A Serbian oil company controlled by Russia's Gazprom Neft announced that it secured a multimillion-dollar contract to drill for oil in Turkmenistan.

• Date: 13.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from upi.com

The opposition in Belarus, determined to continue the pro-democracy movement despite the violent crackdown after the presidential election on Dec. 19, began lobbying the European Union on Tuesday to adopt a new strategy: cutting contacts with the leadership while strengthening nongovernmental organizations.

• Date: 12.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.01.2011  |  External Relations  |  from nytimes.com

A long-stalled civilian nuclear cooperation agreement between Russia and the United States entered into force on Tuesday in a milestone for the "reset" in relations between the former Cold War foes.

• Date: 12.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.01.2011  |  External Relations  |  from bernama.com

China would welcome assurance about the security of its financial assets in the United States, a senior diplomat said ahead of President Hu Jintao's visit next week, while playing down rifts between the two powers.

• Date: 12.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.01.2011  |  External Relations  |  from businessspectator.com.au

Lithuania is calling for the easing of European Union travel restrictions for ordinary citizens of Belarus in the wake of the crackdown on opposition politicians in the former Soviet republic, President Dalia Grybauskaite confirmed Monday, DPA reported.

• Date: 11.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.01.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

An agreement allowing U.S. companies to export nuclear technology to Russia is to take effect Tuesday after the U.S. ambassador and a deputy Russian foreign minister exchange diplomatic notes.

• Date: 11.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from Yahoo! news

The Russian president on Saturday ratified a civil nuclear energy pact with Japan that allows the transfer of Japanese technology to Russia and the sale of more Russian uranium to energy-poor Japan. President Dmitry Medvedev ratified the pact after it was passed by the lower and upper houses of the Russian parliament in December last year, the Kremlin said in a statement on its website.

• Date: 11.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from nuclearpowerdaily.com

Chinese investors are keen on taking part in developing energy projects in Bulgaria, Bulgaria's Government said on January 10 2011.

• Date: 11.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.01.2011  |  External Relations  |  from sofiaecho.com