Brussels, 27 April 2004 (RFE/RL) -- The European Union and Russia today signed an agreement extending their existing Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) to the 10 new EU member states.
Brussels, 27 April 2004 (RFE/RL) -- The European Union and Russia have concluded a deal allowing for the extension of their partnership agreement to the EU's 10 acceding members.
26 April 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has requested that the State Duma water down a controversial new bill that would severely curb the right to public protests.
European Union foreign ministers meet in Luxembourg today for their scheduled monthly talks. The agenda will be topped by the need to adapt the EU-Russia relationship to the bloc's impending enlargement. The Middle East peace process, prospects for lifting the EU arms embargo on China, and Kosovo will also feature prominently during the one-day meeting. RFE/RL correspondent Ahto Lobjakas reports from Luxembourg.
25 April 2004 -- Ten Russian soldiers were reportedly killed and 20 others were wounded over the weekend in the war-ravaged Russian republic of Chechnya.
Putin (left) and Kuchma (far right) shown during a previous meeting 23 April 2004 (RFE/RL) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma today exchanged ratification documents on agreements that partially settle a border dispute and herald the countries' entrance into a Single Economic Space.
Putin (left) and Kuchma (far right). Archive photo 23 April 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin said today the language of Ukrainian television and radio programs should not be made a "subject of confrontation."
23 April 2004 -- The Belarusian parliament today ratified the Single Economic Space agreement creating a free-trade zone with Russia, Kazakhstan, and Ukraine.
The U.S. has listed beluga sturgeon as a threatened species but has postponed for another six months any action to protect it. Environmentalists say an immediate and long-lasting ban on U.S. imports is desperately needed to help ensure the survival of the world's most valuable commercially harvested fish.
23 April 2004 -- A former utility worker has been detained and accused by Russian authorities of causing a recent explosion at an apartment building in the northern city of Arkhangelsk.
Brussels, 22 April 2004 (RFE/RL) -- The European Commission today said the EU and Russia have agreed on a good transit regime between the Russian mainland and its Kaliningrad exclave after enlargement.
The impressive economic growth of both India and China has intensified their interest in Central Asia's energy resources. That's the view of two U.S. experts who spoke about the India-China relationship and their emerging ties to Central Asia this week during a panel discussion at the New York-based Asia Society.
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