Spurred by the nuclear crisis in Japan, China and Taiwan are set to sign an agreement on nuclear power generation safety on Oct. 20

• Date: 14.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from asahi.com/

The newly appointed Estonian ambassador to Uzbekistan with residence in Moscow Simmu Tiik has handed over his credentials addressed to the head of state to the Uzbek Foreign Ministry, the Foreign Ministry said.

• Date: 13.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from en.trend.az/news

Azerbaijan attaches great importance to the project "Southern Gas Corridor" in terms of gas supplies for branch export routes, head of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) Rovnag Abdullayev said on Wednesday at a meeting with Austrian Federal Economy, Family and Youth Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner.

• Date: 13.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from azer-news.com

Vladimir Putin this week made probably his last trip to China as Russian prime minister (he will likely be president next year), signing no fewer than 16 new accords on bilateral cooperation, including US$7 billion in new investment agreements.

• Date: 13.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 13.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from allvoices.com/

Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov said on Wednesday that he expected a "just and acceptable" compromise to be worked out with Russia soon over the price of Russian gas.

• Date: 12.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from in.reuters.com/

Russia and Belarus signed a contract Tuesday on the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Belarus, local media reported.

• Date: 12.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from xinhuanet.com

China and Russia are committed to expanding cooperation in economic, trade and energy, said a joint communique inked by the two countries as Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made a two-day official visit to China.

• Date: 12.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 12.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from chinadaily.com.cn

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin travels to China Tuesday for talks likely to focus on a gas deal mired in discord, a day after the two countries signed trade deals worth more than $7 billion.

• Date: 11.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from france24.com