Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a resolution by approving the major directions of developing the industrial sector of the Mary region, an official Turkmen source said on Monday.

• Date: 24.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 24.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from smart-grid.tmcnet.com

Tajikistan considers the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit as an important political event for the future cooperation between the two countries, Tajikistan's Foreign Affairs Minister Hamrokhon Zarifi said on Saturday.

• Date: 22.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from en.rian.ru

A Czech delegation headed by chairman of the Committee on Education, Science, Culture, Human Rights and Petitions of the Senate of the Czech Republic Jaromir Ermar is in Ashgabat, the Turkmen government said.

• Date: 22.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from en.trend.az

One day after delivering a bizarre and inflammatory speech at the United Nations in New York, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his government is in discussions with Russia about constructing another nuclear power plant in Iran.

• Date: 21.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from ibtimes.com

By the latest estimates, Turkmenistan’s potential gas reserves are even larger than previously thought, encouraging the European Union to tap into this potential, and motivating Ashgabat to cooperate with Brussels and Baku on a trans-Caspian pipeline bound for Europe despite Moscow’s opposition.

• Date: 21.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 21.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from jamestown.org

Following the official welcoming ceremony, presidents Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan met in private.

• Date: 20.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 20.10.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Shifting its focus from mega ventures, the Jammu and Kashmir government will soon be constructing 10 small hydroelectric projects to generate and supply power faster to despairing consumers, without much transmission and distribution losses, authorities say.

• Date: 19.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from inewsone.com

Turkmenistan's Foreign Ministry has released a statement criticizing Russia for its position on Turkmenistan's cooperation with the European Union.

• Date: 19.10.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.10.2011  |  Energy  |  from rferl.org