The Energy Community Treaty was signed between the European Union and nine countries (so-called contracting parties) from the Balkans (seven states), Moldova, and Ukraine with Armenia, Georgia, Norway and Turkey as observers. The Treaty entered into force in 2006 and has had five years of success: it established an increasing socio-economic stability and security of supply.

• Date: 25.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from baltic-course.com

India and Japan will hold their fifth strategic dialogue from Friday during which the two sides will review and discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in key areas, including civil nuclear field, trade and security.

• Date: 25.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from investorcentral.us

Sofia and Podgorica are considering setting up a joint company for the transfer of electricity to Italy after talks were held between Montenegrin Prime Minister Igor Luksic Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov in Sofia.

• Date: 25.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 25.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from balkaninsight.com

U.S. and North Korean diplomats began talks Monday on Pyongyang's nuclear program, the second direct encounter between the two sides in less than three months.

• Date: 24.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from cbc.ca

Managing director of the National Iranian Gas Exports Company (NIGC) announced Iran's readiness to transit Turkmenistan's natural gas to Europe saying that foreign companies have confessed inefficiency of Nabucco Pipeline.

• Date: 24.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from trend.az

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a resolution by approving the major directions of developing the industrial sector of the Mary region, an official Turkmen source said on Monday.

• Date: 24.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from smart-grid.tmcnet.com

Tajikistan considers the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit as an important political event for the future cooperation between the two countries, Tajikistan's Foreign Affairs Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi said on Saturday.

• Date: 22.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from en.rian.ru

A Czech delegation headed by chairman of the Committee on Education, Science, Culture, Human Rights and Petitions of the Senate of the Czech Republic Jaromir Ermar is in Ashgabat, the Turkmen government said.

• Date: 22.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from en.trend.az