The outlook for primary energy supplies, heat, and electricity is questionable for the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region, despite Russia and Central Asia’s current role as a major energy supplier to both Eastern and Western Europe.

• Date: 25.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 25.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from worldbank.org

Russia’s customs union with Belarus and Kazakhstan may provide a loophole that will allow Georgian goods to enter Russia for the first time since an embargo was imposed in 2006, Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili said.

• Date: 24.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 25.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad bin Jassim al -Thani are to discuss Wednesday cooperation in the gas sphere, mainly within the framework of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum.

• Date: 24.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 25.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

Russia and China have quietly made clear to the Iranian government they want Tehran to change its approach to the nuclear issue and accept a U.N. atomic fuel offer, Western diplomats said.

• Date: 24.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 24.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from siasat.com

Last week there was a visit of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Belarus where he took part in a meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of the union state.

• Date: 24.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 24.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from expertclub.ge

Despite the impact of the global economic crisis on all of the economies within the former Soviet Union, averaging a 7 percent decline in GDP in 2009, defense spending has increased in each state with the exception of Belarus (which remained unchanged in 2009 year-on-year at 1.5 percent of GDP).

• Date: 24.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 24.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from jamestown.org

The man widely seen as China's next leader told Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Tuesday the world's two most powerful emerging market economies should help each other increase their weight in global affairs.

• Date: 24.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 24.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from thestar.com.my

Talks between Turkey and Azerbaijan over securing gas for Europe have temporarily halted due to disagreements over Turkey's attempts to normalise relations with Azeri arch-enemy Armenia, Turkey said today.

• Date: 23.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 23.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from SABCNews