Zilinskas: Lithuania’s position on construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has not changed
The position of Lithuania on construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant has not changed, LETA/Charter 97 reports, referring to BelaPAN.
The EU position on energy cooperation in the Black Sea region
Günther H. Oettinger, the EU Commissioner for Energy in his speech at the International Odessa Forum (27.07.2010) underlined the importance of closer energy cooperation in the Black Sear region for the EU and the participating states. He stressed the EU strategic importance of efficient energy supply through regional pipelines.
China and Russia sign power-grid agreement
British Prime Minister David Cameron wooed Indian business leaders Wednesday in a remarkable pitch aimed at revitalizing his nation's economy with help from the burgeoning Asian power it once ruled.
China's growing energy demand "legitimate": IEA economist
During the process of rapid economic development, "China will need energy, and it is very legitimate," Fatih Birol, the chief economist of the International Energy Agency (IEA)
Elering is preparing to take over the natural gas transmission network in Estonia
The Government is planning to re-nationalise the gas transmission network of Eesti Gaas and have the electricity transmission grid enterprise Elering administering it, writes LETA/Postimees Online.
Russia welcomes Iran’s readiness to discuss fuel exchange
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Anderi Nesterenko in a statement published here on Tuesday welcomed Iran’s readiness for technical talks in the field of exchanging nuclear fuel for Tehran Research Reactor.
Athens presses for South Stream pipeline
The South Stream gas pipeline to Europe will top the agenda during bilateral talks between Greek and Bulgarian officials Tuesday in Sofia, officials said.
Tolerant to Western criticism, Iran is sensitive to Russia's
Moscow and Tehran have been living through a period of chill in their relations. It was evidenced in Moscow's reaction to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent words accusing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev of becoming "the spokesman for the Iran' s enemies."
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