Russia and China do not want armed intervention in Syria? Good deal! There was never any question, west side, repeat the Libyan episode in 2011. Causing blockage of Russia and China to the UN, it is not only the fear of a regime change in Damascus by international armed intervention that nobody wants. It is the fear of a regime change under external pressure whatsoever, whether diplomatic pressure, threats of financial penalties or energy.

• Date: 02.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 02.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from allvoices.com

Kazakh officials hope that recent trade deals with Germany and France will lead to a trade pact with the European Union that will fuel the Central Asian nation’s economic development.

• Date: 02.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 02.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from washingtontimes.com

China has welcomed North Korea's agreement to freeze nuclear activities in return for US food aid, a deal that raised cautious hopes of an easing of tensions under Pyongyang's new young leader.

• Date: 01.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 01.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from telegraph.co.uk

North Korea has agreed with the United States to suspend major elements of its atomic weapons programme in a surprise breakthrough that could pave the way for the resumption of long-stalled nuclear disarmament talks with the secretive state.

• Date: 01.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 01.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Turkmenistan and Turkey have signed a package of intergovernmental agreements after negotiations at the highest level in Ankara, an official Turkmen source said on Thursday.

• Date: 01.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 01.03.2012  |  External Relations  |  from en.trend.az

Military officials of Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan and China discussed arms reduction at the border during a special seminar in Astana, the press-service of the Kazakh Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

• Date: 29.02.2012  |  Published on EGF: 29.02.2012  |  External Relations  |  from pda.trend.az

Tajikistan's ambassador to Russia says his country expects Russia to pay rent for bases it uses on Tajik territory.

• Date: 29.02.2012  |  Published on EGF: 29.02.2012  |  External Relations  |  from rferl.org

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammedov, re-elected to his post in elections earlier this month with 97 percent of votes, has praised his country’s ties with Turkey.

• Date: 29.02.2012  |  Published on EGF: 29.02.2012  |  External Relations  |  from turkishpress.com