Russian expert: Yerevan will face increasing pressure from different sides
						 
					Day.Az interview with Head of Centre for International Policy Analysis at Russia-based Institute of Globalization and Social Movements, Russian political expert Mikhail Neizhmakov. 
 
						The New Putin Profile
						 
					The leader who bashed America and embraced Stalin is now backing a major thaw in Russian foreign policy. 
 
						Iran to Launch Nuclear Power Plant in September: Atomic Chief 
						 
					Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali-Akbar Salehi said Wednesday that the Bushehr nuclear power plant is to become operational in the Iranian month of Shahrivar (August 23 to September 22), the official IRNA news agency reported. 
 
						Pakistan’s Zardari in China, nuclear deal in grasp
						 
					Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari is in China this week, making good his promise to visit the “all weather ally” every three months. During his previous trips, his hosts have sent him off to the provinces to see for himself the booming growth there, but this trip may turn out be a lot more productive. 
 
						India may send envoy to pitch nuclear pact to Japanese public
						 
					India may dispatch a special envoy to try to win over the Japanese public in the wake of opposition from Hiroshima and Nagasaki to negotiations for a civilian nuclear cooperation pact. 
 
						Putin Promises Oil and Ski Jobs to North Caucasus
						 
					Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unveiled ambitious development goals for the volatile North Caucasus on Tuesday, promising 400,000 new jobs, an oil center in Chechnya and ski resorts stretching from the Black to the Caspian seas. 
 
						Russia's foreign policy reset has begun
						 
					There can be no better foundation for modernisation in Russia than WTO membership, says Dmitry Trenin 
 
						Iran says nuclear talks can resume if conditions met
						 
Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said that Tehran could resume talks from September 1 with the six world powers over its atomic program should a number of conditions be met. 
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