Lithuanian Seimas speaker: Japan seeks rehabilitation of nuclear energy reputation
The Seimas speaker Tuesday started her working visit to Tokyo by meeting Japan's trade minister. During the meeting, Irena Degutiene introduced Minister Yukio Edano to opportunities for cooperation with Lithuania, called for signing the agreement on the elimination of double taxation.
U.S and India Collaborate to Keep World Safe From Nuclear Weapons
Assistant Secretary Geoffrey Pyatt of Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs today stressed that U.S. and India are committed to keep the world safe from nuclear weapons.
French EDF refuses Russian nuclear plant offer
France's energy giant EDF has refused a Russian offer to build a nuclear power plant, Lithuania's Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius said after meeting his French counterpart Francois Fillon.
Turkey to resume gas purchase for Russia via Blue Stream projec
Turkey has decided that it will not renew for another five years a 25-year-old natural gas deal with Russia on the grounds that the energy-rich country’s supplier Gazprom has declined to discount the natural gas it sells to Turkey via the Russia-Turkey Western Pipeline, Today’s Zaman reported.
Belarus, Russia to Finalize Deal on Nuclear Power Plant Construction
The Russian Federation’s ambassador to Belarus Alekhandr Surikov told reporters in the Belarusian capital Minsk that a draft Belarusian-Russian interstate agreement on the construction of a new 2,400 megawatt nuclear power plant for Belarus will be ready in October.
Kyrgyzstan to Buy Gas From Kazakhstan Rather Than Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan's acting Deputy Prime Minister Omurbek Babanov says neighboring Kazakhstan has agreed to sell natural gas to Kyrgyzstan at a much lower price than Kyrgyzstan has been paying to Uzbekistan for gas supplies.
Azerbaijan, UK discuss oil refinery, Shafag-Asiman field
Azerbaijani and British ministers and oil executives have discussed development of the Shafag-Asiman gas field and construction of a new oil refinery.
South Korean Consortium Investing in Romanian Nuclear Project
According to the office of Romania’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Business Environment, Ion Ariton, “The representatives of the (Korea Nuclear) consortium voiced again their firm decision to participate in the project through the purchase of shares in the project company EnergoNuclear SA and through investments in building Cernavoda reactors 3 and 4.
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