The construction of the third electricity transmission line from Iran to Armenia, with the capacity of 800-900 mega watt, will start within two weeks, Iranian IRNA news agency quoted Iranian Energy Minister Majid Namjoo as saying

• May 30, 2011

Nations united over Libya as Cameron says pressure on Tripoli beginning to tell – but G8 rift remains over Syria

• May 28, 2011

The NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy, Mr. James Appathurai, travelled to to Ulaanbaatar from 25-27 May 2011 for the first high-level talks between Mongolia and NATO.

• May 27, 2011

A new round of energy talks are soon to be held within the larger framework of Russian-Chinese economic cooperation. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin and his Chinese counterpart, Wang Qishan, will discuss the current conditions of and prospects for cooperation in the energy sector, particularly with regard to oil and gas, which have become a major component of Russian-Chinese bilateral relations.

• May 27, 2011

The Turkmen-Azerbaijani consultations on Caspian issues have been held at the Turkmen Foreign Ministry.

• May 26, 2011

If South Stream is built, Caspian gas would be bought up by Gazprom and shipped via Russia through the Black Sea pipeline, undermining the rationale of the Southern Corridor. It would also have an impact on Ukraine's economy and politics

• May 26, 2011

Royal Dutch Shell will shut its Caspian office for the giant Kashagan oil field at the end of this month, effectively putting the crucial £30bn ($50bn) project on ice for at least two years.

• May 25, 2011

Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereidoon Abbasi said the Bushehr nuclear power plant would join the national grid soon, semi-official ISNA news agency reported

• May 24, 2011