Russia is sending a flotilla of warships to its naval base in Syria in a show of force which suggests Moscow is willing to defend its interests in the strife-torn country as international pressure mounts on President Bashar al-Assad's government.

• Date: 28.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from jpost.com

Over 100 Peace Corps volunteers have been pulled out of Kazakhstan, the BBC reported.

• Date: 28.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from globalpost.com

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has once again returned to the idea of creating a common grain pool of three countries: Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Russia, the Ukrainian prime minister's spokesman, Vitaliy Lukyanenko, said in Astana on Thursday.

• Date: 24.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from kyivpost.com

EU Foreign Ministers met in Brussels on 14-15 November to discuss Afghanistan, Middle East and North Africa, Iran and Somalia. Minister for Europe David Lidington reported the outcome to Parliament.

• Date: 22.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from fco.gov.uk

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai and Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Shuvalov Igor Ivanovich met in Hanoi on Monday for their meeting as co-chairs of the Vietnam-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission for Economic, Trade, Scientific and Technical Cooperation (CETSTC).

• Date: 22.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from cri.cn

Turkmenistan has never and is not politicising economic cooperation, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov said in an interview with Chinese media outlets published locally.

• Date: 22.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

The Philippines on Monday expressed its interest in acquiring military helicopters, boats and aircraft from South Korea as part of efforts to boost its military capabilities amid growing tensions with China in the disputed South China Sea.

• Date: 21.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from monstersandcritics.com

Tehran's Foreign Minister Salehi has played down talk of withdrawing from IAEA or NPT, but parliament speaker adamant about reconsidering cooperation in light of recent damning report.

• Date: 21.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from haaretz.com