Georgian PM, Nika Gilauri, met with Kazakh President, Nursultan Nazarbayev, in Astana on December 7 to discuss “bilateral relations, trade and economic cooperation,” the Kazakh President’s administration said.

• Date: 08.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 08.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from news.az

France still considers India as an attractive investment destination despite the Government's flip-flop on FDI in retail.

• Date: 07.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 07.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from thehindubusinessline.com

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has called for Russia's parliament election to be annulled and a new vote held. He said the results do not reflect the will of the people, and authorities must admit to fabrications and rigging.

• Date: 07.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 07.12.2011  |  Markets  |  from voanews.com

Kazakhstan has once again reaffirmed its commitments to human rights and fundamental freedoms, said the Kazakh Minister of Foreign Affairs Yerzhan Kazykhanov at a meeting of the Council of OSCE Foreign Ministers held in Vilnius.

• Date: 07.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 07.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from caspionet.kz

With India and Israel being at an advanced stage of finalising a free trade agreement, the bilateral trade is likely to touch $15 billion from around $5 billion now, said Mr Alon Ushpiz, Ambassador of Israel to India.

• Date: 06.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 06.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from thehindubusinessline.com

The chairman of presidential Atomic Energy Security Council (AESC) refuted statements of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia suggesting Armenian nuclear power plant poses security threat to the region.

• Date: 06.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 06.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from panarmenian.net

Russia will continue render assistance to Kyrgyzstan – they will not let them die, but a golden rain is not expected. Andrey Grozin, Russian expert, head of the Central Asia and Kazakhstan Department of the CIS Countries Institute, stated at today’s demonstration lecture.

• Date: 06.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 06.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from 24.kg

The Australian Uranium Association (AUA) has welcomed the Australian Labor Party’s decision to change its national policy platform to allow for uranium sales to India.

• Date: 05.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 05.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from miningweekly.com