New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Amid rising concerns over atomic safety in India in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in Japan, a team from US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be holding talks with their Indian counterparts and visit nuclear installations later this month.

• Date: 05.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 05.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from inewsone.com

In an apparent departure from earlier promises to develop their bilateral energy partnership, Russian and Kazakh leaders plan to re-focus on multilateral cooperation within the Customs Union and the Common Economic Space (CES).

• Date: 05.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 05.11.2011  |  External Relations  |  from freerepublic.com

India and Canada want to triple their bilateral trade and are banking on alliances and investments in energy sector. Both countries are aiming at increasing bilateral trade to $ 15 billion by 2015 from $ 4.2 billion in 2010.

• Date: 05.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 05.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from economictimes.indiatimes.com

Georgia claimed victory on Thursday after arch-foe Moscow agreed to its conditions in a deal paving the way for Russia to end its tortuous 18-year wait to join the World Trade Organization.

• Date: 04.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 04.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from news.yahoo.com

Turkey will address to the International Atomic Energy Agency for closing Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant in Armenia, said Turkey’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Taner Yildiz, APA reports quoting “Milliyet” newspaper.

• Date: 04.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 04.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from en.apa.az

Iran faced mounting pressure over its nuclear ambitions when France and China made separate pleas to Tehran ahead of a crucial report next week.

• Date: 04.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 04.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from guardian.co.uk

Gen. John Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force and Ambassador Simon Gass, Senior Civilian Representative of NATO, welcome the outcomes of the conference in Istanbul on regional security and cooperation for a secure and stable Afghanistan.

• Date: 03.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 03.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from dvidshub.net

Turkmenistan's leader said on Thursday energy exports to Europe were a fundamental aspect of his country's foreign policy and reinforced his support for a Western-backed pipeline to bypass Russia and pump gas beneath the Caspian Sea.

• Date: 03.11.2011  |  Published on EGF: 03.11.2011  |  Energy  |  from uk.reuters.com