Lithuanian, Belarusian and Ukrainian foreign ministers discuss cooperation within framework of EU Eastern Partnership Initiative
On September 8, in Minsk, Lithuanian, Belarusian and Ukrainian Foreign Ministers discussed in detail the issues of cooperation within the framework of the EU Eastern Partnership Initiative, reported BC the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ministers Audronius Azubalis, Sergei Martynov and Kostyantyn Gryshchenko agreed to better coordinate the activities of experts and institutions when preparing and submitting to the European Commission the joint projects in the fields of integrated border management, energy, transport and preservation of cultural heritage.
S.Korean minister warns of nuclear 'domino effect'
South Korea's point man on North Korea warned Thursday of a global "nuclear domino effect" unless the communist state scraps its atomic weapons.
Wildfires return to Russia, destroy 400 homes
Wildfires returned to Russia, sweeping through several villages in Siberia and burning down more than 400 homes.
China beats US in renewable energy rankings
China had overtaken the US to lead a quarterly index of the most attractive countries for renewable energy projects for the first time, according to a list compiled by the global accounting firm Ernst & Young.
China corners vital market
In the race to build advanced industrial and military products, China has a key advantage: the world's biggest reserves of rare earth minerals that are essential to many of these products.
Dombrovskis: Latvia is interested to attract investments from Germany in energy, transit and production sectors
Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel within the framework of her official visit to Latvia to discuss the cooperation between both countries in the area economy, in particular, the financial and economic situation, as well as current European Union issues, informs BC deputy head of communication department at the State Chancellery Laine Kučinska.
‘West should be fairer in approaching Turkey,’ says report
A new report from the International Crisis Group, ‘Turkey’s crisis over Israel and Iran,’ says the country’s Western partners ‘should be fairer’ in approaching Turkey. The report says the West should not use one-sided presentations of its policy on Iran or Israel to decide whether or not it is ‘Western’ and ‘European’
China seeks stable ties with U.S.
Trying to smooth over recently rocky relations before a visit to Washington, Chinese President Hu Jintao yesterday told American officials that he wanted to see healthy and stable ties between the two countries. The meeting between Hu
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