Nuclear talks between Iran and the UN atomic agency failed yet again Wednesday, as a top US diplomat said she expected the IAEA to report Tehran to the UN Security Council soon.

• Date: 16.05.2013  |  Published on EGF: 16.05.2013  |  External Relations  |  from indiatimes.com

Yesterday, May 15, the second meeting of the Dialogue on Trade Issues, established in accordance with the "Memorandum on cooperation in trade between the Eurasian Economic Commission and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine" was held in Kyiv.

• Date: 16.05.2013  |  Published on EGF: 16.05.2013  |  External Relations  |  from for-ua.com

According to the Russian media, the subject of talks will be the situation in Syria, which recently has been discussed in Russia by British Prime Minister James Cameron as well

• Date: 15.05.2013  |  Published on EGF: 15.05.2013  |  External Relations  |  from abc.az

The first contingent of Kurdish rebels leaving Turkey as part of a peace deal with Ankara has arrived in the Harur area of Iraqi Kurdistan.

• Date: 15.05.2013  |  Published on EGF: 15.05.2013  |  External Relations  |  from rferl.org

Austria will resist British-led efforts to lift or dilute a European Union arms embargo on Syrian rebels, Chancellor Werner Faymann said on Tuesday, arguing that more weapons would only fan the fighting and may snuff out chances for peace talks.

• Date: 14.05.2013  |  Published on EGF: 14.05.2013  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com

Group of Seven finance officials agreed on Saturday to redouble efforts to deal with failing banks and gave a green light to Japan's drive to galvanize its economy.

• Date: 13.05.2013  |  Published on EGF: 13.05.2013  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com

The oil-shale oil production business plans of Estonian state-owned energy company Eesti Energia in the USA might come to an end if the amendments to the oil shale mining industry that were revealed at the end of March by the U.S. government come in force, LETA/Eesti Päevaleht writes.

• Date: 09.05.2013  |  Published on EGF: 09.05.2013  |  Energy  |  from baltic-course.com

Israel has asked Russia not to sell Syria an advanced air defense system which would help President Bashar al-Assad fend off foreign military intervention as he battles a more than two-year-old rebellion, Israeli officials said on Thursday.

• Date: 09.05.2013  |  Published on EGF: 09.05.2013  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com