Nuclear deals, trade agreements, signatures on international treaties: Russia has been in a cooperative mood since the turn of the year. Moscow has discovered the benefits of a less confrontational foreign policy.

• Date: 20.07.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.07.2010  |  Energy  |  from dw-world.de

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday that the European Union as well as the NATO military alliance should discuss security issues with Russia, in order to prevent conflicts arising.

• Date: 20.07.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.07.2010  |  External Relations  |  from euractiv.com

Dmitry Medvedev will begin a two-day working visit to Finland on Tuesday to agree on a new European security architecture and discuss bilateral cooperation in high technologies

• Date: 20.07.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.07.2010  |  External Relations  |  from itar-tass.com

The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's two-day visit to Pakistan seems to be a frustrated move to eliminate the years of mistrust and suspicion among the Pakistanis as she mentioned the matter of trust gap in her interaction with the media persons and members of the civil society in Islamabad.

• Date: 20.07.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.07.2010  |  External Relations  |  from people.com.cn

The Bulgarian Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB) have requested a meeting with the Energy Minister Traicho Traikov in order to discuss the energy negotiations between Bulgaria and Russia.

• Date: 19.07.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.07.2010  |  Energy  |  from novinite.com

Pakistan on Monday defended its civilian nuclear cooperation with China to build two nuclear reactors and said the plants will be open to the inspection of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

• Date: 19.07.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.07.2010  |  Energy  |  from peopledaily.com.cn

Russian and Ukrainian experts will discuss setting up a joint nuclear generation project on Tuesday, Ukraine's major energy company said.

• Date: 19.07.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.07.2010  |  Energy  |  from rian.ru

Their close relationship is a boon to Russia's trade economy as well as oligarchs looking to stash ill-gotten cash. Ties with Moscow are strengthened by Cypriots' skepticism of the U.S.

• Date: 19.07.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.07.2010  |  External Relations  |  from latimes.com