A forum titled “Eurasian integration in the 21st century” kicked off December 3 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, with a protocol on cooperation singed between representatives from United Russia, Republican Party of Armenia (RPA), Kazakhstan’s Nur Otan and New Azerbaijan Party political parties.

• Date: 04.12.2012  |  Published on EGF: 04.12.2012  |  External Relations  |  from panarmenian.net

Energy Minister Taner Yıldız confirmed on Tuesday that Ankara is in talks with Moscow to increase its gas supply to Turkey as US-led sanctions on Iran over its suspected nuclear program have forced Turkey to cut imports of Iranian gas.

• Date: 04.12.2012  |  Published on EGF: 04.12.2012  |  Energy  |  from todayszaman.com

The Iranian section of the gas field measures around 9 square kilometers in area. Iran has 18 oilfields, four gas fields, and six associated oil and gas fields shared with its neighboring countries. Iran attaches priority to boosting gas production capacity at its joint oilfields with Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

• Date: 03.12.2012  |  Published on EGF: 03.12.2012  |  Energy  |  from turkeytribune.com

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin had talks in İstanbul on Friday, mainly focusing on the blossoming trade relationship during a one-day trip of the Russian president.

• Date: 03.12.2012  |  Published on EGF: 03.12.2012  |  External Relations  |  from todayszaman.com

Access to the website of RFE/RL's Tajik service, Radio Ozodi, has been blocked in Tajikistan since last night, only days after authorities blocked Facebook inside the country.

• Date: 01.12.2012  |  Published on EGF: 01.12.2012  |  Security  |  from rferl.org

Iran has demanded the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) immediately close its investigation into allegations Tehran has a military dimension to its nuclear program.

• Date: 30.11.2012  |  Published on EGF: 30.11.2012  |  External Relations  |  from rferl.org

Russian-Iranian consultations on the Caspian Sea problems were held at the Russian Foreign Ministry on Nov. 29, the ministry's website reported. The Russian delegation was headed by the Special Representative of the Russian Federation's President, Ambassador-at-Large Igor Bratchikov, while the Iranian delegation was led by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Mehdi Akhundzadeh.

• Date: 30.11.2012  |  Published on EGF: 30.11.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

The U.N. nuclear agency made no progress in a year-long push to find out if Iran worked on developing an atomic bomb, its chief said on Thursday, calling for urgent efforts to end Tehran’s standoff with the West.

• Date: 29.11.2012  |  Published on EGF: 29.11.2012  |  Energy  |  from forward.com