After Sunday's parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, five political parties now are deep in talks about forming a coalition government. During the campaign, several parties said the new government should close an American run base that supports NATO in Afghanistan.

• Date: 15.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 15.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from globalsecurity.org

Ukraine on Friday, Oct. 15, will start talks with Belarus on the issue of Ukrainian electricity supplies to Lithuania through Belarus, Fuel and Energy Minister of Ukraine Yuriy Boiko told journalists in Vilnius on Thursday

• Date: 15.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 15.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from kyivpost.com

The Russian nuclear industry has profited handsomely from building reactors in developing countries, including India, China and Iran. Now it is testing the prospect of becoming a major supplier to the European Union, too.

• Date: 14.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from nytimes.com

European Union and Ukrainian officials on Wednesday said they were likely to approve a free-trade agreement "sooner rather than later," two weeks after Ukraine's president appeared to reject the idea of a deal.

• Date: 14.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from indiatimes.com

European Union and Ukrainian officials on Wednesday said they were likely to approve a free-trade agreement "sooner rather than later," two weeks after Ukraine's president appeared to reject the idea of a deal.

• Date: 14.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from earthtimes.org

German industry leaders called Wednesday for Berlin to draw up a new business strategy for Central Asia and Russia amid growing competition in the region from China.

• Date: 14.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from earthtimes.org

The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission (CEC) agreed Wednesday to consider a recount of Sunday's parliamentary election after claims one party may have unfairly missed representation.

• Date: 14.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2010  |  Markets  |  from ce.cn

A two-week standoff between China and Japan over a boat collision has once again underlined the communist state's penchant for bullying its neighbors, and might have done more harm than good for the emergence of China as the leader in the region over the long term.

• Date: 13.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 13.10.2010  |  Markets  |  from japantimes.co.jp