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Zardari in China to push for nuclear deal
A round-up of the issue of the week as reported in the media. Pakistan's president Asif Ali Zardari, boxed in at home, decided it was time to go visitng his dear friends in China once more this past week.
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Latvian and Polish premiers discussed economic cooperation and euro introduction plans
Latvia’s Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (New Era) on Thursday had a meeting with the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk; at the meeting, Dombrovskis informed about Latvia's move to the euro and the planned adoption of the European single currency in Latvia on January 1, 2014, as Dombrovskis' press secretary Liga Krapane told LETA.
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Iran to Launch Nuclear Power Plant in September: Atomic Chief
Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali-Akbar Salehi said Wednesday that the Bushehr nuclear power plant is to become operational in the Iranian month of Shahrivar (August 23 to September 22), the official IRNA news agency reported.
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Pakistan’s Zardari in China, nuclear deal in grasp
Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari is in China this week, making good his promise to visit the “all weather ally” every three months. During his previous trips, his hosts have sent him off to the provinces to see for himself the booming growth there, but this trip may turn out be a lot more productive.
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Bulgaria Caps Belene Plant’s Cost at EUR 7 B
Bulgaria aims to limit the cost of the Belene nuclear plant being built by Russia’s ZAO Atomstroyexport to 7 billion euros (.8 billion), Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said.
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Pakistan’s energy plea to China ignores nuclear controversy
President Asif Ali Zardari yesterday sought out China’s business leaders for help in developing his country’s ailing energy sector, pointing to nuclear power as a strong area of growth but making no public mention of a deal with China that has alarmed the US and others.
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Prime Minister Putin promised development of a oil center project in Chechnya
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unveiled ambitious development goals for the volatile North Caucasus on Tuesday, promising 400,000 new jobs, an oil center in Chechnya and ski resorts stretching from the Black to the Caspian seas
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India may send envoy to pitch nuclear pact to Japanese public
India may dispatch a special envoy to try to win over the Japanese public in the wake of opposition from Hiroshima and Nagasaki to negotiations for a civilian nuclear cooperation pact.
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