Topic: Dick Cheney

CERNOBBIO, Italy, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, attending a conference in Italy Saturday, accused Russia of selling arms its leaders know will end up with terrorists.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Russian officials are fully prepared to meet with their U.S. counterparts to foster good international relations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says.

POTI, Georgia, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy flagship has arrived in the Georgian port city of Poti despite fears that a U.S. presence could prove problematic, a Navy official confirmed.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- During Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to Tashkent, he and Uzbek President Islam Karimov signed a series of agreements to sell Uzbek natural gas to Russia and upgrade two Soviet-era natural gas pipelines. The agreements represent yet another Western and American setback to securing Caspian and Central Asian energy resources for export to the West.

KIEV, Ukraine, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney met with Ukrainian officials Friday to discuss continuing tensions over Russia's military incursion into Georgia.

TBILISI, Georgia, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- The United States is committed to Georgia's integrity and its right to forge relationships, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said in Georgia, Thursday.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- The Kulevi oil terminal near the Georgia Black Sea port city of Poti reopened Wednesday following a bombing of a nearby railroad, officials said.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney arrived Wednesday in Azerbaijan, beginning a swing through former Soviet republics.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Hurricane Gustav revived fears of the 2005 horrors of Hurricane Katrina. But Gustav hit land with a whimper, not a bang.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A visit to Azerbaijan Wednesday by U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is expected to focus on securing Western energy resources, Azeri analysts said Tuesday.