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A troika first, then a Gas OPEC?
As Iran, Qatar and Russia prepare to attend a new round of talks on gas cooperation in Doha, on Wednesday, Moscow expressed its willingness to create a Gas Troika to boost cooperation and stabilise world prices.... Caucasus great game revisited
As Iran and Turkey agree on regional security issues, pressure from OTAN and Russia reminds many of the Great Game conflicting interests in the Caucasus. This article - from an Iranian perspective- explains some motivations behind the political moves of the countries in...A Gas OPEC in the making?
" In early 2007, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in a meeting with the then Security Council chief of the Russian Federation, said as half of the known gas reserves of the world exist in Russia and Iran, the...Iran, Russia ink 6 trade protocols
" MOSCOW – The Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation signed six protocols on broadening their trade and economic cooperation in their fifth joint economic workgroup session on Thursday. ...Iran enters space race and sends domestically-made satellite soon
" Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:46:40 GMT Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran plans to send its first domestically-made satellite into orbit in the near future. "We will soon launch a 16-engine rocket...Iran to build cars in Afghanistan
" Tue, 23 Sep 2008 11:10:56 GMT Iran's ambassador to Kabul says an assembly line for the manufacture of Iranian-designed cars will soon launch production in Afghanistan. “The negotiations to install the production line for the Iran Khodro Company in Afghanistan have... Iran plays the mediator in Caucasus
As Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad prepares to travel to New York to attend the UN General Assembly, his country role as mediator in the Caucasus provides an edge in public diplomacy. Such image and mediation not only contradicts the US declaration of Iran as a... Iranian Shuttle Diplomacy in the Caucasus
" By Armin Hedayati. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki visited Georgia Wednesday to help resolve the Caucasus crisis. Before Tbilisi he visited Russia, Republic of Azerbaijan and Germany while Armenian...Crisis in Caucasus to be the hot topic at Toronto summit
Crisis in Caucasus to be the hot topic at Toronto summit ...EU - No Sanctions Against Russia Over Georgia
Despite being severely chastised, the Russian government is upbeat after hearing from the EU that there would be no sanctions against their country for their attack on south Ossetia. Quite coincidentally, I'm sure, the question was asked of the Russian government whether they... Georgia cuts access to Russian websites, TV news
"By Niko Mchedlishvili TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian authorities have blocked most access to Russian news broadcasters and websites since the outbreak of the conflict with Moscow. Georgia's Interior Ministry said the action was not anti-democratic, but Russian... Russia agrees to Truce, Blows up key Georgian Bridge
This doesn't sound like a truce to me. "A key railway bridge was blown up by Russia and its allied forces, effectively severing all east-west transportation routes within Georgia, officials said. Russia denies... Georgia’s pipelines to the West remain vulnerable
As the conflict in Georgia evolves, the oil pipeline that head to the Westr emain vulnerable as Moscow seems to emerge as the immediate winner. " In less than a week of military operations sparked by... US runs military exercise around Georgia conflict
The conflict in the Caucasus country of Georgia is growing to alarming levels. The country is fighting with a break-away region in teh North called Abkhazia, where an ethnic minority lives. The area is currently de-facto independent, and Russia is backing the area's claims to... Georgia says "very close" to war with Russia
This is the kind of story that makes the crazy guy with the bomb shelter in his basement seem like he's not so crazy. Let's hope cooler heads prevail here."BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia's deployment of extra...
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