Ousted Krygyz president leaves for Kazakhstan
Kygyzstan's deposed president, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, has flown from his stronghold in the southern city of Jalalabad to neighboring Kazakhstan. Bakiyev was overthrown in a civil uprising last week.
EU energy chief touts 'Southern Corridor' from Caspian region
The European Union’s Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger, on a tour of energy-rich nations in the Caspian region, underlined the importance of Turkmenistan as a supplier of energy to the EU.
Iran to Hold its Own Nuclear Summit
Iran, a country which the rest of the world fears is developing a nuclear weapon, is holding a conference on nuclear disarmament this week in response to this week’s U.N. nuclear security summit in Washington, D.C.
Russia says needs time to develop political system
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that he and Barack Obama have "changed the atmosphere" in Russian-U.S. ties, but demanded more American support on issues from the economy to Afghan drugs.
US, Kyrgyzstan Holding Talks Amid Political Crisis
An American envoy is holding talks in Bishkek with the leadership that replaced Kyrgyzstan’s president last week and has now stripped him of his immunity, APA reports quoting “The Voice of America”.
Chinese, Japanese leaders discuss bilateral ties
Chinese President Hu Jintao met Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama here on Monday to exchange views on China-Japan relations and other issues of common interest.
Pure pantomime from Putin in the Kyrgyz regional power play
To better understand the geopolitical dynamic of upheaval in the remote central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan, it is instructive to look to Georgia, 2500 kilometres and five national borders to the west.
Black Sea LNG accord could 'torpedo' Nabucco gas line
Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Romania signed a memorandum of understanding to transport Azeri LNG to the European Union through a project that could come online sooner than the Nabucco gas pipeline.
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