Ukraine wants Azerbaijan to join Viking rail transit route
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
UK committed to nuclear talks with Iran
Britain remained committed to talks with Iran on its nuclear program, British Prime Minister David Cameron said on a tour of the Middle East
Russia may extend grain export ban
Russia on Tuesday said it may extend a ban on grain exports that has been blamed for triggering global food price rises beyond its provisional expiry date of July 1.
Saudi Arabia inks nuclear energy pact with France
Saudi Arabia and France yesterday signed a bilateral cooperation agreement on developing nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
China FM to discuss N. Korea nukes with S. Korea
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi was due in South Korea Wednesday for talks expected to cover North Korea's newly disclosed uranium enrichment programme and other issues, officials said.
Kazakh leader's China visit to yield energy deals
A visit to China by Kazakhstan's long-standing leader is further reinforcing the growing Chinese role in the resource-rich Central Asian nation, with deals to be signed Tuesday on uranium supplies and financing for oil projects.
Russia summons US envoy over Japan islands dispute
The Russian foreign ministry on Monday summoned the US ambassador to Moscow over comments in which Washington reportedly backed the Japanese position in a simmering territorial row with Russia.
Putin to seek 2050 gas 'roadmap' on Brussels visit
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, who will be in Brussels on 24 February, will seek long-term special arrangements for his country's gas supplies to the EU, various speakers said yesterday (21 February). Vladimir Chizhov, Russia's envoy to the EU, warned that the talks could be "unpleasant".
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