Kazakhstan has no plans to ban launches of Russian rockets from its space centre in Baikonur after an accident with Progress M-12M space freighter, the head of the Kazakh space agency has said.

• Date: 29.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.08.2011  |  External Relations  |  from daijiworld.com

Ukraine is seeking to buy natural gas from Azerbaijan and boost its own output to cut Russian fuel imports in five years, Kommersant-Ukraine reported, citing an unidentified official from the Energy and Coal Ministry.

• Date: 29.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 29.08.2011  |  Energy  |  from bloomberg.com

The country is planning to expand its gas production at the Black Sea shelf as well as to develop shale gas production with the help of foreign partners.

• Date: 26.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 26.08.2011  |  Energy  |  from caspionet.kz

North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il meets Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in Siberia this week for rare talks expected to focus on energy cooperation, Pyongyang's nuclear programme and hunger in the isolated Communist state.

• Date: 22.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.08.2011  |  Energy  |  from channelnewsasia.com

Russia has pledged to help India join the Nuclear Suppliers Group.Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov received Indian Ambassador to Russia Ajai Malhotra on Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on its website.

• Date: 22.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 22.08.2011  |  Energy  |  from interfax.com

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il arrived in Russia's Far East on Saturday and will meet with President Dmitry Medvedev during a visit expected to last a week, the Kremlin said. It is Kim's first trip to the country in nine years and a further sign of Pyongyang's increasing efforts to reach out for economic assistance and diplomatic support.

• Date: 20.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 20.08.2011  |  External Relations  |  from thejakartapost.com

Belarus potash miner Belaruskali will not take out a $2 billion loan from German lender Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE: Quote) and Russia's Sberbank , Russian and Belarus news agencies cited its general director as saying.

• Date: 20.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 20.08.2011  |  External Relations  |  from reuters.com

Russia pitched Wednesday a proposal to Iran's foreign minister which it hopes could bring a breakthrough in a confrontation over Tehran's nuclear program, despite doubts in the West that the plan can make much headway.

• Date: 18.08.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.08.2011  |  Energy  |  from ca.news.yahoo.com