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Uzbekistan-Russia: Cooperation Based on Long-Term Interests
President of Russia Dmitriy Medvedev on 13 June arrived in Uzbekistan on a working visit. On 14 June, meeting of President Islam Karimov and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev was held in suburban complex of Kuksaroy.
China Takes a New Interest in Energy Efficiency
The Chinese government is considering plans to subsidize the use of energy-efficient materials and renewable energy technologies in new buildings and is encouraging provincial and municipal governments to impose stricter efficiency standards than the national minimums, Chinese officials said Wednesday.
Lithuania given Baltic nuclear plant technical documentation
Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom has sent the entire technical documentation on the build project of a nuclear power plant in the Kaliningrad region, the news agency Regnum reports.
Russia sees energy cooperation with China "unique"
There was a great scope and enormous potential for the "unique" energy cooperation between Russia and China, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko told Xinhua in St. Petersburg
Russia objects to US warship in Black Sea
Russia is voicing concern about a U.S. warship now just off its shores in the Black Sea.
Russia-EU summit conclude with no major breakthrough
The 27th Russia-EU summit wrapped up Friday in this western Russian city, with Russian and European Union leaders discussing the recent dispute over Russia's ban on EU vegetables, its accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and a long-awaited visa-free regime.
NATO threatens Russia with its missile defense system
The meeting of the NATO-Russia Council at the level of Defense Ministers in Brussels did not result in any mutual agreements. The representatives of the alliance rejected the Russian proposal to establish a common missile defense system (NMD) and refused to give Russia any written security guarantees.
Russian-EU summit starts in W. Russian city
The 27th Russia-EU summit officially kicked off Friday in the western Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod.
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