Uzbekistan says it will halt natural gas deliveries to its energy-starved neighbor, Tajikistan, starting next month.

• Date: 26.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 26.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from rferl.org

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon called for more cooperation during their summit in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe.

• Date: 26.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 26.03.2012  |  External Relations  |  from mehrnews.com

A Turkmen delegation has recently visited Washington, which on behalf of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhammadov took part in political consultations between Turkmenistan and the United States, during which a mechanism for enhancing bilateral cooperation was worked out, the Turkmen government said on Saturday.

• Date: 24.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 24.03.2012  |  External Relations  |  from pda.trend.az

Russia wants nuclear talks between Iran and the G5+1 to be resumed “as quickly as possible.”

• Date: 23.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 23.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from eurasiareview.com

Russian, Kazakh and Belarusian Military Forces will conduct military exercises, the representative of the Russian Defense Ministry on Air Force Colonel Vladimir Drik told RIA Novosti, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported.

• Date: 23.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 23.03.2012  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

South Korea cut imports of Iranian crude in the first two months of 2012 and Taiwan plans to halt its purchases from July as the two join the growing list of countries reducing imports under pressure from the United States.

• Date: 22.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from thestar.com.my

India has asked Iran to fully cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in order to restore international community's confidence in its nuclear programme being peaceful in nature.

• Date: 22.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from bernama.com

Bulgaria's government has made it clear it is not daunted by the risk of being taken to arbitration by the Russian contractor in Belene nuclear project, should it decide to abandon it.

• Date: 22.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from novinite.com