China is planning a “New Silk Road” that will run through Central Asia and continue into Europe facilitating improved transport and trade.

• Date: 02.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 02.05.2011  |  External Relations  |  from chinapost.com.tw

Ukraine will be able to get liquefied gas from Azerbaijan in three years.

• Date: 01.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.04.2011  |  Energy  |  from world247.net

Kyrgyzstan's National Committee for State Security (UKMK) head told parliament that an underground organization called the Islamic Movement of Kyrgyzstan (IMK) has been established, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reports.

• Date: 01.05.2011  |  Published on EGF: 30.04.2011  |  Security  |  from rferl.org

Presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Viktor Yanukovich of Ukraine have given a joint press conference, the official website of the Azerbaijani President reported.

• Date: 29.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Strong post-crisis recovery in the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) region is expected to continue in 2011, although at a somewhat slower pace than in 2010, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its Regional Economic Outlook for Caucasus and Central Asia released in Tbilisi today.

• Date: 29.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.04.2011  |  Markets  |  from imf.org

A United States congressional delegation heading to Azerbaijan said they intend to thank Azerbaijan for being a strong U.S. ally, while pushing for “democratic institutions.”

• Date: 28.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

Some 200 members of Syria's ruling Baath party are reported to have resigned over the violent crackdown against pro-democracy demonstrations.
The resignations were centred on the southern city of Deraa, a focal point of violence that has allegedly killed 450 people in six weeks.

• Date: 28.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.04.2011  |  Security  |  from bbc.co.uk

The interior ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), an intergovernmental security body, will meet on Thursday in the Kazakh capital Astana to discuss efforts to fight crime.

• Date: 28.04.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.04.2011  |  External Relations  |  from rian.ru