Commonwealth Day

Henry David Thoreau famously wrote of "the sunshine of a winter's day," and now the simple place that inspired him the most is going solar.

Officials are breaking ground on a new visitor's center at Walden Pond State Reservation, and the $8 million complex will feature two decidedly high-tech touches: a solar canopy and a pair of electric vehicle charging stations.

BELGRADE - Serbian President Tomislav Nikolic said on Friday in talks with a delegation of the Russian Federation that, just as Serbia and Russia have been bound together so far, continuous improvement in bilateral cooperation will ensure even closer ties in the future.

"Russia and Serbia bound by past, present, future"

BELGRADE -- President Tomislav Nikolić on Friday received a delegation of the Russian Federation and said it was "good that the two countries will be bound by the future."

Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the 20th Commonwealth Games at Celtic Park on Wednesday after a moving and colourful ceremony in front of a 40,000 capacity crowd.
     
The Games will feature 17 sports across 11 days of competition with more than 4,500 athletes from 71 nations competing, making the event the biggest Scotland has ever hosted.
      

Turkey signed a five-year, $15 million agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) on June 20 to support development in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (ECIS).

The moves are considered to be a signal of Turkey’s enhanced focus on sustainable and inclusive growth in the region.

Gazprom plans to export 158.4 billion cubic meters (bcm) of gas this year to Europe, including Turkey, down from 161.5 bcm shipped in 2013, the state-controlled company said on June 3.

Gazprom added that the average gas price it was charging its clients in Europe, including Turkey, was $387 per 1,000 cubic meters last year.

BELGRADE - Exchange between Serbia and Russia totalled slightly over USD 3 billion in 2013 which is by 11.6 percent more than in 2012, officials stated at the gathering entitled 'Serbia-Russia: Exports without borders.'

BELGRADE - The Republic Electoral Commission (RIK) issued an approval for monitoring the work of bodies in charge of parliamentary elections on March 16 to the delegation of the Central Electoral Commission of the Russian Federation, diplomats of the Bulgarian Embassy and a delegation of the Inter-parliamentary Assembly of Member Nations of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).