In the course of a month of the variants of the plan be approved as a basis. The Russian-Turkish cooperation in the construction and operation of the atomic plant "Akkuyu" was signed in May last year in Ankara. It is planned to build four power generators with light water reactors, according to the Russian.

• Date: 23.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 23.08.2011  |  Energy  |  from allvoices.com/

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il meets Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Siberia this week for rare talks expected to focus on energy cooperation, Pyongyang's nuclear programme and hunger in the isolated Communist state.

• Date: 22.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.08.2011  |  Energy  |  from channelnewsasia.com

Russia has pledged to help India join the Nuclear Suppliers Group.Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov received Indian Ambassador to Russia Ajai Malhotra on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on its website.

• Date: 22.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.08.2011  |  Energy  |  from interfax.com

Turkmen President Gurbangulu Berdimuhammedov instructed the finalization of a draft General Program for the Turkmen Energy Sector Development for 2011-2020, an official Turkmen source reported on Monday.

• Date: 22.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.08.2011  |  Energy  |  from trend.az

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrived in Russia's Far East on Saturday and will meet with President Dmitry Medvedev during a visit expected to last a week, the Kremlin said. It is Kim's first trip to the country in nine years and a further sign of Pyongyang's increasing efforts to reach out for economic assistance and diplomatic support.

• Date: 20.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 20.08.2011  |  External Relations  |  from thejakartapost.com

Belarus potash miner Belaruskali will not take out a $2 billion loan from German lender Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE: Quote) and Russia's Sberbank , Russian and Belarus news agencies cited its general director as saying.

• Date: 20.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 20.08.2011  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com

Turkmen President Gurbangulu Berdimuhammedov approved the main directions of development of the country’s industry region Lebap that gained a strategic importance in recent years.

• Date: 20.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 20.08.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

On World Humanitarian Day the Emergency Ministers of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will sign the Agreement on the establishment of a Central Asian Center for Disaster Response and Risk Reduction.
The official signing ceremony will be attended by high-level representatives of UN Agencies, other international organizations, European and Asian embassies as well as the European Commission’s Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection Department.

• Date: 19.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.08.2011  |  External Relations  |  from undp.kz