World powers should focus on scrapping nuclear weapons and abiding by their own non-proliferation commitments rather than speculating about Iran's peaceful atomic work, the Iranian foreign ministry said

• May 8, 2012

Russia and China have firmed up their nuclear cooperation, with Moscow set to build two more high-power reactors in this country's Tianwan atomic plant.

• April 28, 2012

Russia was interested in participating in energy projects in Kyrgyzstan, a Russian official said here Friday.

• April 28, 2012

Iran is preparing public opinion for possible concessions on its nuclear programme in renewed talks with six world powers.

• April 27, 2012

Iran is thinking of halting its nuclear programme to avoid EU sanctions that will make it impossible to export most of its oil. Responding to a proposal by Russia to halt its nuclear programme in exchange for no imposition of sanctions, Iranian ambassador to Russia Mahmoud-Reza Sajjadi said: "We need to study this proposal and to establish on what basis it has been made."

• April 26, 2012

Today in Baku Industry and Energy Minister of Azerbaijan Natig Aliyev has reported that Trans Caspian Gas Pipeline will be a separate system- it will not connect either to Shah Deniz infrastructure or any other infrastructure.

• April 24, 2012

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is in Tajikistan for talks with President Emomali Rahmon and other Tajik government officials.

• April 23, 2012

Iran is optimistic that talks in Baghdad next month will make progress toward resolving its nuclear dispute with world powers, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday.

• April 23, 2012