Gazprom Is Still Calculating Discount for Bulgaria
Bulgaria managed to negotiate special terms for the supply of Russian gas regardless of its abrupt withdrawal from the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline and the Belene NPP energy projects, Russian media outlets note.
Kazakhstan takes measures to remove country's airlines from EU black list
Civil Aviation Committee of Kazakhstan is taking active steps to remove the country's airlines from the EU black list, Ministry of Transport and Communications of Kazakhstan told Trend on Thursday.
Kazakh President, Iranian Vice President debated bilateral relations aspects
Today President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has received Vice President of Iran Mohammad Javad Mohammadizadeh.
U.S. supports Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan trans-border agreement
Robert O. Blake, U.S. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian affairs appreciated the trans-boundary agreement on transit among Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan, CA-News reported.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev receives credentials of new Uzbek ambassador
President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has received the credentials of new Uzbek ambassador Sherzod Fayziyev. The ambassador presented his credentials to President Aliyev. Then the Azerbaijani President made conversation with the ambassador Fayziyev extended President Islam Karimov`s best wishes to the Azerbaijani leader.
Belarus, Kazakhstan discuss parliamentary relations
Chairman of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus Vladimir Andreichenko met with Chairman of Majilis of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Nurlan Nigmatulin, Chairman of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan Asylbek Zheenbekov in St Petersburg on 16 May, BelTA learnt from the press service of the House of Representatives.
Growing Ukrainian-Russian Arms Export Cooperation
Although President Viktor Yanukovych publicly portrays his foreign policy as multi-vector – balancing between Russia and the West – in reality, there has been a substantial shift in Ukraine’s orientation toward Russia (see EDM, November 3, 2009, January 20, 2010, January 29, 2010). Yanukovych’s multi-vectorism is pro-Russian in contrast to the pro-Western multi-vectorism pursued by President Leonid Kuchma.
Atambayev invites Putin to visit Kyrgyzstan for official visit
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit Kyrgyzstan for an official visit, the press service of the Kyrgyz President reported on Wednesday. The invitation was accepted with gratitude.
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