Ukraine plans by 2014 to liberalize gas laws in line with the requirements of European laws, Deputy Energy and Coal Industry Minister Volodymyr Makukha said at the Polish-Ukrainian gas conference in Warsaw on Thursday, April 11.

• Date: 11.04.2013  |  Published on EGF: 11.04.2013  |  Energy  |  from kyivpost.com

In the aftermath of the 2008 Russia-Georgia war, Russia recognized Abkhazia, a breakaway region of Georgia, as a fully independent country. Then, Moscow funneled half a billion dollars into Russian air, naval and border defense bases in Abkhazia, an entity almost the size of Kosovo.

• Date: 11.04.2013  |  Published on EGF: 11.04.2013  |  External Relations  |  from voanews.com

Equal and mutually beneficial cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan is an example for the development of bilateral ties.

• Date: 11.04.2013  |  Published on EGF: 11.04.2013  |  External Relations  |  from news.az

China expressed serious concern on Wednesday after Japan and Taiwan signed a fishing agreement for the seas around a disputed group of East China Sea islands which have been at the center of an increasingly hostile stand-off between Beijing and Tokyo.

• Date: 10.04.2013  |  Published on EGF: 10.04.2013  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com

EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger stated that European dependency on Russian gas must be reduced, APA-Economics reports.

• Date: 10.04.2013  |  Published on EGF: 10.04.2013  |  Energy  |  from news.az

The Eastern Europe unanimously placed its bet on the South Stream. Plain fact is that the new Europeans chose to protect their national interests in spite of all temptations and threats from Brussels and Washington.

• Date: 09.04.2013  |  Published on EGF: 09.04.2013  |  Energy  |  from newsblaze.com

Civil aviation authorities of Turkey and Russia signed a civil aviation agreement Monday to enhance cooperation in airspace use, code sharing and increasing the number of flights between the two countries.

• Date: 09.04.2013  |  Published on EGF: 09.04.2013  |  External Relations  |  from worldbulletin.net

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has warned Iran that time is running out for negotiations on its suspected nuclear weapons program.

• Date: 08.04.2013  |  Published on EGF: 08.04.2013  |  External Relations  |  from rferl.org