Putin Promises Oil and Ski Jobs to North Caucasus
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unveiled ambitious development goals for the volatile North Caucasus on Tuesday, promising 400,000 new jobs, an oil center in Chechnya and ski resorts stretching from the Black to the Caspian seas.
Russia's foreign policy reset has begun
There can be no better foundation for modernisation in Russia than WTO membership, says Dmitry Trenin
Iran says nuclear talks can resume if conditions met
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said that Tehran could resume talks from September 1 with the six world powers over its atomic program should a number of conditions be met.
Obama urges Mid-East talks
US President Obama urges Israelis and Palestinians to resume direct peace talks before a settlement freeze expires in September.
Lithuania and Belarus signed a communication on cooperation in energy and transport sectors
Prime Minister of Belarus Sergei Sidorsky and Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius have signed a communication on economic cooperation, focusing on energy security issues mostly.
Bulgaria Aims to Kick Russian Energy Habit
Bulgaria plans to overcome its overwhelming dependence on Russian energy by building new gas pipeline links with neighboring Greece, Romania, Turkey and Serbia, a draft energy strategy showed on Monday.
Russia and 2 Neighbors Form Economic Union
The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan took their longest stride to date in linking their economies, forming a customs union that they say will soon evolve into a more ambitious common market, with Russia at its hub.
Opinion: Cooling ties or not, Turkey and the EU need each other
Recently, much has been made of the notion that EU accession is losing importance for Turkey. But this doesn't mean Ankara is turning its back on Europe, says Bahaeddin Guengoer of Deutsche Welle's Turkish service.
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