Bulgaria, Russia officially freeze construction of nuclear power plant for 3 months
Bulgaria and Russia have signed a memorandum to stop construction of the Belene nuclear power plant for three months, Bulgaria's National Electric Company (NEK) said
Ukraine, EU Holding Negotiations On Association Agreement
Representatives of Ukraine and the European Union are due to meet in the EU headquarters city of Brussels for another round of negotiations toward reaching an association agreement between Ukraine and the EU.
Azerbaijan and Turkey seek to damage Armenian economy
A senior member of the Armenian parliament slammed today Azerbaijan and Turkey for their coordinated efforts to demand the closure of the Armenian nuclear power plant. Speaking to journalists, Hrayr Karapetian, chairman of a parliament committee on defense and national security issues form the Armenian Revolutionary Federation/Dashnaktsutyun, said the ultimate goal of Baku and Ankara is to damage Armenia’s economic potential.
Lithuanians turn against on nuclear energy
A new poll shows nearly half of Lithuania's population have turned against nuclear energy following the catastrophe at a Japanese reactor
Nazarbayev re-elected Kazakh president
Astana, April 04: Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev was re-elected in Sunday's presidential election with 95.5 percent of the votes counted, the Central Election Commission (CEC) announced Monday.
Cold War restriction ties up US-Russia trade
Russian and Israeli tourists can now travel visa-free between their two countries, yet U.S.-Russian trade relations continue to be stymied by a Cold War law censuring the Soviets for holding up Jewish emigration.
Latvian president reassures on nuke power
During the consultations in Vilnius on 1 April, Lithuanian Deputy Foreign Minister Evaldas Ignatavicius and Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Vladimir Titov discussed key bilateral issues, also the issues of interstate and inter-governmental treaties that are being drafted and the preparation for the meeting of the Lithuanian-Russian Intergovernmental Commission, reported BC the press service of the Foreign Ministry.
Latvian president reassures on nuke power
A reassuring word about the dangers posed to the U.S. and Europe by radiation from Japan came from an unlikely source Sunday _ the president of a Baltic Sea nation who, as a young Red Army medic, witnessed firsthand the horrors of the world's worst nuclear accident.
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