Russia wants “strong Indian presence” in the energy, pharmaceutical and IT sectors, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma.

• June 19, 2010

President Dmitry Medvedev met on Friday with Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor to discuss key issues of bilateral relations. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum

• June 18, 2010

Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan Ramil Usubov met Wednesday NATO's delegation led by Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons.

• June 18, 2010

In the run up to the 2008 presidential election, Dmitry Medvedev was asked what his first act would be if he got the top job. "I don't think there is anything specific or urgent to be done," he replied. "There are no such issues that are not already being addressed by the government. That's what makes the present situation so attractive."

• June 18, 2010

Russia has not been notified by Bulgaria on plans to abandon the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said on Thursday.

• June 18, 2010

Economic growth in South Asia has been and continues to be constrained by severe dearth in energy supply.

• June 18, 2010

The President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaite met with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano, who was in Vilnius to attend the international round-table discussion on regional nuclear energy projects, to be held in Vilnius

• June 18, 2010

Officially visiting the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė met with Grand Duke Henri and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, reported BC press service of Lithuanian president.

• June 18, 2010