Central Asia benefits from peaceful development policy
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Chinese President Hu Jintao's agreement to deepen cooperation between China and Kazakhstan is a clear manifestation that the strategic partnership between the countries is working.
Experts: Water problem in Central Asia - inability to find compromise
Water problem in Central Asia is not a shortage of water, but the inability of the region to find a compromise, experts say
Chinese,Russian presidents discuss deeper co-op
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev met here Thursday and declared they were ready to further advance bilateral relations and cooperation.
An Answer to Gazprom Tariff: Alternative Energy Boost Has Finally Reached Ukraine
While politicians fight over the price of gas, Ukrainian businessmen cut down their energy expenses. Ukraine witnesses a boost in demand for alternative energy – biofuel and wind-power generators.
Russia, Georgia hold tense Caucasus talks
Russia and Georgia held tense talks on Tuesday on security and humanitarian issues unresolved since their 2008 war, differing over whether a new agreement is needed on the non-use of force.
China, Uzbekistan pledge to combat terrorism jointly
President Hu Jintao and his Uzbek counterpart pledged on Wednesday to jointly combat terrorism, a major concern for both countries.
UN Security Council slaps new sanctions on Iran
The UN Security Council voted in favor of new, tougher sanctions against Iran on Wednesday, scuttling a deal forged by Turkey and Brazil that would have let it exchange nuclear material for nuclear fuel from abroad.
Russia, Turkey, Iran meet ahead of U.S.-backed debate in United Nations
Leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran convened at a security summit meeting in Istanbul on Tuesday in a display of regional power that appeared to be calculated to test the United States just one day before a scheduled U.S.-backed debate in the U.N. Security Council on imposing tighter sanctions over Iran's nuclear program.
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