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

Azerbaijan may give consent for construction of a new nuclear reactor in Armenia, director of the Radiation Problems Institute of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Adil Garibov told Trend on Monday.

• Date: 11.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from en.trend.az

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko agreed on Tuesday that Russia should build the country's first, $9 billion nuclear power station.

• Date: 11.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 11.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from en.rian.ru

Gilani said he will discuss the project with officials of the two countries during his upcoming visit to the SAARC summit in the Maldives next month.

• Date: 10.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 10.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from thaindian.com