EU threatens cut-off, talks with Russia continue
CYPRUS’S finance minister pleaded with Russia for help on Wednesday to avert a financial meltdown after the island's parliament rejected the terms of a European bailout, raising the spectre of a looming default and bank crash.
Ukraine Looks to Turkmenistan to Solve Its Energy Security Challenges
On February 12, Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych paid a three-day visit to gas-rich Turkmenistan to sign a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation and reiterate Kyiv’s interest in resuming direct imports of the Central Asian country’s natural gas, which were suspended in 2006 (Interfax-Ukraine, February 14).
Economic cooperation strengthens between Latvia and Turkmenistan
Chairman of the Riga Shipyard of the Latvian Republic, Director of the Eiroholdings Company, Vasilijs Melniks, will hold meetings at the State Service of Maritime and River Transport of Turkmenistan and other agencies, State News Agency Turkmen Dovlet Khabarlary (TDH) reported on Tuesday.
China criticizes U.S. anti-missile North Korea plan
China said on Monday U.S. plans to bolster missile defenses in response to provocations by North Korea would only intensify antagonism, and urged Washington to act prudently
New South Korean Leader Affirms Strategic Partnership with Kazakhstan
Although the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula has been drawing most international attention, from the perspective of Central Asia, another interesting question is whether the new South Korean government will pursue as vigorous a Central Asian strategy as its predecessor.
Russia Prepares for War with the US and NATO, While Lacking Resources
Sergei Shoigu, a former long-time emergency situations minister (MChS) and a former Moscow region governor is a well-known and popular figure in Russia—according to recent independent Leveda-Tsentr polls, he is at present more popular than Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.
Ukraine gives its gas transport system to Azerbaijan in exchange for Azeri oil in 2016 and construction of hydroelectric plant
The Ministry of Energy & Coal Industry of Ukraine informs that Stavitsky was received by First Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Yagub Eyubov, met with Industry & Energy Minister Natig Aliev, participated in a meeting with involvement of representatives of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) and Azerenerji OJSC.
Britain holds talks with Russia
Jihadi groups in Syria could have been behind last month’s attempted assassination of opposition leaders at a Turkish border crossing, according to a leading analyst.
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