Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said the military equipment of peacekeeping units from Transdnestr will be upgraded. Russia has a motorized infantry battalion in the region as part of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces (CPF). Several Soviet-era ammunition depots are also protected by troops. “Russian peacekeepers in Transdnestr will receive …

Azerbaijani Deputy Transport Minister Musa Panahov announced on Monday that the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars Railway will be functional in 2013. The project is intended to connect the railway systems of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey.

Cyprus must avoid any provocations that could risk the region’s stability amid the intention to conduct energy exploration, Washington announced before of the U.N. secretary-general’s decision on the future of Cypriot reunification talks.