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						EU Hopes to Start Gas Talks With Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan in September
						 EU chair Poland plans to start talks between Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan in September on the supply of Turkmen gas to the Nabucco pipeline project. 
 
						Hong Kong shares decline, led by oil, coal stocks
						 Hong Kong shares opened lower in line with downbeat regional markets Monday after the U.S. government failed to reach an agreement to raise the debt ceiling over the weekend, with coal and other energy stocks leading the decline. 
 
						Iran says no decision yet to stop oil to India
						 Iran has no plans yet to cut oil exports to India over a payment dispute, the semi-official Mehr news agency on Friday quoted an oil official as saying. 
 
						Koreas agree to work toward resuming nuclear talks
						 Top nuclear envoys from rivals North and South Korea agreed Friday to work toward a resumption of stalled nuclear disarmament talks, a significant breakthrough after more than a year of confrontation and escalating threats that have put the region on edge. 
 
						Russia takes Bulgaria to court over delayed nuclear plant
						 Russia is trying new tactics by taking Bulgaria to court in a bid to speed up construction of the Belene nuclear power plant, the first in the EU that is fully reliant on Russian technology. Dnevnik, EurActiv's partner in Bulgaria 
 
						Russian company offers to invest in power sector
						 Russian company M/s INTER RAO UES, Has expressed its interest to invest in the small hydropower, coal power generation projects and to develop transmission lines in Pakistan. A delegation of the company led by Maxim Sergeev, called on Minister for Water and Power, Syed Naveed Qamar on Wednesday to discuss the investment opportunities in the power sector in Pakistan. 
 
						Iran cautiously welcomes Russia's nuclear plan
						 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has cautiously welcomed a Russian proposal for bringing Iran back to talks over its nuclear program. 
 
						Ukrainian Prime Minister Urges Foreign Debt Restrictions
						 Ukrainian Prime Minister Nikolai Azarov called on Wednesday for significant restrictions of Ukraine's foreign debt level amid current economic instability. 
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