Armenian prime minister Tigran Sarkisian told a group of Russian journalists in Yerevan that Russia will be one of the main participants in building a new unit for Armenian nuclear power plant along with France and the United States, which will bring their state-of-the-art technology. He said some orders for the new unit are being placed already.

• Date: 21.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 21.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from arka.am

After a century in the economic cold, Russia is close to coming inside, with encouragement and promises of help from an array of Americans, including President Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger and intrigued venture capitalists.

• Date: 21.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 21.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from washingtonpost.com

The Kyrgyz Central Election Commission (CEC) would announce the official results of the parliamentary election only after it finished a ballot recount but there would be no new elections, authorities said Wednesday.

• Date: 21.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 21.10.2010  |  Markets  |  from ce.cn

Bulgaria may experience some power shortages and electric exports may also be affected, after a problem was detected with Reactor 6 of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant during annual repair works

• Date: 20.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from sofiaecho.com

«Regional economy’s transformation in the Baltic Sea Area»”: that was the theme of a regular Round Table (RT) events organised by the Baltic International Academy, Latvian Employers Confederation and the International Web-magazine “The Baltic Course”.

• Date: 20.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.10.2010  |  Markets  |  from baltic-course.com

Pushing for the maximum during US President Barack Obama’s visit next month, India is looking to corner a firm commitment from the US to help facilitate India’s entry into the elite Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG).

• Date: 20.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.10.2010  |  Energy  |  from indianexpress.com

China and Russia enjoy a strong partnership that precludes any need or desire for competition, a senior Moscow official said at the conclusion of a state visit in Beijing on Tuesday.

• Date: 20.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from chinadaily.com.cn

President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia announced Tuesday that he would attend next month’s summit meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Lisbon and left the door open to the possibility of Moscow cooperating with the alliance on a European missile defense shield.

• Date: 20.10.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.10.2010  |  External Relations  |  from nytimes.com