural Resources Minister of Georgia Alexander Khetaguri discussed transit of Kazakh hydrocarbons through Georgia, as well as KazTransGas - Tbilisi Company's activity at a meeting in Tbilisi.
Pakistan and India to go to War over Water?
A peaceful and stable Pakistan is integral to western efforts to pacify Afghanistan, but Islamabad’s obsessions with its giant eastern neighbor may render such issues moot.
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan welcome international support for TAPI gas pipeline project
Ashgabat, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Afghan Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani at meeting in Ashgabat said there is considerable international resonance and interest of many countries and companies willing to participate in largest transnational Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India TAPI gas pipeline project implementation, Turkmen government said Thursday, Trend news agency reported.
Iran proposes Iraq, China as nuclear talks venue
Iran's foreign minister said İstanbul remains an acceptable location for talks with world powers over Tehran's nuclear program, but noted Wednesday that his country has proposed other venues - such as Iraq or China - for the negotiations scheduled to start next week.
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