Kyrgyz-Russian Naturalization Agreement To Be Annulled
The head of the Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS) says the Russian government has approved a proposal to renounce an agreement with Kyrgyzstan on simplifying the naturalization of Kyrgyz citizens in Russia.
Russia, China join U.N. council in call for Syria peace
In a major diplomatic blow for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Russia and China joined the Security Council on Wednesday in voicing support for U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's bid to end violence that has brought Syria to the brink of civil war.
Russian, Kyrgyz Leaders Hold Short Meeting
Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin and Kyrgyzstan's President Almazbek Atambaev held a brief meeting before journalists at which Putin welcomed Atambaev's support for Kyrgyzstan's possible entry into the Belarus-Kazakhstan-Russia customs union.
North Korea invites UN nuclear inspectors
North Korea has invited the International Atomic Energy Agency to return, nearly three years after it kicked U.N. nuclear inspectors out of the country.
Russia Prepared to Back Annan's Syria Plan
Russia said it is prepared to support a U.N. Security Council resolution that would endorse a peace plan for Syria drafted by international envoy Kofi Annan.
Russia, Kazakhstan discuss Caspian sea legal status
A meeting between Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Grigory Karasin and Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Sarybai has been held in Moscow today, the ministry said.
Teck and China's Ministry of Agriculture Sign Agreement to Promote Zinc Fertilizer
Teck Resources LimitedLimited ("Teck", TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) and the National Agricultural Technology Extension Service Center of the Ministry of Agriculture of China (NATESC) announced today that they have signed an agreement to demonstrate and promote zinc fertilizer use in China.
Shale Gas in Europe: Poland and Ukraine as Pioneers
The biggest and most promising European shale gas deposits are located in Poland. The EIA estimates that the Polish shale gas reserves cover more than 300 years of domestic consumption. The unconventional reserves exceed the conventional ones by the factor of 32. So far 109 licences have been granted to national and international groups in Poland. Poland imported more than 10bn cubic metres of natural gas from Russia in 2011. On top of it, coal is used for 90% of electric power generation. Therefore the political support for the development of domestic shale gas production is exemplary.
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