Two top European Union officials are visiting Ankara to discuss Turkey's failure to introduce reforms required for EU membership. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and Enlargement Commissioner Oli Rehn want Turkey to re-embrace its commitment to EU reforms.

The United Nations' envoy to Burma has met with officials in China as he begins a new round of talks in Asia focused on promoting political reform in military-ruled Burma.

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev has proposed transforming his post-Soviet republic's form of government "from presidential to presidential-parliamentary" through draft constitutional amendments that he presented to parliament today, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported.

After nearly three weeks of political deadlock in Ukraine, there are signs that a settlement could be in the works. President Viktor Yushchenko said on April 20 that he is willing to suspend his decree dissolving parliament if lawmakers implement a series of political reforms.

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko says he is willing to suspend his decree dissolving parliament if lawmakers implement a series of political reforms, RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service reported. Yushchenko made his comments at a press conference in Kyiv today after meeting Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.

A senior World Bank economist has praised Armenia's "strong" reform record and macroeconomic performance, noting that since 1991 the economy of Armenia has grown faster than that of any other CIS member state.