Russia's state-controlled power trader Inter RAO UES cut on Thursday electricity supplies to Belarus by 200 MW from the current 400-500 MW over delayed debt payments

• June 9, 2011

This week, on June 9 and 10, a regular meeting of the Latvian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission will take place in Liepaja. During the meeting, both countries will sign a declaration on modernization partnership. The declaration will be signed by Latvian Economy Minister Artis Kampars (Unity) and Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin.

• June 7, 2011

India and Japan have agreed to restart talks on a bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement aimed at allowing Japanese companies to export atomic power technology and equipment to India.

• June 7, 2011

Russia has the most advanced atomic energy technologies and plans to sell them on its own or in cooperation with other leading countries, First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov said

• June 7, 2011

A delegation from Kazakhstan headed by the Minister of Economic Integration, Zhanar Aitzhanova, has reached various agreements with the USA pertaining to Kazakhstan’s prospective membership in the World Trade Organization.

• June 6, 2011

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain has warned that a few aircrafts will come and take Pakistan’s nuclear assets away, DawnNews reported on Friday.

• June 6, 2011

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

• June 6, 2011

A snapshot of Turkey’s domestic and regional politics during May 2011
Key Points:

• Uprisings in the Middle East continue to make diplomacy a difficult game to master for leaders in Turkey, with Syria’s potential implosion being a matter of great concern for those in power in Ankara.


• With Parliamentary elections scheduled for June 12, and the AKP seeing stronger challenges across the political spectrum, tensions are on the rise in the country. It is unlikely, however, that the AKP will face electoral defeat.


• The Nabucco pipeline continues to be mired in uncertainty as Brussels has not been able to persuade suppliers to sign on to the project. READ MORE

• June 6, 2011