Bulgaria plans to increase its reliance on nuclear energy by 2020 under a new proposal adopted by the government last week.

• June 6, 2011

Azerbaijan and Germany will cooperate in nuclear research, the director of the Institute of Radiation Problems under the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Adil Garibov told Trend.

• June 4, 2011

Turkmenistan might supply more oil products to Tajikistan as Russia curtails gasoline exports and raises export duties that Tajikistan pays

• June 3, 2011

Ukraine may ship between 15 million and 18 million metric tons of cereals in the year starting July 1, up from around 12 million tons in the year-earlier period, Agriculture Minister Mykola Prysyazhnyuk said.

• June 3, 2011

The U.N. nuclear agency urged Iran on Thursday to join a 72-nation atomic safety convention, as the earthquake-prone Middle East country prepares to bring its first nuclear power station into service.

• June 2, 2011

Denmark hopes to attract more Chinese investors through a series of investment seminars around the country, starting Tuesday in Beijing.

• June 1, 2011

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich signed a decree on the formation of a working group to map out new routes for energy supplies from Azerbaijan through Ukraine’s territory, Ukrainian President’s official website reported.

• June 1, 2011

Turkish President Abdullah Gul met with his counterpart in Turkmenistan on Monday for urgent talks thought to be related to $1 billion in outstanding bills owed to Turkish construction companies that have revamped the capital city.

• May 31, 2011