Russia, China may blunt Western pressure on Iran
Russian and Chinese reluctance may complicate any Western campaign to parlay a U.N. watchdog report this month into political momentum for tougher sanctions on Iran over its disputed nuclear programme, diplomats and analysts say.
Azerbaijan and Its Gas Consortium Partners Sign Agreements With Turkey
On October 25 in Izmir, Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev and Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, witnessed the signing of agreements on the delivery and transit of Azerbaijani gas to Turkey and onward to European Union territory (Trend, Anatolia news agency, Platts Commodity News, October 26-28).
France to Assist Turkmenistan in Upgrading Country
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said Turkmenistan can rely on France in the modernization of the country.
FM: Switzerland ready to be third party in Georgian-Russian agreement on WTO
Switzerland will act as a third party in the Georgian-Russian agreement on Russia's joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), Head of the Georgian delegation and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergi Kapanadze told the Rustavi-2 television channel today.
China to Discuss Financial Crisis With Russia, Central Asian Nations.
Premier Wen Jiabao will discuss the global economic crisis and his vision for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization when he meets next week with his counterparts from the regional grouping, seen by Beijing as a vehicle for extending Chinese influence in Central Asia.
EU Stops Financing Ukrainian Projects.
From the next year the European Union stops allocating money for Ukrainian projects, which are not realized anyway, but will finance the reformation of certain industries, EU representative in Ukraine David Stulik told Deutsche Welle.
Lithuania and Denmark would assume the responsibility of presiding over EU and ensuring cooperation to overcome the debt crisis
President Dalia Grybauskaitė met the Prime Minister of Denmark, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, to discuss bilateral relations, the economic situation in Europe, the decisions made at the recent European Council meeting on the euro area debt crisis, ways of strengthening cooperation between the Nordic and Baltic countries, and energy security issues.
EU Rules Out Sanctions Against Ukraine Because of Tymoshenko Verdict
The European Union rules out imposition of any sanction against Ukraine for the jailing of former prime minister and leader of the Batkivschyna All-Ukrainian Association party Yulia Tymoshenko.
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