India's government has revoked the visa of a Japanese anti-nuclear activist who was scheduled to visit during the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima disaster.  Nuclear energy opponents say the move fits a pattern of seeking to stifle criticism of India's rapid push toward nuclear power.

• Date: 09.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 09.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from voanews.com

Members of several environmental organizations gathered in Bulgaria's capital Sofia for a silent protest to mark the upcoming first anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

• Date: 09.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 09.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from novinite.com

“The trilateral meeting of Azerbaijani, Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers in Nakhchivan is significant both from regional and international standpoint”, said Iranian ambassador to Azerbaijan Mahammadbaghir Bahrami, APA reports. He underlined the importance of the meeting in Nakhchivan.

• Date: 09.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 09.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from en.apa.az

A group of six world powers has called on Iran to enter talks on its controversial nuclear program without preconditions.

• Date: 08.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 07.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from blogs.voanews.com

Kyrgyzstan is ready to discuss the oil and gas development project with Azerbaijan, head of the State Agency for Geology and Mineral Resources of the Kyrgyz Government Uchkunbek Tashbaev said during a meeting with SOCAR VP David Mammadov.

• Date: 05.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 05.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from pda.trend.az

Russia and China do not want armed intervention in Syria? Good deal! There was never any question, west side, repeat the Libyan episode in 2011. Causing blockage of Russia and China to the UN, it is not only the fear of a regime change in Damascus by international armed intervention that nobody wants. It is the fear of a regime change under external pressure whatsoever, whether diplomatic pressure, threats of financial penalties or energy.

• Date: 02.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 02.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from allvoices.com

Kazakh officials hope that recent trade deals with Germany and France will lead to a trade pact with the European Union that will fuel the Central Asian nation’s economic development.

• Date: 02.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 02.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from washingtontimes.com

China has welcomed North Korea's agreement to freeze nuclear activities in return for US food aid, a deal that raised cautious hopes of an easing of tensions under Pyongyang's new young leader.

• Date: 01.03.2012  |  Published on EGF: 01.03.2012  |  Energy  |  from telegraph.co.uk