Kazakhstan may join the World Trade Organization (WTO) next year, Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov said in Astana addressing a meeting with Kazakhstan's diplomatic missions' heads on Tuesday.

• Date: 13.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

RUSSIAN Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's spokesman says the results of contested parliamentary polls will stand despite massive street protests and a probe by the election authorities.

• Date: 12.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from news.com.au

According to Statistics Estonia, in October 2011 compared to the same month of the previous year, exports of goods grew by 23% and imports by 26% at current prices. The trade with Russia influenced the increase of exports as well as imports the most.

• Date: 12.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from stat.ee

Iran is facing ominous rhetoric and deadly explosions as the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia step up efforts to open Iran's nuclear facilities to inspection. Tehran is gauging its support from abroad. Syria, a longstanding ally, is in turmoil and Hezbollah in Lebanon would be of only limited help.

• Date: 12.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from atimes.com

Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies says it will cut back its business in Iran, where it aids state-run telecom operators, due to the "increasingly complex situation" there.

• Date: 10.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from Yahoo! news

A draft interstate Ukrainian-Russian 'gas' agreement foresees the creation of two joint ventures jointly with OAO Gazprom (50% and 50% stakes) on the basis of the Ukrainian gas transportation system, according to the Dzerkalo Tyzhnia Ukraine weekly, with reference to its own sources.

• Date: 10.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from ukrvideonews.com

Thousands of people have attended the biggest anti-government rally in the Russian capital Moscow since the fall of the Soviet Union.

• Date: 10.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.12.2011  |  Markets  |  from bbc.co.uk

Russia announced that it will not join any efforts to sanction Iran’s oil and gas sector..

• Date: 09.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from radiozamaneh.com