India, Russia to study economic pact with Belarus, Kazakhstan
India and Russia have jointly agreed to study a comprehensive economic co-operation agreement with Belarus, Kazakhstan and the Russia Customs Union.
Iran And Turkmenistan Ready To Develop Trade
ranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said his country was prepared to raise its trade volume with the Central Asian nation to $10 billion, up from $5 billion in 2011.
Iran Ready To Enhance Barter Trade With Pakistan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that there is currently no obstacle in the way of expanding barter trade exchanges with different countries, particularly Pakistan, FNA reported.
Azerbaijan discusses military cooperation with China and Uzbekistan
On 16 July Defence Minister of Azerbaijan, colonel general Safar Abiyev received ambassadors of China Hun Tsui and Uzbekistan Sherzod Fayziyev, News.Az reported.
Turkmen president to discuss cooperation issues in Switzerland
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov will pay an official visit to the Swiss Confederation in October 2012, the Turkmen government reported today with reference to Swiss President Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf's greetings addressed to the Turkmen leader.
Armenia, Georgia Hold More Nonproliferation Drills
Armenia and Georgia have held fresh Western-sponsored training exercises aimed at improving their capacity to prevent illegal trafficking of weapons of mass destruction through their territories.
18,000 Warheads Converted to Nuclear Fuel
Well over four hundred tons of uranium have been converted from former Soviet Union nuclear warheads. Called “Megatons to Megawatts,” the program was started by USEC, a global energy company and leading supplier of nuclear fuel.
Migrants from Central Asia coming to Russia
Today, the bulk of immigrants to Russia come from Central Asia, and the trend is likely to remain over the next 10-15 years. The most recent Russian census showed that the number of Uzbeks, Tajiks, and Kyrgyz living in the country had roughly doubled since the previous count.
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