- 19:39 23/12/2006
"Our party has chosen a democratic path for the country's development, and we ask the Ukrainian government to assist us in this," said Nurmuhammed Khanamov. "If we come to power, we will make sure there is no mess with gas deliveries, like it was the case under Niyazov." 
- 17:40 23/12/2006
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart, George W. Bush, discussed a UN Security Council resolution on Iran in a telephone conversation Saturday, the official Kremlin spokesman said.
- 16:06 23/12/2006
Russia has formally completed the withdrawal of a military garrison from the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, by handing over control of its headquarters to Georgia's Defense Ministry, the Russian regional military command said Saturday.
- 14:32 23/12/2006
In an interview with the Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy, Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan "may reshape its energy balance by switching over from [a combination of] fuel oil and gas to fuel oil."
- 13:15 23/12/2006
Azerbaijan's president said Saturday the country may stop importing natural gas from Russia. In an interview with the Russian radio station Ekho Moskvy, Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijan "may reshape its energy balance by switching over from fuel oil and gas to fuel oil."
- 11:38 23/12/2006
