Major energy events in Caspian region last week
Gazprom and the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) have signed an additional agreement to double Azerbaijani gas purchases to 3 billion cubic meters in 2012.
Britain warns Russia not to block UN effort over Syria
Downing Street warned Russia on Monday not to block efforts at the United Nations to bring a peaceful resolution to unrest in Syria.
Imran blames India, Pak leaders for failing to resolve Kashmir
Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan today held the present leadership of both India and Pakistan responsible for not being able to resolve the Kashmir issue.
India to talk with Indonesia on proposed coal export curbs
Expressing concern over the proposed restrictions on export of certain grades of coal by the Indonesian government, India Saturday said it would try to find a solution through bilateral talks.
Japan, Russia 'far apart' on territorial dispute
Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said Saturday that a heated, decades-long territorial dispute with Russia was far from solved even as they agreed to boost security and economic cooperation.
Iran, Russia, the United States, and Israel; No Common Ground
ust in case you recently emerged from a number of years hibernating in a cave, let’s give a surface scratching summation of the views of each side in this situation concerning the Iranian Nuclear Development Program. Iran insists that their nuclear program is strictly limited to medical research and isotope production and energy production. They profess absolute separation between the Iranian Revolutionary Guards ballistic missile program and their nuclear program. At the same time reports have claimed that some of the nuclear sites are located in close proximity to Revolutionary Guards instillations and under their direction.
Turkey and Russia: heading towards strong multi-dimensional and multi-directional cooperation
There are just two countries in the world which are both Asian and European at the same time.It is not just the geography of the two countries that make them simultaneously Asian and European but also their cultures, their politics, their histories and their economies. Russia and Turkey’s unique positions, not shared by any other countries, give them a different perspective on the world.
Ukraine, Kazakhstan & South Africa Becoming Factors in Export Market
Ukraine exported just over 2 million metric tons of grain in December, of which about 1.6 million metric tons (63 million bushels) was corn, according to U.S. Grains Council sources. The leading corn importers were Egypt, 252,000 tons; Spain, 350,000 tons; and Iran, 160,000 tons. Egypt, Tunisia and Spain took most of Ukraine's wheat shipments.
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