The election of Viktor Yanukovych as president has brought a dramatic improvement in Russian-Ukrainian relations. Concrete achievements include long-term agreements on gas export price and the Russian navy’s lease of its base at Sevastopol. A major outstanding issue is the relationship between Gazprom and Naftohaz Ukrainy, which will likely be the topic of intensive future discussion.

• Date: 30.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 30.12.2010  |  External Relations  |  from rian.ru

A new enterprise that will make highly efficient commercial gas plants in Rybinsk will cost 100 million euros, excluding the technology, Inter RAO UES CEO Boris Kovalchuk said

• Date: 28.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 28.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from itar-tass.com

Lithuania asked Belarus to provide further clarification and information on the construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant. As Telegraf journalist learnt, the Belarusian side is ready to provide Lithuania all the documents of interest

• Date: 28.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 28.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from baltic-course.com

The Nuclear Security Summit planned for 2012 in Seoul is expected to have one additional participant — Belarus.

• Date: 27.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.12.2010  |  External Relations  |  from koreatimes.co.kr

Firms from Korea, Japan and Russia will make a joint bid in January for the rights to develop a large coal mine in Mongolia.

• Date: 27.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from chosun.com

Kyrgyz Prime Minister set off on a working trip to Russia. It is a first foreign trip of Almazbek Atambayev in the status of the head of the Kyrgyz Government

• Date: 27.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.12.2010  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

In public appearances, Turkmenistan's leader Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov tends to maintain a stern visage, a look befitting a man who heads one of the most repressive states on earth.

• Date: 25.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 25.12.2010  |  External Relations  |  from eurasianet.org

A report prepared by the World Energy Council's Ankara-based Turkish National Committee (DEK-TMK) suggests that Turkey's dependency on foreign energy will continue to increase in 2011 in parallel with the its notable economic growth.

• Date: 25.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 25.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from trend.az