The two-day Global Forum on Sustainable Energy opened Thursday in Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna to discuss the potential of renewable energies and opportunities for greater energy policy between the Danube region and the Caucasus region.

• Date: 29.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from People's Daily

Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Viktor Yanukovich of Ukraine have given a joint press conference, the official website of the Azerbaijani President reported.

• Date: 29.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Strong post-crisis recovery in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region is expected to continue in 2011, although at a somewhat slower pace than in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its Regional Economic Outlook for Caucasus and Central Asia released in Tbilisi today.

• Date: 29.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.04.2011  |  Markets  |  from imf.org

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