Iran has imported 4 billion bcm of gas from Turkmenistan since March 19, 2012, Deputy Oil Minister Javad Owji said, Mehr reported.

• Date: 30.01.2013  |  Published on EGF: 30.01.2013  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Cyprus' president said Wednesday that Russia is ready to join the European Union in putting together a rescue package for the heavily indebted country.

Dimitris Christofias said that his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin assured him of Moscow's readiness to "extend a helping hand" to Cyprus in a telephone conversation the previous day.

• Date: 30.01.2013  |  Published on EGF: 30.01.2013  |  External Relations  |  from news.yahoo.com

Moscow and Astana have signed a deal to establish a regional defense system, which will also include missile defense.
The document was signed on Wednesday during a meeting between Kazakh Defense Minister Adilbek Dzhaksybekov and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who is paying an official visit to Astana, the Kazakh capital.

• Date: 30.01.2013  |  Published on EGF: 30.01.2013  |  External Relations  |  from rt.com

Prime Minister of Latvia Valdis Dombrovskis (Unity) has submitted a report on Latvia's security situation to Saeima, in which he points out that more transparency on Russia's military modernization goals would substantially improve mutual trust and enhance the security situation in Europe, informs LETA.

• Date: 29.01.2013  |  Published on EGF: 29.01.2013  |  External Relations  |  from baltic-course.com

Kazakhstan and Russia work in Baikonur cosmodrome in a normal mode, Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov said at the press-conference following a meeting with his Kazakh counterpart Yerlan Idrisov.

• Date: 25.01.2013  |  Published on EGF: 25.01.2013  |  Security  |  from trend.az

While Russia and the United States are engaged in intense competition (often cut-throat, in many areas), they are increasingly locking horns on increasingly familiar turf: lucrative defense deals emanating from India.

• Date: 25.01.2013  |  Published on EGF: 25.01.2013  |  External Relations  |  from rbth.ru

In an interview with the newspaper Kommersant published on January 11, the deputy prosecutor general of Russia, Ivan Sydoruk, admitted that despite some successes in countering rebel activities in the North Caucasus, the government still faced serious challenges in the region.

• Date: 24.01.2013  |  Published on EGF: 24.01.2013  |  External Relations  |  from jamestown.org

Russia warned Israel and the West on Wednesday against any military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. but suggested Tehran should be quicker to cooperate over inspections of its nuclear sites.

• Date: 23.01.2013  |  Published on EGF: 23.01.2013  |  External Relations  |  from haaretz.com