US Congressman Jim Moran has said that Armenia's Metsamor nuclear power station does not meet modern safety standards.

• Date: 29.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from news.az

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday sent an Iran-made two-seat airplane to Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov who is here to attend the celebrations for International Day of Nowruz, the semi- official Fars news agency reported.

• Date: 28.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from People's Daily

Former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze urged the Georgian authorities to immediately start negotiations with the Armenian authorities over the safety of the Metsamor nuclear power plant. Reports about the Armenian nuclear power plant’s state "cause severe anxiety", Shevardnadze said in an interview

• Date: 28.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from trend.az

Even for a country known for completing massive infrastructure projects with frightening speed, China's nuclear-power-plant building spree boggles the mind.

• Date: 28.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from time.com

On March 24-25, the European Council meeting was held. During the meeting the Heads of State and Government of the European Union (EU) countries discussed the economic situation in the EU and agreed on the measures to retain financial stability and promote economic growth, as well as discussed the situation in Japan and in the southern neighbouring region of the European Union, particularly in Libya.

• Date: 28.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 28.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from baltic-course.com

Only a year ago, Russia's dominance as a global energy supplier was threatened by low gas prices and a reputation as an unreliable trade partner. But with the world now shaken by Japan's natural disasters and uprisings across the Middle East, the country is back at the heart of the market - and cashing in

• Date: 27.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 27.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from chron.com

The chairman of Russian energy giant Rosneft has said he wants to push ahead with its alliance with BP.

• Date: 27.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 27.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from bbc.co.uk

Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ruslan Kazakbayev will visit Moscow on March 27-28 to discuss bilateral ties between Russia and Kyrgyzstan with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, a spokesman for the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry said

• Date: 27.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 27.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from apa.az