Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan will set up a joint container shipping company, Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev told a press conference in Saint Petersburg on 15 June, Kazinform has learned from BelTA.

• June 18, 2012

The Parliamentary Committee for International Affairs decided to cancel its decision as of February 27, 2012 to approve ratification of the agreement between Kyrgyzstan and Russia on cooperation in the sphere of oil and oil products supply, CA-NEWS reported.

• June 18, 2012

Stability in South Asia will remain a "distant dream" as long as the Kashmir issue remains unresolved and Pakistan must strive for a "just solution" of the dispute, the country's second-highest ranking military official has said.

• June 16, 2012

Russian oil companies are facing fines of hundreds of millions of dollars or more for polluting the atmosphere with excess amounts of flared gas, the newly appointed resources minister said on Saturday.

• June 16, 2012

Russia's chief arms exporter said Friday that his company was shipping advanced defensive missile systems to Syria that could be used to shoot down airplanes or sink ships if the United States or other Western nations try to intervene to halt the country's spiral of violence.

• June 16, 2012

During their third strategic dialogue that was held in Washington this week, the United States and India have agreed to deepen their cooperation in the defense industry, and in maritime and cyber security.

• June 15, 2012

Tajikistan and Iran last week concluded the ninth meeting of the Joint Economic Commission in Tehran, where the two countries signed five agreements in the hydroelectric, oil and health sectors.

• June 15, 2012

The Belarusian government has denounced the U.S. decision to extend a " national emergency" over Washington's relations to Belarus.

• June 15, 2012