WASHINGTON, June 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., says the United States should "sit down" with Iran to negotiate an end to its nuclear program.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., has been named as one of 15 honorary co-chairs of President-elect Barack Obama's inaugural committee, officials said Tuesday.

MOSCOW, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., is in Moscow to discuss the future of U.S.-Russian relations, including an arms reduction treaty, the U.S. Embassy said.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Europe should embrace all opportunities to move away from its dependence on Russia for its rising energy demands, U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., said Friday.

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 25 (UPI) -- Azerbaijan is a key energy player in the Caucasus region and is viewed as a partner to Western countries, a top U.S. lawmaker said Monday.

WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said Sunday it is time for a specific timetable for the proposed pullout of U.S. troops from Iraq.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- The year 2007 will be remembered as the high-water mark of Washington's attempts to develop the Caspian's post-Soviet hydrocarbon riches.

MOSCOW, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar called for the extension of the START-I treaty on nuclear missiles at a Moscow roundtable Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., says President Bush should consult Congress before deciding whether to increase troops in Iraq. Lugar says the president may pay a big political price if he doesn't.