Japan and Ukraine will join their efforts in liquidation of the consequences of nuclear disasters. The respective Resolution on Deepening the Relations with Ukraine has been unanimously approved by the House of Representatives of the National Diet of Japan (the bicameral legislative body of the country).

• April 17, 2012

Ukraine has offered to supply electricity to Lithuania, Ukrainian Premier Mykola Azarov has said, www.interfax.com.ua reports.

• April 14, 2012

Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov meeting in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, on Thursday called for more urgency in building alternative pipeline routes to carry Russian gas to Europe bypassing Ukraine.

• April 13, 2012

The Iranian government is eager to work with Tajikistan on hydroelectric power and natural gas, the Iranian ambassador to Dushanbe said.

• April 12, 2012

At present, the operations are being rapidly conducted to construct the East-West gas pipeline. It is designed to unite all gas fields in the country, as well as to prepare for the industrial development of new prospective areas, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said. The president's quotation was published in all media of the country.

• April 11, 2012

Turkey and China has signed on Monday an agreement on use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes, TRT Haber TV Channel reported today.

• April 9, 2012

India is running an energy deficit and may consider rejoining a natural gas pipeline project from Iran, a senior diplomat said.

• April 9, 2012

"We have agreed with Iran to launch a new round of talks in Istanbul on 14 April," said Michael Mann, spokesman for EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. "We are very pleased that these talks, which will address the international community´s concerns on the Iranian nuclear programme, are going ahead after more than one year since we last met," Mann said in a statement.

• April 9, 2012