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Ukraine quits intl energy agreements concluded within CIS framework KYIV. Dec 17 (Interfax) - The Ukrainian government approved a draft resolution on Ukraines secession from international energy cooperation agreements concluded within the framework of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) at a meeting on Wednesday. According to the document, Ukraine withdraws from the Mining Charter of the Commonwealth of Independent States dated March 27, 1997, the Agreement on the Coordination of Inter...

Shusha in Nagorno-Karabakh. Photo: Francis Farrell On the southeastern outskirts of the hilltop city of Shusha, a narrow street lined with the forlorn ruins of old stone houses gives way to an open grassy field. Walking in the direction of a distant opposite cliff face, the land abruptly begins to drop away underfoot, opening into a dramatic gorge hundreds of metres deep. Among the grass on the edge of the ravine, great blocks of karst jut out in near-perfect rows to form a natural grandstand o...

Azerbaijan-Armenia peace deal could be the diplomatic breakthrough the region needs Men walk along graves of soldiers and civilians who were killed during a military conflict over the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh, in Stepanakert, November 2, 2020. Vahram Baghdasaryan/Photolure via REUTERS The November 10 peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia outlines a viable political solution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, setting the stage for a potential durable settlement to the Cauca...