Japan, Russia 'far apart' on territorial dispute
Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba said Saturday that a heated, decades-long territorial dispute with Russia was far from solved even as they agreed to boost security and economic cooperation.
Iran, Russia, the United States, and Israel; No Common Ground
ust in case you recently emerged from a number of years hibernating in a cave, let’s give a surface scratching summation of the views of each side in this situation concerning the Iranian Nuclear Development Program. Iran insists that their nuclear program is strictly limited to medical research and isotope production and energy production. They profess absolute separation between the Iranian Revolutionary Guards ballistic missile program and their nuclear program. At the same time reports have claimed that some of the nuclear sites are located in close proximity to Revolutionary Guards instillations and under their direction.
Turkey and Russia: heading towards strong multi-dimensional and multi-directional cooperation
There are just two countries in the world which are both Asian and European at the same time.It is not just the geography of the two countries that make them simultaneously Asian and European but also their cultures, their politics, their histories and their economies. Russia and Turkey’s unique positions, not shared by any other countries, give them a different perspective on the world.
Ukraine, Kazakhstan & South Africa Becoming Factors in Export Market
Ukraine exported just over 2 million metric tons of grain in December, of which about 1.6 million metric tons (63 million bushels) was corn, according to U.S. Grains Council sources. The leading corn importers were Egypt, 252,000 tons; Spain, 350,000 tons; and Iran, 160,000 tons. Egypt, Tunisia and Spain took most of Ukraine's wheat shipments.
Germany, Tajikistan sign intergovernmental agreements
The governments of Tajikistan and Germany signed agreements on technical and financial cooperation on Friday, Asia-Plus reported.
Pakistan, India Report Progress On Turkmen Gas Pipeline
India and Pakistan say they are moving closer to an agreement on a pipeline to import Turkmen gas through Afghanistan.
Kazakhstan seeks closer ties with EU
KAZINFORM Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerzhan Kazykhanov said Wednesday that seeking a new expanded partnership agreement with the European Union is a priority for Kazakhstan, according to a Foreign Ministry statement.
India – Pakistan approaches to an agreement for importing
Pakistan and India said to have on Wednesday they were now closer to an agreement on pipeline to import gas from Turkmenistan, warming of economic ties between two countries.
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