Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday welcomes Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev for energy talks after Kiev opened a rift with the EU by jailing ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
The two leaders are scheduled to meet in the Ukrainian leader's industrial power base of Donetsk for a summit on regional cooperation but energy is expected to top the agenda.

• Date: 18.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from rnw.nl

Taiwan's top China negotiator says the island will sign an agreement with China later this week to cooperate on nuclear power-related security issues.

• Date: 18.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from miamiherald.com

European members of the UN Security Council have clashed with Russia and China by raising concerns about Syria and the looming specter of civil war during a closed-door meeting, council diplomats said.

• Date: 17.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 17.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.themoscowtimes.com/

KAZINFORM /Ruslan Suleimenov/ On the threshold of the state visit of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to Vietnam Kazinform had an exclusive interview with President of Vietnam Truong Tan Sang.

• Date: 17.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 17.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from inform.kz

An International Monetary Fund official says the Belarusian government must show a firm commitment to stability and reforms in order to qualify for IMF loans.

• Date: 17.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 17.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from moneywatch.bnet.com

Prime Minister Stephen Harper has written a letter to Ukraine’s president warning that bilateral relations – now dominated by free-trade talks – could be damaged by the “political” prosecution of opposition politician Yulia Tymoshenko.

• Date: 15.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from theglobeandmail.com

Colombia sees various opportunities in getting closer to Azerbaijan by fostering collaboration in all range of spheres, from trade intensification, energy collaboration, exchange of experience in infrastructure and railway system to developing of academic and cultural ties.

• Date: 15.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from en.trend.az

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin agreed Friday to enhance energy cooperation between the two countries, sharing the view that bilateral economic ties have been deepening recently, the Foreign Ministry said.

• Date: 15.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from mdn.mainichi.jp