Ukraine urged to speed up reform programme
A senior EU official says Ukraine still has to take "decisive" action on its internal reform programme.
Ukraine by 2014 to bring gas laws in line with European requirements
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.
Protected by Russia, Abkhazia Cautiously Engages Georgia
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.
Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan is exemplary
Equal and mutually beneficial cooperation between Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan is an example for the development of bilateral ties.
How North Korea Built Its Nuclear Program
North Korea has been unusually blustery of late, threatening its southern neighbor with destruction, closing the jointly administered Keasong industrial complex , and flirting with what would be its fourth nuclear test since 2006.
China angered as Japan, Taiwan sign fishing agreement
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.
Europe should be allowed to purchase gas from Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan
EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger stated that European dependency on Russian gas must be reduced, APA-Economics reports.
South Stream shapes European Energy Security, Nabucco Falls Behind
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.
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