A United States congressional delegation heading to Azerbaijan said they intend to thank Azerbaijan for being a strong U.S. ally, while pushing for “democratic institutions.”

• Date: 28.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

Some 200 members of Syria's ruling Baath party are reported to have resigned over the violent crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrations.
The resignations were centred on the southern city of Deraa, a focal point of violence that has allegedly killed 450 people in six weeks.

• Date: 28.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.04.2011  |  Security  |  from bbc.co.uk

The interior ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), an intergovernmental security body, will meet on Thursday in the Kazakh capital Astana to discuss efforts to fight crime.

• Date: 28.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from rian.ru

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, speaking at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, called yesterday for new world rules to be drawn up on safety at nuclear plants.

• Date: 27.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from thepeninsulaqatar.com

Kyrgyzstan and Turkey increased the visa-free regime for citizens of both states up to 90 days. The Prime Ministers of both countries signed a relevant agreement yesterday in Ankara within the framework of an official visit of Kyrgyz PM Almazbek Atambayev. Previously, visa-free regime functioned for 30 days.

• Date: 27.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from 24.kg

China and Kyrgyzstan agreed on Tuesday to promote regional peace and security via closer cooperation on law enforcement and security.

• Date: 27.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 27.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from People's Daily

The report said recent International Monetary Fund forecasting had predicted China would surpass US real economic output in the very near future.

• Date: 26.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 26.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from associatedcontent.com

As the world marks 25th year of the world’s worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in Ukraine, the anniversary has gained an eerily contemporary resonance after the earthquake in Japan which damages reactors at the Fukushima power plant and prompts leaks of radiation

• Date: 26.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 26.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com