James Appathurai, special representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia of NATO, will discuss the regional problems, as well as the frozen conflicts with US officials next week, APA’s US correspondent reports.

• Date: 26.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 26.02.2011  |  External Relations  |  from apa.az

Russia's parliament approved a deal with the United States on Friday to allow transit for military equipment and personnel across Russia to the NATO force in Afghanistan, easing reliance on Pakistan as a transit route.

• Date: 26.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 26.02.2011  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com

First, Germany announced that it would suspend its draft, ending one of the touchstones of its post-World War II society. Then Britain and France, frequent rivals since at least the Norman Conquest, announced plans to share military equipment and research. And smaller countries across Europe are cutting defense budgets and shrinking militaries that were never large to begin with.

• Date: 26.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 26.02.2011  |  Security  |  from twincities.com

In Kyrgyzstan, deputies initiate formation of parliamentary commission of inquiry into involvement of people, detained by special services, into terrorist acts, deputy Kanybek Osmonaliev announced the suggestion at today’s session of the Parliament

• Date: 25.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.02.2011  |  Markets  |  from trend.az

Russia's decision to plough more than 400 billion pounds into upgrading its armed forces is motivated by a fear of China and radical Islam on its southern borders.

• Date: 25.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.02.2011  |  Security  |  from telegraph.co.uk

Last week Kamitsuki Toyohisa, the Japanese Foreign Ministry counselor for European Affairs, said that the relationship between his country and Russia is "at its worst point in decades."

• Date: 25.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.02.2011  |  External Relations  |  from mediamonitors.net

Bangladesh has signed here a "primary deal" with Russia for installing a 2,000 MW nuclear power plant, which would be its first.

• Date: 25.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.02.2011  |  Energy  |  from mangalorean.com

Ukraine is interested in Azerbaijan's participation in the Viking rail transit route, Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said while meeting with Azerbaijan's Minister of Foreign Affairs Elmar Mammadyarov

• Date: 24.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.02.2011  |  External Relations  |  from rt.com