Defending his efforts to contain Iran's nuclear ambitions, President Barack Obama said Sunday that economic sanctions against Tehran have had "enormous bite," and that he will consult with other nations on additional steps to ensure that Iran does not acquire an atomic weapon.

• Date: 14.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from vxec.com

Further sanctions against Iran are "for sure", but the EU should not rule out other options including military action, Dutch Foreign Minister Uri Rosenthal said on Monday, ahead of a meeting with EU counterparts.

• Date: 14.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from news24.com

The two presidents meet on sidelines of trade summit in Hawaii, discuss 'wide-ranging' topics including Syria, Afghanistan, and European missile defense.

• Date: 13.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from haaretz.com

South Korea's nuclear envoy Lim Sung Nam left Sunday for Vienna for talks on ways to revive stalled negotiations on North Korea's nuclear disarmament.

• Date: 13.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from straitstimes.com

US president Barack Obama has said he and Chinese president Hu Jintao want to ensure that Iran lives by "international rules and norms" amid fresh allegations that Tehran is conducting nuclear weapons work in secret.

• Date: 13.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from independent.co.uk

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Wednesday that Iran won't retreat "one iota" from its nuclear program, denying claims that it seeks atomic weapons. Key ally Russia gave the Islamic Republic a major boost, rejecting tighter sanctions despite a U.N. watchdog report detailing suspected arms-related advances.

• Date: 11.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from yahoo.com

The active phase of the joint Armenian-Russian tactical training with firing practice was held on Alagyaz training ground of Armenia.

• Date: 11.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from news.az

“Russia joined the WTO and now does not need goods from Kyrgyzstan,” the Dordoi Trade Union member Ismat Shamiyev stated at today’s conference “Employment in the KRG: problems and political choice”.

• Date: 11.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from 24.kg