The United Arab Emirates is interested in strengthening economic cooperation with Azerbaijan, UAE Economy Minister Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri said at the fourth meeting of the Higher Economic Cooperation Council of Azerbaijan and the UAE, Al-Ittihad news agency reported.

• Date: 19.12.2012  |  Published on EGF: 19.12.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

The political situation in Kyrgyzstan has worsened in the light of problems occuring with electricity and gas supplies in the country.

• Date: 19.12.2012  |  Published on EGF: 19.12.2012  |  Energy  |  from topnews.az

Iranian delegation headed by Petroleum Minister Rostam Ghasemi is scheduled to visit Turkmenistan in the near future in order to hold talks on issues of mutual interest.

• Date: 19.12.2012  |  Published on EGF: 19.12.2012  |  Energy  |  from azernews.az

Gazprom wants its two major projects – South Stream and Nord Stream – to be granted exceptions from the EU third energy package, seeking to retain control over their transportation capacity. A new version of an agreement on transnational energy transportation projects will be handed over to the  European Commission on Friday during a Russia-EU summit on energy issues, Russia’s Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak said on Monday. The agreement should regulate South Stream and Nord Stream projects instead of the third energy package which is criticized in Russia.

• Date: 18.12.2012  |  Published on EGF: 18.12.2012  |  Energy  |  from rt.com

Iran and Turkmenistan today have signed a gas-for-equipment barter deal, Fars reported citing Iranian diplomatic sources. Previously it has been reported that Iran is in debt for about $1 billion to Turkmenistan for gas imports, and is working out on a deal to offer its Central Asian neighbor other commodities, instead of money.

• Date: 18.12.2012  |  Published on EGF: 18.12.2012  |  Energy  |  from en.trend.az

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon held a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Redjep Tayyip Erdogan during his official visit to Turkey, Avesta.Tj reported on Tuesday.

• Date: 18.12.2012  |  Published on EGF: 18.12.2012  |  External Relations  |  from en.trend.az

U.S. President Barack Obama has signed into law legislation that grants permanent normal trade relations to Russia and Moldova while also paving the way for sanctions against Russian officials implicated in the death of lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.

• Date: 17.12.2012  |  Published on EGF: 17.12.2012  |  External Relations  |  from rferl.org

Georgia says it will move to formally ask Russian peacekeepers to leave the breakaway region of Abkhazia following reports that they seized and beat five Georgian police officers.

• Date: 17.12.2012  |  Published on EGF: 17.12.2012  |  External Relations  |  from eurasianet.org