Kazakh Ambassador to Turkey Zhanseit Tuimebayev has also been appointed by President Nursultan Nazarbayev as the ambassador to Albania, the Presidential Press Service reported.

• Date: 04.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 04.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

The EBRD and the Government of Bulgaria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 2 to boost competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through investments in energy efficiency in order to strengthen the transition of the South East European country towards a green economy.

• Date: 03.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 03.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from finchannel.com

James Appathurai, special representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia of NATO, will discuss the regional problems, as well as the frozen conflicts with US officials next week, APA’s US correspondent reports.

• Date: 26.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 26.02.2011  |  External Relations  |  from apa.az

Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yıldız on Friday said Turkey will have three functioning nuclear power plants by 2023.

• Date: 19.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.02.2011  |  Energy  |  from todayszaman.com

Despite tightening international economic sanctions, Iran is driving to boost its energy industry, including a natural gas pipeline to Iraq and Syria that may even run to southern Europe and another to run through Turkey to Europe.

• Date: 19.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.02.2011  |  Energy  |  from upi.com

Jordan and Turkey have agreed to share their nuclear expertise and explore the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.The nuclear cooperation agreement signed Thursday entails exchanging of expertise and cooperation in operation, renewal and maintenance of nuclear reactors, Xinhua reported.

• Date: 18.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.02.2011  |  Energy  |  from thaindian.com

Russia is perplexed as to whether to keep its efforts for the construction of the second Bulgarian nuclear power plant "Belene" or to renounce the deal and seek penalty payments from Bulgaria

• Date: 15.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.02.2011  |  Energy  |  from novinite.com

Russia is considering pulling out of a project to build a 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant in Bulgaria due to persistent delays, Russian daily Kommersant reported

• Date: 09.02.2011  |  Published on EGF: 09.02.2011  |  Energy  |  from nuclearpowerdaily.com