KAZINFORM /Ruslan Suleimenov/ On the threshold of the state visit of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to Vietnam Kazinform had an exclusive interview with President of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang.

• Date: 17.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 17.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from inform.kz

An International Monetary Fund official says the Belarusian government must show a firm commitment to stability and reforms in order to qualify for IMF loans.

• Date: 17.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 17.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from moneywatch.bnet.com

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has written a letter to Ukraine’s president warning that bilateral relations – now dominated by free-trade talks – could be damaged by the “political” prosecution of opposition politician Yulia Tymoshenko.

• Date: 15.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from theglobeandmail.com

Colombia sees various opportunities in getting closer to Azerbaijan by fostering collaboration in all range of spheres, from trade intensification, energy collaboration, exchange of experience in infrastructure and railway system to developing of academic and cultural ties.

• Date: 15.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from en.trend.az

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin agreed Friday to enhance energy cooperation between the two countries, sharing the view that bilateral economic ties have been deepening recently, the Foreign Ministry said.

• Date: 15.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from mdn.mainichi.jp

Cooperation in the oil and gas sector constitutes a major part of China-Russia economic relations, but it is not everything. While strengthening their energy cooperation, Chinese and Russian economic managers are now exploring new fields to diversify their economic ties and optimize the trade structure.

• Date: 14.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from futures.tradingcharts.com

The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons group says it obtained documents, through freedom of information, that reveal talks have been held with India to sell uranium to the nuclear-armed nation.

• Date: 14.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from abc.net.au

Spurred by the nuclear crisis in Japan, China and Taiwan are set to sign an agreement on nuclear power generation safety on Oct. 20

• Date: 14.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from asahi.com/