Russia needs more help from Norway in building radiation security
						 
					The agenda for a planned Russian-Norwegian summit on Wednesday includes a Russian proposal for extending Russian-Norwegian cooperation in nuclear and radiation security, whose current site is northwestern Russia, to other Russian regions, including the Baltic area 
 
						Yanukovych: Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia to enrich nuclear fuel
						 
					The governments of Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan, are to produce nuclear fuel in a joint venture, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said 
 
						Kyrgyzstan proposes military agreement to Russia
						 
					The interim government of Kyrgyzstan has invited Russia to keep its military bases in the Central Asian country for another 49 years 
 
						Defense secretary, Russian counterpart share common goals
						 
					It has been almost six years since a Russian defense minister set foot inside the Pentagon, and when Defense Secretary Robert Gates devotes Wednesday to hosting his Kremlin counterpart, Anatoly Serdyukov, they are expected to find common ground on a topic that would have been unimaginable during the Cold War. 
 
						Ukraine eyeing nuclear fuel production with Russia, Kazakhstan
						 
					Ukraine, along with Russia and Kazakhstan, is poised to produce nuclear fuel, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich announced during a joint press conference with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev 
 
						Nazarbayev agrees to increase Kazakh oil transit through Ukraine by 8 million tonnes
						 
					Ukraine and Kazakhstan have agreed to increase the transit of Kazakh oil across Ukraine by eight million tonnes, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has said. 
 
						Poll win shows Turks want more democracy, FM says
						 
					Sunday’s approval of constitutional reforms in a nationwide referendum indicates the Turkish nation’s will to live in a freer and more democratic environment in compliance with European Union standards, according to the country’s foreign minister. 
 
						Developing Russian Far East, rejuvenating northeast China
						 
Meanwhile, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin also showed up noticeably during a recent inspection tour of the Far East region as an indication of the resolve of the Russian central authorities to attach importance to the region's development. 
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