Business leaders and trade officials from India and Japan are in agreement that the current level of trade does not match the economic power of the two Asian nations. But Indians and Japanese disagree on the reasons, and how their two-way trade can reach its potential. VOA's Steve Herman reports from New Delhi.

Turkey and Azerbaijan are unlikely to purpose political objectives by closing the border with Armenia, Senior Fellow at the Institute for International Economics, former Under Secretary for International Trade at the U.S. Department of State Gary C. Hufbauer.

President Bush has signed legislation normalizing U.S. trade relations with Vietnam. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House the provision was included in a wide-ranging tax bill.

Reports from Moscow say Russia has reached an agreement in principle with the European Union that will allow European meat imports to continue without interruption after January 1.

Markos Kyprianou, the European Union's commissioner for health and consumer protection, is meeting today with Russian Agriculture Minister Aleksei Gordeyev and veterinary officials in Moscow.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the European Union's decision to partially freeze his country's entry talks is not fair.

U.S. lawmakers have focused on two situations in Africa as they wind down their business in the 109th Congress .